Agenda and draft minutes

To receive apologies for absence and notification of substitutes (if any).

Apologies for absence were tabled by Councillor David Scoot with Councillor Jyothi Arayambath substituting.

To receive declarations of interests in respect of any item on the agenda.

Standing declarations of interest are tabled in these minutes for all members of the Council who are also members of:

Lincolnshire County Council:

Councillor Alison Austin

The South East Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee:

Councillor Peter Bedford and Councillor David Middleton.

The Internal Drainage Boards:

Councillors Peter Bedford, Anne Dorrian, David Middleton, Claire Rylott, David Scoot, and Suzanne Welberry

Councillor Anne Dorrian declared that having held discussions with officers in respect of Planning Application B 24 0515 that she would absent from the meeting for that item.

To sign and confirm the minutes of the last meeting.

With the agreement of the committee, the Chairman signed the minutes of the previous meeting.

To answer any written questions received from members of the public no later than 5 p.m. two clear working days prior to the meeting – for this meeting the deadline is 5 p.m on Thursday 20^th February.

Members noted that one question was received which had been rejected under Council Procedure Rule 10.4.

Major - Full Planning Permission

Proposed residential developments for 200no. affordable dwellings and associated open space, parking and ancillary building to affordable housing provisions and means of access.

Land South of Wainfleet Road, Boston.

Proposed residential development for 200no. affordable dwellings and associated open space, parking and ancillary building to affordable housing provision and means of access.

Land South of Wainfleet Road, Boston.

Councillor Anne Dorrian left the meeting prior to the consideration of this item.

The Principal Planning Officer presented the report and advised that the application had been deferred from the last committee meeting on the 4^th February 2025. He confirmed that the report contained updated information, since the last committee meeting, along with the reasons for deferral. It also included the previous report marked Appendix A and the supplementary report marked Appendix B, both of which were available at the last committee meeting.

The application site was on the north-east edge of Boston, to the south of Wainfleet Road. It was 9.62 hectares in size with the land in agricultural use at the time of submission. To the north were the rear gardens of existing properties along Wainfleet Road. To the east, the site adjoined agricultural land, while to the south and west were drains, beyond which the rear gardens of properties on Sandringham Road, Princess Anne Road, Somersby Way and Somersby Gardens. The site was therefore enclosed by existing development on three sides. Trees and hedgerows were located to the north, west and south boundaries.

A field access currently existed providing access from Wainfleet Road into the site and adjoined agricultural land to the east. Additionally, a pedestrian access existed between the properties known as Romney and Jura on Wainfleet Road into the site. The application site was agricultural land and, according to the Borough wide DEFRA records, designated Grade 1. The site was within the Environment Agency Flood Risk Zone 3. The Council’s Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) 2010 identified the majority of the site having a Flood Hazard rating of ‘Danger for All’ and a ‘medium’ tidal flood probability. The site had a depth from flooding for the 200-year event (2115) predominately in the range of just under to just over 1 metre. There were no listed buildings, tree preservation orders or other statutory local landscape or other designations on the site. Within the vicinity, but approximately 250 metres away, was the Boston (Spilsby Road) Conservation Area, within which were some Grade 2 listed buildings. A designated bridleway existed between the junction of Somersby Way and Ashlawn Drive south to Blackthorn Lane.

The proposal sought the erection of 200 affordable dwellings. The application included a single vehicular access off Wainfleet Road in the north-eastern corner of the site. With additional pedestrian accesses between Romney and Jura on Wainfleet Road, and in the southwest corner from the junction of Somersby Way and Tollfield Road.

Previous applications on the site had included B/17/0511 an outline application for proposed residential development of up to 200 no. dwellings and associated open space, parking and ancillary building to the affordable housing provision, with access to be considered which had been granted 4 October 2018 subject to a S.106 agreement securing, amongst other  ...  view the full minutes text for item 38.