Issue - meetings

Replacement driving range fence

Description

Replacement driving range fence

Recommendation

This application was brought before the Committee as the site falls within land owned by the Council.

Officers reported that there were no material, visual or amenity concerns arising from the proposal and the applicant submitted the following justification in support of the application:

·                 Over the past twenty years golf club technology had continually increased the distance a golf ball could be hit and there was potential for them to fly over the current netting

·                 The increase in height of the netting would increase safety standards on the range for customers and staff

The Committee discussed the impact on the openness of the Green belt and the visual amenity and it was agreed that planning permission be granted.

Decision

Planning permission is PERMITTED subject to the following conditions:

Conditions:

(1)            The development hereby permitted shall be commenced within 3 years from the date of this decision.

Reason: In order to comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990. (As amended)

(2)            The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

Proposed elevations:  Drawing 16042 101

Proposed layout:    Drawing DW15031703

Lighting Column:  Drawing DW27011101 Rev1

Reason: For avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning, as required by Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy 2007.

(3)            Prior to the commencement of development, details and samples of the netting to be used for the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To secure a satisfactory appearance in the interests of the visual amenities and character of the locality in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM9 and DM10 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

Informative:

(1)            In dealing with the application the Council has implemented the requirement in the National Planning Policy Framework to work with the applicant in a positive and proactive way. We have made available detailed advice in the form or our statutory policies in the Core Strategy, Supplementary Planning Documents, Planning Briefs and other informal written guidance, as well as offering a full pre-application advice service, in order to ensure that the applicant has been given every opportunity to submit an application which is likely to be considered favourably.