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Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council

Minutes of a Site Planning Meeting of 

Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council held on Friday 11 October 2019 at10.20 am

Present:  Cllrs: N Linsley (Chairman) J Macfarlane and M Summerfield.

1. Apologies – Cllrs: M Grant, J McKenna, R Webb-Bowen and J Garrett

2. Declarations of Interest – None

3. Planning 

Planning Application No: 19/02369/FUL

Applicant: Mr Simon Minney

Location:  Riding Gate House, Riding Gate, Wincanton. BA9 8NQ

Proposal:  Conversion of an existing outbuilding to an annex/holiday let.

Decision:

1. On principle restoring this building there are no objections. It is a positive approach to restore and old building.
2. One comment we wish to make is that the existing pantiles be used rather than the tiles on the application. This would maintain the character of an old building.
3. When we reviewed the planning Application No: 19/00448/HOU we requested that the mobile home should be removed.
4. We note that that there is now a substantial wood cladded building in place now. Has planning permission been granted for this? 
5. Will this also be used for a holiday let?
6. Will planning permission be required for change of use for both of these buildings for holiday lets?

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Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council

Minutes of a Site Planning Meeting of 

Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council held on 15 November 2019 at 10.00 am

Present:  Cllrs: N Linsley (Chairman) J Macfarlane and J Garrett.

Public: Mr T Sansom

1. Apologies – Cllrs: M Grant, M Summerfield, R Webb-Bowen and J McKenna.

2. Declarations of Interest – None

3. Planning 

Planning Application No: 19/02946/HOU

Applicant: Mr Tim Sansom

Location:  Farndale, Bayford Hill, Wincanton. BA9 9 NH

Proposal:  Alterations and the erection of a single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse.

Decision:

At a site meeting today Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council had no objections to this application.

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Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council

Minutes of a Site Planning Meeting of 

Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council held on 2 August 2019 at 10.00 am

Present:  Cllrs: N Linsley (Chairman) M Grant (Vice Chairman) M Summerfield, J Macfarlane, J McKenna , R Webb-Bowen and J Garrett

Public: Patricia Gillman (Clerk) Libby Patterson

1. Apologies – None

2. Declarations of Interest – None

3. Planning 

Planning Application No:  19/01778/FUL

Applicant: Mrs J Calderwood

Location:  Land rear of 2 Cambria Villas Devenish Lane Bayford Wincanton. BA9 9NG

Proposal:  The erection of a new single storey dwelling and the formation of a new vehicular access off Bayford Hill – re-submission

Decision:

The site planning meeting was attended by all 7 Councillors, 4 of whom were new to the Council.

This application was unanimously refused by all Councillors on the basis of:

1. The plot in question is far too small for any development.
2. The recreation space is not sufficient for 2 properties.
3. We reiterate our previous concerns over the dangerous access onto Bayford Hill. We believe that Highways has not visited this site before making their observations. We ask that Highways at SSDC visit this site before any decision is made by the planning officer.
4. It would be taking away a decent family house and garden.
5. As this is one of a pair of semi detached properties any development as applied for would make it disproportionate on one side of a garden.
6. It is basically garden grab and overdevelopment.

The Chairman stated that the applicant had contacted her by telephone asking if the meeting could be moved to another day as she was unable to be there. The Chairman’s response was that we couldn’t and she should try to get a representative to be there.

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Minutes of a Site Planning Meeting of 

Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council held on 8 February 2019 at10.00 am

Present:  Cllrs: E Parsons (Chairman) M Grant and M Summerfield 

Public: Mrs M Weston and Mrs B Weston

1. Apologies – Cllrs: T MacCaw, J Macfarlane and N Linsley

2. Declarations of Interest – None

3. Planning 

Planning Application No: 18/03938/FUL

Applicant: Mrs J Calderwood

Location:  Land rear of 2 Cambria Villas Devenish Lane Bayford Wincanton. BA9 9NG

Proposal:  The erection of a new single storey dwelling and the formation of a new vehicular access off Bayford Hill.

Decision:

At a site meeting held today Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council make the following observations on the above application:

• We have very strong concerns about the size of the building compared to the space available. 
• We also have strong doubts about the wisdom of another entrance onto Bayford Hill being not very far from Devenish Lane.
• We also wonder if flat roofs are permissible by SSDC.
• Our Councillors were mixed in their views regarding approval.

