Agenda and minutes

To consider appointing a Chairman for the meeting.

RESOLVED that Cllr John Perry be appointed as Chairman for the meeting

To receive and record apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Paul Buckley with Cllr Diane Lloyd acting as standing deputy

To approve the minutes of the Development Management Committee held on  27 April 2017.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the last meeting held on 27 April be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman

There were no matters arising

To receive the minutes of the Site Viewing Working Party held on 11 May 2017

The committee received the minutes of the Site Viewing Working Party held on the 11 May.

To receive and record declarations of interests from members present in respect of the various matters on the agenda for this meeting.

There were no declarations of interest relating to matters on the agenda

The Chairman to report the outcome of meetings attended or other information arising since the last meeting of the Committee.

The Chairman advised the committee that a Development Consultation forum would be taking place on the 25 May and encouraged all to attend.

The Chairman also reported that additional training would be taking aplce on the 22 May and encouraged all to attend.

The Committee are invited to consider any matters they wish to recommend for site viewing or deferment.

No matters were considered for site viewing of deferment.

To receive requests to make a deputation to Committee.

The following deputation requests were noted by the committee:

(1)  Mr Martin Critchley – APP/17/00278 – 234 Sea Front, Hayling Island

(2)  Mr Phil Malin – APP/17/00233 – 32 Wallis Road, Waterlooville

(3)  Councillor Paul Buckley – APP/17/00233 – 32 Wallis Road, Waterlooville

Proposal:              Change of Use from A1 retail to C3 residential with alterations and additions including rear extension and new mansard roof to form five self-contained flats; with associated car parking with access from Green Lane.

Additional Documents:

https://tinyurl.com/lswqahp

(The Application was viewed by the Site Viewing Working Party)

The Committee considered the written report and recommendation from the Head of Planning Services to grant permission.

The Committee was addressed by the following deputee:

(1)  Mr Martin Critchley (applicant’s agent) who supported the proposal for the following reasons:

a.    Retaining the retail use of the site was no longer viable.

b.    The proposal would create affordable homes in the local area.

c.    The location would benefit from local amenities including shops and public transport and the proposal was a highly sustainable development

d.    While the properties would be refurbished the historic value would be retained

e.    The proposal was in  keeping with the character of the area.

f.     The proposal would have a positive impact on the regeneration of the area.

In response to questions raised by the committee officers advised that:

·         The stables to the rear of the site were to be demolished however the rear wall was to be retained. A condition relating to the retention of the rear wall was recommended.

·         The posts to be removed from the rear of the site in the proposal were to allow for ease of access and better manoeuvrability

·         Officers had consulted the  Development Engineer regarding the parking to the rear of the site who had raised no objections.

The committee discussed the application in detail together with the views raised by the deputee.

During the course of the debate it was expressed that the proposal would revitalise this area of the Borough and was a much welcomed development. The proposal sought to develop on a brownfield site and was a sustainable development that would be of benefit to the community. It was therefore

RESOLVED that the Head of Planning Services be authorised to grant consent for application APP/17/00278 subject to the following conditions:

Proposal:             Two storey and single storey rear extension; new porch; changes to fenestration and re-modelling to include cladding to all elevations.

Additional Documents:

https://tinyurl.com/letjvev

(The application was viewed by the Site Viewing Working Party)

The Committee considered the written report and recommendation from the Head of Planning Services to grant permission.

The Committee was addressed by the following deputees:

(1)  Mr P Malin who supported the application for the following reasons:

a.    The proposal would be 13m away from the neighbouring property to the north elevation. This was in accordance with Havant Borough Council policies.

b.    The design of the proposal sought to mitigate any issues with overlooking with windows being placed higher than eye level

c.    Although there would be an effect on the light available to 1 Treeside, the neighbouring property, this should be considered minimal.

d.    The proposal was inkeeping with the character of the area and had little to no impact on the street scene

e.    The proposal would seek to achieve optimum use of the site

f.     The application was supported by a detailed and informed report from officers.

In response to questions raised by the committee, Mr Malin advised that:

·         The applicant would seek to mitigate any potential overlooking as far as possible with top hung windows

·         The proposal would feature high placed velux windows to allow light in the property and mitigate overlooking.

(2)  Cllr P Buckley, who objected to the proposal for the following reasons:

g.    The proposal had received a negative response from a significant number of neighbouring residents

h.    The proposal would have a significant detrimental impact with regard to light and visual amenity available to the neighbouring property at 1 Treeside, leaving only a 15 degree angle of light available

i.      The design was unsympathetic to the neighbouring properties and an alteration of the design could mitigate this

j.      The north elevation would be oppressive to the outlook from 1 Treeside,

k.    The separation distance that had been reported by the officers did not adequately illustrate the impact the proposal would have on the immediate area.

l.      The neighbouring properties were not against the principle of development in the area, however the size, bulk and mass of the proposal was inappropriate.

In response to questions raised by the committee, Cllr Buckley advised that:

·         The 15 degree angle of light available referred to the outlook from the east elevation of 1 Treeside.

In response to questions raised by the committee, Officers advised that:

·         The supplementary information tabled at the meeting contained an additional condition regarding the windows on the south elevation as a result of representations received.

 
The Committee discussed the application in detail together with the views raised by the deputees. During the course of the debate, concern was raised over the impact the proposal would have on the neighbouring properties with specific regard to the increase in bulk and height. While some of committee felt that the increased bulk would be too oppressive to the neighbouring properties, the majority of the committee felt that the impact was minimal, inline Havant Borough Council Policy and acceptable. It was discussed  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.

Proposal:             Application for non-material change to Planning Permission APP/16/01110 relating to change of brick type to Ibstock Sharpthorne mixed stock and change of coping type to Ibstock Cisbury Half Round.

The Committee considered the written report and recommendation from the Head of Planning Services to grant permission.

The committee discussed the application in detail and found no grounds for refusal in planning terms. It was therefore

RESOLVED that the Head of Planning Services be authorised to grant permission for application APP/17/00438 subject to the following conditions:

The Committee considered the appointment of the Site Viewing Working party for the municipal year 17/18.

RESOLVED that:

(a) the Site Viewing Working Party be constituted with the following terms of reference:

            Title:                            Site Viewing Working Party

Membership:            All members (including standing deputies) of the Development Management Committee

Chairman:                To be appointed by the Development Management Committee.

Function:                   To inspect sites relating to planning applications, Tree Preservation Orders and other matters referred to it by the Development Management Committee and officers and to inspect sites as necessary and request additional information if necessary.

(b) Members of the Development Management Committee  (including standing deputies) be appointed to the Working Party referred to in (a) above; and

(c)  members appointed to the Working Party referred to in (a) above continue to be members and constitute that Working Party until the first meeting of the Committee after the annual meeting of the Council subject to the members concerned remaining members of the Council during that time.

To consider appointing a Chairman for the next meeting of the Development Management Committee in accordance with the rota and Standing Order for the Committee.

RESOLVED that Cllr Clare Satchwell be appointed as Chairman for the next meeting of the Site Viewing Working Party and Development Management Committee.