Decision details

The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

The application sought approval for the erection of an outbuilding in the rear garden.

Councillor Sinnott (Petersfield Ward Councillor) addressed the Committee about the application.

The representation covered the following issues:

       i.          Anticipated the outbuilding would be used for music practice/performance. Asked for current/future area use and acoustics to be investigated for noise disturbance.

     ii.          The proposed building would be close to the boundary wall and double the height of the wall, so would not be screened by the walnut tree. The outbuilding should be sited away from the wall and have higher screening to mitigate its overbearing presence.

   iii.          Paragraph 8.2 of the Officer’s report states “There are other outbuildings in the rear gardens of properties along Tenison Avenue and Lyndewode Road in the wider area.” The outbuilding in 32 Lyndewode Road backs onto a passageway and so should not be considered a precedent or a like-for-like comparison.

   iv.          Residents raised concerns about the walnut tree as a result of the application. They thought its welfare may be impeded, but the affects would not show for some time.

The Committee:

Resolved (by 5 votes to 2) to grant the application for planning permission in accordance with the officer recommendation, for the reasons set out in the officer report, and subject to the conditions recommended by the officers.