Agenda item

DEFERRED

Planners gave a presentation informing Members that the application was to reduce the height and depth of the existing extension to address the Enforcement Notice currently in place.  The Enforcement Notice was issued in May 2022 and required the removal of the unauthorised extension.

During discussions, Members felt that the proposals were still too large with not too much change to the current extension and constituted an overdevelopment of the site.

Planners informed Members that the applicant previously had approval for an extension (now expired), and they were now attempting to bring the size down to a similar size to that which was previously approved.

In response to a Member’s question regarding whether the application should be deferred to allow Planning Officers to visit the site to measure up etc, Planning stated that an Officer had already carried out a site visit.

Members voted on the motion to refuse the application on the basis of the bulk and size of the development, that it was out-of-keeping with the street scene and the impact on neighbouring amenities, but the motion was not carried.

Members having considered the Report, and representations, RESOLVED that the application BE DEFERRED without prejudice to seek a reduction in size.