Agenda and minutes

Members are asked to declare the existence and nature of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests in respect of any item of business to be considered at the meeting.

No declarations of interest were made by Councillors regarding items on the agenda.

The Committee is asked to confirm as a true record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Planning Committee held on the 18 January 2018 (attached) and authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The Minutes of the Meeting of the Planning Committee held on 28 January 2018 were agreed as a true record and signed by the Chairman.

Conversion of hotel and various alterations and extensions to the listed buildings to accommodate 21 dwelling units, car and cycle parking and private and communal gardens. (Amended drawings received 18.01.2018)

Description

Conversion of hotel and various alternations and extensions to the listed buildings to accommodate 21 dwelling units, car and cycle parking and private and communal gardens. (Amended drawings received 18.01.2018)

Decision

Planning permission is PERMITTED subject to the following conditions:

Part A

Subject to a legal agreement being completed and signed to secure the following heads of terms:

a)              A commuted sum of £143,940 in lieu of off-site affordable housing contributions. 

The Committee authorise the Head of Place Development to grant planning permission subject to the following conditions:

Conditions:

(1)            The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 (1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

(2)            Prior to the commencement of development, details and samples of the external materials to be used for the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To secure a satisfactory appearance in the interests of the visual amenities and character of the locality in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM8, DM9 and DM10 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(3)            No development shall take place until full details, of both hard and soft landscape proposals, including a schedule of landscape maintenance for a minimum period of 5 years, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved landscape scheme (with the exception of planting, seeding and turfing) shall be implemented prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved and thereafter retained.

Reason: To ensure the provision, establishment and maintenance of an appropriate landscape scheme in the interests of the visual amenities of the locality in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM5 and DM9 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(4)            No new development shall be occupied until space has been laid out within the site in accordance with the approved plans for a maximum of 29 cars and a minimum of 27 bicycles to be parked and for vehicles to turn so that they may enter and leave the site in forward gear. The parking area shall be used and retained exclusively for its designated use.

Reason: In order that the development should not prejudice highway safety nor cause inconvenience to other highway users and to accord with the provisions of Policy CS16 of the Core Strategy 2007

(5)            The proposed development shall not be occupied until the layby on Chalk Lane north of the access has been removed and replaced with a footway in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and approved in writing with the Local Planning Authority, all to be permanently retained.

Reason: In order that the development should not prejudice highway safety nor cause inconvenience to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 58.

Conversion of hotel and various alterations and extensions to the listed buildings to accommodate 21 dwelling units, car and cycle parking and private and communal gardens. (Amended drawings received 18.01.2018)

Description

Conversion of hotel and various alterations and extensions to the listed buildings to accommodate 21 dwelling units, car and cycle parking and private and communal gardens (Amended drawings received 18.01.2018).

Decision

Listed Building consent is GRANTED, subject to the following conditions:

Conditions:

(1)            The works hereby granted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this consent.

Reason: To comply with Section 18 (1) (a) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended by Section 52 (4) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

(2)            Prior to the commencement of development, details and samples of the external materials to be used for the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To secure a satisfactory appearance in the interests of the visual amenities and character of the locality in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM8, DM9 and DM10 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(3)            Prior to the commencement of development, details for the careful removal of those partitions and divisions and linking elements using hand tools only, including making good, shall be submitted to and  approved in writing by the local planning authority. The works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To safeguard the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM8 andDM9 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(4)            All new roofs to the flat roofed dormers shall be covered with lead, of the appropriate code and laid in accordance with the most recent specifications of the Lead Sheet Association.

Reason: To safeguard the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM8 andDM9 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(5)            All new and replacement flashings shall be lead, of the appropriate code and laid in accordance with the most recent specifications of the Lead Sheet Association.

Reason: To safeguard the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM8 andDM9 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(6)            Prior to the commencement of internal works, details of the interfaces between old and new partitions and walls, including horizontal and vertical sections at a minimum scale of 1:10 shall be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To safeguard the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM8 andDM9 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(7)            No work shall take place until detailed drawings and/or samples of all new internal and external joinery details including  ...  view the full minutes text for item 59.

This report follows on from recommendations in the Planning Improvement Action Plan 2017 to provide Members with an update on recently decided appeals and identifies any notable decisions for discussion.

The Committee received summaries for three recent appeals, as follows:

·                 ALDI Former Dairy Crest Site – 15/01346/FUL

·                 78 Gayfere Road – 17/00381/FLH

·                 24 Redwood Drive – 17/00115/MMA

It was noted that all three appeals were dismissed.

Members are asked to put forward any applications which it is considered warrant a site visit.

It was agreed that site visits should be held at the appropriate time in connection with the following applications.

·                 346 Chessington Road, West Ewell, KT19 9EG – 17/01274/FUL

·                 Langley Vale Memorial Woodland Site, Headley Road, Langley Vale, Epsom – 17/01450/FUL

·                 Former Police Station, Church Street, Epsom, KIT17 4PS – 17/01586/FUL