Issue - meetings

The Committee received a Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (approved drawings).

The application sought approval to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning 17/0792/FUL (demolition of the existing bungalow and the erection of a detached three bedroom residential unit) to allow infill of approved carport, relocation of the main entrance and a roof light to the flat roofs.

The Committee received a representation in objection to the application from a resident of Baldock Way.

The representation covered the following issues:

       i.          Loss of parking spaces.

     ii.          Impact of increased cars in area.

   iii.          Increased occupancy.

   iv.          Verge parking already a problem.

    v.          Contravenes emerging local plan.

   vi.          No cycle storage.

 vii.          Existing front gardens increasingly converted to hard standing for cars is detrimental to the area.

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

The Committee:

Unanimously resolved 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.