Cllrs Fellows (Chairman), Faulkner, Fleming, Hale and Robinson-Giannasi

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF ODIHAM PARISH COUNCIL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HELD IN THE PARISH ROOM, THE BURY, ODIHAM ON MONDAY 18 MAY 2015 COMMENCING AT 8:50PM Present: Cllrs Fellows (Chairman), Faulkner, Fleming, Hale and Robinson-Giannasi In attendance: Mrs Weir (Clerk) and Mrs Tilt (Deputy Clerk) Also present: Cllrs Bell, David, Harris and Stewart; District Cllr Crookes; 1 member of the public 14/15 APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR TO THE COMMITTEE It was resolved to appoint Cllr Fellows as Chair. 15/15 APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHAIR TO THE COMMITTEE It was resolved to appoint Cllr Fleming as Vice-Chair. 16/15 RECEIVE AND ACCEPT APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE None. 17/15 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST RELATING TO ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA None. 18/15 APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING MINUTES 20 April 2015 01/15 13/15 The above minutes were accepted as an accurate record. 19/15 REVIEW OF THE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE COMMITTEE The terms of reference were reviewed and signed by the Chair. 20/15 CHAIR S ANNOUNCEMENTS It was confirmed that the deadline for completing the NH Plan Draft Plan Options questionnaire is Friday 22 May 2015. On behalf of OPC, Cllr Hale gave thanks and appreciation to the NH Plan Steering Group for all their hard work with the NH Plan. It was agreed that a representative from the NH Plan Steering Group, Helen Fleming, will attend the next Neighbourhood Planning meeting at Hart DC on behalf of OPC. 21/15 PREVIOUS PLANNING APPLICATIONS 15/00545/LBC and 15/00544/HOU The Bury Cottage, The Bury, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1ND Extension at first floor to incorporate a bedroom, reconfiguration of the existing modern staircase, repairs to uneven and moving floor to the master bedroom 1 of 7 150518 Planning Minutes.doc

and removal of modern plaster board ceiling to kitchen. Odiham parish council objects to this planning application due to the overdevelopment relative to parking capacity on the site. The parking in front is public parking and cannot be relied upon to make good any shortfall on site. We ask Hart DC to please follow parking guidelines to the letter given the parking difficulty in this part of the village. 15/00557/HOU Steep House, Farnham Road, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1AB Raising of roof to accommodate bedroom and study. Single storey to the North (front) Single storey to the East (side). Odiham parish council objects to this planning application on the basis of increased height on this already elevated site. 15/00521/HOU 137 High Street, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1NW Proposed double storey extension to rear in-place of existing pump-room. Single storey extension to side to enhance kitchen and dining area. Replacement pump house/changing room. Odiham parish council objects in the strongest possible terms to the design of this extension. The design fails to take on board the architectural vocabulary and character of the conservation area. The extension will be very visible from public footpath 32 that runs from Alton Road to Chamberlain Gardens and will be visually jarring and detrimental to the important view into the historic heart of Odiham. The Heritage Statement is also grossly inadequate. 15/00043/LBC and 14/02938/LBC Close Cottage, Alton Road, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1PH Single storey side extension. Removal of conservatory and out building. Internal reconfiguring. Refuse permission Odiham parish council continues to object to this planning application on the grounds it is unsympathetic to the appearance of a listed building and is not necessary to make the building habitable and thus more likely to be kept in good repair. Whilst the overall design is respectful of the building s details and appearance, we believe the bulk of the proposed extension is too much for the small scale of the building. We also feel that the existing line of the front should not be violated so as to extend outwards on the western side such that the broken line will be visible to users of the pavement and road heading north or south. The house adjoins Close Meadow which has been acknowledged on several occasions by Hart and planning inspectors as a very sensitive site, but this is not acknowledged in the Design and Access Statement and so has not been considered in drafting the proposal. We do not however object to the demolition of the outbuilding and garage or the proposed alterations to the rear. 15/00702/HOU 9 Bufton Field, North Warnborough, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1DW Loft conversion to bonus/craft room. Odiham parish council objects to the velux and requests that it is moved to the rear of the property for the sake of visual amenity, if this can be achieved without detriment to the use of the new space, so that a precedent is not set for other houses in the vicinity. OPC also requests that any effect of the additional space on the adequacy of parking provision for this property be considered. 2 of 7 150518 Planning Minutes.doc

