Issue - meetings

The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

The application sought approval for erection of a new 3-bedroom 2.5 storey dwelling and associated works at 16 Moore Close.

The Committee received representations in objection to the application from the following:

·       Resident of 15 Moore Close.

·       Resident of 17 Moore Close

The representations covered the following concerns:

      i.          View from property would be of a new house tacked onto 16 Moore Close.

     ii.          Overlooking.

   iii.          Increase in the number of bins outside Objector’s doorstep.

   iv.          Parking and access:

a.    Extra cars and commuting as a result of the development.

b.    Parked vehicles may block access for emergency vehicles.

    v.          Lack of public transport to mitigate the above.

Councillor Thornburrow proposed amendments to the Officer’s recommendation as follows:

      i.          A new condition requiring compliance with M42 accessible homes.

     ii.          Amend Condition 10 to maintain replacement trees for five years.

   iii.          Amend Condition 11 to provide access holes for hedgehogs in boundary fencing.

The amendments were carried unanimously.

Councillor Smart proposed an amendment to the Officer’s recommendation seeking to explore a potential amendment to the front footpath layout in conjunction with the Applicant, [to consult if necessary,] with delegated authority for Officers to make the final decision on whether or not to amend the condition.

This amendment was carried unanimously.

The Committee:

Resolved (by 7 votes to 1) to grant the application for planning permission in accordance with the Officer recommendation, for the reasons set out in the Officer’s report, subject to:

      i.          the planning conditions set out in the Officer’s report; and

     ii.          delegated authority to officers, to include the following further conditions and amendments to the recommended conditions:

a.    A new condition requiring compliance with M4(2) accessible homes.

b.    Amending Condition 10 to maintain replacement trees for five years.

c.    Amending Condition 11 to provide access holes for hedgehogs in boundary fencing; and

   iii.          Officers to explore the potential for amendment to the front footpath layout with the Applicant, to consult if necessary and with authority delegated to Officers on whether or not to amend the condition.