Issue - meetings

Refused the recommended granting of planning permission on for the following reason(s):

• The design of the proposed development was not considered to be in keeping with the character of the surrounding area.

Voting on the above decision was as follows: - 4 in favour of refusal & 1 in favour of granting planning permission.

PROPOSAL

Proposed erection of two storey 3x bedroom dwelling house with installation of a front brick boundary wall for the vacant parcel of land directly to the North of 125 Preston Road.

RECOMMENDATION

That the Committee resolve to GRANT planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives, as detailed in the committee report.

Janseway Cheung (Career Grade Planning Officer) introduced the report, advising members that the proposal sought planning permission for a two storey 3-bed 5-person dwelling which would form a new end of terrace property adjoining with the existing pair of semi-detached dwellings at No.123 and No.125 Preston Road. The dwelling would have an angled mono-pitch roof design, with the highest point towards Pellatt Road, where it met the junction. The proposed development would also incorporate a 6.0m deep single storey rear element that would have a flat roof set at an eaves and maximum height of 3.0m. Other associated works involved the creation of a front forecourt with planting and combined cycle and refuse storage, the erection of a brick front boundary wall, and wooden fenced side boundary treatment. Private external amenity space would be provided to the rear garden for the residents of the property.

The application site related to a grass verge with some shrubs that was located to the north of the dwelling at No.125 Preston Road and was sited on an open road junction, fronting Preston Road to the east and Pellatt Road to the north.  Members were advised that the site was not situated within a Conservation Area and did not contain any designated or undesignated heritage assets and for highway purposes, whilst not within a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ), was located within the Wembley Event Day Parking Zone.

Attention was also drawn to the Supplementary Report circulated in advance of the meeting, which outlined additional representations received in objection from the adjoining neighbour at 125 Preston Road.  Members were advised the comments raised mainly reflected those already received and addressed within the main Committee report, with the recommendation therefore remaining to grant planning permission subject to the conditions and informatives outlined within the main report.

The Chair thanked Janseway Cheung for introducing the report.  As there were no Committee questions raised at this point, the Chair then moved on to the consider the requests which had been received to speak on the application and invited Nisha & Kunal Shah (who had registered to speak in objection) to address the Committee in relation to the application, who highlighted the following points:

Advising that they were speaking as the adjoining neighbours to the site at 125 Preston Road Nisha & Kunal Shah outlined what they felt to be a number of weaknesses in the basis of the assessment supporting the recommendation within the report with specific concerns highlighted in relation to the following areas:

·            The impact arising from the design of the proposal on the character of the area.  Members were advised that the proposal would have the effect of attaching a new dwelling directly  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5