Issue - meetings
Application 2
Meeting: 16/11/2022 - Planning Committee (Item 5)
5 22/1386 - Minterne Road Garages, Minterne Road,Harrow PDF 280 KB
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Decision:
Granted planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the Committee report and supplementary report.
Minutes:
PROPOSAL
Demolition of existing garages and development of the land for 1x four bed house with one parking space, cycle and waste stores and associated landscaping.
RECOMMENDATION~:
That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to:
(1) That the Head of Planning being delegated authority to issue the planning permission and impose conditions and informatives as detailed in the report.
(2) That the Head of Planning being delegated authority 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, for the preservation or planting of trees as required by Section 197 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
MahyaFatemi, Planning Officer, 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 currently occupied by four garages on the north side of Minterne Road. The side was adjacent to the front garden of. No. 1 Minterne Road located to the east and two storey flats of 3 and 5 Minterne Road located to the west. The site did not contain a listed building and was not located within a conservation area. The application was seeking to develop the site to construct 1x four bed house with one parking space, cycle and waste stores and associated landscaping.
The Committee’s attention was drawn to the supplementary agenda that provided additional information regarding an objection received with regards to the privacy impact on neighbours. Officers felt these issues had been addressed in the report and therefore advised that the recommendation remained to grant planning permission.
As no Committee questions were raised at this point, the Chair invited the first speaker, Dilip Kakar (objector) to address the Committee (in person) in relation to the application. Mr Kakar drew the Committee’s attention to the following key points:
· Mr Kakar introduced himself to the Committee as a neighbour who would be directly affected if the proposal was approved.
· In objecting to the application, Mr Kakar raised concerns that the character of the proposed development was not in keeping with other local properties and would look out of place.
· It was also felt that privacy issues with regard to overlooking from the proposed development were unacceptable. In addition to overlooking, concern was raised regarding the additional loss of light due to the height and scale of the new property.
· The Committee were also advised that the road suffered from traffic congestion due to its close proximity to a local school and high ... view the full minutes text for item 5