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Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council 

Minutes of a Site Planning Meeting of  

Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council  

held on 21 June 2019 at 10.00 am 

Present: Cllrs: N Linsley (Chairman) M Grant, J Macfarlane, M Summerfield, J Garrett, and R  Webb-Bowen 

1. Apologies – Cllr J McKenna 

2. Declarations of Interest – None 

3. Planning 

Planning Application No: 19/01284/REM 

Applicant: Mr. Shaun Paul 

Location: Land adjacent to Highbrook, Devenish Lane. 

Proposal: Application of reserved matters following approval of 18/02145/OUT for the erection of a  two storey detached dwelling to include access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale. 

Decision: 

At a site meeting today, the following observations were made by Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish  Council: The Councillors were unable to access the site as no one was available to ask permission. 

1. Devenish Lane is a rural settlement and this application does not conform with the  requirements of the SS2 housing need within the SSDC Local Plan 2006-2028. 2. Devenish Lane is a dangerous single-track lane encountering a lot of traffic at present. Further  development will cause more traffic and more distress to residents. 

3. There will be a massive amount of drainage work to be done. 

4. We reiterate our previous observations for this application made on 28 September 2018. 5. Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council therefore unanimously refuse this application. 

Some Councillors mentioned that the owners were running a business from this site with no  planning permission. This has been previously addressed to the Planning Department,  however, we are unaware what, if anything, has been done about it. 

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Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council

Minutes of a Site Planning Meeting of 

Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council held on 12 April 2019 at 10.00 am

Present: Cllrs: E Parsons (Chairman) N Linsley, J Macfarlane, M Grant, and M Summerfield.

Clerk in Attendance: Mrs P Gillman 

Public: Martin Haskett, Jane Turner and Ray Phillips

1. Apologies – Cllr T MacCaw

2. Declarations of Interest – None

3. Planning 

Planning Application No:  19/00258/OUT

Applicant: Mr M and Miss F Haskett and Thornton

Location:  Land at Church Farm, Stoke Trister, Wincanton. BA9 9PG

Proposal:  Outline application (including access) with all other matters reserved for the redevelopment of Church Farm buildings and bungalow and erection of 2 dwellings.

Amended application.

Decision:

There were mixed feelings for this application with a vote of 3 in favour and 2 against.

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Minutes of a Site Planning Meeting of 

Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council held on 10.00 am on Friday 8 March 2019

Present:  Cllrs: E Parsons, N Linsley, J Macfarlane, M Grant and M Summerfield

Public: Janet Montgomery, Elizaberth Becker, Jane Turner,Mr & Mrs Garrett, Ian Piper, Alison Dixon, Mr & Mrs Phillips and Mr Wheeler.

Clerk in attendance:

Mrs P Gillman

1. Apologies – Cllr; T MacCaw

2. Declarations of Interest – None

3. Planning 

Planning Application No: 19/00258/OUT

Applicant: Mr M and Miss F Haskett and Thornton

Location:  Land at Church Farm, Stoke Trister, Wincanton BA9 9PG

Proposal:  Outline application with all matters reserved for the redevelopment of Church Farm buildings and bungalow and erection of 2 dwellings.

Decision:

Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council attended a site planning meeting today.

The Parish Council met with Mr Haskett’s representative Janet Montgomery and 9 members of the public. The Council was split on several facets of the application as under:

1. Some were in favour of allowing the 2 dwellings being constructed subject to approval of detailed plans.
2. Clear majority wanted a ban on further future development on this site.
3. All the Councillors felt that the destruction of the farm buildings i.e the barns and the bungalow would mean that the farm was being killed off completely (the country needs farms) leaving a large tract of land with inadequate access and is not in keeping with current policies.

The nine residents of Stoke Trister present at this meeting raised the following concerns:-

1.  The lanes are not suitable for extra traffic being single track and there will be difficulty accessing the farmland if the farmyard is developed as a residential site.

2.  The Parish Plan states that there is no support for development within this rural settlement.

3. If two houses are permitted it could create a precedent and more housing could follow.

4.  Why demolish a 1980’s bungalow which could be let to a family?

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Minutes of a Site Planning Meeting of 

Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council  held on 2 November 2018 at 10.00 am

Present: Cllrs: E Parsons (Chairman) T MacCaw (Vice Chairman) N Linsley, J Macfarlane and M Grant

Public: Dr R Jones

Clerk Patricia Gillman

1. Apologies – None

2. Declarations of Interest – Cllr: MacCaw

3. Planning 

Planning Application No: 18/03422/COU

Applicant: Dr Robert Jones

Location: The Vale Centre, Manor Farm, Stoke Trister, Wincanton.

