Issue - meetings

Councillor Douris declared that this was within his county councillor area, he confirmed that they had not discussed the application and he was coming to it with an open mind.

Councillor Stevens declared that he had an interest in this and would not take part in the discussion and vote.

Jane Miller introduced the report and said that the application had been referred to the committee due to contrary views of Berkhamsted Town Council

It was proposed by Councillor Maddern and seconded by Councillor Williams to be GRANTED in line with officer’s recommendations.

Vote:

For:       10       Against:           0          Abstained: 1

Resolved: That planning permission beGRANTED

Condition(s) and Reason(s):

1.         The development hereby permitted shall be constructed in accordance with the materials specified on the application form and plans.

            Reason:  To make sure that the appearance of the building is suitable and that it contributes to the character of the area in accordance with Policies CS11 and CS12 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013).

 3.        The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans/documents:

            Site location plan

            5114-P200 plans and elevations as proposed.

            Reason:  For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

 Informatives:

 1.        Planning permission has been granted for this proposal. Discussion with the applicant to seek an acceptable solution was not necessary in this instance. The Council has therefore acted pro-actively in line with the requirements of the Framework (paragraph 38) and in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2015.