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Granted planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives detailed within the report.

PROPOSAL

Proposed erection of single-storey rear extension and associated landscaping works to lower ground floor, installation of mechanical plant and extraction flue/ducting to rear of building and installation of rear side infill canopy to lower ground floor that forms a covered passage.

RECOMMENDATION

That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to:

(1)        The conditions and informatives as specified within the main committee report.

Damian Manhertz (Development Management Area Manager) introduced the planning application committee report, detailing that the proposal involved the erection of single-storey rear extension and associated landscaping works to lower ground floor along with installation of mechanical plant and an extraction flue/ducting to the rear of the building and installation of a rear side infill canopy to lower ground floor that formed a covered passage.  The application site was a four-storey terraced building with a basement, commercial unit (restaurant) on the ground floor and residential flats above on the eastern side of Chamberlayne Road with an outdoor seating area at the front entrance.  The site lay within the Kensal Rise Conservation Area and to its rear the site adjoined Queen’s Park Conservation Area and formed the primary shopping frontage of Kensal Rise Town Centre.

Members noted the application had been referred to the Committee for consideration as a result of a request having been received from three local councillors with members also advised of the previous planning site history and enforcement activity relating to the unauthorised erection of a single storey rear and side infill extension, that had resulted in submission of the current application.

The Chair thanked Damian Manhertz for introducing the report.  As there were no Committee questions raised at this point, the Chair then invited Councillor Neil Nerva (who had registered to speak as a local ward councillors in objection to the application) to address the Committee, who highlighted the following points:

·             As a local ward councillor, Councillor Nerva advised he was representing local residents as well as Queens Park Residents Association and the Kensal Rise Residents Association in seeking to highlight a number of concerns relating to the application.  These included the adverse impact to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area due to the extraction flue, as well as on neighbouring amenity in terms of noise and odour.  Whilst noting the late submission of requests to speak by local residents at the meeting, concern was also expressed that it had not been possible for them to address the meeting in person.

·             Referring to the previous planning history and enforcement activity relating to the site concerns were also raised in relation to operation of the current facility on the site, which had included the installation of a Gazebo/tent within the rear courtyard following enforcement action to remove the previous unauthorised extension and associated noise, smell, disturbance and fire risk.  Concerns were also highlighted in relation to the impact which the small window proposed within the application for the new rear extension would have in terms of noise and odour.

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