Agenda and minutes

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 25 January 2018 as an accurate record.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held 28 January 2018 be signed as a correct record.

In accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct and the statutory provisions of the Localism Act, Members and co-opted Members of the Council are reminded that it is a requirement to register disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) and gifts and hospitality to the value of which exceeds £50 or multiple gifts and/or instances of hospitality with a cumulative value of £50 or more when received from a single donor within a rolling twelve month period. In addition, Members and co-opted Members are reminded that unless their disclosable pecuniary interest is registered on the register of interests or is the subject of a pending notification to the Monitoring Officer, they are required to disclose those disclosable pecuniary interests at the meeting. This should be done by completing the Disclosure of Interest form and handing it to the Democratic Services representative at the start of the meeting. The Chair will then invite Members to make their disclosure orally at the commencement of Agenda item 3. Completed disclosure forms will be provided to the Monitoring Officer for inclusion on the Register of Members’ Interests.

There were no disclosures of a pecuniary interest not already registered.

To receive notice of any business not on the agenda which in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

There was none.

To consider the accompanying reports by the Director of Planning & Strategic Transport:

Description:   Retention of four bedroom dwelling with garage, formation of vehicular access and parking. Alterations to frontage including removal of raised pathway, relocation of front door, realignment of garage door, replacement of original front door with window; and associated landscaping.

Ward:  Sanderstead

Recommendation: GRANT permission

After the Officer’s presentation there were no questions of clarification from

Members.

Lorraine Oakley, spoke against the planning application and raised the following points:

·       The design was not in keeping with the character of the area with little room for planting

·       The property dominated the street scene, being twice as wide as other properties in the area.

·       Many of the issues that had been raised by the Planning Inspector had not been addressed by the developer.

·       The site had been developed without permission and with no enforcement from the Council.

Helen Greenhalgh, spoke in favour of the application and raised the following points:

·       Since the appeal the developers had engaged with officers closely to deal with the design issues raised and amendments had been incorporated into the application.

·       Key issues, including the front ramp, had been addressed in the application.

·       Planting had been included to soften the landscaping.

Councillor Tim Pollard spoke against the planning application and raised the following points:

·       Changes did not go far enough in response to the Planning Inspector’s concerns.

·       There were numerous design flaws, such as the layout of the windows and front door.

·       The flower bed was so narrow it was unlikely to provide much soft landscaping.

Councillor Perry moved a motion for refusal on the basis that the design was out of character with the local area. Councillor Hollands seconded the motion.

Councillor Scott moved a motion for approval. Councillor Kabir seconded the motion.

The first motion for refusal was put to the vote and fell, with two Members voting in favour and three voting against.

The second motion for approval was put to the vote and was carried, with three Members voting in favour and two voting against.

The Sub-Committee therefore RESOLVED to grant permission to development at 1A Gainsborough Drive, South Croydon, CR2 9AX.