Agenda and minutes

Development Management - Thursday, 18th February, 2021 6.30 pm

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Contact: Email: member.support@dacorum.gov.uk  01442 228209

Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes

To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting (these are circulated separately)

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 28 January 2021 were confirmed by the Members present.

Hard-copy minutes will be signed by the Chair when restrictions are lifted.

 

2.

Apologies for absence

To receive any apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Uttley.

Councillor Townsend is substituting on behalf of Councillor Uttley.

 

3.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest

 

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a personal interest in a matter who attends

a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered -

 

(i)            must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest

becomes apparent and, if the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest, or a personal
interest which is also prejudicial

(ii)           may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter (and must withdraw

to the public seating area) unless they have been granted a dispensation.

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Members’ Register of Interests, or is not the subject of a pending notification, must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

 

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal and prejudicial interests are defined in Part 2 of the Code of Conduct For Members

 

[If a member is in any doubt as to whether they have an interest which should be declared they

should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer before the start of the meeting]

 

It is requested that Members declare their interest at the beginning of the relevant agenda item and it will be noted by the Committee Clerk for inclusion in the minutes.

Minutes:

Councillor Guest asked Members to remember to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary or other Interests at the beginning of the relevant planning application.

 

4.

Public Participation

An opportunity for members of the public to make statements or ask questions in accordance with the rules as to public participation.

 

Time per speaker

Total Time Available

How to let us know

When we need to know by

3 minutes

Where more than 1 person wishes to speak on a planning application, the shared time is increased from 3 minutes to 5 minutes.

In writing or by phone

5pm the day before the meeting.

 

You need to inform the council in advance if you wish to speak by contacting Member Support on Tel: 01442 228209 or by email: Member.support@dacorum.gov.uk

 

The Development Management Committee will finish at 10.30pm and any unheard applications will be deferred to the next meeting.

 

There are limits on how much of each meeting can be taken up with people having their say and how long each person can speak for.  The permitted times are specified in the table above and are allocated for each of the following on a 'first come, first served basis':

 

·         Town/Parish Council and Neighbourhood Associations;

·         Objectors to an application;

·         Supporters of the application.

 

Every person must, when invited to do so, address their statement or question to the Chairman of the Committee.

 

Every person must after making a statement or asking a question take their seat to listen to the reply or if they wish join the public for the rest of the meeting or leave the meeting.

The questioner may not ask the same or a similar question within a six month period except for the following circumstances:

 

(a)       deferred planning applications which have foregone a significant or material change since originally being considered

 

(b)       resubmitted planning applications which have foregone a significant or material change

 

(c)       any issues which are resubmitted to Committee in view of further facts or information to be considered.

 

At a meeting of the Development Management Committee, a person, or their representative, may speak on a particular planning application, provided that it is on the agenda to be considered at the meeting.


Please note:
If an application is recommended for approval, only objectors can invoke public speaking and then supporters will have the right to reply. Applicants can only invoke speaking rights where the application recommended for refusal.

 

Minutes:

Councillor Guest reminded Members and the public about the rules regarding public participation as follows:

For each application the officer presents the report to the Committee, then the participants from the public are called to speak. Following this, questions are taken from the Committee along with statements and comments for debate.

 

Councillor Guest informed the committee that the items will not be held in order as we take items with public participation first.

The items were heard in the following order

 

5a – Garden Scene

5f – Entreat, Gossoms End

5h – 15 Fieldway

5b – Old Silk Mill, Brook Street

5c – Housewood End

5d – Dione Road

5e – Land at Green End Gardens

5g – Gable End, Threefields

 

 

5a

20/02754/ROC - Garden Scene Chapel Croft Chipperfield Hertfordshire WD4 9EG pdf icon PDF 580 KB

Minutes:

5a.

