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3 x two storey, 5-bed detached dwellings with habitable roof space and 1x two storey, 4-bed, detached dwelling with associated parking, amenity space and landscaping with installation of vehicular crossovers and demolition of existing dwelling house

Recommendation: Approval + Sec 106

Resolved: That the application be deferred to enable a site visit to take place.

3 x two storey, 5-bed detached dwellings with habitable roof space and 1x two storey, 4-bed, detached dwelling with associated parking, amenity space and landscaping with installation of vehicular crossovers and demolition of existing dwelling.

Officers introduced the report and referred Members to the addendum sheet circulated. The application site was located on the northern side of Jackets Lane, which was a traditional country lane. The site contained two trees that were subject to Tree Preservation Orders (TPO) and was not in the green belt. Neigbouring property, 12 Jackets Lane was a Grade II listed building.

The existing property compromised a large, detached dwelling with significant garden space. The application proposed demolition of the existing property and the construction of three, two storey, 5-bed detached houses and one, two storey, 4-bed, detached houses. Each property would have two vehicle parking spaces, private amenity space and landscaping. Each site had an integrated garage with off street parking in front of the garage. Highway works on Jackets Lane were also proposed.

Changes that had been highlighted in the addendum were brought to the Committee's attention. A verbal update was requested to condition 11, 2c to delete reference to refuse storage. Details of hard landscaping needed to be amended to include reference to the landscape buffer zone in the plot boundary that adjoined 4 Glynswood Place.

An amendment to the recommendations was proposed in order to make details of the proposed highway works clearer. These works included resurfacing of Jackets Lane, the potential installation of a lighting column on Jackets Lane, creation of footways on Hurst Place and trimming of hedgerow on Jackets Lane. The Conservation and Design Team had raised concerns about the relationship of 4 Glynswood Place to one of the proposed dwellings. Further comments had been provided in relation to the revised plans. The position of the house had been moved further back and the internal layout changed so that there was only one obscure glazed window on the first floor of the side elevation. There was plenty of room in the front garden for planting, which would screen the house from number 4. There had also been a change to the approved plans for consistency and accuracy. Two of the proposed new dwellings would front on to Jackets Lane and two would front on to Hurst Place.

A previous application had been submitted and refused in 2015. The application currently under consideration was seeking to address the reasons for refusal. Plot number 1 at the proposed development site was 2.5 metres from the boundary of 12 Jackets Lane. The visual separation of the elevations had been improved, including a cat slide roof, which would adjoin number 12. The application now contained the visual separation for the application to be considered to be appropriate in terms of separation distance. Crown roofs had been removed from the proposed plans to make the proposals more consistent with the surrounding area. Due to the changes made to the proposals, the Conservation and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 172