Agenda item

4/00040/18/FUL - SINGLE-STOREY SIDE EXTENSIONS AND PART TWO PART SINGLE-STOREY REAR EXTENSION FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE, HIP-TO-GABLE LOFT CONVERSION, ALTERATIONS TO FRONT OPENINGS AND CONVERSION OF EXISTING BUILDING TO CREATE TWO SEPARATE DWELLINGS - 40 CONISTON ROAD, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8BU

Minutes:

I Keen introduced the report to members and said it had been referred to committee due to the contrary views of Kings Langley Parish Council.

Councillor Maddern left the chamber at 9.20pm and returned at 9.40pm so took no part in the discussion or voting of this item.

Ivan Mitev spoke in support of this application.

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

Vote

For: 3               Against: 3                    Abstained: 2

Due to there being a tie in the voting, the Chair’s casting vote was ‘for’ the officer’s recommendation.

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

 

Reason:  To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development in accordance with Policy CS12 of the Dacorum Core Strategy 2013.

 

3

No development (excluding demolition and groundworks) shall take place until full details of both hard and soft landscape works shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  These details shall include:

 

·         hard surfacing materials including method of disposal of surface water;

·         means of enclosure;

·         soft landscape works which shall include planting plans; written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment); schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed numbers/densities where appropriate;

·         trees to be retained and measures for their protection during construction works;

·         proposed finished levels or contours;

·         car parking layouts and other vehicle and pedestrian access and circulation areas;

·         refuse storage areas;

·         proposed and existing functional services above and below ground (e.g. drainage, power, communications cables, pipelines etc, indicating lines, manholes, supports etc);

·         retained historic landscape features and proposals for restoration, where relevant.

 

The approved landscape works shall be carried out prior to the first occupation of the development hereby permitted.

               

Reason:  To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to safeguard the visual character of the immediate area in accordance with Policy CS12 of the Dacorum Core Strategy 2013.

 

4

Any tree or shrub which forms part of the approved landscaping scheme which within a period of five years from planting fails to become established, becomes seriously damaged or diseased, dies or for any reason is removed shall be replaced in the next planting season by a tree or shrub of a species, size and maturity to be approved by the local planning authority.

 

Reason:  To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to safeguard the visual character of the immediate area in accordance with Policy CS12 of the Dacorum Core Strategy 2013.

 

5

All windows within the north-eastern (side) elevation and first floor windows within the south-western (side) elevation of the development hereby permitted shall be non-opening below a height of 1.7m and shall be permanently fitted with obscured glass.

 

Reason:  In the interests of the amenity of adjoining residents in accordance with Policy CS12 of the Dacorum Core Strategy 2013.

 

 

6

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) 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 E

 

Reason:  To enable the local planning authority to retain control over the development in the interests of safeguarding the residential amenity of the locality in accordance with Policy CS12 of the Dacorum Core Strategy 2013.

 

7

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

 

R6 - 1/6 (site location plan) May 2018

R6 - D (proposed demolition plan) June 2018

R6 - 4/6 (proposed site plan only) June 2018

R6 - 5/6 (proposed floor plans) June 2018

R6 - 6/6 (proposed elevations) June 2018

 

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

 

Article 35

 

Planning permission has been granted for this proposal.  The Council acted proactively through positive engagement with the applicant during the pre-application and determination stages which led to improvements to the scheme.  The Council has therefore acted 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) Order 2015.

 

 

 

 

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