Agenda item

The application was for the erection of a three storey building (containing six 3 bedroom terraced dwellings) and two 1 bedroom flats and 2 two storey buildings with front and rear dormers (containing 18 two bedroom flats and one 1 bedroom flat) with revised vehicular access off Guildford Road, bin and cycle storage and landscaping. (Amended plan rec'd 16/04/18) (Amended plans and information recv'd 20/7/18). (Additional information recv'd 7/9/18).

As this application had triggered the Council’s Public Speaking Scheme, Mr Michael Tiplady, on behalf of Ms Lori Heiss, and Ms Nelle Mecioniene spoke in objection to the application. Mr Ron Terry, on behalf of the agent, spoke in support of the application.

Members raised concerns in regard to the negative effect of parking provision in front of the proposed development on the street scene, and acknowledged it was in conflict with the Council’s Local Plan. It was agreed that the dominance of parking provision at the front of the scheme and its negative effect on the street scene would be acknowledged and added to Reason 1 of the reasons to refuse in the Officer’s report.

In addition Members wished to prescribe a higher number of parking spaces for if a future scheme were to be submitted. It was agreed an informative was to be added to the officer’s recommendation to reflect this.

The recommendation to refuse the application was proposed by Cllr David Mansfield and seconded by Cllr Victoria Wheeler. The recommendation was put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED that application 17/1179 be refused for the reasons as set out in the officer’s report as amended, with the final wording for refusal reason 1 and the additional informative be finalised by the Executive Head of Regulatory after consultation with the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Planning Applications Committee.

Note 1

It was noted for the record that Councillor David Mansfield had received various pieces of correspondence on the application but reiterated that he could not pass comment on the application before the Committee Meeting. 

Note 2

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