Agenda item

Single storey rear extension and 4 no. Velux rooflights in the existing rear roof.  [Rural West York Ward]

Members considered a full application, submitted by Honeypots (Dodsworth Hall) Ltd., for a single storey rear extension and 4 no. Velux rooflights in the existing rear roof.

The case officer reported the details of an objection received from a neighbouring resident since the publication of the report.

Members requested the inclusion of an additional condition requiring a scheme to be agreed to accommodate and manage the dropping off and picking up of children, in the interests of highway safety and the free flow of traffic, and an informative asking that the Parish Council be consulted when the scheme was drawn up.  They also requested an additional condition requiring the railings at the rear of the property to be fixed and preventing a vehicle access being formed there, and an amendment to condition 3 to allow the rooflights to be opened for ventilation.

RESOLVED:             That the application be approved, subject to the conditions listed in the report, with the following amended condition:

(i)   Condition 3 – “Notwithstanding the hereby approved details, the 4 rooflights in the rear roof slope of the property shall be glazed in obscure glass and their opening shall be restricted.  The details regarding the restricted opening of these rooflights and their obscure glazing shall be submitted to the Council in writing prior to the development hereby permitted coming into use and shall thereafter be so retained.

      Reason: To protect the residential amenity of surrounding neighbours.”

                              And the following additional conditions and informative:

(i)   Condition – “Prior to the hereby approved use first coming into operation, details shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council of surfacing provision for pedestrian access to and from Dodsworth Hall and also a scheme for the management of 'dropping off' and 'picking up' of children/employees/etc from the Hall.  The approved schemes shall thereafter be so retained.

Reason:  In the interests of highway safety and the free flow of traffic.”

(ii)  Condition – “The metal railings indicated to either side of the front of Dodsworth Hall (Drawing nr. 07:02:01 - Revision A) shall be permanently fixed.  In addition no vehicular access shall be formed to allow vehicular movements to the rear of the Hall.

Reason:  To prevent vehicular access to the side/rear of Dodsworth Hall which would have a detrimental impact upon adjacent neighbours amenity.”

(iii)      Informative – “You are advised to contact the Nether Poppleton Parish Council to discuss the conditioned scheme for the 'dropping off/picking up' of children/ employees/persons from the Dodsworth Hall.  Concern was raised at the Council’s Planning Sub-Committee (27/2) that the character of the area would be detrimentally affected by such activities and measures taken to accommodate them.

The address for the Nether Poppleton Parish Clerk is:-

Mr B Mackman

Chawton Cottage

22a Long Ridge Lane

Nether Poppleton

York

YO26 6LX”

REASON:                  In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority the proposal, subject to the conditions listed, would not cause undue harm to interests of acknowledged importance, with particular reference to amenity of neighbouring dwellings and impact upon the area. As such the proposal complies with Policies CYGP1 and GP11 of  the City of York Local Plan Deposit Draft.