ITEM 5a – 20/02754/ROC –

 

Variation of Condition 6 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), Condition 22 (External Electricity and Gas Meters) and Condition 24 (Approved Plans) Attached to Planning Permission 4/00658/19/MFA (Demolition of existing buildings, construction of 15 dwellings (class c3) and one retail (class a1 shop) unit and parish store room,  alterations to vehicle and pedestrian accesses)

Garden Scene Chapel Croft Chipperfield Hertfordshire WD4 9EG

 

 

The Case Officer, James Gardner introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the Committee as a similar application was previously refused by DMC.

Parish Councillor Geoff Bryant was not present to speak in objection therefore Alex Munro did not have the right to invoke speaking as the application is recommended for approval.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Durrant and seconded by Councillor C Wyatt-Lowe  that planning permission be Granted subject to the following conditions:

 

Vote:

 

For:       10     Against:    0              Abstained:     2

 

 

Resolved: That planning permission be DELEGATED with a view to APPROVAL subject to the completion of a Deed of Variation.

Condition(s) and Reason(s):

 1.        The development hereby permitted shall be begun before 29th July 2022. 

            Reason:  To comply with the requirements of Section 91 (1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 (1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 2.        The development shall be carried out fully in accordance with the Development Phasing Plan approved under 20/03642/DRC.

            Reason: To ensure a sufficient amount of retail space within the village in accordance with saved Policy 45 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 1991-2011 and to provide certainty with respect to Community Infrastructure Levy charging timeframes.

 3.        The retail Class E (a) unit hereby approved shall only be used for Class E (a) uses and for no other purpose of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended), or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any statutory instrument revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification and for no other purpose permitted under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

            Reason: To ensure a sufficient amount of shopping facilities within the village in accordance with saved Policy 45 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 1991-2011, and to guard against the unnecessary loss of valued facilities and services in accordance with Policy CS23 of the Dacorum Core Strategy and paragraph 92 (c) of the NPPF.

 4.        The trees shown for retention on the approved Tree Protection Plan (prepared by David Brown Landscape Design, dated March 2019) shall be protected during the whole period of site clearance, excavation and construction by the erection and retention of protective fencing positioned beneath the outermost part of the branch canopy of the trees.  In areas where tree protection fencing does not sufficiently cover Root Protection Areas, the use of 'No-Dig' construction methods shall be incorporated to minimise the impact to trees proposed for retention, unless otherwise agreed  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5a

5b

4/02204/18/MFA - Old Silk Mill Brook Street Tring HP23 5EF pdf icon PDF 546 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

5b.

ITEM 5b - 4/02204/18/MFA

 

Demolition of existing buildings.  Construction of extra care scheme comprising 41 no. Apartments with associated landscaping and Parking. –

Old Silk Mill Brook Street Tring HP235EF 

 

Councillor Townsend declared an interest in item 5b and took no part in voting.

 

The Case Officer, Andrew Parrish introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the Committee as an application had first been reported to Committee in May 2019. The decision has not been issued and in the mean-time there has been a material change in circumstances that needs to be considered.

 

It was proposed by Councillor McDowell and seconded by Councillor Riddick that planning permission be REFUSED.

 

Vote:

 

For:     13       Against:   0               Abstained:   0

 

 

Resolved: That planning permission be REFUSED due to the following reasons:

1. The site lies within Flood Zone 3b (functional floodplain) which is defined by the South West Hertfordshire Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment March 2019 as having the highest probability of flooding. The development is classed as “more vulnerable” in accordance with table 2 of the Flood Zones and flood risk tables of the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) Flood Risk and Coastal Change. Tables 1 and 3 make it clear that this type of development is not compatible with this Flood Zone and therefore should not be permitted. In accordance with the sequential approach of the National Planning Policy Framework, the development should be relocated to land with a lower risk of flooding. In accordance with the PPG, there is no case for an exception. The proposal is therefore contrary to National Planning Policy Framework and Policy CS31 of the Dacorum Core Strategy September 2013.

 

2. The Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) submitted in support of the application is not based on the most up to date available data, namely the South West Hertfordshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) and its flood zone 3b allocation. An FRA is vital to making informed planning decisions. In the absence of an acceptable FRA, the flood risks posed by the development are not fully known and understood. The proposal is therefore contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework and Policy CS31 of the Dacorum Core Strategy September 2013.

