Agenda item - BH2019/00093 - 104 Greenways, Ovingdean, Brighton - Full Planning

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BH2019/00093 - 104 Greenways, Ovingdean, Brighton - Full Planning

Erection of 1no two storey, two bed dwelling (C3) within the land of 104 Greenways. Proposal incorporates a reduction in the footprint of and alterations to 104 Greenways.

RECOMMENDATION – GRANT

Ward Affected: Rottingdean Coastal

Minutes:

              Erection of 1no two storey, two bed dwelling (C3) within the land of 104 Greenways. Proposal incorporates a reduction in the footprint of and alterations to 104 Greenways.

 

              Officer Presentation

 

(1)       The Principal Planning Officer, Stewart Glassar, introduced the scheme and gave a detailed presentation by reference to site plans, photographs and elevational drawings of the site and highlighted the differences between the current building on-site and what was proposed. The existing site comprised a single detached bungalow with off street parking to the side, and mature garden to the rear. The property fronts on to Greenways and the rear garden backs on to Ainsworth Avenue. The proposed scheme would undertake works to the existing bungalow to create a two-storey dwelling and to erect a bungalow to the rear with its own access on to Ainsworth Avenue. Each property would have separate vehicle and pedestrian access and parking.

 

(2)          It was noted that the main considerations in determining the application related to the impact of the modernised dwelling and the new dwelling on the appearance of the street scene and its impact on the amenities of adjacent and future occupiers and on transport and sustainability The proposed dwelling would be situated in the rear garden of the existing house, and although it could be expected that the intensity of use and coming and goings would be increased due to its size and the likely level of occupancy any increase in noise was unlikely to be to a degree that would warrant the refusal of the application. Given these relationships and the fact that the new building has been designed to minimise the impact on neighbours, it was considered that it would be appropriate to remove permitted development rights to extend the property so that the Local Planning Authority could fully assess the impact of any future development on the site. Mitigation proposals to replace any trees to be lost were considered acceptable as was the scheme overall and approval was therefore recommended.

 

              Questions of Officers

 

(3)          Councillor Theobald sought clarification of the amount of garden space which would remain.

 

(4)          Councillor Yates sought clarification in respect of the distance between the proposed dwellings and those in Ainsworth Avenue.

 

(5)          Councillor Littman referred to the fact that conditions requiring the rolling replacement of on-site trees for a period of five years had been included in respect of other applications requesting that this be included to a permission granted in the interests of consistency.

 

              Debate and Decision Making Process

 

(6)          Councillor Simson stated that she had concerns that the proposed scheme would result in a cramped form of development.

 

(7)          Councillor Theobald echoed those concerns and considered that it was difficult to envisage the border treatments proposed.

 

(8)          Councillor Littman formally proposed that a condition be included in relation to rolling replacement of trees on site for a five year period. This was seconded by Councillor Mac Cafferty and the 10 Members present voted unanimously that be included in any permission granted.

 

(9)          A vote was taken on the substantive recommendation to include and on a vote of 8 to 2 planning permission was granted.

 

6.5         RESOLVED – That the Committee has taken into consideration and and agrees with the reasons for the recommendations set out in the report and resolves to GRANT planning permission subject to the Conditions and Informatives also set out in the report and to the inclusion of a condition relating to rolling replacement of trees over a 5 year period as referred to above.

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