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Item 5a – 19/02749/MOA: Outline planning for up to 350 dwellings, land for 5 gypsy & traveller pitches. Vehicular access from A4147, public open space including extension to Margaret Lloyd Park and associated landscaping, infrastructure and drainage. Detailed approval for access arrangements ( Revised Scheme: Emergency Access Link to Laidon Square) Land At Marchmont Farm, Piccotts End Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Cllr Wyatt-Lowe declared she is the Herts County Councillor for Grovehill and Woodhall farm, Clearly LA1 is of great interest and impact on Grovehill and she has attended briefings with other ward councillors on the matter, she had not expressed a view in these briefings but may have asked questions for clarity but had not given an opinion.

NSultan confirmed that the interest is no prejudicial and is personal, as long as Cllr Wyatt-Lowe viewed with an open mind and listens to the whole application objectively.

Cllr Williams declared his daughter lives in Grovehill however he doesn’t believe she would be affected by this development and comes with an open mind.

NSultan agreed this interest this would be purely a personal interest.

James Doe introduced this report by saying that what you have before you is the 2^nd largest of the main greenfield sites that the council allocated in both its core strategy 2013 and site allocations development plan from 2017, it has been a long time in the making, large developments are a lengthy process and what’s before the committee tonight is the 1^st step in a further process for the applicant and then the developer to obtain planning permission for all the details on the site to ensure that delivery can go ahead for the very large number of new houses that are proposed and in very high need in Dacorum. As the slides indicate the application is made in outline form and there is only a matter of detail before the committee this evening and that is the access into the new site, it’s very important that the terms, conditions, the section106 terms are very carefully considered by the committee this evening as these would form the basis for governing the subsequent reserve matters applications that will follow the ground outline consent if the committee is content with these proposals.

JDoe continued that this site used to be in the greenbelt however is no longer because it has been removed as part of their statutory development plan process, the principle of weather housing should go in this site was addresses and resolved through the development plan process and what members need to concern their selves with this evening is the details of the proposal set out in front of them. The site has been subject to a master plan which was adopted by the council, that in itself along with the development plan was a result of quite extensive community engagement. There was a briefing for the committee earlier in the week and officers have produced a note of that together with the slides and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5