Agenda item

REFUSED

Description of application - Erection of terrace of six 3 bedroom houses and terrace of three 2 bedroom houses, ancillary car parking, bin storage and new access road from Sunningvale Close.

  Oral representations in support of the application were received.  Oral representations from Ward Member, Councillor Julian Benington, in objection to the application were received at the meeting. It was noted that Councillor Julian Benington had no objection to the principle of development on this site.

It was reported that an email from Ward Member, Councillor Gordon Norrie, in objection to the application had been received.

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

1. The proposal would constitute an overdevelopment of the site at an excessive residential density by reason of the amount of site coverage by buildings and hard surfaces and would be out of character with the area contrary to Policies H7 and BE1 of the Unitary Development Plan.

2. The proposal represents a cramped form of development with an inappropriate amount of residential amenity space resulting in unacceptable garden sizes and a lack of space around the proposed units, contrary to Policies H7 and BE1 of the Unitary Development Plan.

3. The proposed development would lack adequate on-site car parking provision to accord with the Council’s standards and would be likely to result in increased parking pressures on the surrounding roads contrary to Policy T3 of the Unitary Development Plan.