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Recommended for Approval

The Head of Planning and Building Control recommended that in respect of part retrospective application 3/21/1248/FUL, planning permission be granted subject to the conditions detailed at the end of the report submitted with delegated authority being granted to the Head of Planning and Building Control to finalise the detail of the conditions and to issue the permission.

The Interim Development Management Team Leader said that this application was part retrospective and he summarised the relevant planning history. He detailed the location of the site and said that the proposed dwelling and the host property were outlined on the plan in front of Members.

The Interim Development Management Team Leader presented a series of presentation slides of elevation drawings in respect of the proposed dwelling and illustrations of the previous 2019 permission so that Members could compare these with the drawings that had been submitted with this application.

The Interim Development Management Team Leader spoke at length about the key features of the design.

Members were referred to a copy of a late representation that had been emailed to the Committee and was summarised in the additional representations summary. The Interim Development Management Team Leader said that it was a material consideration that a previous permission had been granted for a very similar scheme. He presented a series of photos of the dwelling and said that this proposed development was different by virtue of having accurate site boundaries.

Members were advised that whilst the dwelling would be visible from properties on Nelson Road it would not have a significant detrimental impact due to the retention of screening and the depths of the gardens. Officers felt the impact was not sufficient to justify a refusal of planning permission.

The Interim Development Management Team Leader said that due to the separation distances of 30 metres to properties on Thorley Hill, Officers were satisfied that the window to window separation distances were acceptable and there would be no undue overlooking or undue impact in terms of loss of privacy and also no significant impact in terms of loss of light and outlook.

The Interim Development Management Team Leader drew the attention of Members to conditions three and four, which sought replacement soft landscaping for the hedge which was being removed, as well as details of replacement boundary screening.

GosiaBachanowicz addressed the Committee in objection to the application. Hazel Izod spoke for the application.

Councillor Beckett asked if permeable paving could be added to conditions in respect of the hard landscaping for parking. He asked if there had been a noise impact assessment in respect of the air source heat pump. He noted that the requirement was for measurements to be taken one metre from the nearest property. He said noise measurements should be taken inside from inside that property.

Councillor Page commented on the view from Nelson Road of a wall and asked for reassurance that an opening in this wall would be fixed closed. He asked for confirmation in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 98