Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Town Hall

Contact: Ishbel Morren  Email: legalanddemocratic@watford.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

41.

Apologies for absence/committee membership

Minutes:

There were no apologies.

42.

Disclosure of interests

Minutes:

There were no disclosures of interest.

43.

Minutes

The minutes of the meeting held on 3 October 2018 to be submitted and signed.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 3 October 2018 were submitted and signed.

44.

18/01159/FUL Units N-Q, 100 Cecil Street pdf icon PDF 83 KB

Revision to planning permission ref. 17/01269/FUL to add 1 two bedroom unit with new staircase entrance, modify 2 approved houses and insert 6 additional dormers in the elevation.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The committee received the report of the Head of Development Management, including the relevant planning history of the site and details of the responses to the application. 

 

The Development Management Team Leader (PB) explained that the application proposed a revision to planning permission 17/01269/FUL to add one two-bedroom unit with a new staircase entrance, modify two approved houses and insert six additional dormers in the elevation.

 

In the absence of speakers, the Chair invited comments from the committee.  Some committee members expressed concern that an application for this site had returned to the committee for a third time.  They argued that, although small, the cumulative effect of the proposed changes in the current application would result in a detrimental impact on both the street scene and on the privacy of local residents.

 

Despite these concerns, the committee agreed that there were no grounds for refusal and the Chair moved the officer’s recommendation.

 

RESOLVED –

 

that planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

 

1.         The development to which this permission relates shall be begun within a period of three years commencing on the date of this permission.

                       

2.         The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved drawings:-

                       

            0049-01, 0049-011, 0049-021, 0049-120, 0049-121, 0049-400

 

3.         If, during development, contamination not previously identified is found to be present at the site then no further development shall be carried out until the developer has submitted to, and obtained written approval from, the Local Planning Authority for a remediation strategy detailing how this unsuspected contamination is to be dealt with. All works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

4.         The development shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved Written Scheme of Investigation for an Archaeological Strip, Map and Sample Excavation by KDK Archaeology Limited (Project code 349/WCS, dated January 2018) under ref. 18/00110/DISCON.

 

5.         The development shall be carried out only in accordance with the approved materials as detailed in the schedule of materials (LL 001 Details of Materials – Condition 7) subject to all multiple light windows having equal sightlines, as approved under ref. 17/01714/DISCON.

 

6.         No dwelling shall be occupied until the following works have been carried out in full:

 

i)          The construction of the new access from Judge Street and the internal access drive as shown on drawing no. 0049-01;

ii)         The construction of the 8 car parking spaces as shown on drawing no. 0049-01;

iii)        The construction of the bin stores as shown on drawing nos. 0049-01 and 0049-400.

 

7.         No dwelling shall be occupied until a detailed hard landscaping scheme for the site, including details of all site boundary treatments and external lighting, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, and the works have been carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

8.         No dwelling shall be occupied until a detailed soft landscaping scheme for the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 44.

45.

18/01094/FULH 39A Market Street pdf icon PDF 66 KB

Erection of a new single storey outbuilding at ground level with a green roof in the rear garden of the property and the relocation of the gates.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The committee received the report of the Head of Development Management, including the relevant planning history of the site and details of the responses to the application. 

 

The Development Management Team Leader (HN) explained that the application proposed the erection of a new single storey outbuilding at ground level with a green roof in the rear garden of the property and the relocation of the gates.

 

The Chair invited Truong Bui, the freeholder, to speak to the committee against the application.  Mr Bui expressed consternation that this application had been submitted to the council.  As the freeholder of the property, he was vehemently opposed to the proposed development.

 

Although the applicant had registered to speak, she was not present at the meeting.

 

The Chair invited comments from the committee.  Committee members advised that it was important to focus on the planning merits of the application.  These did not include consideration of the relationship between the leaseholder and the freeholder.

 

There followed a short discussion about the height of the proposed building.  The Head of Development Management advised that this would not be out of keeping with surrounding buildings and would not have a harmful impact.

 

The Chair moved the officer’s recommendation.

 

RESOLVED –

 

that planning permission be granted, subject to the following conditions:

 

1.         The development to which this permission relates shall be begun within a period of three years commencing on the date of this permission.

