Issue - meetings

PROPOSAL:  variation of condition 2 (approved plans) attached to planning permission P/5568/15, dated 26 January 2016 to allow alterations to basement, single storey extensions to the kitchen and living room, first floor side extension, roof modifications.

Councillor Marilyn Ashton proposed to defer the consideration of the application pursuant to Rule 29.8 of the Constitution on the basis that the Committee “be minded to grant” the application for the following reason:

1)              it does not do harm to the character of the area, because this is a large house on a very large plot in a road of large houses on massive plots and therefore this proposal is in keeping within the locality.

The proposal was seconded by Councillor Christopher Baxter, put to the vote and lost.

The Committee agreed to accept officer recommendation.

RECOMMENDATION

The Planning Committee was asked to:

1)              agree the reasons for refusal as set out in the report; and

2)              refuse planning permission.

DECISION:  REFUSE

The Committee wished it to be recorded that the decision to refuse the application was by majority of votes.

Councillors Brown, Maru, Parekh and Shah voted to refuse the application.

Councillors Ashton, Baxter and Thakker voted against officer’s recommendation to refuse.