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Demolition of existing building and erection of 5 x four bed, 1 x three bed and 1 x two bed houses with rooms at lower ground floor level, associated car parking and landscaping.  RECOMMENDATION: Grant permission subject to conditions and Legal Agreement.

The Committee were informed that the decision on this application had been deferred from the last meeting for a site visit.  The application site lies within a residential area comprising a of mix of two, three and four storey houses.

A previous applications for the redevelopment of the site was refused and dismissed on appeal the main reason being overlooking.  The current application had been submitted to overcome the overlooking and was lower by one metre than the previous scheme.

There were currently eight trees subjected to Tree Preservation Orders to be retained.

Cllr Hare entered the proceedings.

The Committee discussed in detail the provisions for car parking and the number of allocated spaces per dwelling.  Members were advised that the site had its own frontage and there would be space for on street parking.  Members requested whether it was possible for a communal satellite dish to be installed for use by all the properties.  Officers advised that it was usually a condition applied to the development of flats rather than houses.

Members agreed to grant the application subject to conditions and an additional condition to install a communal satellite dish and also subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement.

INFORMATION RELATING TO APPLICATION REF: HGY/2006/1497

FOR PLANNING APPLICATIONS SUB COMMITTEE DATED 27/11/2006

Location:                      1 - 4 Connaught House, 38 Connaught Gardens N10

Proposal:                      Demolition of existing building and erection of 5 x four bed, 1 x three bed and 1 x two bed houses with rooms at lower ground floor level, associated car parking and landscaping.

Recommendation:         Grant subject to conditions and Legal Agreement

Decision:                      Grant subject to conditions and Legal Agreement

Drawing Numbers:        PL3(00)01 - PL3(00)17 incl & PL3 (00) 18 A.

Conditions:

1. The development hereby authorised must be begun not later than the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission, failing which the permission  shall be of no effect.

Reason: This condition is imposed by virtue of the provisions of the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and to prevent the accumulation of  unimplemented planning permissions.

2. The development hereby authorised shall be carried out in complete accordance with the plans and specifications submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to ensure  the development is carried out in accordance with the approved details and in the interests of amenity.

3. Samples of all materials to be used in conjunction with the proposed development for all the external surfaces of buildings hereby approved, areas of hard landscaping and boundary walls shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by,  the Local Planning Authority before any development is commenced.  Samples should include sample panels or brick types and a roofing material sample combined with a schedule of the exact product references.

Reason: In order for the Local Planning Authority to retain control over the exact materials to be used for the proposed development and to assess the suitability of the samples submitted in the interests of visual amenity.

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Demolition of existing building and erection of 5 x four bed, 1 x three bed and 1 x two bed houses with rooms at lower ground floor level, associated car parking and landscaping.  RECOMMENDATION: Grant permission subject to conditions and Legal Agreement

Members having read the report prior to attendance at the Committee felt it was prudent to request a site visit.

RESOLVED

That the decision on this application was delayed for a site visit.