Issue - meetings
Application 1
Meeting: 17/08/2022 - Planning Committee (Item 4)
4 22/1400 - Car Park next to 34 and Land next to 31 Rokesby Place, Wembley, HA0 PDF 343 KB
Additional documents:
Decision:
Granted planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report with amendments to condition 15 (hard and soft landscaping scheme) to include the need for consideration to be given to disabled access from within the application sites to the site boundaries, and opportunities to enhance the soft landscaping provision within the private gardens of the new homes.
Minutes:
PROPOSAL
Development of car park next to 34 Rokesby Place to create 2 x four bedroom dwellings with associated cycle and refuse storage, landscaping and reconfigured car parking area providing five new car parking spaces.
RECOMMENDATION~:
That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to:
(1) That the Head of Planning is delegated authority to issue the planning permission and impose conditions and informatives as detailed in the report.
(2) That the Head of Planning is delegated to make changes to the wording of the committee’s decision (such as to delete, vary or add conditions, informatives, planning obligations or reasons for the decision) prior to the decision being actioned, provided that the Head of Planning is satisfied that any such changes could not reasonably be regarded as deviating from the overall principle of the decision reached by the committee nor that such change(s) could reasonably have led to a different decision having been reached by the committee.
(3) That the Committee confirms that adequate provision has been made, by the imposition of conditions and obligations, for the preservation or planting of trees as required by Section 197 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Victoria McDonagh, Team Leader, North Area, Development Planning Team introduced the report and set out the key issues. In introducing the report members were advised that the site was on a private residential car park to the northern side of 34 Rokesby Place with approximately 12 parking spaces referred to as Site A. Site B, adjacent to 31 Rokesby Place was predominantly soft landscaping with 2 informal parking spaces and clothes drying facilities for residents. CGI slides were shown to the Committee to give greater context as to how the proposed development would look upon completion. The Committee were advised that the proposed development would see 2 x 4 bed homes on Site A with communal amenity space. Site B would see additional car parking and further enhancements to the remainder of the amenity space. There was no supplementary report to consider, however comments had been received from the Rokesby Residents Association in relation to fire safety concerns.
As no Committee questions were raised at this point, the Chair invited Zahida Khan (as an objector) to address the Committee (in person) in relation to the application.
Ms Khan introduced herself to the Committee and explained that she was representing her disabled mother who had been a resident of Rokesby Place for a number of years. Ms Khan shared the family’s concerns as follows -
- The informal car parking area was frequently used by carers and other health professionals who supported Ms Khan’s mother’s daily health needs. The family were concerned that the loss of these parking spaces to make way for the new development would have a detrimental effect on residents who required visitors to support their needs and could potentially impact the care received.
- Further concerns were raised that in general terms if there was limited parking, family and friends would not ... view the full minutes text for item 4