 

2.         The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved drawings:

 

            161EX/101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108

            161PA/201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208

            And Site Location Plan

 

3.         No development shall takes place above damp proof course until the details of the materials shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the development shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

                       

4.         The outbuilding hereby permitted shall not be occupied at any time other than for purposes incidental to the residential use of the dwelling known as 39A Market Street. For the avoidance of doubt it shall not be utilised for any purposes which one would expect to be accommodated within the main dwelling such as sleeping and shall not be fitted out with kitchen, bathroom, toilet or shower facilities.

 

5.         Notwithstanding the drawings hereby approved no gate shall be installed which opens outwards from the site. No gate shall be installed, until details have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter it shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the approved details.

 

6.         No development above damp proof course level shall be carried out until full details of the proposed green roof has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved green roof shall be carried out not later than the first available planting and seeding season after completion of the development. Any plants within the green roof which, within  ...  view the full minutes text for item 45.

46.

18/01182/FUL Mulberry Lodge, Eastbury Road pdf icon PDF 112 KB

Enlargement and conversion of roof space to provide 5 self-contained flats, with associated bin and cycle storage.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The committee received the report of the Head of Development Management, including the relevant planning history of the site and details of the responses to the application. 

 

The Principal Planning Officer (AR) explained that the application proposed the enlargement and conversion of roof space to provide five self-contained flats, with associated bin and cycle storage.

 

Attention was drawn to the update sheet which noted four additional representations to the application, all from previous objectors.

 

The Chair invited Jeff Benveniste, a local resident, to speak against the application.  Mr Benveniste advised that revisions to the application increased the detrimental impact on residents.  There were three main grounds for concern: first the insufficiency of parking space; second the increase in traffic congestion; and third the inadequacy of bin storage.

 

Responding to a query from the Chair, the Principal Planning Officer confirmed that Hertfordshire Highways had not raised any concerns on the application in relation to capacity, safety and sustainability issues. 

 

In a further clarification, she advised that the conditions to the planning permission included a requirement to provide adequate bin storage to serve the existing and proposed flats (6 x 1100 litre bins and 3 x 240 litre bins), considerably exceeding current arrangements.  Amendments to the application had also sought to find suitable space and location for the bin storage, as well as a proper means of enclosure.

 

The Chair invited comments from the committee.  Members of the committee outlined the overwhelming drive for development from national government, particularly at sites such as this which were deemed highly sustainable in terms of access to local amenities and to public transport. 

 

Although acknowledging residents’ concerns about parking levels, this did not provide grounds for refusal.  Equally, since no objections had been raised by Hertfordshire Highways, the concerns of residents about increased traffic congestion in the local area could not be taken into account.

 

The Chair moved the officer’s recommendation.

 

RESOLVED –

 

that planning permission be granted subject to the conditions listed below:

 

Conditions

 

1.                  The development to which this permission relates shall be begun within a period of 3 years commencing on the date of this permission.

 

2.                  The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved drawings:

 

Site Location Plan 1:1250

18/3169/2 Existing site plan

18/3169/3 Rev B Proposed site plan

18/3169/4 Existing floor plans

18/3169/105 Rev B Proposed floor plans

18/3169/106 Existing elevations

18/3169/107 Proposed elevations

18/3169/8 Sections

 

3.         None of the new dwellings shall be occupied until details of the size, type, siting and finish of refuse and recycling storage enclosures for the flats has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The siting of the bin storage shall be in accordance with the approved plans. The stores approved under this condition shall be installed and made available for use prior to the occupation of any of the new dwellings and shall be retained at all times for refuse/recycling only and shall not be used for any other purpose.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 46.

47.

Review of Performance 01 April 2017 to 30 March 2018 pdf icon PDF 41 KB

Report of the Development Management Section Head regarding the performance of development management between 1 April 2017 and 30 March 2018

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The committee received the report of the Head of Development Management.  This provided information on the performance of development management regarding the number of planning applications determined between 1 April 2017 and 30 March 2018.  It also included information on the outcome of appeals received within the same period.

 

Committee members welcomed the performance report, noting the good performance of the council against targets.  It was commented that similar good timeliness from the Planning Inspectorate would assist local authorities in their decision-making.

 

RESOLVED –

 

that the committee note the content of the report on the performance of Development Management.

 

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