Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from David Smith, Rowan Roenisch, Alan McWhirr, David Lyne and Kanti Chhapi.

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed.

There were no declarations of interest.

The minutes of the meeting held on 19 March are attached and the Panel is asked to confirm them as a correct record.

RESOLVED:

that the minutes of the Panel held on 19 March be confirmed as a correct record.

The Committee Services Officer stated that all declarations from Members needed to be recorded and encouraged all Members of Panel to declare any interests they would have, the previous information that they did not have to be recorded was incorrect.

The Service Director, Planning and Policy submits a report on decisions made by Leicester City Council on planning applications previously considered by the Panel.

The Service Director, Planning and Policy submitted a report on the decisions made by Leicester City Council on planning applications previously considered by the Panel.

RESOLVED:

that the report be noted.

The Service Director, Planning and Policy submits a report on planning applications received for consideration by the Panel.

A) 11-13 ERSKINE STREET

Planning Application 20080272

Change of use, extension, infill building

The Director said that the application was for the conversion of the building to flats involving a two-storey roof extension.

B) CLYDE STREET

Planning Application 20080226

Change of use, extension, external alterations

The Director said that the application was for the conversion of the building to flats involving a two-storey roof extension. The location was on the adjacent site to the previous application.

The Panel considered both of these applications and then discussed them together. They had no objections to the proposed change of use but were unanimous in their view that the roof extensions would completely destroy the character of the buildings and damage the character of the conservation area. They noted that whilst some buildings had roof extensions approved, these were on flat roofs and for where there had been proposals for extensions on pitched roofs previously, it had been resisted such as St George’s Mills on Wimbledon Street)

The Panel recommended refusal on this application.

C) 47-51 GALLOWTREE GATE/1-7 MARKET PLACE APPROACH

Planning Application 20080387

Change of use to flats, external alterations

The Director said that the application was for change of use of the upper floors to flats and change of use of the existing ground floor café to a cycle store with associated external alterations.

The Panel had no objections to the change of use, but stated that they did not wish to see the retail unit on the ground floor lost.  They commented that an active street frontage was considered essential in a prime location such as the application site. The Panel also did not like the proposed top hung windows, which they thought, would be detrimental to the character of the building and agreed that casements would be a more appropriate option.

The Panel recommended seeking amendments to this application.

D) 580-594 GIPSY LANE, THE BEECHES

Planning Application 20080596

New development

The Director said that application was for a new two storey building of ten self contained flats

The Panel noted that historically the site had always been an open space which complemented the adjacent listed buildings and felt that this latest proposal would over develop the site.

The Panel recommended refusal on this application.

E) 21 CENTRAL AVENUE

Planning Application 20080549

Side & rear extension

The Panel had made observations on a side and rear extension to the property last year and that application had been subsequently refused. The Director said that the application was for a revised scheme that had taken on board the Panels comments.

The Panel generally thought that the new application was a greatly improved scheme. They stated that they would ideally have liked the extension to have been set back behind the side window but accepted that it would have caused design issues elsewhere in the scheme, which would have weakened the main façade of the extension.

The Panel recommended approval on this application.

F) 37 EAST AVENUE

Planning Application 20080417

Rear extension & new walls  ...  view the full minutes text for item 86.

The meeting closed at 7pm.