Agenda item
Land in Saunders Ness Road, at rear of 1 Glenaffric Avenue, E14 (PA/12/03288)
Decision:
On a unanimous vote, the Committee RESOLVED:
1. That planning permission (PA/12/03288) at Land in Saunders Ness Road, at rear of 1 Glenaffric Avenue, E14 be GRANTED for the erection of three and four storey development to provide 4 x 4 bedroom terrace houses (use class C3) with provision of landscaping and off-street car parking spaces on vacant site.
2. That the Corporate Director of Development & Renewal is delegated power to impose conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the matters set out in the committee report.
Minutes:
Jerry Bell (Applications Team Leader, Development and Renewal) introduced the report regarding Land in Saunders Ness Road, at rear of 1 Glenaffric Avenue, E14 (PA/12/03288)
There were no registered speakers.
Nasser Farooq (Planning Officer, Development and Renewal) presented the detailed report. He explained the site within a conservation area and the nearby listed buildings. He explained the outcome of the local consultation resulting in 12 representations in support, 6 against and a petition against with 33 signatures. He addressed the main planning issues. It was considered that the land use was acceptable. The scheme would make best use of the site and supply additional housing.
He referred to the previously refused scheme in 2004. The scheme was refused due to: impact on the listed public house and highway safety. He referred to the issues with the 2012 scheme that was also refused. The current application sought to overcome the concerns with changes to the design and the submission of adequate information. Mr Farooq explained the new design, the materials and layout of the building. The new scheme was in line with the surrounding area and would preserve the public house.
The plans had been amended to remove a parking bay in view of concerns from the Highways service (regarding poor visibility from the western bay). There were also measures to mitigate the impact on the highway under a s278 agreement. This included signage before the bend. Officers were now satisfied with the scheme in terms of highway safety.
Officers were recommending that the application be granted.
In response, Members asked questions/made comments on the following issues:
· the consultation with residents and how this had been taken on board.
· the disruption from the construction work.
· highway safety in view of the proposed trees and bend in Saunders Ness Road.
· the scope for an additional parking bay.
· the improvements on the refused schemes.
In response, Mr Farooq addressed the points. The application had been advertised in the East End Life newspaper with letters to 23 households in the vicinity and site notices. He explained the objections received covering the felling of trees. This matter had already been dealt with by separate enforcement action. The applicant would also be required to plant additional trees.
A further area of concern was the car parking. In response, Officers had sought additional comments from highways. As a result, the scheme had been amended as explained above with the removal of the parking bay. The design was also an issue. However, this has also been amended and was now in line with the surrounding area.
The application would be subject to a condition to manage the construction impact (a Construction Logistics and Management Plan). There would also be restrictions on construction hours. This was acceptable to the Council’s Environmental Health service. There were controls to prevent further parking bays outside the development. This included a condition removing permitted development rights.
The impact on the highway had been fully considered. It was found that the sightlines were acceptable with full visibility for reversing vehicles from the proposed bays.
The 2004 application sought to provide 7 parking spaces with no housing. However there was a lack of information on highway safety. This current application provided this information which had been reviewed and approved by the Council’s Highways officers.
On a unanimous vote, the Committee RESOLVED:
1. That planning permission (PA/12/03288) at Land in Saunders Ness Road, at rear of 1 Glenaffric Avenue, E14 be GRANTED for the erection of three and four storey development to provide 4 x 4 bedroom terrace houses (use class C3) with provision of landscaping and off-street car parking spaces on vacant site.
2. That the Corporate Director of Development & Renewal is delegated power to impose conditions and informatives on the planning permission to secure the matters set out in the committee report.
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