Issue - meetings

PERMISSION

Description of application – Reduction of height and depth of existing extension.

The Head of Development Management advised of the following:

-  the application had been considered at the meeting of Plans Sub-Committee No. 2 on 8^th February 2024 and was deferred to seek a reduction in the size of the extension. The applicant had declined to make any reductions.

-  planning permission was granted in 2015 for a single storey rear extension. A larger extension was built, which was currently unauthorised and subject to an enforcement notice.

-  the current application sought to reduce the depth by 0.9m to 6.2m, measured from the rear of the conservatory, and reduce the height to 3m with a flat roof. It was considered that the modifications would be sufficient to allow planning permission to be granted.

In response to questions, the Head of Development Management advised that the 6.2m quoted, and included in the annotations on page 71 of the agenda pack, was measured from the rear of the conservatory to the outer wall of the extension. The full extent of the extension measured approximately 11m along the side wall next to the boundary – the reduced depth would bring the application in line with what was permitted in 2015. In terms of the alteration to the height, the 2015 application permitted 3.4m to the top of the ridge – it was now proposed to be 3m to the top of the flat roof, but the height of the eaves would be increased.

With regards to stating a timeframe in which to implement the changes, the Head of Development Management advised that the permission would be restricted to 4 months. It was noted that the enforcement notice was still active, and they could seek to prosecute if the applicant did not comply.

Members having considered the report and objections, RESOLVED that PERMISSION BE GRANTED as recommended, subject to the conditions set out in the report of the Assistant Director, Planning and with the addition of a further informative indicating an intent to prosecute in the event that the changes were not made in the specified timeframe.