 

3. The proposal would result in buildings being constructed over the culverted Long Marston Brook. The proposed building is for residential apartments and if there was a need to access the culvert this could create severe disruption to a residential area, and furthermore could result in flooding or other impacts in the area if for any reason the culvert were to become blocked and access could not be gained. The proposal is contrary to Policy 8 of the Hertfordshire Local Flood Risk Management Strategy 2 which states that “In principle, no construction works should occur on the top of a culvert”. The proposal would therefore be contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework which states that advice should be taken from the Lead Local Flood Authority  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5b

5c

20/03908/FUL - Garage Site At Housewood End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire pdf icon PDF 357 KB

Minutes:

5c.

ITEM 5c - 20/03908/FUL - Demolition of 33 residential garages and construction of 3 no. dwelling houses Garage Site - At  Housewood End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire 

 

The Case Officer, Martin Stickley introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the Committee for the consideration as the site is owned by the Borough Council.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Beauchamp and seconded by Councillor McDowell that planning permission be GRANTED subject to conditions including natural cladding.

Vote:

 

For:     10       Against:           0        Abstained: 3

 

 

Resolved: That planning permission beGRANTED subject to the following conditions:

Condition(s) and Reason(s):

 

 1.        The development hereby permitted shall begin before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

           

            Reason:  To comply with the requirements of Section 91 (1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 (1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 2.        No development shall take place until the final design of the drainage scheme is completed and sent to the LPA for approval. The surface water drainage system will be based on the submitted the Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy reference M03001-04_FR04 dated December 2020 prepared by McCloy Consulting. The scheme shall also include:

 

1.    Limiting the surface water run-off rates to a maximum of 2l/s for all rainfall events up to and including the 1 in 100 year + climate change event with discharge into the Thames surface Water sewer.

 

2.    Provide attenuation to ensure no increase in surface water run-off volumes for all rainfall events up to and including the 1 in 100 year + climate change event.

 

 

3.    Implement drainage strategy to include permeable paving and attenuation tank.

 

4.    Detailed engineered drawings of the proposed SuDS features including their location, size, volume, depth and any inlet and outlet features including any connecting pipe runs and all corresponding calculations/modelling to ensure the scheme caters for all rainfall events up to and including the 1 in 100 year + 40% allowance for climate change event, with a supporting contributing area plan.

 

5.    Demonstrate appropriate SuDS management and treatment for the entire site including the access road. To include exploration of source control measures and to include above ground features such as permeable paving.

 

 

6.    Exceedance routes and details of any informal flooding areas for all events over the 1 in 30 year rainfall event.

 

            7. Maintenance and management plan for the SuDS features.

            Reason: To prevent flooding by ensuring the satisfactory storage of and disposal of surface water from the site in accordance with Policy CS31 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013) and Paragraphs 163 and 165 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2019).

 

 3.        (a)       No development approved by this permission shall be commenced until a Site Investigation (Phase II environmental risk assessment) report has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority which includes:

           

            (i)         A full identification of the location and concentration of all pollutants  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5c

5d

20/03819/FUL - Garage Court Dione Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire pdf icon PDF 337 KB

Minutes:

5d.

ITEM 5d - 20/03819/FUL - Demolition of 31 residential garages and construction of 4 no. dwelling houses - Garage Court Dione Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire 

 

The Case Officer, Martin Stickley introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the Committee for consideration as the site is owned by the Borough Council.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Riddick and seconded by Councillor Hobson that planning permission be GRANTED subject to conditions.

 

Vote:

 

For:      10      Against:          0                 Abstained:    3

 

Resolved: That planning permission beGRANTED subject to the following conditions:

Condition(s) and Reason(s):

 

 1.        The development hereby permitted shall begin before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

            Reason:  To comply with the requirements of Section 91 (1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 (1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

 2.        No development shall take place until the final design of the drainage scheme is completed and sent to the LPA for approval. The surface water drainage system will be based on the submitted the Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy reference M03001-04_FR05 dated December 2020 prepared by McCloy Consulting. The scheme shall also include:

 

            1. Limiting the surface water run-off rates to a maximum of 2l/s for all rainfall events up to and including the 1 in 100 year + climate change event with discharge into the Thames surface Water sewer.

