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20/00190/FUL - 44 George Street

Meeting: 28/04/2021 - Planning (Item 52)

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The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

 

The application sought approval for demolition of existing dwelling and replaced with new 2.5 storey dwelling and associated works.

 

The Committee received a representation in objection to the application.

 

The representation covered the following issues:

      i.         Objected to the application for 3 reasons: overlooking, over-shading and parking.

    ii.         Noted this was the fourth application for a new building on this site since 2016.

   iii.         At the second floor, the windows on the rear elevation were full height windows. The rooms were dual aspect so would have windows at the front therefore enquired why the windows at the back had to be so large. Occupants would be able to look directly into rooms and gardens of numbers 42 and 48 and potentially beyond.

  iv.         Asked how condition 17 requiring the 'obscured glazing to be retained in perpetuity' would be enforced.

    v.         Noted that the report made reference to only one of the previous applications, 17/0671 and the subsequent appeal but a reference to application 16/1817 should also have been included which was rejected on the basis of overlooking into neighbouring properties affecting their amenity. Asked if the Committee members were familiar with the details of these schemes.

  vi.         The proposed building would be a storey higher than existing and would impact the garden of number 48 in particular, which was small and confined. 'Light from the sky' as explained in the BRE guide explained how this was important for indoor and outdoor spaces and had become more relevant during Covid lockdowns. Noted that previous applications had included a 'sunpath study', but this application did not have one. Full sunlight analysis and visualisations were required to assess the impact on the amenity of neighbours in this respect.

 vii.         The proposals replaced two off street car parking spaces with one - a net loss of one parking space in an area already under high pressure for residents’ parking which had recently been exacerbated by the construction of three new houses opposite which did not provide any off-street parking.

viii.         Noted that the previous application increased the housing supply by a single additional dwelling, but this application replaced a three-bed house with a slightly larger three-bed house. Queried the necessity of the application and the impact on the environment

 

The Committee:

 

Resolved (by 5 votes to 1 with 1 abstention) 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 draft and include the following:

a.    an additional condition regarding the provision of EV charging points; and

b.    an additional informative referencing clean air and the use of coal and wood burning fires. 

 

 


Meeting: 21/04/2021 - Planning (Item 44)

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Application deferred to the next Planning Committee as the Committee  had insufficient time to properly consider the application.