Issue - meetings

PERMISSION

Description of application – Part one/part two storey side/rear extension, roof alterations incorporating rear dormer and rooflights to front roofslope, external elevations and conversion into two residential units (2 x 3-bed flats).

Oral representations in support of the application were received at the meeting.

Members having considered the report, objections and representations, RESOLVED that PERMISSION BE GRANTED as recommended, subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report of the Assistant Director, Planning with the addition of a further two conditions and one informative to read:-

8  Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any Order amending, revoking and re-enacting this Order) no change of use of any kind permitted by Class L (Houses of Multiple Occupation) of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the 2015 Order (as amended), shall be undertaken within the curtilage of the dwelling without the prior approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To enable the Council to consider future development at the site in the interest of local amenity, in accordance with Policies 6, 9 and 37 of the Council’s Local Plan (2019).

9  Before commencement of the use of the land or building hereby permitted parking spaces and/or garages and turning space shall be completed in accordance with the details as set out in this planning permission and thereafter shall be kept available for such use and no permitted development whether permitted by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (England 2015) (or any Order amending, revoking and re-enacting this Order) or not shall be carried out on the land or garages indicated or in such a position as to preclude vehicular access to the said land or garages.

Reason: In order to comply with Policy 30 of the Bromley Local Plan and to avoid development without adequate parking or garage provision, which is likely to lead to parking inconvenient to other road users and would be detrimental to amenities and prejudicial to road safety.

Informative

17  You are advised to seek the advice of the Building Control Section at the Civic Centre (on 020 8313 4313, or e-mail: buildingcontrol@bromley.gov.uk) regarding the need for Building Regulations approval for the works, including with regards to sound insulation/noise transference between the flats.