Decision details

Construction of single storey extension to side and front and conversion to three apartments

Ms Rosemary Rignall, a local resident, addressed the Committee under the Council’s public speaking rules in objection to the application. Mr Gary Phillips the agent for the Applicant addressed the Committee under the Council’s public speaking rules in support of the application.

Members received information about parking issues at the site from Ms Rignall and from Mr Phillips.  In addition to this officers provided a detailed breakdown of the observations they had made as to the availability of parking spaces in the vicinity of the site.  Mr Phillips for the Applicant stated that the property at 63 Well Close benefitted from the legal right to park two vehicles in the parking area at the junction of Well Close and Banners Lane.

In response to Members questions seeking further clarification on this point, officers advised that the legal arrangements regarding parking for 63 Well Close were outside the remit of Planning Committee’s decision and that in any event that the area of land in question did not form part of the application site. 

In relation to other points raised in public speaking it was confirmed that the boundary hedge would not be disturbed in the course of the proposed works and that no objection had been raised in relation to foul drainage issues by Severn Trent Water.

RESOLVED THAT

having regard to the development plan and to all other material considerations, full planning permission be GRANTED subject to the conditions set out on pages 7 to 8 of the main agenda.