            2. Provide attenuation to ensure no increase in surface water run-off volumes for all rainfall events up to and including the 1 in 100 year + climate change event.

 

            3. Implement drainage strategy to include permeable paving and attenuation tank.

 

            4. Detailed engineered drawings of the proposed SuDS features including their location, size, volume, depth and any inlet and outlet features including any connecting pipe runs and all corresponding calculations/modelling to ensure the scheme caters for all rainfall events up to and including the 1 in 100 year + 40% allowance for climate change event, with a supporting contributing area plan.

            5. Demonstrate appropriate SuDS management and treatment for the entire site including the access road. To include exploration of source control measures and to include above ground features such as permeable paving.

 

            6. Exceedance routes and details of any informal flooding areas for all events over the 1 in 30 year rainfall event.

 

            7. Maintenance and management plan for the SuDS features.

            Reason: To prevent flooding by ensuring the satisfactory storage of and disposal of surface water from the site in accordance with Policy CS31 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013) and Paragraphs 163 and 165 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2019).

 3.        (a)       The Local Planning Authority is of the opinion that the Preliminary Investigation Report submitted at the planning application stage (Document Reference: RSK Preliminary Risk Assessment 1921152-08(00) May 2020) indicates a reasonable likelihood of harmful contamination and so no development approved by this permission shall be commenced until a Site  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5d

5e

20/03753/FUL - Land at Green End Gardens, Hemel Hempstead pdf icon PDF 197 KB

Minutes:

5e.

ITEM 5e – 20/03753/FUL - Construction of five dwellings, access road, landscaping and ancillary works. - Land at Green End Gardens, Hemel Hempstead

 

 

The Case Officer, Robert Freeman introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the Committee at the request of Councillor Hobson.

 

Cllr Hobson stated that the application was called in by herself as residents had brought it to her attention. She declared that she has come to the meeting with an open mind and is not predetermined in respect of Item 5(e).

 

The committee expressed how angry they were about the loss of tree before the application went ahead and wished for this to be noted.

 

Cllr McDowell proposed refusal of item 5e. Having there been no seconder to refuse the application it was proposed by Councillor Riddick and seconded by Councillor Durrant that planning permission be GRANTED in line with officer’s recommendations.

 

Vote:

 

For:     8          Against:          1         Abstained: 4

 

Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions.

Conditions

 

1. The development hereby permitted shall begin before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

 

Reason:  To comply with the requirements of Section 91 (1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 (1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

2. No development of the superstructure shall take place until samples of the materials to be used upon the external surfaces of the development hereby approved have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

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:

 

PLANS

BDML.01 Revision D (Material Layout)

CSE.01 Revision D (Coloured Street Elevations)

GAR.01.pe Revision C (Double Garage Plans)

HT.1335-1.e Revision C (House Type 1335 Elevations Option 1)

HT.1335-2.e Revision B (House Type 1335 Elevations Option 2)

HT.1335-p Revision B (House Type 1335 Floor Plans)

HT.1557.e Revision D (House Type 1557 Elevations)

LP.01 Revision C (Location Plan)

SL.01 Revision E (Site Layout)

18527-HEME-5-100 Revision G (Site Access Plan)

18527-HEME-5-102 Revision D (Site Access Fire Vehicle Tracking)

 

DOCUMENTS

Preliminary Ecological Appraisal by ACD Environmental (MAT22683PEA A)

Sustainability Statement by Thrive Architects (MATT190214) (April 2020)

Transport Statement Revision A by Woods Hardwick (August 2020)

 

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

 

4. Prior to the first occupation / use hereby permitted the vehicular access (indicated for improvement on drawing number 18527-HEME-5-100 rev G) shall be upgraded / widened to a minimum width of 4.8 metres in accordance with the Hertfordshire County Council residential /industrial access construction specification.

