Agenda item

REFUSED

Description of application - Conversion of garage and studio below to form new one bedroom unit. Increase in roof height of existing garage, ground floor rear extension and provision of external courtyard area to ground floor. Elevational alterations.

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

Councillor Douglas Auld had visited the site and said that it was the smallest site he had visited in his ten years as a Member.  The three garage site overlooked the rear of 48 Valley Road, with panoramic views of the properties beneath. In Councillor Auld’s opinion The Fire Service would be unable to access Burgh Hill Drive due to its narrowness and at the rear the ground fell away which he described as upper and lower levels and said that the other two garages were reasonably well maintained and may be in use. Councillor Charles Joel agreed with Councillor Auld’s comments. 

Councillor William Huntington-Thresherreferred to his knowledge of the local area and had parking concerns.

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

1. The proposal by virtue of the extension required in order to ensure that the dwelling is capable of meeting minimum amenity standards, the significant level of overlooking that would result for neighbouring properties in Valley Road and inadequate vehicular access and parking arrangements would give rise to a cramped  overdevelopment of the site contrary to Policy 3.5 of the London Plan (2015) and Policies BE1, H7, T3, and T18 of the Unitary Development Plan (2006).