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very important updates re station road
parish council - meeting re: station road
PLANNING APPLICATION W/19/00412/FUL- Land adjacent, Station Road, Bretforton.
Full planning application for the erection of up to 20no. affordable and 5 open market passivhaus homes and associated development.
If you wish to make a comment on this application you can do it either by:
Log onto www.wychavon.gov.uk then under planning advice click on ‘search planning applications’ then either put in reference number W/19/00412/FUL in top box or search Bretforton in bottom box and click ‘search’, once it comes up click on ‘make comments on this application’
You will need to fill in your details and then comments in the box, if you don’t click on ‘terms & conditions’ at the bottom of the page, the ‘submit’ button won’t be available, once it is click ‘submit’. You will know if your comments have been received as you will get an email confirmation immediately.
You have until 28th March 2019 to make comment.
Alternatively you click on the link below.
If you haven’t got access to the internet, you can write to Anna Brindle, Planning Officer, Wychavon District Council, Queen Elizabeth Drive,
PERSHORE, WR10 1PT.
Full planning application for the erection of up to 20no. affordable and 5 open market passivhaus homes and associated development.
If you wish to make a comment on this application you can do it either by:
Log onto www.wychavon.gov.uk then under planning advice click on ‘search planning applications’ then either put in reference number W/19/00412/FUL in top box or search Bretforton in bottom box and click ‘search’, once it comes up click on ‘make comments on this application’
You will need to fill in your details and then comments in the box, if you don’t click on ‘terms & conditions’ at the bottom of the page, the ‘submit’ button won’t be available, once it is click ‘submit’. You will know if your comments have been received as you will get an email confirmation immediately.
You have until 28th March 2019 to make comment.
Alternatively you click on the link below.
If you haven’t got access to the internet, you can write to Anna Brindle, Planning Officer, Wychavon District Council, Queen Elizabeth Drive,
PERSHORE, WR10 1PT.
View of the site across to the Barn taken in 1975
Bretforton Parish Council comments on planning application 19/00214 for 25 houses in Bretforton
11 March 2019
The Parish Council strongly OBJECT to this application for the following reasons.
1.Consultation
Some months prior to the application submission the applicant informed the Parish Council of their intentions to build on this site and a meeting was held for the Housing Association to explain their draft scheme. Questions were asked and answered but the councillors present did not encourage or show support for the proposal.
It was agreed that due to the large number of people who would be concerned by the proposal a public meeting should be arranged by the applicant and this was held at the Memorial Hall on August 21st last year..
The number of people who attended was beyond the organisers ability to count (estimated at over 150) and the crowd could not be got into any order for questions to be dealt with. Later order was restored and the scheme and the reason for was explained but it was clear from attendees comments to the organisers that there was an overwhelming rejection of the scheme.
A further meeting was held between the applicant and the Parish Council to see an updated layout and the results of the comments received following the public meeting. Some of these responses were considered and answers provided by the applicant.
The council requested a copy of the comments received but they have not been provided, and it was only after our investigation of the large discrepancy between the number of houses proposed and the number on the site plan issued to us that it was admitted that the layout plan was not correct and the development would be more extensive than previously thought.
As a result of these issues the Parish Council consider that these pre-submission consultations were not satisfactory.
2. Planning Policy
The Parish Council has consistently supported the District Council approved planning policy in considering planning applications in the village and parish. It is also very important that parishioners consider the system to be fair even though at times they may not like it.
It is clear that the proposed site for development is defined as ‘PROTECTED OPEN SPACE ‘ in the adopted SWDP policy document and it can’t be protected open space if houses are built on it.
If the District Council now consider that this designation might be reconsidered in the future it can only be done in a future revision of the SWDP policy when there would be a full and properly considered consultation with ALL of the village not just a planning application which will not register with enough interested parties.
The District Council must not agree to a development that clearly breaks its own approved and adopted policy as this will be used in other parts of the policy area as an example of the weakness of the policy both specifically and in general. The policy has been considered and approved by a government inspector and this application should therefore be refused.
Rooftop Housing Association is a preferred housing provider for Wychavon District Council and the planning authority needs to make sure there is no unintentional bias in their favour when considering the application.
3. Bretforton Conservation Area
The current Conservation Area boundary cuts through the lower section of the site. The recently approved review of the Conservation area which was supported by villagers who attended a recent public consultation includes the whole of this open field and Victoria Terrace on the northern side.
