Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Buckley.

To approve the minutes of the Site Viewing Working Party held on 20 April 2017

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the last meeting held on 20 April 2017 were approved as a correct record.

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

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.

The site was viewed by the Site Viewing Working Party given a request by the Head of Planning Services that the application be determined by the Development Management Committee.

The Working Party received a written report from the Head of Planning Services which identified the following key considerations:

(i)            Principle of Development

(ii)           Impact upon the character and appearance of the area

(iii)          Impact upon residential amenity including future occupants

(iv)         Highways and parking

(v)          Developer contributions/Ecology

The Working Party viewed the site, the subject of the application from the street

scenes on Sea Front and Green Lane including viewing the relationship between 2 Green Lane and the site and from the rear courtyard of the site.

It was RESOLVED that based on the information available at the time no more additional information be provided to the Development Management Committee.

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

The site was viewed by the Site Viewing working party given a request by Cllr Buckley that the application be determined by the Development Management Committee.

The Working Party received a written report from the Head of Planning Services which identified the following key considerations:

(i)            Principle of Development

(ii)          Appropriateness of design and impact on the character of the area

(iii)         Effect of neighbouring properties.

The Working Party viewed the site, the subject of the application, to asses whether there were additional matters that should be considered by the Development Management Committee. The site was viewed from the East, West, North and South elevations. It was also viewed from the interior and from the interior and exterior of a neighbouring property at 1 Treeside.

RESOLVED that based on the information available at the time, no other information be made available to the Development Management Committee.