Agenda item

Erection of a pair of two-bedroom houses with associated parking and amenity space provision.

Joan Bland and Lorraine Hillier stepped down from the committee and took no part in the debate or voting for this item.

The committee considered application P18/S0250/FUL to erect a pair of two-bedroom houses with associated parking and amenity space provision on land to the rear of Northfield House, 11 Northfield End, Henley-on-Thames.

Consultations, representations, policy and guidance and the site’s planning history were detailed in the officer’s report which formed part of the agenda pack for this meeting.

Officer updates: an extra condition is recommended for inclusion that all obscure glazed windows shown on the south-west (rear) and north-east (side) elevations should also be fixed shut with the exception of a top hung openable fanlight above an internal floor height of 1.7 metres.  The NPPF policy reference to paragraph 206 should now read 55.

Ken Arlett, a representative of Henley-on-Thames Town Council, spoke objecting to the application. 

Ian MacGregor and John Mahoney spoke objecting to the application. 

Mr P Springett, the applicant’s agent, spoke in support of the application.

Lorraine Hillier, one of the local ward councillors, spoke objecting to the application. 

Whilst some committee members were of the view that the proposed development was bulky and overbearing, the rest of the committee were satisfied that it was compliant with policy and had received no statutory objections.

A motion, moved and seconded, to approve the application with an extra condition as detailed above, was declared carried on being put to the vote.

RESOLVED: to grant planning permission for application P18/S0250/FUL, subject to the following conditions:

1.    Commencement of development within three years of the date of this

permission.

2.    Development to be implemented in accordance with approved drawings.

3.    A schedule of all materials to be used in the external construction of the development to be submitted for approval by the Local Planning Authority (LPA).

4.    Notwithstanding the approved plans, the rooflights along the rear

elevations should be implemented so that the cill heights are at least 1.7 metres when measured from internal floor height.

5.    Withdrawal of permitted development rights to extend, alter or extend the roof.

6.    Withdrawal of permitted development rights for outbuildings.

7.    Vision splays on new access to be implemented and left unobstructed

above a height of 0.9 metres.

8.    The parking and manoeuvring areas to be implemented and retained in

accordance with the plans hereby approved.

9.    Details of cycle parking provision to be submitted for approval by the LPA.

10.A construction traffic management plan shall be submitted for approval by the LPA.

11.Details of how the Norway Maple will be protected to be submitted for

approval by the LPA.

12.An archaeological watching brief shall be implemented – details of which shall first be submitted for approval by the LPA.

13.Following approval of the archaeological watching brief, it should be

carried out and the findings reported to the LPA for approval.

14.All obscure glazed windows shown on the south-west (rear) and north-east (side) elevations should also be fixed shut with the exception of a top hung openable fanlight above an internal floor height of 1.7 metres.