15/00162/HMC The Coach House, 61B High Street, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1LF 1) Change of paint colour from green to black on two windows and courtyard door 2) Remove failed (blown) cement render from courtyard rear wall, replace with: 1) Lime render or 2) Repoint brickwork if condition allows. Repoint with original lime mortar. 15/00606/HOU 15 Angel Meadows, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1AR Proposed new porch, garage conversion, single storey side extension and single storey rear extension Odiham parish council objects to this planning application as it is concerned that this extension will reduce the parking in an already narrow and constrained area. OPC also request a swept path analysis to confirm that the parking conforms with Hart DCs parking guidelines. 15/00729/HOU 1 London Road, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1AJ Replacement of existing windows on the front elevation of the house with timber double glazed windows Odiham parish council agreed to leave this to the Conservation Officer. 15/00730/HOU & 15/00731/LBC The White House, 36 High Street, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1LG Reconstruction of a section of collapsed retaining boundary brick wall included the construction of 5 additional buttresses. Odiham parish council agreed to leave this to the Conservation Officer. 22/15 RATIFICATION OF COMMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE AMENDED PLANS TO PLANNING APPLICATION NO: 15/00495/FUL THE STABLES, DARWINS FARM, HILLSIDE, ODIHAM, HOOK, HAMPSHIRE The following comments submitted to Hart DC were ratified: 15/00495/FUL The Stables, Darwins Farm, Hillside, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement two storey dwelling. Odiham parish council raises no objection to these amended plans. 23/15 CURRENT PLANNING APPLICATIONS 15/00642/HOU and 15/00493/LBC Great Rye Farm, Rye Common, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1HT Erection of a two storey extension to existing farmhouse and internal alterations. Amendments to planning permission granted under reference number. 12/02116/HOU and 12/02117/LBC Ref. No: 15/00768/PRIOR Little Rye Farm, Rye Common, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1HU Prior Notification under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended) of proposed change of use from agricultural building to a dwelling. Odiham parish council would like to explicitly confirm that this planning application should be dealt with as a property change of use rather than a new build. 3 of 7 150518 Planning Minutes.doc

15/00882/FUL Horsedown Farm, Well Road, Well, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1TL Temporary equestrian workers dwelling (extension of time for a further 2 years). Odiham parish council concurs with comments made by other parish councils. 15/00829/OUT Hatchwood Cottage, Farnham Road, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1AB SITE LOCATION: Land South of Farnham Road, Odiham, Hampshire, RG29 1AQ. Development of up to 35 dwellings (including affordable units), new access from Farnham Road and other ancillary works. Odiham Parish Council objects to this application on the following grounds: 1. The site is outside the settlement boundary and since Hart has more than a 5 year supply of deliverable housing sites, as is required by paragraph 49 of the NPPF, there is no justification for ignoring this salient fact; 2. A first draft of the Odiham and North Warnborough Neighbourhood Plan has been issued for residents to comment on. It does not allocate Archery Fields for housing. The feedback on this draft will be incorporated into a presubmission Plan during June 2015 that will be submitted to Hart by Odiham Parish Council shortly thereafter. This Plan will then be subject to six weeks of full public consultation as required by statute, followed by an examination by an inspector and a referendum. Despite recent court cases seen by some as causing serious problems for the influence of unmade Neighbourhood Plans, it nevertheless remains the undoubted fact that under section 216 of the NPPF decision-takers may give material weight to evolving Neighbourhood Plans. It is Odiham Parish Council s contention that its Neighbourhood Plan is becoming increasingly relevant to the determination of planning applications in the parish, particularly as it is being produced in conformity with the policies in Hart s emerging Local Plan. 3. The application is in conflict with section 109 of the NPPF. The development would cause substantial harm to a valued landscape and the public s ability to enjoy it. The applicant s Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment is, despite its length, particularly woeful in its understanding of this, dealing inadequately with the major influence this site plays in establishing both the rural character of the landscape surrounding this part of Odiham and in permitting views through the site to the open rural landscape of the North Hampshire Downs beyond. 4. Impact on the Odiham Conservation Area, as highlighted by previous Inspectors. The site is positioned a ridge of higher ground that affords views into and across the Conservation Area. The position of the proposed development adjacent to this ridge would thus harm these views, particularly those of the roofscape along King Street and beyond to the Grade 1 All Saints Church. The view out of the Conservation Area towards the proposed development is characterised by a gently curving form of the road that leads the eye towards mature trees and green boundaries. There is little indication of any built form in this view, a critical factor which reinforces the rural character of the landscape surrounding this part of Odiham. 5. It is an outline application and thus vulnerable to a subsequent lack of scrutiny and control of detail which could adversely affect the site. The site is very sensitive site by virtue of its influence on the setting of the Odiham Conservation Area, its contribution towards establishing a rural feel to the eastern end of the settlement area, the way the site provides a much valued view towards the open countryside to the south, and the influence of the site in the appreciation of the setting of Odiham from publicly accessible roads and footpaths to the south of the village. 6. The proposed design and layout of the 35 houses is a gross overdevelopment of the site. The unsympathetic and inappropriate proving layout included in this outline application, so criticised by the Conservation Officer, shows just how improbable it is that 35 houses can be fitted into the site without an unacceptable impact on views and the eastern end of the village including the conservation area. The constraints of the site make this still more 4 of 7 150518 Planning Minutes.doc

