Mr Chamber, the objector, addressed the Committee objection to the application.

Mr Driscoll, the agent, addressed the Committee in support of the application.

Views were expressed about the Tree Prevention Orders on the site by the  Parish Council.

A motion was MOVED by Cllr McCheyne and SECONDED by Cllr Mrs Henwood to approve the application.

The Chair requested a recorded vote in accordance with Part 4.1 of the Constitution, Rule 9.5, 5 Members requested a recorded vote be taken and Members voted as followed:

FOR:                           Cllrs Cloke, McCheyne, Mrs Henwood and  Mrs                                               Hones  (4)      

AGAINST:                   Cllrs Baker, Carter, Mrs Cohen, Morrissey, Mynott and Mrs                           Squirrell (6)  

ABSTAIN:                  Cllr Hossack (1)

The motion was LOST.

A motion was MOVED by Cllr Baker and SECONDED by Cllr Mynott  to refuse the application.

The Chair requested a recorded vote in accordance with Part 4.1 of the Constitution, Rule 9.5, 5 Members requested a recorded vote be taken and Members voted as followed:

FOR:                           Cllrs Baker, Carter, Mrs Cohen, Morrissey, Mynott and                                    Mrs Squirrell (6)

AGAINST:      Cllrs Cloke, McCheyne, Mrs Henwood and Mrs Hones                                   (4)

ABSTAIN:                  Cllr Hossack (1)

RESOLVED the planning permission be refused for the following reasons:-

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The proposed development does not seek to provide any affordable housing contributions to the detriment of local housing opportunities and social inclusion, contrary to Policy H9 of the Brentwood Replacement Local Plan 2005 and Chapter 6 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which encourages the delivery of a wide choice of high quality homes, seeks to widen opportunities for home ownership and aims to create sustainable, inclusive and mixed communities.

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The design of the dwellings, particularly the two dwellings at the front of the site (plots 1 and 5) are of a poor design which by virtue of their scale and design language would result in an incongruous form of development which fails to take into account the local distinctiveness of the area and which would harm the setting of the adjoining Listed Building contrary to Chapters 7 and 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Policies CP1 and C16 of the Brentwood Replacement Local Plan 2005.