Agenda item

ITEM 8 – Flat Ground And First Floors, 90 Devonport Road, London W12 8NU, Coningham, 2023/00907/FUL

An addendum was circulated prior to the meeting that modified the report. Neil Egerton presented the item. The Applicants spoke in support of the application.

The Committee voted on the officer recommendation as follows:

Recommendation 1:

FOR:                       0

AGAINST:              Unanimous

NOT VOTING:        0

The officer recommendation of refusal was lost. Therefore, the Chair sought a proposer and seconder for Approval. Councillor Karmel proposed that Flat Ground And First Floors, 90 Devonport Road, London W12 8NU be approved in accordance with the application. This was seconded by the Chair, Councillor Omid Miri.

The Committee voted on the new recommendation to approve the application as follows:

FOR:                      Unanimous

AGAINST:               0

NOT VOTING:        0

The Committee then discussed the reasons for approval. Cllr Karmel stated that having considered all the information put forward to the Committee both by the officers today and in the report, on balance  the harm identified by the officer in respect of design was not unacceptable and the harm identified in respect of visual amenity to the terrace, which is already significantly impaired, was not unacceptable. Given the modest size of the extension, 11 square feet, it is not over bulky.

The Chair proposed that the meeting was adjourned. This was agreed by the Committee and the meeting was adjourned between 8:55pm and 9:10pm.

The meeting resumed and the presenting officer read out the following standard conditions to be imposed on the recommendation to approve the application. These were as follows:

1) The development hereby permitted shall not commence later than the expiration of 3 years beginning with the date of this planning permission.

Condition required to be imposed by section 91(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004).

2) The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved plans and drawings listed in this decision notice, other than where those details are altered pursuant to the conditions of this planning permission.

To ensure full compliance with the planning application hereby approved and to prevent harm arising through deviations from the approved plans.

3) The development hereby approved shall be carried out and completed in accordance with the materials (including colour and finish) specified on the drawings hereby approved and as detailed below:

- Window on flank (south) elevation: White uPVC frame.

- Rooflight: Timber frame.

- Pitched roof: Dark slate tile.

Any works of making good to existing elevations shall be carried out in materials to match the elevation to which the works relate.

To ensure a satisfactory external appearance, in accordance with Policies DC1 and DC4 of the Local Plan (2018).

4) Prior to the occupation of the development hereby permitted, the new window at second floor level on the southern elevation [as per Dwg. No. 2201.05 (Rev. A)] and Dwg. No. 2201.06 (Rev. A)] shall be fitted with obscure glass to a minimum level of obscurity equivalent to Pilkington Texture Glass Level 3, and shall be non-opening and fixed shut up to a height of 1.7 m above the finished floor level. The window(s) shall thereafter be permanently retained as approved.

To protect the amenities of adjoining occupiers in terms of privacy and overlooking in accordance with Policy HO11 of the Local Plan (2018).

5) No external air-conditioning units, ventilation fans, extraction equipment, flues or other plant equipment and associated external pipework or ducting shall be fitted to the rear elevation unless otherwise shown on the approved drawings.

To ensure a satisfactory external appearance and to prevent harm to the amenities of the occupiers of neighbouring residential properties, in accordance with Policies DC1, DC2, DC4 and HO11 of the Local Plan (2018).

The Committee voted of the 5 standard conditions listed above as follows:

FOR:                      Unanimous

AGAINST:               0

NOT VOTING:        0

The Committee voted on the 2 reasons for approval set out above as follows:

FOR:                      Unanimous

AGAINST:               0

NOT VOTING:        0

The Committee voted on Recommendation 2 to make minor changes to the conditions to the permission granted:

FOR:                      Unanimous

AGAINST:               0

NOT VOTING:        0

RESOLVED

1.    That the Director of Planning and Property be authorised to grant permission subject to the conditions listed above;

2.    That the Director of Planning and Property, after consultation with the Assistant Director Legal Services and the Chair of the Planning and Development Control Committee be authorised to make any minor changes to the proposed conditions to the permission granted.