Agenda item

REFUSED

Description amended to read - ‘2 detached five bedroom houses with integral double garages fronting St. Georges Road West with integral double garages at land to rear of Newlands and 77 St. Georges Road West.'

Oral representations 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 Advisory Panel for Conservation Areas had objected to the application.

The Planning Officer informed Members that a Habitat Survey had revealed there would be no adverse effect on wildlife.

Members having considered the report, objections and representations, RESOLVED that PERMISSION BE REFUSED for the following reasons-

1  The proposal would result in the loss of undeveloped garden land, constituting a cramped overdevelopment of the site by reason of the amount of coverage by buildings and hard surfaces and would be out of character with adjoining development and the visual amenities of the area and adjoining Bickley Park Conservation Area, thereby contrary to Policies H7, BE1 and BE13 of the Unitary Development Plan, Planning Policy Statement 3 - Housing (2010) and Policy 3.5 of the London Plan.