The Parish Council promoted the reassessment of the Conservation Area three years ago and have been active in the early stages of this review. We are strongly in support of the Village Assessment report and the final Conservation Area that has now been proposed.
There are views across the field to the grade 2* farmhouse, dovecote and old street houses which will be lost forever if the development is permitted.
Although our position is that no development should be permitted the following comments relate to the detail proposals. The form of the layout is not sympathetic with the street layout of the old part of the village. The areas of open space retained do not form a cohesive or useful space.
The design of the houses is not appropriate for the Conservation Area. In particular the group facing Main Street includes 2 bungalows which are clearly out of context and the houses are largely detached which is not in keeping with the building form opposite on Main Street.
The inclusion of large arrays of solar panels on the roofs of these houses completely destroys to the Conservation Area setting in this part of the village. This clearly shows that this is not a suitable site for Passivhaus housing.
The proposed development will therefore clearly have a significant negative impact on Bretforton Conservation Area.
4. Housing need.
The Parish Council has not carried out a Housing Needs survey since the SWDP policy review but it has no evidence of any changes to demand since then and there have been no specific changes that might indicate an increased demand. We understand that the proposed dwellings are to satisfy local need but as stated to Rooftop at our meetings this has been stated before but not always delivered.
If there is a proven local need the Parish Council would support a modest housing scheme on a suitable site outside the current development boundary not impacting on the Conservation Area, in accordance with planning policy.
Robert Davis
Chairman
Bretforton Parish Council
March 2019
1.Consultation
Some months prior to the application submission the applicant informed the Parish Council of their intentions to build on this site and a meeting was held for the Housing Association to explain their draft scheme. Questions were asked and answered but the councillors present did not encourage or show support for the proposal.
It was agreed that due to the large number of people who would be concerned by the proposal a public meeting should be arranged by the applicant and this was held at the Memorial Hall on August 21st last year..
The number of people who attended was beyond the organisers ability to count (estimated at over 150) and the crowd could not be got into any order for questions to be dealt with. Later order was restored and the scheme and the reason for was explained but it was clear from attendees comments to the organisers that there was an overwhelming rejection of the scheme.
A further meeting was held between the applicant and the Parish Council to see an updated layout and the results of the comments received following the public meeting. Some of these responses were considered and answers provided by the applicant.
The council requested a copy of the comments received but they have not been provided, and it was only after our investigation of the large discrepancy between the number of houses proposed and the number on the site plan issued to us that it was admitted that the layout plan was not correct and the development would be more extensive than previously thought.
As a result of these issues the Parish Council consider that these pre-submission consultations were not satisfactory.
2. Planning Policy
The Parish Council has consistently supported the District Council approved planning policy in considering planning applications in the village and parish. It is also very important that parishioners consider the system to be fair even though at times they may not like it.
It is clear that the proposed site for development is defined as ‘PROTECTED OPEN SPACE ‘ in the adopted SWDP policy document and it can’t be protected open space if houses are built on it.
If the District Council now consider that this designation might be reconsidered in the future it can only be done in a future revision of the SWDP policy when there would be a full and properly considered consultation with ALL of the village not just a planning application which will not register with enough interested parties.
The District Council must not agree to a development that clearly breaks its own approved and adopted policy as this will be used in other parts of the policy area as an example of the weakness of the policy both specifically and in general. The policy has been considered and approved by a government inspector and this application should therefore be refused.
Rooftop Housing Association is a preferred housing provider for Wychavon District Council and the planning authority needs to make sure there is no unintentional bias in their favour when considering the application.
3. Bretforton Conservation Area
The current Conservation Area boundary cuts through the lower section of the site. The recently approved review of the Conservation area which was supported by villagers who attended a recent public consultation includes the whole of this open field and Victoria Terrace on the northern side.
The Parish Council promoted the reassessment of the Conservation Area three years ago and have been active in the early stages of this review. We are strongly in support of the Village Assessment report and the final Conservation Area that has now been proposed.
There are views across the field to the grade 2* farmhouse, dovecote and old street houses which will be lost forever if the development is permitted.
Although our position is that no development should be permitted the following comments relate to the detail proposals. The form of the layout is not sympathetic with the street layout of the old part of the village. The areas of open space retained do not form a cohesive or useful space.
The design of the houses is not appropriate for the Conservation Area. In particular the group facing Main Street includes 2 bungalows which are clearly out of context and the houses are largely detached which is not in keeping with the building form opposite on Main Street.
