Agenda item

Application Number: 18/0956 - Land South and West of the Willows, Salisbury Terrace, Mytchett, Camberley, GU16 6DB

Minutes:

The application was an outline planning application for the erection of a class C2 care home building to provide up to 54 bedrooms together with parking and access (access to be determined). (Additional plans rec'd 04/06/2019.)

 

Members were advised of the following update on the application:

 

Correction:

 

Paragraph 5.5: Urban Design Consultant comments: Concern is raised on character grounds [See Paragraph 7.4.3]

 

The applicant has provided schematic ground and first floor plans for the proposed development to aim to prove that the proposed development can be provided over two floors (in response to Paragraph 7.4.4 of the officer report, which raises doubt as to whether the development could be provided on two floors and whether a third floor (even in part) is required to accommodate the needs of such a development).  The applicant has indicated that a two storey height limitation could be imposed by condition, if minded to approve.

 

Officer response: It is noted that the drawings indicate 54 bedroom/en-suites could be provided with other facilities (reception, kitchen, dining room, sitting room, entrance hall/foyer/café, other communal space (undefined), cleaners’ cupboards and internal manoeuvring space (corridors/stairs/lifts). 

 

However, other spaces that would be expected to be provided within care/nursing homes, such as nurse stations, drug stores, assisted bathrooms/shower rooms/W.C.s, sluice rooms, stores (e.g. for hoists and linen), would not be provided. 

 

Whilst the development relates to up to 54 bedrooms, it is incumbent upon the Council to consider if the development could be accommodated within the parameters set out in the overall application proposal. It would appear that, if this further accommodation were to be added to the floorspace, the proposal at a two storey height would be significantly short of this level of bedroom accommodation. The concerns raised in Paragraph 7.4.4 of the officer report therefore still apply.

 

The applicant has sought confirmation that there are no objections to the proposal on ecological grounds (in response to the wording in Paragraph 7.6.3 of the officer report).

 

Officer response: It is confirmed that there are no objections to the proposal on ecological grounds.

 

As the application had triggered the Council’s public speaking scheme, Mr Daniel Rolfe and Mr Paul King spoke in objection to the application. Mr Phillip Allin, the agent, spoke in support of the application.

 

Members had multiple concerns on the appropriateness of Salisbury Terrace for access and egress to the site, including the potential impacts on residential amenities, potential overspill of parking and highway safety issues. It was agreed these concerns would be added to the existing officers’ recommended reasons for refusal.  Concerns were also raised on the impact on the neighbouring amenity of neighbouring properties, in particular, but not exclusive to Joyden and Arosfa.

 

The officer recommendation to refuse the application was proposed by Councillor Morgan Rise, seconded by Councillor Helen Whitcroft and put to the vote and carried.

 

RESOLVED that

Application 18/0956 be refused for the reasons set out in the officer report and the additional following reasons:

·         Appropriateness of vehicular access and egress off Salisbury Terrace and associated impacts on residential amenities and highway safety;

 

the final wording on the reasons for refusal be delegated to the Executive Head of Regulatory in consultation with the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Planning Applications Committee.

 

Note 1

It was noted for the record that all members of the Committee had received a letter in respect of the scheme.

 

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 Graham Alleway, Peter Barnett, Cliff Betton, Vivienne Chapman, Sarah Croke, Colin Dougan, Shaun Garrett, Edward Hawkins, Sam Kay, David Lewis, Charlotte Morley, Morgan Rise, Victoria Wheeler, Valerie White and Helen Whitcroft.

 

 

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