Decision Maker: Planning Committee - West

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: February 24, 2026

Purpose:

Content: That planning permission be GRANTED subject to no adverse comments from the Highway Authority, subject to the conditions listed at Appendix 1, as amended below: Condition Alteration 01:? ?Add drawings- ? DrNo 1358-02-PHL-1201 RevE, ? DrNo 1358-02-PHL-1202 RevE ? DrNo 1358-02-PHL-1203 RevC ?   Change affordable housing plan to RevC and add ‘Affordable Housing Phase Scheme RevB’?   Change DrNo 21-034-PL05 RevC Proposed Boundary Treatment Plan to RevD? ? Add Condition (18): ? There shall be no obstruction to visibility over 600mm from garden boundary walls and hedging within those splays shown on drawings DrNo 21-034-PL05 RevD, 1358-02-PHL-1201 RevE, 1358-02-PHL-1202 RevE and 1358-02-PHL-1203 RevC, such splays shall be maintained in perpetuity. Reason: In the interests of highway safety. ?   Additional Informative (05): ? ?Planning approval did not by any means constitute technical approval in terms of any future S38 submission to Somerset Council and the applicants were advised that if there were matters of detail which were not addressed at this stage, it should not be assumed that alterations won’t be required through the technical audit.? Advance payment code would apply to this development.? Future connection to South must be designed for buses. ? The various locations where it would appear there were proposed trees (specifically between two parking bays), it was requested that these were a species of tree where the canopies were taller so that visibility was not obstructed. Please bear in mind that any tree situated within highway limits would attract a commuted sum of £1000 per tree.? The proposals included the use of central drainage channels within some of the access roads/cul-de-sacs, and it was requested that the designer considered the practical implications of such features in terms of both buildability and future maintenance. It was recommended that the designer engaged with the highway authority on this aspect to understand the authority’s experience in terms of construction and maintenance of the drainage features. (Voting, For, Unanimous)