Agenda item

Report No: DEV/WS/21/004

Householder planning application - detached garage

(On commencing this agenda item it became apparent that the registered speakers were experiencing difficulty in connecting to the meeting. The Chair therefore asked the Case Officer to postpone their presentation until all external parties had successfully connected.)

Householder planning application - detached garage

This application was referred to the Development Control Committee following consideration by the Delegation Panel and in view of the Parish Council having objected to the scheme, which was in conflict with the Officer’s recommendation of approval, subject to conditions as set out in Paragraph 29 of Report No DEV/WS/21/004.

As part of the Case Officer’s presentation attention was drawn to the supplementary ‘late papers’ that had been circulated following publication of the agenda and which set out further comments from the Parish Council and the Highways Authority. The Officer also provided videos of the site by way of a virtual ‘site visit’.

Speakers:    Janet Davies (neighbouring objector) spoke against the application

                   Councillor David Bambury (Flempton cum Hengrave Parish Council) spoke against the application

                   (Councillor Bambury did not connect to the meeting to personally address the Committee and instead opted to have the Democratic Services Officer read out a pre-prepared submitted statement on his behalf.)

                   Councillor Susan Glossop (Ward Member: Risby) spoke on the application

                   Warwick Lowe (applicant) spoke in support of the application

A number of questions were posed by the Committee which the Case Officer and Service Manager (Planning – Development) responded to as follows:

Shading assessment report – this was not considered necessary in connection with the application in view of the height, location and position of the existing boundary fence and vegetation;

Previous dormer window application/emergency access – emergency egress/use of the previously approved dormer window, was a Building Regulations matter and not a material planning consideration; and

Size of garage – Officers confirmed that the garage could accommodate two cars and the Highways Authority considered there to be sufficient manoeuvring space to allow a vehicle to leave the site in a forward gear.

Councillor Mike Chester proposed that the application be approved as per the Officer recommendation. This was duly seconded by Councillor Roger Dicker.

Upon being put to the vote and with 13 voting for the motion, 1 against and with 2 abstentions it was resolved that

Decision

Planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:

 1       The development hereby permitted shall be begun not later than three years from the date of this permission.

 2       The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the approved plans and documents.

 3       The relevant works shall not take place until details in respect of the following have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 

          i)       Samples of external materials and surface finishes

          ii)       Details of the materials, colour/finish and means of opening of the garage doors

          The works shall be carried out in full accordance with the approved details unless otherwise subsequently approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 4       No development above ground level shall take place until details of the following have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority: 

          (i)      Sample panel(s) of all new facing brickwork shall be constructed on site showing the proposed brick types, colours, textures; face bond; and pointing mortar mix and finish profile and shall be made available for inspection by the Local Planning Authority;

          (ii)     The materials and methods demonstrated in the sample panel(s) shall be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

          The approved sample panel(s) shall be retained on site until the work is completed and all brickwork shall be constructed in all respects in accordance with the approved details.

5        Prior to first use of the development hereby permitted, the area(s) within the site shown on the submitted block plan (received 9th February 2021) for the purpose of loading, unloading, manoeuvring and parking of vehicles shall be provided.  Thereafter the area(s) shall be retained and used for no other purpose.