Agenda item

20251747 - 14 Laithwaite Close

Ward: Beaumont Leys

Proposal: Demolition of existing garage and construction of new garage at side of house (Class C3)

Applicant: Ms Khodiara

Councillor Modhwadia returned to the meeting.

The Planning Officer presented the report and additional supplementary report.

Members of the Committee considered the report and Officers responded to the comments and questions raised.

The Chair summarised the application and the points raised by Members of the Committee and moved that in accordance with officer recommendation, the application be approved.

This was seconded by Councillor Agath and upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: permission was granted subject to conditions

            CONDITIONS

1.         The development shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission. (To comply with Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.)

2.         The new walls and roof shall be constructed in materials to match those existing. (In the interests of visual amenity, and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS03.)

3.         The garage granted permission via the application shall only be used incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse. (To protect the residential amenity of neighbouring properties in accordance with Saved City of Leicester Local Plan (2006) policy PS10. )

4.         Development shall be carried out in full accordance with the following approved plans:

            - Proposed Floor Plan with Roof Plan, Sheet number 02, Rev 00, Received 20.11.25

            - Proposed Elevations, Sheet number 04, Rev 00, Received 20.11.25

            - Proposed Site Block Plan, Sheet number 06, Received 20.11.25

            (For the avoidance of doubt).

            NOTES FOR APPLICANT

1.         The City Council, as local planning authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material planning considerations, including planning policies and representations that may have been received and subsequently determining to grant planning permission with appropriate conditions taking account of those material considerations in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development as set out in the NPPF 2024.

2.         There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply.

            Based on the information available this permission is considered to be one which will not require the approval of a biodiversity gain plan before development is begun because the following statutory exemption/transitional arrangement is considered to apply:

            Development which is subject of a householder application within the meaning of article 2(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015. A "householder application" means an application for planning permission for development for an existing dwellinghouse, or development within the curtilage of such a dwellinghouse for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse which is not an application for change of use or an application to change the number of dwellings in a building.   

3.         It is considered that there is a perceptible risk from landfill gas adversely affecting this site. It is therefore recommended that the advice of a suitable consultant should be sought and carried out in the design and development of any building at this site, or underground services associated with them. It is pointed out that it is the developer's responsibility for the safe development and secure occupancy of this site.