Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Diamond and Weeks.

To approve the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee.

The minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 24 February 2022 were approved as true record and signed the Chairman.

The minutes of the Site Viewing Working Party held on 11 April 2022 were received.

There were no declarations of interests.

There were no matters to be considered for site viewing or deferment.

Proposal:      Proposed change of use of domestic outbuilding to a dog grooming parlour.

Additional Information

(The site was viewed by the Site Viewing Working Party on 11 April 2021)

Proposal:      Proposed change of use of domestic outbuilding to a dog grooming

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

The Committee received supplementary information, circulated prior to the meeting which included:

(1)        written deputations submitted by the applicant’s agent and Councillor Gwen Robinson (“Councillor Robinson”);

(2)        a corrigendum correcting the Heading of Item 5 Part 2 of the agenda; and

(3)        the minutes of the Site Viewing Working Party held on 11 April 2022.

The Committee was addressed by Councillor Robinson, who reiterated the issues set out in her submitted written deputation.

In response to questions from members of the Committee, Councillor Robinson:

·                     Acknowledged that the walls of the garage would attenuate the sound generated by the business but raised concerns that the garage windows were likely to be opened during parts of the year.

·                     Advised that she had factored in the distances between the application site and nearby residential dwellings and drew the Committee’s attention to the fact that the application site formed part of a semi-detached building.

In response to the issues raised in the written deputations and Councillor Robison’s deputation made at the meeting, the officers advised that:

Noise Impact

·                     The applicant had confirmed that the type and model of hairdryer to be used would generate the same level of noise as a standard hairdryer or a domestic washing machine and would only form a small part of the grooming process. Therefore, it was considered that, in the light of this information and the distance between the application site and neighbouring properties, the use of the hairdryer would not have a detrimental impact on the living conditions of neighbouring residents

·                     Environmental Health had raised no objections to the proposal and in particular the noise likely to be generated by the hairdryer

·                     It was considered that noise generated by domestic dogs living in the neighbouring properties could have the same impact as dogs using this facility

·                     The applicant had confirmed that the transfer of the dog from the owners to the business would be very short

·                     The decibel chart submitted in the written deputation by Councillor Robinson, which was sourced from the internet, should be treated with caution

Congestion

·                     The parking spaces proposed complied with the Council’s parking standards

·                     The measures to be put in place to warn owners of any delays and parking provision would not encourage vehicles to park on the highway and thereby interrupt the free of traffic in the immediate area.

Following these comments, the Committee was reminded that it should not debate the application with the deputee.

In response to questions from the Committee, officers advised that they were not aware of any noise complaints received by Environmental Health relating to other dog grooming businesses operating in the Borough.

During the debate, the Committee considered requiring an unopenable window on the front elevation. The officers reminded the Committee that Environmental  ...  view the full minutes text for item 67.

Proposal:      Single storey rear extension with flat roof

Additional Information

Proposal:      Single storey rear extension with flat roof.

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

The Committee considered that there were insufficient grounds to justify a refusal of the proposed amendments to the previously approved application reference APP/21/00264.

RESOLVED that application APP/22/00169 be granted permission subject to the following conditions:

1          The development must be begun not later than three years beginning with the date of this permission.

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

2          The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

            Location Plan - P207

            Block Plan - P206

            Existing and Proposed Ground Floor Plans - P100A

            Existing and Proposed Site Plans - P102

            Existing and Proposed North and South Elevations - P103

            Existing and Proposed West and East Elevations - P104

            Proposed 3D Views - P105

            Reason: - To ensure provision of a satisfactory development.

3          The external materials used shall match, in type, colour and texture, those of the existing building so far as practicable.

            Reason: In the interests of the amenities of the area and having due regard to policy CS16 of the Havant Borough Local Plan (Core Strategy) 2011 and the National Planning Policy Framework.