Agenda item

Report of the Planning and Development Manager recommending conditional approval be granted in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address, attached.

The Panel considered the report of the Planning and Development Manager recommending conditional approval be granted in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address.  (Copy of the report circulated with the agenda and appended to the signed minutes).

Minor material amendment sought to planning permission reference 11/02039/FUL including alterations to windows and doors, and reduction in width of Dormer Windows.

Professor Borodzicz and Dr Buckle (local residents / objecting), and Councillor Vinson (ward councillor / objecting) were present and with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The presenting officer reported a correction to paragraph 5.1 of the report that 19 objections have been received” not 24 as stated in the report; and amendments to Conditions 1 and 2.

Amended Conditions

CONDITION 1 - REGULARISATION MATERIALS

Unless within one month of the date of this decision details of the external materials to clad the dormers hereby approved (including samples if the LPA require them to be submitted) shall be submitted in writing to the local planning authority for approval, and unless the approved scheme is carried out and completed within one month of the local planning authority’s approval, the occupation of the development approved shall cease until such time as details of the external materials referred to above have been submitted, approved and the works completed to the written satisfaction of the local planning authority (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

REASON

As the approved works will regularise a breach in planning control within a conservation area, and to ensure that the existing dormers finished in a high quality cladding material within a maximum period of 2 months from the date of this permission.

CONDITION 2 – REGULARISATION WINDOWS

Unless within one month of the date of this decision the occupation of the development approved shall cease until such time as the opening lights in the east facing dormer hereby approved are fitted as bottom hinged opening only whilst being obscured glazed and restricted opening to no more than 5cm and, thereafter, the opening lights shall be permanently retained in that condition thereafter and the central opening light in the east facing dormer shall be permanently retained fixed shut at all times.

REASON:

As the approved works will regularise a breach in planning control to remedy the loss of privacy of adjacent windows being overlooked at 5 Abbotts Way, and to ensure that the alterations to the opening lights are completed within a maximum period of 1 month from the date of this decision.

RESOLVED to refuse planning permission for the reasons set out below:

Reasons for Refusal

The proposed dormer window is not significantly different to that previously refused (13/00693/MMA) and remains un-neighbourly and visually dominant resulting in a sense of overlooking and loss of privacy for adjacent occupiers contrary to paragraph 18 of the Inspectors decision notice dated 24 July 2012 (APP/D1780/A/12/2171564) and Policy SDP1 (i) of the City Of Southampton Local Plan Review 2006.

RECORDED VOTE to refuse planning permission

FOR:  Councillors Claisse, Cunio, Harris, Lloyd and Norris

AGAINST:  Councillor Mrs Blatchford

ABSTAINED:  Councillor Lewzey