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45.

Declarations of Interest

At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare:

·        any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests

·        any prejudicial interests or

·        any disclosable pecuniary interests

which they may have in respect of business on this agenda.

 

Minutes:

Members were invited to declare, at this point in the meeting, any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests, any prejudicial interests or any disclosable pecuniary interests that they might have in the business on the agenda:

 

(i)           Councillor Galvin declared a personal, non-pecuniary interest in item 4a of the Agenda, planning application [19/01309/FUL], in that he knew the applicant.  He declared that this would not impact on his ability to determine this application.

(ii)         Councillor Orrell declared a personal, non-pecuniary interest in item 4b of the Agenda, planning application [19/01393/FUL], in that Committee Members had received written representation, via email, from a former colleague.

 

46.

Public Participation

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered their wish to speak regarding an item on the agenda or an issue within the Sub-Committee’s remit can do so. Anyone who wishes to register or requires further information is requested to contact the Democracy Officers on the contact details listed at the foot of this agenda. The deadline for registering is at 5.00 pm Wednesday 8 January 2020.

 

Filming, Recording or Webcasting Meetings

Please note that, subject to available resources, this meeting will be filmed and webcast, or recorded, including any registered public speakers who have given their permission.  The broadcast can be viewed at http://www.york.gov.uk/webcasts  or, if sound recorded, this will be uploaded onto the Council’s website following the meeting.

 

Residents are welcome to photograph, film or record Councillors and Officers at all meetings open to the press and public. This includes the use of social media reporting, i.e. tweeting.  Anyone wishing to film, record or take photos at any public meeting should contact the Democracy Officers (whose contact details are at the foot of this agenda) in advance of the meeting.

 

The Council’s protocol on Webcasting, Filming & Recording of Meetings ensures that these practices are carried out in a manner both respectful to the conduct of the meeting and all those present.  It can be viewed at http://www.york.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/11406/protocol_for_webcasting_filming_and_recording_of_council_meetings_20160809.pdf

Minutes:

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme on general issues within the remit of the Sub-Committee.

47.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 195 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the last meeting of the Area Planning Sub-Committee held on 5 December 2019.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the Minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee held on 5 December 2019 be approved and signed as a correct record subject to the following amendment at Minute 44, ‘Planning Enforcement Cases – Update’, that the following paragraph:

 

A report on the position regarding enforcement would be received at Executive in January.  ‘The Area Planning Sub-Committee were also undertaking a scrutiny review on these matters

 

be changed to:

 

‘A report on the position regarding enforcement would be received at Executive in January ‘and at Economy and Place Policy and Scrutiny Committee in February’. 

 

48.

Plans List

To determine the following planning applications:

 

Minutes:

Members considered a schedule of reports of the Assistant Director, Planning and Public Protection, relating to the following planning applications, outlining the proposals and relevant policy considerations and setting out the views of consultees and officers.

 

 

48a

Cedar House, York Road, Dunnington, York YO19 5LF [19/01309/FUL] pdf icon PDF 205 KB

Removal of condition 3 (agricultural occupancy restriction) of planning permission reference 8/03/396/PA dated 12 March 1992 [Osbaldwick and Derwent]

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered a full application from Mr and Mrs Barnes for the removal of condition 3 (agricultural occupancy restriction) of planning permission reference 8/03/396/PA dated 12 March 1992.

 

Mr Mark Newby, the Agent for the applicant and Cllr Warters, Ward Member for Osbaldwick and Derwent spoke in support of the application.  Their comments included the following:

 

·        Officers do not have evidence for the assertion within the report that the property has been overvalued;

·        The condition restriction for agricultural occupancy is prohibitive in securing a sale at a reasonable price;

·        There were mitigating personal circumstances that explained why the applicant required a swift sale of the dwelling.

 

A Member considered that the stipulation for agricultural occupancy was prohibitive and that it had referred to a time when people predominantly worked in agriculture.

