Issue - decisions

The Committee received an application for full planning permission.

 

The application sought approval for extensions to the existing property including a detached enclosed BBQ area in the rear garden and a detached bin/cycle store at the front.

 

The extensions were to the front, rear and side of the property.

 

The Committee received representations in objection to the application from Mr Scrase, speaking on behalf of the owners of No 52 Gough Way.

 

The representation covered the following issues:

 

     i.        The proposal would be contrary to policy 3/14 and draft plan policy 58.

    ii.        The application nearly doubles the size of the original house.

   iii.        Would dominate the existing street scene.

  iv.        The proposed garage would block the light in the sitting room window of No 52, which acquired a prescriptive right to light not later than 1984, twenty years after the house was built.

   v.        The area had suffered serious flooding from Bin Brook in the past and the proposed plans would half the space available between the two houses for flood water to escape.

  vi.        Location of the bin /cycle store is intrusive.

 

Mr Johns (Applicant) spoke in support of the application.

 

Councillor Hipkin proposed that the proposal in the Officer report be considered in two parts:

 

A) Works to include erection of a two storey front extension, part two storey and part single storey side and rear extension. 

B) A separate cycle/bin store is also proposed within the design, located at the front of the dwelling. The cycle/bin store will also propose a new footpath to/from the existing public footpath.

 

The Committee resolved unanimously to agree to the split the proposal into two.

 

The Committee:

 

Resolved (7 votes to 1 ) to grant the application for planning permission for the erection of a two storey front extension, part two storey and part single storey side and rear extension, in accordance with the Officer recommendation, for the reasons set out in the Officer report and subject to the conditions recommended by the Officer

 

Resolved (1 Vote to 6, with 1 abstention) to reject the Officer recommendation to approve planning permission for a separate cycle/bin store, located at the front of the dwelling.

 

Resolved (1 Vote to 6, with 1 abstention) to refuse the application for a separate cycle/bin store, located at the front of the dwelling contrary to the Officer recommendations for the following reason:

 

1. The detached cycle/bin store, by reason of its siting within the front garden of the property, would appear overly prominent and out of character with the appearance of the street, contrary to Cambridge Local Plan policies 3/12 and 3/14.

 

 

Pre-Committee Amendments to Recommendation:

 

Additional Condition

 

No development shall take place until details of flood proofing and resilience measures have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details. The flood proofing and resilience measures shall be:

 

Either ;

 

That floor levels within the proposed development are set no lower than existing levels AND, flood proofing of the proposed development has been incorporated where appropriate.

 

Details of any flood proofing / resilience and resistance techniques, to be included in accordance with `Improving the flood performance of new buildings' CLG (2007)

 

Or;

 

Floor levels within the extension will be set 300mm above the known or modelled 1 in 100 annual probability river flood (1%) or 1 in 200 annual probability sea flood (0.5%) in any year. This flood level is the extent of the Flood Zones

 

This must be demonstrated by a plan that shows finished floor levels relative to the known or modelled flood level. All levels should be stated in relation to Ordnance Datum. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans.

 

Reason: To mitigate any adverse impact from flooding (Cambridge Local Plan 2006 policies 3/7 and 4/13)