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17/1276/S73 - 3 Fendon Close

Decision Maker: Planning

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The Committee received an application for section 73 permission.

 

The application sought approval to vary condition 1 of planning permission 15/0924/FUL (Part two storey part single storey rear and side extensions, incorporating rear balcony, following demolition of existing garage and part demolition of existing house. Roof extension incorporating rear dormers and balcony and raising ridge height) to allow for amended plans to be passed showing amendments to external appearance including privacy screens to external balconies, balustrades to the rear balcony, solar panel on roof, alterations to approved window sizes, new velux windows and new internal door to utility room.

 

The Committee received a representation in objection to the application from a resident of Fendon Close.

 

The representation covered the following issues:

     i.        Referred to a complaint made to the Local Government Ombudsman.

    ii.        Raised the following specific concerns:

a.   Felt had not been given sufficient time to raise objections.

b.   Took issue with the height of the building and rear wall.

c.   The property could become a house in multiple occupation in future.

d.   Took issue with the details submitted by the Applicant and suggested they were erroneous.

e. That the current ballustrades did not benefit from planning permission.

   iii.        Asked for details on the height and dimensions of the application. Stated these had previously been requested but not supplied from the Planning Department.

 

  iv.        Asked for details on the height and dimensions of the application. Stated these had previously been requested but not supplied from the Planning Department.

 

Mr Liu (Applicant) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

 

Councillor Holland proposed two amendments to the Officer’s recommendation for a:

     i.        Full length screen on the balcony.

 

The Principal Planner said condition 2 could be reworded to incorporate the amendment.

 

This amendment was carried by 3 votes to 3 and on the Chair’s casting vote.

 

    ii.        Landscaping informative.

 

The Principal Planner said the boundary condition could be reworded to incorporate the amendment.

 

This amendment was carried nem con.

 

The Committee:

 

Unanimously resolved (by 7 votes to 0) to grant the application for section 73 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 with delegated powers to amend condition no. 2 to require details of full height screen to balcony and condition no. 4 to require submission of a scheme to include boundary planting.

Report author: John Shuttlewood

Publication date: 01/02/2018

Date of decision: 10/01/2018

Decided at meeting: 10/01/2018 - Planning

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