Decision details

The Committee received an application for retrospective planning permission.

The application sought approval for a single storey lean-to structure at the side of the house.

The Committee received a representation in objection to the application from a resident of Braybrooke Place.

The representation covered the following concerns regarding the lean-to:

       i.          Materials out of character with the area (referred to Planning Policy 3/4).

     ii.          Poor design (referred to Planning Policy 3/12).

   iii.          Guttering would encroach onto neighbour’s land and may lead to flooding.

   iv.          Unacceptable form of development in the site context.

Mrs Skruzmane (Applicant) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

Councillor Ashton (Cherry Hinton Ward Councillor) addressed the Committee about the application.

The representation covered the following concerns:

       i.          The Applicant could not see the lean-to, but it was visible from the road and out of character with the area.

     ii.          The resident of 4 Braybrooke Place raised no objection to the principle of erecting a storage space, but now objected due to the design/materials used. Raised no objection previously as no design details were available.

   iii.          The lean-to was erected without planning permission, then retrospective permission was sought after construction.

   iv.          A poor choice of materials was used for the lean-to, which was expected to deteriorate over time, and so be further out of character with the area.

    v.          Re-iterated that the resident of 4 Braybrooke Place had no objection to the principle of erecting a storage space at 5 Braybrooke Place, but objected to the design and materials used in this structure.

The Committee:

Resolved (by 4 votes to 4 and on the Chair’s casting vote) to reject the officer recommendation to approve the application.

Resolved (by 7 votes to 0) to refuse the application contrary to the officer recommendations for the following reason:

By virtue of the design and materials of the extension, it would result in a form of development that would be out of keeping with the character of the existing house and harmful to the streetscene and character of the immediate area. The proposal is therefore contrary to policies 3/4, 3/7 and 3/14 of the Cambridge Local Plan 2006.