Agenda item

5.02 - 4/00751/15/FHA Briars Orchard, Shootersway Lane, Berkhamsted

Minutes:

092. 4/00751/15/FHA – TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION

 

BRIARS ORCHARD, SHOOTERSWAY LANE, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 3NW

 

The item was introduced by E Palmer as the relevant case officeradvising that Berkhamsted Town Council had objected to the application.

 

Mr Kilich spoke in support of the application.

 

Mr Scott and Mr Roberts distributed two documents including a plan and a planning development certificate of lawfulness and spoke in objection to the application but Mr Roberts then reluctantly withdrew his objection.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Fisher and seconded by Councillor Ransley to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation.

 

Voting:

 

7 for, 1 against and 4 abstained.

 

Resolved:

 

That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:

 

1

The development hereby permitted shall be begun 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 materials to be used in the construction of the external

surfaces of the extension hereby permitted shall match in size, colour and texture those used on the existing building.

 

Reason:  To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development.

 

3

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country

Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order

2015  (or any Order amending or re-enacting that Order with or

 without modification) no development falling within the

following classes of the Order shall be carried out without

the prior written approval of the local planning authority:

 

Schedule 2 Part 1 Classes [A and B]

 

Reason:  To enable the local planning authority to retain control

over the development in the interests of safeguarding the

residential and visual amenity of the locality. The site is a

tight infil development in an area of large properties on large plots. 

To ensure compliance with Core Strategy Policies 11 and 12.

 

4

The windows at first floor level in the northern elevation of the extension hereby permitted shall be top hung and

permanently fitted with obscured glass unless otherwise

agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

 

Reason:  In the interests of the residential amenities of the

occupants of the adjacent dwellings and to comply with CS 11 and 12.

 

5

No development shall take place until details of the obscured glazed glass to be used in the first floor windows in the northern side

elevation of the development hereby permitted shall

have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local

planning authority.  Development shall be carried out in

accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason:  To ensure there is no loss of privacy for neighbours and to

comply with CS 11 and 12.

 

6

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in

accordance with the following approved plans:

 

Site location plan

Section

Existing elevations

Existing section

1623/2/5288

 

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

planning.

 

Article 31 Statement:

 

Planning permission/advertisement consent/listed building consent

has been granted for this proposal. The Council acted pro-actively

 through positive engagement with the applicant during the

determination process which led to improvements to the scheme.

The Council has therefore acted pro-actively in line with the

requirements of the Framework (paragraphs 186 and 187) and in

accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Development

Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2012.  

 

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