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Decision Maker: Planning
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Councillor Dryden left the meeting due to
Mayoral commitments. Councillor Blencowe assumed the role of Vice-Chair in the
Chair for the rest of the meeting.
The Committee received an application for
full planning permission.
The application sought approval for the erection
of a four-bedroom, one and a half-storey detached dwelling, and for the
creation of a 5.5m wide vehicular access and 1.8m wide pedestrian access from Long
Road to service the existing parking area.
The Committee received a representation in
objection to the application from Professor Muthesius.
The representation covered the following
issues:
i.
Residents
supported the new Sports entrance. However they expressed the following
concerns:
·
Felt
the proposed dwelling represented an over-development of site. Height is over
one storey.
·
Sense
of enclosure.
·
Loss of
amenity.
·
Loss of
privacy.
·
Overshadowing.
·
Overlooking.
ii.
The new
use of the access was welcomed, but existing protective covenants needed to be
preserved. Emergency service access to the site appeared difficult. Requested
that a two-way mirror be conditioned at the head of the access.
iii.
Suggested
the development should be moved off the eastern and northern boundaries to
allow for the original wooded setting to be restored.
Mr Mead (Applicant’s Agent)
addressed
the Committee in support of the application.
Councillor Holland
proposed an amendment to the Officer’s recommendation that a two-way
mirror be conditioned at the head of the access
This amendment was lost
by 2 votes to 1.
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.
Report author: Michael Hammond
Publication date: 25/09/2015
Date of decision: 05/08/2015
Decided at meeting: 05/08/2015 - Planning
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