Parish Council responds to Curo plan
Jan 27, 2023
After what we thought was a productive meeting at the Planning Committee meeting in November (for which the minutes have not been published) we were a bit surprised to see that they had sent a letter in to B&NES Planning supporting the Curo application, basically on the grounds that Curo already have planning for the precious application, and that this new one was better than the old one.
The following comments were made by councillors:
- The design of this application is far less impacting on the local area than the permission already granted for 89 houses.
- All the objections that have been raised are not going to be any different if 89 or 51 dwellings are built on the site.
- Concerns about parking on Greenlands Road, particularly with the new properties parking on the road in front of their house
- The Highways report stated that the proposals within the site are not acceptable for pedestrian safety. These issues will need to be addressed prior to any permission being granted
- The focus should be on this planning application and as to whether the Parish Council supports or not. If this application is not granted permission, it does not necessarily mean that the site will be built on event if there is permission for 89 dwellings already granted.
- The ecological report and the water report as statutory consultees for this application has not yet responded and so were unable to be considered at this time.
It was noted that the Parish Council request this application is referred to the B&NES Council Planning Committee rather than be determined at Case Office level. Considering this application over the other application for the site, that already has planning permission granted, it was resolved to support the application with reservations regarding the Cinder Path being upgraded and for the required necessary improvements within the site, as specified on the report from Highways.
So basically they are saying sort out the cinder path and we are happy with it. Thanks.