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Oaktree Avenue Housing Development is being considered in the near future as a FULL planning application despite being shown on the SGC website as an OUTLINE planning application.
UPDATE - 22/2/11 - Unless a District Councillor requests it to go before committee it will be decided byofficers.
The SGC website (click here) states very clearly that this is an outline planning application for the erection of 56no. dwellings and a doctors surgery. However, in the document "CIRCULATED SCHEDULE NO. 07/11 – 18 FEBRUARY 2011" posted on Friday 18th February on the SGC website it now states "This planning application seeks consent for the erection of 56 dwellings and doctors surgery. This is a hybrid application – this means that full planning permission is sought for the housing element of the site but only outline planning permission is sought for the doctors surgery.
I have spoken to several people who have many years experience of the planning process and none of them are familiar with the term "hybrid planning application" (see note below) and all of whom were under the impression that the application was an outline application. I have searched the SGC website and can not find a reference anywhere to "hybrid planning application" other than in the above CIRCULATED SCHEDULE NO. 07/11.
UPDATE 21/2/11: I originally thought that an error was made when the application was put on the website but in fact, although the information may have been technically correct, it was misleading. This is clearly recognised by SGC because they had to clarify the situation in the Circulated Schedule.
The Parish Council are very concerned about this situation and are writing to SGC to express their concern. Do you feel misled by the process? Do you think the application should be re-submitted so that a fair consultation can take place? Perhaps you didn't make comments because this was an outline application. Would you have made comments had you know that this was a full application for the housing?
UPDATE 22/2/11: Parish Councillors are also concerned that problems with the application may mean that the new doctors’ surgery (which is part of the application) will also be delayed or, even worse, may not go ahead at all.
If you feel that the public consultation has been compromised or even made invalid by this error you should write or email Peter Jackson (see contact details below).
Martin Smith
937 4437
Write/email:
Peter Jackson
Director of Planning Transportation and Strategic Environment
The Council Offices
Castle Street
Thornbury
BS35 1HF
Tel: 01454 863401
Fax: 01454 863442
peter.jackson@southglos.gov.uk
NOTE: Hybrid Application: Thanks to some research work by residents a ‘hybrid’ application is one that seeks outline planning permission for one part and full planning permission for another part of the same site but this is at the discretion of the local planning authority. It should also be noted that a ’hybrid’ application is not defined in statute.
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