 

Although Members were sympathetic to the personal circumstances of the applicant, they considered that there had been six offers made by five people who would have satisfied the agricultural occupancy condition.  Comparative searches had suggested that the valuation price of the property had been over inflated.  Based on a more realistic reduction of 30 per cent, the original price would more realistically be £525,000 and three offers had been made in excess of that amount.  Members considered that there were no obstacles to the sale of the property at a reasonable price and that it would not be appropriate to remove the agricultural occupancy condition as the only reason there had been a house on the land had been as a consequence of the local needs of agriculture.

 

It was moved to overturn the officer recommendation to refuse the application.  This motion was not seconded.

 

It was moved and seconded that the application be Refused, and it was therefore:

 

Resolved: That the application be Refused.

 

Reason:     It was considered that the property had not been marketed at a realistic price which reflects the depressant effect of the agricultural occupancy condition, and therefore failed to demonstrate that the condition is no longer necessary or reasonable. At this time it is considered that it would be premature to remove the condition until it had been adequately demonstrated that there was no demand for the property as an agricultural workers’ dwelling and it is therefore recommended that the application be refused.

48b

W L D Textiles Granville Works Lansdowne Terrace York YO10 3EA [9/01393/FUL] pdf icon PDF 299 KB

Erection of 8 dwellinghouses, following demolition of existing business premises. [Guildhall] [site visit]

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered a full application from Mr Joe Jackson for the erection of 8 dwelling houses, following demolition of existing business premises.

 

Officers provided Members with an oral update on the application and reported 4 further consultation responses which had been received but not previously reported to Members.  Officers confirmed that these further responses had raised no new substantive issues to those covered in the report. 

 

Tim Hatton, Agent for the applicant, spoke in support of the application, raising the following points:

·        Location was a residential setting.  The business at this premises had taken the decision to move to a more suitable location due to the number of large lorries which frequently  passed.

·        The proposed plan had maximised the amenities and parking in a contemporary manner, in keeping with the area.

·        Secure storage and the capacity for electrical charge had been provided.

·        Construction was to a very high standard.

·        Daylight studies had ensured that the proposals exceeded best practice guidance. 

 

The following people spoke in objection to the application: a local resident who wished to remain anonymous, Mr Jethro Bagust, Mr Rob McNaught, Mr Matthew Dick and Cllr Fitzpatrick, Ward Member for Guildhall.  Their comments included the following:

·        Poor design in that it is a new property with windows that are only north facing.

·        Eaves height, unattractive design, scale and mass mean the scheme is too high and overbearing, inappropriate for the location.

·        The scale means it would cast a shadow on the court yard.

·        The dwellings are too big. 

·        Density, the four bedroom units has led to unsympathetic design and dwellings that are unsuitable for families.

·        The development gives the impression of being modern but does not add value or benefit to the community and is not in keeping with the area. 

·        Unrealistic sustainability measures.

·        Limited access to dwellings would be hazardous, particularly for children and the disabled.

·        Owner of a property adjacent to no 10 on east boundary considered that the proposal should protect privacy.  The area of the wall which would be cut out would allow plot 3 and 8 unobstructed views of their ground floor living room and garden.  The proposed balcony would create a situation of overlooking into their garden and would compromise their privacy in an overly dense area.  That resident in particular, would prefer that there be no area cut out of the wall.

·        More casing windows without light.

·        Herbert Street would have people outside their windows trying to access properties.

·        A considerable number of properties surrounding this area are rented.  These residents would also like to object these proposals but have felt unable to arising from concerns that it could jeopardise their tenancy. 

·        It is not a gated development but the wall creates an artificial separation.

·        Contradicts the National Planning Policy Framework guidance in regards to day light, almost no light in plot 1 and 3 and just above the minimum in other units.

·        Matthew Dick, spoke on behalf of residents at 21, 22, 24 and 25 Granville Terrace and raised  ...  view the full minutes text for item 48b

48c

19 Blakeney Place York YO10 3HZ [19/02145/FUL] pdf icon PDF 204 KB

Two storey side extension and installation of solar panels to front.  [Fishergate] [site visit]

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered a full application from Mr and Mrs Thompson for a two storey side extension and installation of solar panels to the front of the above property.

