Decision details

The Head of Area Planning Steve Weeks submitted the following in response to members’ request for additional information i relation to the detailing of the windows and the original upper obscured glazing panels on the main front windows.  He stated that whilst it may not be possible to replicate the exact appearance of this obscured glass, the applicant's suggested film treatment was not considered appropriate.  The key issue was whether another pattern may be acceptable and whether resisting this may be supported on appeal.  He submitted that on balance, it was considered that a currently available obscured glass could adequately reflect the contribution that this part of the glazing would add to the houses and the streetscene.  He added that the front doors would remain as existing and that the only doors that were proposed to be replaced were those on the rear of the dwellings.

Mrs Sheelagh Putnam an objector stated that whilst she was pleased that the front door was being retained, she questioned the need for the windows to be replaced.  Notwithstanding this view, she confirmed that a condition controlling the materials would be acceptable.

In endorsing the recommendation for approval subject to conditions, members delegated to the Head of Area Planning the responsibility to ensure that the replacement glazing detail was as close to the existing windows as reasonably possible but that a currently available glass should be acceptable.