Agenda and minutes

Disclosure of Interests Members and co-opted Members of the Council are reminded that, in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct and the statutory provisions of the Localism Act 2011, they are required to consider in advance of each meeting whether they have a disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI), some other registrable interest (ORI) or a non-registrable interest (NRI) in relation to any matter on the agenda. If advice is needed, Members should contact the Monitoring Officer in good time before the meeting. If any Member or co-opted Member of the Council identifies a DPI or ORI which they have not already registered on the Council’s register of interests or which requires updating, they must urgently complete the disclosure form which can be obtained from Democratic Services at any time, copies of which will be available at the meeting for return to the Monitoring Officer. Members and co-opted Members are required in general to disclose any relevant DPIs, ORIs or NRIs at the meeting. - Where the matter relates to a DPI they may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must not stay in the room unless granted a dispensation. - Where the matter directly relates to the financial interest or wellbeing of an ORI they may not vote on the matter unless granted a dispensation. - Where a Member or co-opted Member has an NRI which directly relates to or affects their or a relevant person’s financial interest or wellbeing, whether they can participate in any discussion or vote on the matter or stay in the room depends on the detailed rules in paragraphs 7 to 9 of Appendix B of the Members’ Code of Conduct. The Chair will invite Members to make their disclosure of interests orally at the meeting and they will also be recorded in the minutes.

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 receive the following presentations on a proposed development:

There are none.

There were none.

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

Demolition of the existing building to the rear of Astral House and subsequent erection of a 5 storey building to provide ground floor community use (Class E(f)) with 20 residential units (Class C3) over and associated works.

Ward: Norbury and Pollards Hill

Recommendation: Grant permission

Demolition of the existing building to the rear of Astral House and subsequent erection of a 5-storey building to provide ground floor community use (Class E(f)) with 20 residential units (Class C3) over and associated works.

Ward: Norbury and Pollards Hill

The officer presented details of the planning application and in response to members’ questions explained that:

• The windows that aligned with the walkway were bedroom windows, it was believed that the bedrooms would not be used as much during the day as residents had the main living space and balconies available to them. Whilst the bedroom windows were full height and there was the potential for overlooking, officers considered this to be the most appropriate type of design for the scheme. The size of the windows had been increased to allow more natural light into the units so that they would be BRA compliant.
• The separation distance between the windows of the two buildings was 18.1m.
• Officers had notified all residents of Astral house about the application.
• The staircase provided the main access to the flats, the design of the staircase had a perforated frame which allowed natural light into the units.
• The plan showed that the two refuse areas were going to be separated from each other. There would be one refuse store for residents and another refuse store for commercial waste.
• The British Legion Hall vacated in January 2021 and officers assumed that they would have taken anything that would have been of interest to them.
• Officers had a rule of thumb that there should be 18m-22m between the windows of two buildings, the windows of the proposed development and the adjacent building had a separation distance of 18.1m and so was considered compliant.
• There was only one way in and out of the site.
• An end user had been identified for the ground floor nursery and the applicant confirmed that the proposed development would meet their current and future needs.
• The separation distance between the rear wall of the nursery and the rear wall of the site was 3.6m.
• There was a plan to reduce the C02 emissions by 69% based on the current building regulations ad to achieve this, developers would use heat recovery ventilation, heat pump and solar panels. These measures would be secured as part of a planning condition.
• The policy requirement was that if there was a community facility that was going to be lost then an appropriate provision would need to be provided as part of the redevelopment of the site. The provision that had been provided was a reduction in floor space and based on the formal provision that is there, they had secured an end user who’s current and future needs would be met so the scheme complied with policy DM19.
• The nursey on site met the policy requirement for community use.
• London Road was on a red route so there were parking restrictions in place, the development would have a gate which would prevent members of the public  ...  view the full minutes text for item 39/24

To consider any item(s) referred by a previous meeting of the Planning Sub-Committee to this Committee for consideration and determination:

There are none.

There were none.

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

Attached is the list of Delegated and Planning Committee/Sub Committee decisions taken between 1 July 2024 and 14 July 2024.

RESOLVED to note the weekly Planning decisions as contained within the report.