Agenda item

Cllr Stevens declared an interest and did not take part in the debate or voting on this item.

The report was introduced by the case officer Briony Curtain on behalf of Elspeth Palmer

It was proposed by Councillor Williams and seconded by Councillor Douris that the application be Granted     

Vote:

For:  2   against:  2             Abstained: 2

Cllr Guest gave her casting vote in favour of the officer’s recommendation.

Resolved:  Granted

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 (excluding demolition/ground investigations) shall take place until details of the proposed cladding for the gable end of the development hereby permitted have been submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.  Please do not send materials to the Council offices.  Materials should be kept on site and arrangements made with the Planning Officer for inspection.

Reason:  To ensure satisfactory appearance to the development and to safeguard the visual character of the area in accordance with Policies CS11 and CS12 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013).

 3.        The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted except for those materials covered in condition 2 (especially brick and slates) shall match the existing building in terms of size, colour and texture.

            Reason:  To make sure that the appearance of the building is suitable and that it contributes to the street scape character and the character of the Berkhamsted Conservation area in accordance with Policies CS11, CS12 and CS27 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013).

 4.        The new and replacement roof lights hereby approved shall be conservation style roof lights and be retained in perpetuity.

            Reason:  To make sure that the appearance of the building is suitable and that it contributes to the street scape character and the character of the Berkhamsted Conservation area in accordance with Policies CS11, CS12 and CS27 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013).

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

            Site Location Plan P292_LP_01 

            Proposed Ground Floor Plan P292_GA_01-REV 2

            Proposed Floor Plans P292_GA_02-REV 2

            Proposed Front and Rear Elevations P292_GA_03-REV 2

            Existing and Proposed Side Elevations P292_GA_04-REV 2

            Proposed side and rear elevations with additional level information P292 GA 06

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

Informatives:

 1.        Planning permission 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 (paragraph 38) and in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2015.