improbable, if mature and semi-mature oaks are not to be felled or put at risk from the proximity of the houses in the proposed outline plan, if the design, height and layout of the houses, garages and roads is not to result in a discordant and jarring visual intrusion into an edge-of-village setting, and if a cone layout is not adopted to maintain the width of the view from the main road and the northern end of the public footpath on the site. We accordingly suggest that the actual envelope within which development should take place is significantly smaller than that suggested by the proving layout. 15/01006/LBC Brent House, The Street, North Warnborough, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1BE Revision to previous application ref: 14/02136/LBC. To change a previously approved side door in a new opening to the front elevation to a window in the same position. 15/01010/FUL Highfield Farm, Hillside, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1HX Demolition of a redundant agricultural building and erection of a new agricultural storage building on the same site. 15/00910/HOU and 15/00911/LBC Orchards, The Street, North Warnborough, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1BE Rebuild part of an existing brick and timber garage and replace with a traditional oak barn-style garage, store/workshop and first floor game room. Odiham parish council leaves it to the Conservation Officer to provide suitable advice. 15/00834/LBC Oakholme, The Street, North Warnborough, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1BL Chemical damp proof course and re-plastering to repair walls. Timber preserving treatments. 24/15 PRE-APP ADVICE REQUESTED FROM HART DC 15/00980/PREAPP Butts End, King Street, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1NF Pre application advice for conversion of existing stables and garages into dwelling. 15/00961/PREAPP The Penarth Stud, Farnham Road, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1HR Proposed new 4 bedroom, 2 storey dwelling to replace existing bungalow. 15/00637/PREAPP Darwins Holdings, Hillside, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1HX Pre-application advice request for two dwellings. Opinion Issued 27 April 2015 Unknown 15/00942/PREAPP Down Farm, Alton Road, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1QX Pre-application meeting to discuss alterations 15/00842/PREAPP Drapers Cottage, 93 High Street, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1LB Pre-application meeting to discuss potential two storey front extension 5 of 7 150518 Planning Minutes.doc

Opinion Issued 6 May 2015 Unknown 15/00821/PREAPP Oak Lodge, Broad Oak, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1AH Pre-application advice for new dwelling Opinion Issued 8 May 2015 Unknown 15/00987/PREAPP Land Adjacent A287 & B3349, Off Mill Corner, North Warnborough, Hook, Hampshire Erection of 12 industrial units with ancillary office space. 25/15 TREE APPLICATIONS AND DECISIONS Tree Applications: 15/00971/CA Buryfields Infant School, Buryfields, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1NE Various trees as per attached list and plan on Hart s website Odiham parish council did not comment on this tree application. 15/01057/CA Hawthorn House, Tunnel Lane, North Warnborough, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1JT The felling and stump removal of 2 apple trees (marked 1 & 2 on sketch plan). These trees are NOT protected by a TPO. Reasons for removal 1) they are poor specimens - one is stunted, one has previously been severely trimmed, 2) they are too close to the rear of our property and create shade and attract excessive wasps while young children are playing etc. 3) their removal will enhance the progress and view of the remaining 5 apple & plum trees which are fine specimens (marked 3,4,5,6,7 on sketch). We also intend to replace these trees with 3 espalier fruit trees in another area of the garden which will better compliment the remaining trees. Odiham parish council did not comment on this tree application. 15/00972/CA Mayhill Junior School, The Bury, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1NB Tree as per attached site plan and schedule on Hart s website Odiham parish council did not comment on this tree application. Tree Decisions: 15/00785/CA The Bury House, The Bury, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1LZ NOTIFICATION OF WORKS TO TREES WITHIN A CONSERVATION AREA 3 trees in back garden growing over neighbours office to be felled as growing too close to the wall and will start to cause damage in the future. Ash misshapen Holm Oak and Holly. Holm Oak at front also over road to be cleared 3m from buildings of Pixel House, Church Street and Bury Villas No.1 No objection. Odiham parish council did not comment on this application. 26/15 ENFORCEMENTS OPENED AND CLOSED Enforcements Opened: 15/00109/ADVER 6 of 7 150518 Planning Minutes.doc

Lodge Farm, Hook Road, North Warnborough, Hook, Hampshire Large advertisement on trailer 15/00108/OPERA The Caravan, King Johns Road, North Warnborough, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1EJ Structures erected on land to the rear of King Johns Road 15/00138/OPERA Albion Farm, Hook Road, North Warnborough, Hook, Hampshire Unauthorised uses 15/00139/COU Thatched Cottage, Hook Road, North Warnborough, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1EU Unauthorised use Enforcements Closed: Conclusion: 14/00263/LISTED The Bury House, The Bury, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire RG29 1LZ Double glazed windows in a grade II listed building Not expedient to take enforcement action 27/15 PLANNING CORRESPONDENCE It was reported that OPC had received correspondence from Charles Church regarding Hatchwood Place confirming that they would provide updates to the Council on anticipated works via a monthly forum. Cllrs Faulkner and Fleming confirmed that they would be the representatives on behalf of OPC. 28/15 TO AGREE ON OPC S COMMENTS FOR THE PLANNING APPEAL HEARING OF HART DC S REF: 14/02029/MAJOR BEECH COTTAGE, KING STREET, ODIHAM, HOOK, HAMPSHIRE RG29 1NJ It was agreed by a majority vote that OPC would reinforce its previous comments via email. There being no further business the meeting closed at 10:05pm. Signed... Date... 7 of 7 150518 Planning Minutes.doc