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By
unanimous vote, the Committee approved the application subject
to:
·      
The planning conditions set out in the
officer’s report with minor amendments to the conditions as
drafted delegated to officers; including

o  
an amendment to the wording of condition 21 detailed
in the Amendment Sheet as follows: 
 
Each dwelling
in the development hereby permitted shall only be constructed as a
self-build or custom build dwelling as defined by the Self-Build
and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015, as amended by the Housing and
Planning Act 2016 (as amended). Occupation of each dwelling shall
comply with all the following: 1. First occupation shall be by a
person(s) registered with the Council and recorded on the register
maintained pursuant to section 1 of the Self-Build and Custom
Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended), who had a primary input into
the design and layout of the dwelling, who’s occupancy is
their primary residence, and their dependents or members of their
usual household who ordinarily reside with the registered occupant.
2. For a period of no less than 3 years from first occupation, any
subsequent occupation shall only be to a person(s) registered with
the Council and recorded on the register maintained pursuant to
section 1 of the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as
amended), and their dependents or members of their usual household
who ordinarily reside with the registered occupant. No later than 8
weeks prior to first occupation, details of the person(s) who will
take up first occupation of each dwelling in the development in
accordance with criterion (1) above, shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. First
occupation shall not take place until such details have been agreed
in writing by the Local Planning Authority. First occupation shall
be in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure the
development complies with the Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding
Act 2015, as amended by the Housing and Planning Act 2016, and to
help to meet the Council’s self-build requirements, in
accordance with paragraphs 71 and 73 of the National Planning
Policy Framework 2024.