Agenda, decisions and minutes

ALL MEMBERS PRESENT

No apologies for absence were received; all Members were present.

NONE RECEIVED

No declarations of interest were received.

CONFIRMED

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 28 November 2013 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

PERMISSION

Description of application – Extension to existing car park to provide an additional 64 car parking spaces; associated landscaping.

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

It was reported that further objections to the application had been received.

It was also reported that the application had been amended by documents received on 15 January 2014 and 6 February 2014.

The Planning Officer informed Members that conditions 14, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 as set out in the report, should be recorded as informatives only.

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 Chief Planner with conditions 14, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 changed to become informatives and conditions 16 and 17 amended to read:-

‘16  The vehicle hardstanding and access drives hereby permitted shall be formed of a permeable surface in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The details shall include proposals for the regular maintenance of the permeable surface, which shall be maintained in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: to ensure satisfactory means of surface water drainage and to accord with Policy 5.13 of the London Plan.

17   Before the car parking hereby approved is first used, a suitable screen to protect adjacent properties from noise of a height of 2m and type to be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority shall be erected in such a position along the boundary of the site as shall be agreed by the Authority and shall be permanently retained thereafter.

Reason: In order to comply with Policy BE1 of the Unitary Development Plan and to ensure a satisfactory standard of residential amenity.’

Councillor Fookes' vote against permission was noted.

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Description of application - Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 8 terraced houses (6x3 bed; 2x4 bed) and a 4 storey building comprising 24 flats (9x1 bed; 15x2 bed) together with new vehicular access to Oakfield Road, 32 car parking spaces, bicycle parking, refuse and recycling provision and landscaping.

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

Members having considered the report and representations, RESOLVED TO CONTEST THE APPEAL on the following grounds:-

1.  The development by reason of the number of units, height, bulk and massing would result in an over-development of the site, poorly related and out-of-character with nearby development and the wider area, contrary to Policies BE1 and H7 of the Unitary Development Plan.

2.  The design of the development, by reason of its appearance, would be out-of-character with the existing development in the area contrary to Policy BE1 of the Unitary Development Plan.

3.  The number of car parking spaces proposed would be insufficient to meet the needs of the development resulting in an unacceptable increase in on-street parking which would be detrimental to the visual appearance of the area.

PERMISSION

Description of application amended to read:- ‘Change of use from Class A1 Retail to Library with replacement shopfront, lattice style shutters, elevational alterations at rear, air conditioning units at rear and gates and fencing to service yard.’.

It was reported that Environmental Health had no objections to the application.

Comments from former Councillor Chris Phillips were reported at the meeting.

Members having considered the report, RESOLVED that PERMISSION BE GRANTED as recommended, subject to the conditions set out in the report of the Chief Planner with the addition of a further two conditions to read:-

7 The proposed air conditioning units shall be installed in full accordance with the manufacturer’s details submitted and retained as such thereafter unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to protect the residential amenities of the area.

8  The proposed shutters shall be installed in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and shall subsequently be permanently retained as such.

Reason: In the interest of the visual amenities of the area and in order to comply with Policy BE19 of the Unitary Development Plan.

The following three informatives were also added:-

1  The applicant should be aware that the proposed signage requires separate advertisement consent application to be submitted.

2  The applicant should make attempts to provide adequate directional signage to the proposed library (subject to advertisement regulations)

3  The applicant should consider revising the internal layout to rationalise the toilet provision in order to introduce additional meeting space.

Description of application – Variation of condition 8 of permission reference 13/02314 to enable opening hours to be extended from 10:00 to 20:00 Monday-Friday; 10:00 to 22:00 on Saturdays; and 09:00 to 17:00 on Sundays and Bank Holidays to 08:00 to 23:30 Monday-Thursday; 08:00 to 00:30 Friday and Saturdays; and 08:00 to 23:00 on Sundays.

Members having considered the report and objections, RESOLVED that the application BE DEFERRED without prejudice to any future consideration, to seek confirmation on the existing planning and licensing operating hours and agreement to additional planting to reduce impact on residential properties.

PERMISSION

REFUSED

Description of application – Front boundary metal railings/electric gates and side boundary metal railings/gate max height 1.675m.

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

Comments from Ward Member Councillor Russell Mellor in objection to the application were reported.

It was reported that late representations in support of the application together with a signed petition and photographs had been received.

Members having considered the report, objections and representations, RESOLVED that PERMISSION BE REFUSED as recommended, for the reason set out in the report of the Chief Planner.

CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS GRANTED

Description of application – Retention of 2 screens adjacent to hard surfaced sports pitch (CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT).

Members having considered the report and objections, RESOLVED that A CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BE GRANTED as recommended in the report of the Chief Planner.

PERMISSION

PERMISSION

Description of application – Two storey side extension.

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 Chief Planner with the addition of a further condition to read:-

6  Before any work is commenced, details of parking spaces shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and such provision shall be completed before the commencement of the building hereby permitted and shall thereafter be kept available for such use.

Reason: In order to comply with Policy T3 of the Unitary Development Plan and to avoid development without adequate parking, which is likely to lead to parking inconvenient to other road users and would be detrimental to amenities and prejudicial to road safety.

PERMISSION

PERMISSION

Description of application – Part one/two storey rear and single storey side extensions, pitched roof to front, conversion of garage to habitable room and elevational alterations, porch and extension to raised terrace at rear.

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

It was reported that further objections to the application had been received.

Members having considered the report, objections and representations, RESOLVED that PERMISSION BE GRANTED as recommended, subject to the conditions set out in the report of the Chief Planner with the addition of a further two conditions to read:-

5  Before the development hereby permitted is first occupied, the proposed first floor south-eastern window serving the master bedroom shall be fixed shut and obscure glazed in accordance with details submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and shall be subsequently maintained as such.

Reason: In order to comply with Policy BE1 of the Unitary Development Plan and in the interest of the amenities of the adjacent properties.

6  Details of screening for the raised terrace shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning authority before any work is commenced.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and permanently retained as such.

Reason: In order to comply with Policy BE1 of the Unitary Development Plan and in the interest of the appearance of the building and the visual amenities of the area.

PERMISSION

REPORT WITHDRAWN BY CHIEF PLANNER

Description of application – single storey side and rear extension incorporating enlargement of existing dwelling together with provision of swimming pool, plant room, gym and sauna.

THIS REPORT WAS WITHDRAWN BY THE CHIEF PLANNER.

Description of application – Change of use of dwelling from residential (Class C3) use to doctors surgery (Class D1).

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

It was reported that further objections to the application had been received.

It was also reported that further supporting documentation had been received.

Members having considered the report, objections and representations, RESOLVED that the application BE DEFERRED without prejudice to any future consideration, to seek clarification on hours of operation, disabled access arrangements, NHS contract and its impact on surgery operation and on-site car parking arrangements.

PERMISSION

Description of application – Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a part two/three storey building comprising 5 three bedroom and 3 two bedroom flats with 16 basement car parking spaces and cycle store.

Oral representations in objection to and in support of the application were received.  Oral representations from Ward Member Councillor Catherine Rideout in objection to the application were received at the meeting.

It was reported that further objections to the application had been received.

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 Chief Planner with the addition of a further condition to read:-

26  If any trees are felled in order to implement the development hereby permitted, trees of a size and species to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority shall be planted as replacements in such positions as shall be agreed by the Authority in the first planting season following completion of the development.  Any trees which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species to those originally planted.

Reason: In order to comply with Policy NE8 of the Unitary Development Plan and to secure a visually satisfactory setting for the development.

Description of application – Part one/two storey side and rear extension, part one/two storey side extension with front and rear dormer extensions, roof alterations incorporating front and rear dormer extensions.

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

Members having considered the report, objections and representations, RESOLVED that the application BE DEFERRED without prejudice to any future consideration to seek removal of dormers.

REFUSED

Description of application – Detached single storey garage to side.

Oral representations in objection to the application were received at the meeting.

Members having considered the report, objections and representations, RESOLVED that PERMISSION BE REFUSED for the reasons set out in the report of the Chief Planner with the addition of a further reason to read:-

4  In the absence of information to the contrary, the proposed garage would have an unacceptable impact on flood risk, contrary to Policies 5.3 and 5.12 of the London Plan.

Oral representations from Ward Member Councillor Tom Papworth in favour of enforcement action being taken were received at the meeting.

Members having considered the report and representations, RESOLVED that ENFORCEMENT ACTION BE AUTHORISED BUT HELD IN ABEYANCE FOR 30 DAYS AND THE OWNERS BE URGED TO SUBMIT A PLANNING APPLICATION.

It was reported that correspondence from the agent had been received confirming that both advertisements had been turned inwards facing directly toward the playing pitch.

Members having considered the report, RESOLVED that NO FURTHER ACTION BE TAKEN, as recommended, subject to the condition and informative set out in the report of the Chief Planner.