Agenda item

The Planning Committee considered two retrospective planning application Nos. 2018/1019 and 2018/1026  for a two storey side and rear addition and two storey rear extension following demolition of the existing rear conservatory with car parking space at rear.

[Note 1: The Planning Officer updated Members on an update to PLAN/2018/1019 & PLAN/2018/1026 153 and 155 Hawthorn Road

1. All developments shall be constructed in accordance with the submitted and approved SuDS Drainage Report (dated March 2019), SW Drainage System Drawing No. N1-10-01 C (dated 01/03/19) and Drainage Construction Details Drawing No. N1-10-02 C (dated 06/03/19).

Reason:

To ensure the surface water drainage is adequately addressed for the development in accordance with policy CS9 of the Woking Core Strategy 2012 and the policies in the NPPF.

2. A verification report, (appended with substantiating evidence demonstrating the approved construction details and specifications have been implemented in accordance with the surface water drainage scheme), has been submitted to and approved (in writing) by the Local Planning Authority within 3 months of completion. The verification report shall include photographs of excavations and soil profiles/horizons, any installation of any surface water structure and Control mechanism.

Reason:

To ensure that the development achieves a high standard of sustainability and to comply with Policies CS9 and CS16 of the Woking Core Strategy 2012 and the policies in the NPPF].

[Note 2: The Planning Officer advised the Committee that since the publication of the agenda an update drainage report was submitted to the local planning authority,  the Drainage Officer raised no concerns following the 2 conditions listed below if the application would be approved:

·         The scheme should be carried in accordance with the details submitted; and

·         A verification report detailing of all requested information should be submitted with 3 months of the completion of the scheme.

Councillor Ashall, Ward Councillor, reminded the Committee that  the application had been called in as the application fell to be resolved by exercise of planning judgement.  

It had been highlighted that both applications 2018/1019 and 2018/1026  were both re-submissions of recently refused schemes from 2017.

Some Members were confused as to why the application before the Committee was recommended  for refusal when a similar application had been approved previously.  The floor plan was thought to be exactly the same floor plan with no changes.  A minimal of 5% increase was said to be added for the side extension.

The Planning Officer clarified that the floor plans were not the same comparing the proposed scheme to the previous scheme.  It was highlighted that an increased scale of development was proposed to a previously refused scheme.

The Committee took a short recess in order to change the recording disk of the meeting.

Councillor Whitehand opposed to approval the scheme which was said to have a larger increase to the density when the previously smaller density was refused.

Some Councillors apposed approval addressed all issues raised in the previously refused scheme and thought the proposal before the Committee was of a better quality than the previous scheme.

Councillor Aziz proposed and Councillor Boote seconded the proposal for approval on the grounds of an acceptable drainage report submitted by the Drainage Officer.

The Planning Officer reminded the Committee as to why the refusal was recommended in the proposal,  He stated overlooking and bulk and mass had not been addressed.

In accordance with standing order 22.2, the votes for and against approval of the application were recorded as follows:

In favour:                                 Cllrs Aziz, Boote, Chrystie Eastwood and Morales

TOTAL: 5

Against:                                   Cllrs Whitehand

TOTAL: 1

Present but not voting:           Cllrs Ashall, Cundy (The Chairman) and Martin

TOTAL: 3

The application was therefore approved.

RESOLVED 

That the planning application be granted subject to conditions and a Section 106 Agreement.