Agenda item

The Case Officer, Briony Curtain presented the report on behalf of Nicole Quinn, and said that the application had been referred to the committee, as the applicant is a DBC employee.

Briony informed the committee of the added amendment in the addendum.

Additional condition:

The proposal includes a new first floor side facing ensuite bathroom window. To ensure no harm to the residential amenities of No. 19 is it recommended that following condition be included should permission be granted.

The new window at first floor level hereby permitted shall be non-opening and permanently fitted with obscured glass of at least Pilkington level 3 and shall be non-opening (unless the part of the window that opens is above 1.7m from the floor level of the room the window serves).

Reason: In the interests of the residential amenities of the occupants of the adjacent dwellings in accordance with Policy CS12 (c) of the Dacorum Borough Council Core Strategy (2013) and Paragraph 130 (f) of the National Planning Policy Framework (2021).

It was proposed by Councillor Beauchamp and seconded by Maddern Councillorto GRANT the application.

Vote:

For:      7          Against:           0          Abstained: 1

Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED.

That planning permission be GRANTED subject to 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 carried out in accordance with the following approved plans/documents:

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            Site Location Plan

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

 3.        The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted 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 character of the area in accordance with Policies CS11 and CS12 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013).

1.    The new window at first floor level hereby permitted shall be non-opening and permanently fitted with obscured glass of at least Pilkington level 3 and shall be non-opening (unless the part of the window that opens is above 1.7m from the floor level of the room the window serves).

Reason:  In the interests of the residential amenities of the occupants of the adjacent dwellings in accordance with Policy CS12 (c) of the Dacorum Borough Council Core Strategy (2013) and Paragraph 130 (f) of the National Planning Policy Framework (2021).

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.