Decision details

The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

Planning Committee considered this application at the meeting of 1 November 2017 and resolved to accept the officer recommendation. Planning permission has not been issued in the light of concerns raised by a local resident.

The purpose of bringing the item back to Committee is to enable the resident to address the Committee again but with the benefit of reference to annotated plans. The agent/applicant had been advised of this course of action and had been invited to address the Committee in the interests of fairness.

The application sought approval for the demolition of former restaurant, with redevelopment of the site for the erection of 2x3 bedroom and 1x2 bedroom detached linked dwellings; 1x2 bedroom apartment; 2x1 bedroom apartments; associated cycle and car parking provision and landscaping

The Committee received a representation in objection to the application from the resident of North Cottages who had also spoken in objection on the 1 November.

The representation covered the following issues:

       i.           North Cottages were 17 unique properties.

     ii.          The application encroached on land belonging to the owners of the cottages.

   iii.          Suggested the site plan was inaccurate.

   iv.          Raised concern about fire risk, stated– ‘There should be suitable access for a pump appliance to all existing dwellings on North Cottages and the existing access to the lane should not be made worse’. The comments from the Fire and Rescue Team sent to Mr Hammond had not been uploaded online.

    v.          Highlighted ‘The developer had declared he does not own any part of North Cottages but noted that the owner of North Cottages has not counter signed the application when it was submitted. Another planning officer at the council explained if the correct certificate had not been signed, or if certificate D had not been signed but no notice correctly served the Council would invalidate the application and would not consider the application until it had been made valid’

   vi.          Issues from a previous application had not been addressed:

a.    Lack of green space.

b.    Overbearing.

c.    Overlooking and impact on neighbour’s amenities in 1 North Cottage.

d.    No assessment of the impact on neighbour’s window.

 vii.          Stated that a complaint would be made to the ombudsman if this application was granted

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

The Committee:

Resolved (by 5 votes to 0 and 1 abstention) 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.