Proposed removal of Condition 8 of Planning Permission DCSE2008/2536/F (Conversion of outbuildings to an attached annexe and proposed link) as separate residential dwelling.

The application was approved in accordance with the case officer’s recommendation.

The Vice-Chairman was in the Chair for the following item.

The Senior Planning Officer gave a presentation on the application and updates / additional representations received following the publication of the agenda were provided in the update sheet.

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking, Mr Warwick, the applicant, spoke in support of his application.

In accordance with paragraph 4.8.2.2 of the Council’s Constitution, Councillor AM Atkinson, the local ward member, commented on a number of issues, including:

·         The local ward members had asked for the application to come before the Committee.

·         The landscaping condition imposed by the committee previously was not wanted by either party.

The Senior Planning Officer confirmed that the Committee had requested a landscaping condition previously and that this could not be removed unless an appropriate application was received.

Councillor Atkinson was given the opportunity to close the debate but chose to make no further statement.

RESOLVED

That planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.         C01 Time limit for commencement (full permission)(1 year)

2.         B01 Development in accordance with the approved plans

3.         Within 3 months of the date of this permission details of the proposed parking for, and the delineation of the boundary treatment of the dwelling hereby permitted and Chevenhall shall be submitted to the local planning authority for approval in writing. The submitted details shall show the consolidation of the parking spaces, drainage and demarcation of the spaces identifying the dwellings to which the parking spaces relate and the parking spaces shall be retained and kept for the parking of vehicles at all times.

Reason: To ensure adequate off street parking arrangements remain at all times and that appropriate levels of amenity are provided for both properties so as to comply with policies DR2, DR3, H13 and H16 of the Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan.

4.         F16 No new windows in specified elevation

5.         F14 Removal of permitted development rights

Reason for Approval

1.         In reaching this decision the local planning authority has had particular regard to effect of the proposal upon the residential amenities of the neighbouring property and it was concluded that there would be no adverse impact having particular regard to the character of the area, the limited size of the unit and the presence of screen fencing and planting.  Furthermore the independent occupation of the building would have no discernible impact upon the character of the Ross-on-Wye Conservation Area and the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and subject to conditional approval would be provided with an acceptable curtilage and off-road parking.  The proposal was considered to accord with Policies S2, S7, DR1, DR2, DR3, H13, H16, HBA6 and LA1 of the Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

INFORMATIVES:

1.         The Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against planning policy and any other material considerations, including any representations that have been received.  It has subsequently determined to grant planning permission in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework.