Agenda item

20221916 - 118 Upperton Road

Ward: Westcotes

Proposal: Construction of single and two storey extension at side of house (Class C3) (Amended plans received 01/11/2022, 15/11/2022 and 18/11/2022)

Applicant: Mr C Beckford

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Mr Harry Stannard, addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

Councillor Russell, as the Ward Councillor addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

Members of the Committee considered the application and Officers responded to questions and queries raised by the Committee.

Highways Officers addressed the Committee on highways related queries.

The Chair summarised the application and points raised by Committee Members and moved that in accordance with the Officer recommendation, the application be approved. This was seconded by Councillor Agath and upon being put to the vote the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED: That the application be APPROVED

              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 CS3.)

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

              Proposed Site Plan, 118-UR-107, Rev B, received 15/11/2022

              Proposed Elevations, 118-UR-102, Rev D, received 28/11/2022

              Proposed Floor Plans, 118-UR-102, Rev D, received 28/11/2022

              Proposed Roof Plans, 118-UR-105, Rev C, received 01/11/2022

              (For the avoidance of doubt).

              NOTES FOR APPLICANT

1.           All foundations, gutters and downpipes should be wholly within the application site. No permission is granted for works on, under or above land outside the ownership of the applicant. The applicant may need to enter into a Party Wall Agreement with adjacent land owners.

2.           On the 17th February 2023, permitted development rights in relation to the application property for the change of use from a Class C3 dwellinghouse to a Class C4 house in multiple occupation were removed by an article 4 direction. The development which is the subject of this application does not permit or imply permission for a change of use from a Class C3 dwellinghouse to a Class C4 house in multiple occupation. Any future unauthorised change of use of the property to a House in Multiple Occupation of three or more unrelated persons would be open to an enforcement action by the Council.

3.           The proposal has been amended during the course of the application process. The approved development would need to be constructed in full accordance with the approved amended plans to satisfy condition 3.

4.           The City Council, as local planning authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that may have been received. This planning application has been the subject of positive and proactive discussions with the applicant during the process (and/or pre-application).

              The decision 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 2021 is considered to be a positive outcome of these discussions.