The inclusion of large arrays of solar panels on the roofs of these houses completely destroys to the Conservation Area setting in this part of the village. This clearly shows that this is not a suitable site for Passivhaus housing.
The proposed development will therefore clearly have a significant negative impact on Bretforton Conservation Area.
4. Housing need.
The Parish Council has not carried out a Housing Needs survey since the SWDP policy review but it has no evidence of any changes to demand since then and there have been no specific changes that might indicate an increased demand. We understand that the proposed dwellings are to satisfy local need but as stated to Rooftop at our meetings this has been stated before but not always delivered.
If there is a proven local need the Parish Council would support a modest housing scheme on a suitable site outside the current development boundary not impacting on the Conservation Area, in accordance with planning policy.
Robert Davis
Chairman
Bretforton Parish Council
March 2019
important - parish council re station road site
Bretforton Parish Council will be considering the following application on Monday 11th March. Application No: 19/00412/FUL. Applicant: Rooftop Housing. 20 affordable and 5 open market passivhaus homes and associated development.
Residents are welcome to attend this Open Forum at the Parish Council Meeting. If you are unable to attend, please make your comments at www. Wychavon.gov.uk/planning and search the reference number. REMEMBER that the PC comments only count as one comment so it is important that everyone comments individually.
Residents are welcome to attend this Open Forum at the Parish Council Meeting. If you are unable to attend, please make your comments at www. Wychavon.gov.uk/planning and search the reference number. REMEMBER that the PC comments only count as one comment so it is important that everyone comments individually.
Station road development - update
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A planning application has been submitted to Wychavon Council for the redevelopment of the land at the end of Station Road. The Parish Council have promised to publish more information shortly including details on how Villagers may make their views known. In the meantime full details are available by going onto the Wychavon Council Planning pages ref 00412 or by clicking on the button below.
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Bretforton Village Storage.
The Parish Council have arranged a dry, secure storage unit for village organisations to
Use. The unit is at Bretforton House Farm, Upper End, courtesy of the Appleby Family. To arrange access contact Parish Councillor Angus Grant, who is maintaining a register Of items stored. He can be contacted on 01386 831188. |
A crafty new idea!
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avon singers strike a chord
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sports club support barnado's
The Sports Club members are raising money again, this time by supporting Shelley's 3 Peak Challenge. Get involved!
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WELL DONE Bretforton ladies circle at the club we had an evening meal to celebrate the making of 3 patchwork
knitted blankets made by members Thanks to Janet Burdett for all the sewing up and edging . the quilts they are being donated to St Richards Hospice.
knitted blankets made by members Thanks to Janet Burdett for all the sewing up and edging . the quilts they are being donated to St Richards Hospice.
Parish Council Jobs for a Gardner
bretforton conservation area extension
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A meeting hosted by Wychavon Council was held at the Fleece Barn on Thursday the 13th December at 6pm and members of the public were invited to attend. A presentation was then made showing how and where Wychavon propose to extend the conservation area and how that would affect us. A full copy of this presentation is available to download at the end of this report. The meeting was well attended and questions were raised at the end. These primarily concerned what effect this extension would have on any proposed development on the land at Station Road and whether it encompassed the ponds and other areas to the rear of The Grange.
It was made clear that including the entire site on Station Road would not in itself prevent development. What it would mean is that there would be greater design and layout restrictions on any proposed development. It was also noted that there are very important views across this land. With regard to the Grange the officer was not sure of the answer but would look into it.
What was clear from this meeting was that those people who did attend were in favour of this extension. A form was available to complete and return with any comments and both positive comments as well as objections are really encouraged.
Please send your comments in. This form can be downloaded below or you can do the whole thing online at https://www.wychavon.gov.uk/conservationareas then clicking on the online comment form.
It was made clear that including the entire site on Station Road would not in itself prevent development. What it would mean is that there would be greater design and layout restrictions on any proposed development. It was also noted that there are very important views across this land. With regard to the Grange the officer was not sure of the answer but would look into it.
What was clear from this meeting was that those people who did attend were in favour of this extension. A form was available to complete and return with any comments and both positive comments as well as objections are really encouraged.
Please send your comments in. This form can be downloaded below or you can do the whole thing online at https://www.wychavon.gov.uk/conservationareas then clicking on the online comment form.
Comment Form:
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