Issue - meetings

Demolition of the existing buildings and the redevelopment of the Site to provide 13 residential units (Class C3) within a part 3, part 4 storey building, with associated refuse storage, cycle parking and landscaping.

Description

Demolition of the existing buildings and the redevelopment of the Site to provide 13 residential units (Class C3) within a part 3, part 4 storey building, with associated refuse storage, cycle parking and landscaping.

Decision

The Committee noted a presentation from the Planning Officer.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved (10 in favour of refusal, 1 in favour of approval and 1 abstention) that:

The Application be REFUSED on the following grounds:

(1)          The design of the development due to its scale and height would appear as a dominant and incongruous element in the street scene and would harm the character and appearance of the surrounding area, contrary to Policies DM9 and DM10 of the Development Management Policies Document (2015).

(2)          The proposal would adversely impact the neighbouring amenity at 6 Station Approach Road through overbearing impact, due to the development’s excessive height, mass and bulk, constituting an overdevelopment. This fails to comply with Policy DM10 of the Development Management Policies Document (2015).

(3)          The proposal fails to provide adequate up-to-date bat surveys, failing to ensure that the proposal would not cause harm to protected species. This fails to accord with Policy DM4 of the Development Management Policies Document (2015), the NPPF (2021), Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and Schedule 2 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.

(4)          The proposal provides inadequate space for meaningful landscaping due to its excessive built form, constituting an overdevelopment. It fails to comply with Policy DM5 of the Development Management Policies Document (2015).

(5)          In the absence of a completed Legal Obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), the Applicant has failed to comply with Policy CS9 of the Core Strategy (2007) and the NPPF (2021), in relation to the provision of affordable housing.

(6)          In the absence of a completed Legal Obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), the Applicant has failed to provide a car-club space. It fails to comply with Policy CS16 of the Core Strategy (2007) and the NPPF (2021).

(7)          The proposed development would not meet the parking standards as set out in Policy DM37 of the Development Management Policies Document 2015 resulting in harm on the amenities of surrounding residential occupiers' in terms of streetscene and availability of on-street parking. It would fail to comply with Policy CS16 of the Core Strategy 2007 and paragraph 102(e) of the NPPF 2019.