 

          Reason: To ensure the provision and retention of adequate access and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5e

5f

20/03089/ROC - Entreat 59B Gossoms End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1DF pdf icon PDF 237 KB

Minutes:

 

5f.

ITEM 5f – 20/03089/ROC - Variation of condition 3 (Opening hours) attached to planning permission  4/00868/14/FUL (Change of use from retail (A1) to fast food outlet (A5), opening hours 11am-11 pm and installation of an external flue pipe).  Allowed on appeal ref APP/A1910A/14/2227697 –

Entreat 59B Gossoms End Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 1DF

 

Cllr Woolner declared an interest in item 5f and took no part in voting.

 

The Case Officer, Andrew Parrish introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the Committee due to contrary views of Berkhamsted Town Council.

 

Town Councillor Garrick Stevens spoke in objection to the application.

It was proposed by Councillor C Wyatt-Lowe and seconded by Councillor Beauchamp that planning permission be GRANTED.

 

Vote:

 

For:      7        Against:   3   Abstained:  1

 

Cllr Oguchi did not maintain full connection so didn’t take park in the voting

 

 

Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions.

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

            drawings numbered 980/1A and 980/2G and

            the Sustainable Design and Construction Statement submitted to the Council by email dated 11 June 2014.

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

 2.        To reduce temporary period to 12 months, as follows:

The use shall not take place other than between the hours of:

            11.00 to 23.00 Mondays to Saturdays and

            11.00 to 23.00 Sundays

with the exception of use of the premises in connection with deliveries only which are permitted for a temporary period ending 1st March 2022, to take place between the hours of:

            11.00 to 00,00 Sundays to Wednesdays and

            11.00 to 01.00 Thursdays to Saturdays

           

Reason:   To protect the residential amenities of the locality in accordance with Policy CS12 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013) and Paragraph 127 (f) of the National Planning Policy Framework (2019). A tempoary period of extended hours is considered appropriate to allow the authority to review the impact on residential amenities at the end of the period given the extended hours would not normally be permitted in this location but regard has been had to the particular circumstances relating to the pandemic.

 

3.         The details of equipment to control the emission of fumes and smell from the premises approved under application ref: 4/01657/15/DRC on 29.07.2015 shall be installed, operated and maintained in accordance with those details and the manufacturers instructions.

            Reason:  To avoid odour ingress, noise/vibration nuisance and loss of amenity to surrounding properties/premises in accordance with Policy CS12 and CS32 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013) and Paragraph 127 (f) of the National Planning Policy Framework (2019).

 

4.         The details of measures to improve sound insulation between the unit and the existing first floor flat as approved under application ref: 4/01657/15/DRC on 29.07.2015 shall be  installed and maintained in accordance with the approved details and the manufacturer's instructions.

            Reason:  To protect the residential amenities of the first floor flat, having regard  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5f

5g

21/00090/RET - Gable End 1 Threefields Sheethanger Lane Felden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire pdf icon PDF 465 KB

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5g.

 

ITEM 5g – 21/00090/RET - Use and extend the original walls, and use the original foundation slab, of the former garage and car port to create on the same site a two storey hipped roofed end of terrace dwelling; change of use from agriculture to front hardstanding and rear garden. –

Gable End 1 Threefields Sheethanger Lane Felden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire

 

 

The Case Officer, Philip Stanley introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the Committee in accordance with the authorisation given by Members in the Part II decision at DMC on 05.11.20”.

 

Councillor Woolner declared an interested in item 5g as the applicants are known to her, she took no part in voting.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Riddick and seconded by Councillor C Wyatt-Lowe That planning permission be GRANTED.

 

Vote:

 

For:     10       Against:          1         Abstained: 1

 

Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTEDsubject to the following conditions.

 

Condition(s) and Reason(s):

 

 1.        The current gable end roof to Gable End shall be hipped in accordance with Drawing 9407-L-00-03 Rev.C within eighteen months of the date of this decision.

