Agenda item
20/0174 90 Anson Road, London, NW2 6AG
Decision:
Granted planning permission as recommended subject to an amended landscaping condition (8) to require details of the access to and allocation of the rear garden to ensure that upper floor flats have access to an appropriate area of outside garden space.
Minutes:
PROPOSAL:
Conversion of dwellinghouse into 3 self-contained flats and works to include a gable end roof extension, rear dormer window and 2 front rooflights to convert loft, a single storey side and rear extensions, demolition of outbuilding to rear and creation of parking space with new vehicular access, associated landscaping, new boundary wall, provision for refuse and bicycle storage and removal of existing vehicular access.
RECOMMENDATION:
GRANT planning permission and that the Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to issue the planning permission and impose conditions and informatives to secure the matters set out within the Committee reports.
The Head of Planning be granted delegated authority to make changes to the wording of the Committee’s decision (such as to delete, vary or add conditions, informatives 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.
Mr Damian Manhertz (Development Management Team Leader) introduced the report setting out the key issues and answered Members questions. He referenced the supplementary report and drew Members’ attention to the outcome of discussions with the applicant’s agent over the provision of garden space for the upper floors and the consequent amendment to condition 8 as set out within the supplementary report.
Mr Gavin Selerie objected to the application for several reasons including the following:
· The planning permission for conversion of the property into three flats would change the character and aesthetic of the house, to the detriment of the area and unlikely to comply with STD2 corner property guidance.
· There were no outdoor amenities for the occupants specified in the plan.
· The parking situation in the area which was already a difficult issue, would be exacerbated by the proposed development.
· The proposal would set a precedent for similar developments in the Anson Road area.
Mr Kane Johnson-Bennett (objector) echoed similar sentiments and adding that the loss of garden space would aggravate flash flooding in the area. He also highlighted inadequate infrastructure (lack of school places) to support the application.
Councillor Colacicco (ward member) also expressed similar views as above.
In response to the issues raised, officers stated that the Council’s drainage officer had assessed the flood risk and concluded that the additional amount of modest hard surfacing would not be an issue for flash flooding. Members heard that the application complied with the parameters of the design guide and parking standards. Officers also highlighted the amendment to condition 8 as set out within the supplementary report to require details of the access to and allocation of the rear garden to ensure that upper floor flats have access to an appropriate area of outside garden space.
With no further issues raised and having established that all members had followed the discussions, the Chair thanked all speakers for their contributions and asked members to vote on the recommendation. Members voted by a majority decision to approve the application.
DECISION: Granted planning permission as recommended subject to an amended landscaping condition (8) to require details of the access to and allocation of the rear garden to ensure that upper floor flats have access to an appropriate area of outside garden space.
(Voting on the decision was as follows: For 7; Against 1)
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