Proposal: The change of use of premises from cake making business (Use Class B1) to a photographic studio, sales and presentation, tuition and design.

Decision:

At an onsite Planning Meeting it was agreed that there was no objection to this application on the understanding that any future expansion in the business should be reviewed.

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Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council

Minutes of a Site Planning Meeting of 

Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council held 21 September 2018 at 10.00 am

Present:  Cllrs: E Parsons (Chairman) N Linsley, J Macfarlane and A Smith

Public: Mr R Perry

1. Apologies – Cllr M Grant

2. Declarations of Interest – None

3. Planning 

Planning Application No:  18/02392/COL

Applicant: Mr Roger Perry

Location:  Farmageddon, Bayford Lane, stoke Trister. BA9 9PF

Proposal:  Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the building for storage and distribution (Class B8) (Revised Application)

Decision:

Stoke Trister with Bayford  Parish Council is aware the business known as Biomass Heating has been operating from this building for the past 12 years and can see no reason why the Certificate of Lawfulness should not be granted.

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Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council

Minutes of a Site Planning Meeting of 

Stoke Trister with Bayford Parish Council held 16 November 2018 at 10.30 am

Present:  Cllrs: E Parsons (Chairman) T MacCaw (Vice Chairman) N Linsley, A Smith, J Macfarlane and M Grant. 

1. Apologies – None

2. Declarations of Interest – None

3. Planning 

Planning Application No: 18/03272/FUL

Applicant: Hopkins Estates Ltd

Location:  Land OS 3969 Part Devenish Lane, Bayford, Wincanton

Proposal:  The erection of three dwellings with ancillary works and new access.

Decision:

With reference to planning application 18/032772 on Land 0S3969 Part, Devenish Lane, Bayford for the erection of 3 dwellings with ancillary works and new access.

The site is on a narrow single track lane which according to local residents already suffers traffic stress on a regular basis from large delivery vehicles with no passing bays (other than by pulling into other residents front drives) and the only turning place being at the end of this no through lane.  Local residents report that they already frequently have to back up as a result of meeting other traffic in the lane, and we would therefore challenge the assertions in the applicants’ Planning Statement  that “The probability of two vehicles using the narrowest section of Devenish Lane at the same time is 1 in 289” and that “There are at least 5 passing places where in the unlikely event two vehicles meet travelling in the opposite direction.”

Contrary to what is stated in the Planning Statement for this application the site is NOT within the boundary of the market town of Wincanton so all references on pages 11-24 of the planning statement are irrelevant.  The land is in the rural settlement of Stoke Trister with Bayford where different housing criteria apply.  

The development plan which applies to this application is one of a rural settlement (South Somerset Local Plan (2006-2028).  The policy most relevant to this application is:-

SS2 which states that developments will be strictly controlled and limited to that which:-

1. Provides employment opportunities appropriate to the scale of the settlement, and/or
2.  Creates or enhances community facilities and services to serve the settlement and/or
3. Meets identified housing need, particularly for affordable housing.

This application fails to fulfil any of the above requirements.

Moreover the scale and design of the proposed dwellings are totally inappropriate in our rural settlement.

We also note that the recent Wincanton town plan which was adopted by referendum earlier in the year, and has been independently verified by an impartial planning inspector and has been formally adopted by SSDC, clearly states the direction of growth should be away from Bayford not towards it.

In an Appeal Decision APP/R3325/W/17/3180025 Land OS 1200, Bayford Hill dated 9th January 2018 the Inspector appointed by The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government dismissed the developer’s appeal stating “Notwithstanding that LP Policy SS5 provides for the consideration of housing proposals adjacent to the development area, the proposed development would conflict with LP Policies SS1 and SS2”. 

We would also maintain that it is not the responsibility of Stoke Trister with Bayford parish (STWB) to fulfil the wider housing needs of the district but only to fulfil the housing needs sufficient to sustain its rural settlement.

Further, we would contend that as Policy SS2 relates to the sustainable development of rural settlements not the wider housing needs of the district, it does NOT necessarily become “out of date” with the rest of the Local Plan.

In view of the above, and in particular having regard to the fact that the development is clearly within the parish of Stoke Trister with Bayford and therefore the criteria that should be applied are those for rural settlements, the unanimous opinion of the Parish Council was to recommend refusal of this planning application.  The boundary between Stoke Trister with Bayford and Wincanton should not be blurred.

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