            REASON: In the interest of the openness of the Green Belt in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy and also in the context of the extant Enforcement Notice at the site.

 

 2.        All exterior window frames shall be painted black within six months of the date of this decision. The windows, whether the existing windows or any future windows, shall thereafter permanently retain this black colour.

            REASON: In the interest of the openness of the Green Belt in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy and also in the context of the extant Enforcement Notice at the site.

 

 3.        Within three months of the date of this decision the new 1.2 metre high post and rail fencing, shown on approved Drawing 9407-L-00-04 Rev.C (Block Plan) shall be erected; and thereafter a fence of the same height, design and location shall be permanently retained.

            REASON: In the interest of the openness of the Green Belt in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy and also in the context of the extant Enforcement Notice at the site.

 

 4.        The area shown to the west of the new fencing, shown on approved Drawing 9407-L-00-04 Rev.C (Block Plan), shall not be used for any residential purposes, including any residential uses ancillary to the property known as Gable End, Threefields, Sheethanger Lane.

            REASON: In the interest of the openness of the Green Belt in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy and also in the context of the extant Enforcement Notice at the site.

 

 5.        The alterations to the site frontage hard landscaping, and the planting of the soft landscaping, shown on approved Drawing 9407-L-00-04 Rev.C (Block Plan), must be carried out within twelve months of the date of this decision.

            The areas immediately to the north,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5g

5h

20/03054/FHA - 15 Fieldway Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2NX pdf icon PDF 273 KB

Minutes:

 

 

5h.

 

ITEM 5h – 20/03054/FHA - Roof extension including two rear dormers, roof lights, front bay window, amended front gable, single storey rear extension, new parking space cross over and associated alterations –

15Fieldway Berkhamsted Hertfordshire HP4 2NX 

 

The Case Officer, Martin Stickley introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the Committee due to the Contrary views of Berkhamsted Town Council

 

Town Councillor Garrick Stevens spoke in objection to the application.

Stephanie Coulton spoke in support of the application.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Maddern and seconded by Councillor Durrant that planning permission be GRANTED subject to conditions.

 

Vote:

 

For:     11       Against:          2         Abstained:  0

 

Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions.

 

Condition(s) and Reason(s):

 

 1.        The development hereby permitted shall begin before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

            Reason:  To comply with the requirements of Section 91 (1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 (1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

 2.        The development hereby permitted shall be constructed in accordance with the materials specified on the application form and approved 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.         Prior to first use of the development hereby permitted the driveway associated with the development hereby approved shall not be brought into use until arrangements have been made for surface water from the site to be intercepted and disposed of separately so that it does not discharge into the highway. Such arrangements shall be retained in perpetuity.

            Reason:  To ensure that the site is subject to an acceptable drainage system serving the development.

 

4.         Prior to the first occupation / use of the development hereby permitted 0.65 metre x 0.65 metre pedestrian visibility splays shall be provided and permanently maintained each side of the access. They shall be measured from the point where the edges of the access way cross the highway boundary, 0.65 metres into the site and 0.65 metres along the highway boundary therefore forming a triangular visibility splay. Within which, there shall be no obstruction to visibility between 0.6 metres and 2.0 metres above the carriageway.

            Reason: In order to protect highway safety and the amenity of other users of the public highway and rights of way, in accordance with Policies 51 and 54 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan (2004), Policy CS8 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013) and Paragraphs 108 and 110 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2019).

 

 5.        Prior to first  use of the development hereby permitted, vehicular visibility splays shall be provided, and thereafter maintained in full accordance with the details indicated on the approved plan number 20-19_PL11 rev C Highways Plan.  The splay shall thereafter be maintained at all times free  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5h

6.

Appeals Update pdf icon PDF 378 KB

Minutes:

Philip Stanley introduced the Appeals Update, outlining the new format of the report. He explained that the Appeals Update now contains a summary of all appeal decisions, a link to the Planning Inspectorate website where the full decision could be read, and some statistical analysis of how Dacorum Borough Council are faring in appeals in 2021.

 

The Appeals Update was noted.