Agenda item

REFUSED

Description of application – First floor rear extension over existing retail showroom/warehouse to provide 1 two bedroom and 2 one bedroom flats with balconies.

Oral representations in objection to and in support of the application were received at the meeting.  A late submission and photographs had been received from the objector and circulated to Members.

Councillor Charles Joel objected to the application and read a statement, appended to these minutes as ‘Annex A’.

Councillor Simon Fawthrop objected to the application being an overdevelopment with inadequate parking.

Councillor Kieran Terry supported the application and in his view if the application went to appeal a ground of refusal with regard to parking would be unsustainable.

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

1. The proposed development, by reason of its height, scale and overall bulk and massing, would result in a overdevelopment of the site and give rise to an overbearing impact to neighbouring residential properties and a loss of amenity, contrary to Policies BE1 and H7 of the Unitary Development Plan and Draft Policies 4 and 37 of the Emerging Local Plan.

2.  The proposal would provide inadequate parking for the existing retail showroom/warehouse and the proposed residential development which would result in additional pressure on local parking conditions by cars being parked surrounding roads, leading to a significant risk to traffic and pedestrian safety, by reasons of illegal or unsuitable parking and on-street manoeuvring, which would be prejudicial to the free flow of traffic conditions and general safety in the highway, contrary to Policy T18 of the Unitary Development Plan and Policy 32 of the Emerging Local Plan.