Agenda item

The application was for the erection of 2 No. three bedroom and 3 No. two bedroom houses along with 4 No. one bedroom maisonettes with access provided from 42 Kings Road, following the demolition of 42 Kings Road.

The application would normally have been determined under the Council's Scheme of Delegation, however, it had been reported to the Planning Applications Committee at the request of Councillor Adrian Page. This was on the grounds of a need to scrutinise the development, in terms of its overdevelopment; and, the proposal to extend the road off Rose Meadow is different to the information previously provided by the developer.

Members were advised of the following updates:

“Correction: Within the last sentence of Paragraph 7.9.3, the wording after “local financial benefit” should be deleted.”

Members felt that the proposed development was out of keeping with the existing street scene and the plans would result in the overdevelopment of the site. Some Councillors suggested that the proposed development was unneighbourly and did not follow the Council’s Village Design Statement.

The recommendation to approve the application was proposed by Councillor Nick Chambers and seconded by Councillor Robin Perry. The vote to approve the application was put to the vote and lost.

The recommendation to refuse the application for reasons set out below was proposed by Councillor Adrian Page and seconded by Councillor Katia Malcaus Cooper. The recommendation was put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED that

      I.        application 18/0331 be refused for the reasons following below:

·         Overdevelopment of the proposed site.

·         The proposals did not match the existing street scene.

·         The application did not follow the adopted village design statement for West End.

·         The applicant had not paid the SAMM payment in advance of the determination of the application.

    II.        The reasons for refusal be finalised by the Executive Head of Regulatory after consultation with the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Planning Applications Committee and the Planning Case Officer.

Note 1

It was noted for the record:

              i.        Cllr Victoria Wheeler had received email correspondence from neighbours to the site in regard to the application.

            ii.        Cllr Adrian Page had spoken to some of the public speakers on the application about the proposal.

           iii.        Cllr David Mansfield attended a West End Parish Council Meeting where the application was discussed. However he did not partake in the discussion.

Note 2

As this application had triggered the Council’s Public Speaking Scheme, Mr Edmund Bain; and Ms Charlotte Walters and Ms Michelle Gilder, whom shared a public speaking slot, spoke in objection to the application. Mr Mark Hendy, the agent, spoke in support of the application.

Note 3

The recommendation to approve the application was proposed by Councillor Nick Chambers and seconded by Councillor Robin Perry.

In accordance with Part 4, Section D, paragraph 18 of the Constitution, the voting in relation to the application was as follows:

Voting in favour of the recommendation to grant the application:

Councillors Nick Chambers and Robin Perry.

Voting against the recommendation to approve the application:

Councillors Mrs Vivienne Chapman, Colin Dougan, Surinder Gandhum, Edward Hawkins, Jonathan Lytle, Katia Malcaus Cooper, David Mansfield, Max Nelson, Adrian Page, Ian Sams, Conrad Sturt, Pat Tedder, Victoria Wheeler and Valerie White.

Note 4

In accordance with Part 4, Section D, paragraph 18 of the Constitution, the voting in relation to the application was as follows:

Voting in favour of the recommendation to refuse the application:

Councillors Mrs Vivienne Chapman, Colin Dougan, Surinder Gandhum, Edward Hawkins, Jonathan Lytle, Katia Malcaus Cooper, David Mansfield, Max Nelson, Adrian Page, Ian Sams, Conrad Sturt, Pat Tedder, Victoria Wheeler and Valerie White.

Voting against the recommendation to refuse the application:

Councillors Nick Chambers and Robin Perry.