 

Officers provided Members with an oral update on the application.

 

Stephanie Campbell, Agent for the applicant and Cllr.  D'Agorne Ward Member for Fishergate, spoke in support application.  Their comments had included the following:

·        The applicant had worked in consultation with the planning department on the resubmitted reduced scheme and had made a significant amount of changes.

·        The revised proposal is not visually intrusive.

·        No residents had objected to the original or revised proposals. 

·        The applicant had intended to increase the energy efficiency of their property by increasing thermal efficiency and making improvements to the poorly designed ground floor insulation. 

·        It would be more thermally efficient to have 2 storey side extension then a stepping down which would create difficult angles, be less sustainable and creates the potential for leaks as a significant stepping down would mean that the thermal panels would not work as well.

·        To refuse this proposal would be contrary to the Council’s declared climate emergency. 

 

It was moved and seconded that the application be Approved, and it was therefore:

 

Resolved: That the application be Approved subject to the following conditions:

 

(i)                The development shall be begun not later than the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason:     To ensure compliance with Sections 91 to 93 and Section 56 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by section 51 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

(ii)              The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following plans: -BP/02 03/10/19 005, 006, 007, 008

Reason:     For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure that the development is carried out only as approved by the Local Planning Authority.

 

(iii)            Details of the finish of the timber cladding shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to its installation.

 

Reason:     To ensure a visually cohesive development in the interests of the appearance of the estate.

 

(iv)            Any part of the hedge adjacent to the western boundary of site which is damaged or removed during the development process shall be reinstated as shown on drawing number BP/02 03/10/19 008 within a period of six months of the completion of the development.  Any part of the hedge which within a period of five years from the completion of the development dies, is removed or becomes seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species, unless alternatives are approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason:     In the interests of the character and appearance of the area

as the hedge is a design feature of the estate.

 

(v)              The hedge that bounds the flank of the property replace the hedge as it was before landscaping condition to reinstate and usual conditions.

 

Reason:     It would be unduly  ...  view the full minutes text for item 48c

48d

9 Oak Tree Close Strensall York YO32 5TE [19/02130/FUL] pdf icon PDF 220 KB

Two storey side and rear extension, re-roof existing side extension, 6no. rooflights to rear, 1 roof light to the front and 2 roof lights to the side. [Strensall] [site visit]

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered a full application from Mr Darren Baxandall for a two storey side and rear extension, re-roof existing side extension, 6no. rooflights to rear, 1no. rooflight to front and 2no. rooflights to side.

 

Officers provided Members with an oral update on the application and reported the addition of the following condition:

 

Details of the colour and finish of the proposed external render shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to these materials being applied.  The development shall be carried out using the approved materials.

 

Reason: To achieve a visually acceptable form of development.

 

John Chapman, Strensall with Towthorpe Parish Councillor, spoke in objection to the application raising the following concerns:

·        the balcony on the first floor side extension would lead to overlooking and noise to 11 Orchard Close.

·        the removal of trees would increase overlooking and would need to be replaced.

 

It was moved and seconded that the application be Approved subject to the removal of the balcony.  This this motion was lost.

 

It was moved and seconded that the application be Approved, and it was therefore:

 

Resolved:  That the application be Approved subject to the conditions listed in the report with the following additions:

 

(i)           That authority be delegated to the Development Manager, in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair, regarding the positioning of balustrade which should be positioned so that it is set back.  In addition, that they secure a drawing detailing the position of the balustrade.

 

Reason:     So that it does not unduly affect the amenity of the neighbours, with the aim of minimising overlooking. 

 

(ii)         That authority be delegated to the Development Manager, in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair in relation to the re-planting of replacement trees.

Reason:     In order to provide suitable shielding.

 

(iii)        Details of the colour and finish of the proposed external render shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to these materials being applied.  The development shall be carried out using the approved materials.

 

Reason: To achieve a visually acceptable form of development.

 

Note: Cllr Fisher had abstained from voting. 

 

 

 

 

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