Agenda item

4/01685/17/FHA - CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION. ALTERATIONS TO THE REAR FENESTRATION AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL, REAR DORMER WINDOW AND CONSERVATION ROOFLIGHTS TO THE MAIN ROOF - 33 NORTH ROAD, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 3DU

Minutes:

A Parrish introduced to item and said it had been referred to committee due to the contrary views of Berkhamsted Town Council.

It was proposed by Councillor Tindall and seconded by Councillor P Hearn to grant the application in line with the officer’s recommendation.

Vote

For: 9               Against: 0                    Abstained: 1

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 development hereby permitted shall be constructed in accordance with the materials specified on the approved drawings.

 

Reason:  To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development in the interests of the visual amenities of the Conservation Area in accordance with Policies CS12 and 27 of the Dacorum Core Strategy (September 2013) and saved Policy 120 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 1991-2011.

 

3

No development shall take place until 1:20 details of the design of the following (together with materials, finishes and vertical cross sections through the openings) shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority:

 

·         dormer window / cheeks;

·         glazed roof light to ground floor extension;

·         bay window;

·         all other new windows, doors and openings.

 

The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason:  To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to safeguard the character and appearance of the Berkhamsted Conservation Area in accordance with Policies CS12 and 27 of the Dacorum Core Strategy (September 2013) and saved Policy 120 of the Dacorum borough Local Plan 1991-2011. The details are required before commencement of development as if they are deferred until after the development has begun, the design will already have been agreed and finalised, and the materials potentially ordered and used, thereby undermining the control of the local planning authority and potentially increasing costs and delays for the applicant if they have to be changed.

 

4

The rooflight to be installed in the development hereby permitted shall be a metal framed conservation roof-light and sit flush with the roof.

 

Reason:  For the avoidance of doubt and to safeguard the character and appearance of the Conservation Area in accordance with Policy CS27 of the Dacorum Core Strategy (September 2013) and saved Policy 120 of the Dacorum Borough Local Plan 1991-2011.

 

5

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

 

Location Plan

001 B

002

003 B

004 B

101 B

102 B

103 B

104 B

 

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

 

Article 35 Statement:

 

Planning permission has been granted for this proposal. The Council acted pro-actively through engagement with the applicant during the course of the application which lead 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 2015.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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