Decision details

The Committee received an application for retrospective and full planning permission.

The application sought approval for retrospective change of use of former agricultural barns and paddock to incidental residential use and garden land. Proposed modification to roof form of Barn 2 to a pitched roof.

The Committee received a representation in objection to the application from a resident of Almoners Avenue.

The representation covered the following issues:

       i.          Concerns:

a.    Access.

b.    Urbanisation and enclosure of site.

c.    Amenity of site occupiers and neighbours.

     ii.          Various concerns had been addressed, but not the openness of the greenbelt and access lane (including maintenance of access track and surrounding hedging).

Mr Proctor (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

Councillor Blencowe proposed an amendment to the Officer’s recommendation that the timescale for completion of work in conditions 8 and 9 be varied from 6 months to 1 year.

This amendment was carried unanimously.

The Committee:

Unanimously resolved to grant the application for retrospective and full 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 plus amended conditions:

The start of conditions 8 and 9 being amended to read “Within 12 months of this permission being granted…”