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PERMISSION

Description of application: Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement 5 bedroom detached dwelling with integral garage.

This application was part of the Farnborough Park Conservation Area and the officer recommendation was for the application to be refused.

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

The Development Manager Area Team Leader reminded the Committee that this application had come to the Committee previously and was deferred while waiting for revised plans to be received. There was an issue concerning the last cottage in the road and whether or not that would be protected. Members had asked to see a copy of the Inspector’s report which had been provided as part of the meeting papers. The Development Manager Area Team Leader reminded Members that if they were minded to grant permission against the officer’s recommendation, then they would need to provide clear reasons for doing so.

Ward Member Cllr Charles Joel referred Members to the minute annex on page 9 of the agenda pack which was the statement in support of the application that he had submitted at the previous meeting of the Plans 1 Committee. With the Chairman’s permission, Cllr Joel disseminated papers to the Committee which outlined how the applicant (in his view) had amended the design of the application as requested. He moved that in view of these amendments, the application should be permitted. 

The Development Manager Area Team Leader suggested to the Committee that they may need to consider additional conditions if they were minded to grant permission. 

RECOMMENDATION: PERMISSION

Members having considered the report, and representations received, resolved that PERMISSION be GRANTED AGAINST OFFICERS’ RECOMMENDATION.

Accordingly, Members felt that the demolition and replacement of the existing dwelling was acceptable, having a neutral impact on the Conservation Area and in the context of the nearby buildings in the Conservation Area; also that the proposed five bedroom replacement was an acceptable design in terms of its style and size and was not an overdevelopment.

The following conditions were agreed:

1 The development to which this permission relates must be begun not later than the expiration of 3 years, beginning with the date of this decision notice.

Reason: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

2 The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out otherwise than in complete accordance with the plans approved under this planning permission unless previously agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to comply with Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan and in the interests of visual and residential amenity.

3 (a) Prior to commencement of the development hereby approved (excluding any ground clearance or demolition) a scheme for the provision of surface water drainage shall be submitted and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

(b) Before the details required to satisfy Part (a) are submitted an assessment shall be carried out of the potential for disposing of surface water by means of a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 72