Agenda item

Erection of a part 3, part 4 storey building accommodating 10 dwellings (6 x 1 bed, 2 x 2 bed and 2 x 3 bed flats); 112 sq.m of commercial space at ground floor level with car and cycle parking and private and communal amenity space and erection of a 2 storey building with roof accommodation comprising 2 x 4 bed houses, car and cycle parking and private amenity space.

Recommendation: Approve + Sec 106

RESOLVED:

1)    That the application be approved + Section 106;

2)    That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Planning to amend the relevant planning Condition to ensure all units have doors to access balconies;

3)    That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Planning to add a Condition in relation to allocated parking for the development;

4)    That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Planning to ensure the best possible outcome in terms of the provision of electrical charging points.

Erection of a part 3, part 4 storey building accommodating 10 dwellings (6 x 1 bed, 2 x 2 bed and 2 x 3 bed flats); 112 sqm of commercial space at ground floor level with car and cycle parking and private and communal amenity space and erection of a 2 storey building with roof accommodation comprising 2 x 3 bed houses, car and cycle parking and private amenity space.

Officers introduced the application and highlighted the information in the addendum. Members were informed that this application was very similar to the scheme considered under item 6, but was a smaller development with a lower flatted block. The scheme was considered to be acceptable in terms of its impact on neighbours, quality, accessibility and highway impacts. The access officer had expressed concerns regarding the inclusion of only one lift in the development. However, it was noted that a Condition was included in the addendum requiring details of a lift maintenance and repair strategy to be submitted. The application was recommended for approval subject to a Section 106 agreement and the recommended Conditions.

In response to questions from the Committee it was noted that, according to the plans, units 4, 8 and 10 did not appear to have doorways to access their balconies. This was an oversight in the drawings and it was agreed that authority be delegated to the Head of Planning to amend the relevant planning Condition to ensure that all units had access to their balconies.

Members requested that the parking spaces be allocated solely for the use of residents of the flats. It was agreed that authority be delegated to the Head of Planning to add a Condition in relation to allocated parking for the development. Councillors commented that they were strongly in support of the inclusion of Condition 7 which required an energy assessment to be submitted to demonstrate how the development would achieve a zero carbon target.   

Members requested further clarification regarding the development’s parking spaces and asked if these could be active or passive electrical charging points. It was agreed that authority be delegated to the Head of Planning to ensure the best possible outcome in terms of the provision of electrical charging points. In response to questions from the Committee it was further confirmed that opening hours at the Commercial Unit to the front of the development would be restricted as set out in Condition 21 of the officer’s report.  

The officer’s recommendation was moved, seconded and, when put to a vote, unanimously agreed.

RESOLVED:

1)    That the application be approved + Section 106;

2)    That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Planning to amend the relevant planning Condition to ensure all units have doors to access balconies;

3)    That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Planning to add a Condition in relation to allocated parking for the development;

4)    That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Planning to ensure the best possible outcome in terms of the provision of electrical charging points.