Agenda item

Erection of a second floor extension to an existing flat, increasing in size from a 1 bed to a 2/3 bed unit

RECOMMENDATION: grant permission subject to conditions.

The Committee considered a report on the application to grant planning permission for the erection of a second floor extension to an existing flat, increasing it in size to a 2/3 bed unit. The report set out details of the proposal, the site and surroundings, planning history, relevant planning policy, consultation and responses, analysis, equalities and human rights implications and recommended to grant permission subject to conditions.

The planning officer gave a short presentation highlighting the key aspects of the report and drew the Committee’s attention to a tabled addendum circulated which set out a number of minor amendments to the report and an additional condition covering the provision of obscured glazing to the windows of the extension. It was also advised that following concerns raised at the site visit about overlooking from a proposed balcony, this element had now been withdrawn from the plans.

Confirmation was provided that the scheme was before the Committee as an objection had been made by a councillor under the previous scheme of delegation.

Concerns were raised regarding the impact of the proposed extension on the adjacent building. It was identified that the separation distance at the closest point was 2.5m, extending to 4.5m at roof level. It was acknowledged that there would be an impact on outlook from the bedroom window on the first floor of the adjacent building but that this was not considered to be significant enough to be a grounds for refusal. Obscure glazing would be provided to the facing window in the new extension. The development passed both BRE guidelines regarding the impact on levels of daylight and sunlight to the rooms to the rear of 600 Seven Sisters Road.

The Chair moved the recommendation of the report and it was

RESOLVED

·         That application HGY/2014/0389 be approved subject to conditions

1.    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.    Notwithstanding the information submitted with the application, the development hereby permitted shall only be built in accordance with the following approved plans:   list the plans

Reason:  To avoid doubt and in the interests of good planning.

Samples of 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 consistent with Policy 7.6 of the London Plan 2011, Policy SP11 of the Haringey Local Plan 2013 and Saved Policy UD3 of the Haringey Unitary Development Plan 2006.