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Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Venue: THE OAK ROOM - GROUND FLOOR, TOWN HALL, TOWN HALL SQUARE, LEICESTER

Contact: Angie Smith 

Items
No. Item

62.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from:-

 

·         Councillor Malcolm Unsworth

·         Councillor Dr. Barton (who was absent on Council business)

·         Joan Garrity – person with appropriate specialist knowledge

·         Prof. Peter Swallow – person with appropriate specialist knowledge

·         Chris Sawday – person with appropriate specialist knowledge

·         Herbert Eppel – Leicester Civic Society (substitute: Susan Eppel)

63.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

64.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING pdf icon PDF 76 KB

The minutes of the meeting held on 17 April 2013 are attached and the Panel is asked to confirm them as a correct record.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

that the minutes of the meeting held on 15th May 2013 be approved as a correct record.

65.

MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

Minutes:

There were no matters arising from the minutes.

66.

CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS pdf icon PDF 63 KB

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

Minutes:

A) GIPSY LANE FORMER TOWERS HOSPITAL

Planning Application 20130591

Twenty eight houses

 

The application was for the construction of 28 houses to the north of the main listed building on a site that ran along Gipsy Lane.

 

The proposal was within the curtilage of the Towers Hospital a Grade II Listed Building and also affected the Lodge to the Towers (Grade II listed).

 

The panel accepted the principle of the development, as they acknowledged that the area has been identified for residential development as part of the redevelopment of the Towers Hospital site.

 

There was however concern over the quality of the development being proposed, as they felt that the development showed little imagination, with a poor standard of housing and basic street layout. The panel suggested that the applicant should consider fewer houses of a better quality design in order to improve the scheme.

 

There was also concern over the proximity of units 5 & 6 to the grade II listed Lodge.

 

The panel were happy with the changes to the boundary wall fronting Gipsy Lane.

 

The Panel OBJECTED to the application.

 

 

B) 144 CHARLES STREET, SITE OF FORMER SPREAD EAGLE PH

Planning Application 20130571

New eight storey building for 28 flats and ground floor retail

 

The application was for the redevelopment of the site formerly occupied by the Spread Eagle PH. The proposal was for an eight storey building for 28 flats with three retail units on the ground floor.

 

The site was within the St George’s Conservation Area.

 

The panel accepted the principle of the development, but were unhappy with the design of the building.

 

They felt that whereas the previously approved scheme created a landmark building, this scheme lacked context, and was of a poor and bland design. The poor design resulted in the size of the building being oppressive within the streetscene, to the detriment of the St Georges conservation area.

 

The panel acknowledged that the proposal already incorporated a number of window openings, but that the ratio between window openings and brickwork was ill-proportioned, making you more aware of the large sections of brickwork.

 

There was also concern over the design of the ground floor retail areas, as the shopfronts appeared squat, showing no relationship to other ground floor shopfronts along Charles Street.

 

The Panel OBJECTED to the application.

 

 

C) 4-6 ST MARTINS

Listed Building Consent 20130642,  Planning Application 20130707

Removal of boundary wall

 

The application was for the removal of the wall running along the boundaries of 4-6 St Martins and the former Alderman Newton’s School. The removal of the wall was to allow further archaeological investigation of the site following the discovery of King Richard III remains.

 

The wall would be recorded and carefully dismantled and the bricks stored in a dry location to allow for future reinstatement depending on findings.

 

The wall was within the curtilage of 4-6 St Martins a grade II listed building and within the Cathedral/Guildhall Conservation Area.

 

The panel raised no objections to the removal of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 66.

67.

CLOSE OF MEETING

Minutes:

The meeting closed at 6.15pm.