Agenda item

Proposal:       First floor extension over existing garage and utility room; cladding to elevations.

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(The site was viewed by the Site Viewing Working Party).

Proposal:       First floor extension over existing garage and utility room; cladding to elevations.

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

The Committee received supplementary information, circulated prior to the meeting, which provided photographs of the site as submitted by Councillor Michael Wilson.

The Committee was addressed by the following deputee:

a)    Councillor Michael Wilson, who objected to the application for the following reasons:

1.    The proposed extension would have an unacceptable adverse impact affecting the light available to the rear of the neighbouring property;

2.    The proposed extension would result in an excessive building bulk and size adjacent to the neighbouring property;

3.    The proposed extension by reason of its bulk, size and prominence would be an incongruous feature in comparison to the cohesive design of existing properties and would be detrimental to the street scene within Lexden Gardens; and

4.    The use of cladding would be unsympathetic to the character of the existing design for properties within Lexden Gardens.

Councillor Wilson recommended that the Committee refuse the application for the following reasons:

‘The proposed extension is of excessive depth adversely affecting the outlook from, and light available to, the occupier of the adjacent residential property. The proposal is therefore contrary to policy CS16 of the Havant Borough Local Plan (Core Strategy) 2011 and the National Planning Policy Framework’

‘The proposed extension would result in an excessive building bulk adjacent to an existing residential property, detrimental to the visual outlook and amenities of the occupier of this property. The proposal is therefore contrary to policy CS16 of the Havant Borough Local Plan (Core Strategy) 2011 and the National Planning Policy Framework’

‘The proposed extension by reason of its bulk, height and prominent location would be an incongruous feature within the streetscene to the detriment of the visual amenities of the area. The proposal is therefore contrary to policy CS16 of the Havant Borough Local Plan (Core Strategy) 2011 and the National Planning Policy Framework’

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

During the debate, members considered the impact upon the neighbouring property and felt that there would be minimal loss of light.

The Committee were of the view however that the extension would by reason of its bulk, proposed materials and prominent siting be an incongruous feature within the street scene and have a detrimental impact upon the spatial characteristics of the area. It was therefore

RESOLVED that Application APP/18/00985 be refused for the following reason:

1.         The proposed extension would, by reason of its bulk, proposed materials and prominent siting, appear incongruous and be harmful to the existing character and appearance of the area conflicting with the established pattern of development and spatial characteristics and setting of the street scene. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policy CS16 of the Havant Borough Local Plan (Core Strategy) 2011, the Havant Borough Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2011 and the National Planning Policy Framework.