Agenda and minutes

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 11 January 2018 as an accurate record.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held 11 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:

Erection of a detached two storey, one bedroom residential (C3)

property on the northern side of 40 Violet Lane.

Ward: Waddon

Recommendation: Grant permission

Erection of a detached two storey, one bedroom residential (C3) property on the northern side of 40 Violet Lane.

Ward: Waddon

Following the officers’ presentation there were no questions of clarification.

Councillor Pelling, speaking against the application as Ward Member, made the following points:

·         The main concern of local residents was the cumulative effect of other developments in the area.

·         Concerns were raised over the design of the roof.

·         It was important that officers had acknowledged in the report that the area suffered a very poor PTAL rating.

·         There was already a tall building near the site, and the site benefitted from providing a gap in the street and access to Duppas Hill park.

Councillor Audsley moved a motion for approval. Councillor Wright seconded the motion.

The motion for approval was put to the vote and was passed unanimously.

The Sub-Committee therefore RESOLVED to grant the application for development at 40 Violet Lane CR0 0HF.

Erection of an attached three storey 4 bedroom dwelling house with associated parking, bin store, cycle stores and landscaping.

Ward: Upper Norwood

Recommendation: Grant permission

Erection of an attached three storey 4 bedroom dwellinghouse with associated parking, bin store, cycle stores and landscaping.

Ward: Upper Norwood

Following the officer’s presentation the Sub-Committee asked questions on the potential negative impact of the roof terrace on surrounding properties. Officers assured Members that the roof terrace would have minimal impact and there were no overlooking issues associated with it.

Michael Warwick, speaking against the application, made the following points:

·         The proposed development would adversely affect local residents and motorists.

·         The road had a steep gradient which had been an accident hotspot which had included fatalities. Traffic calming measures introduced were still not effective at encouraging safer driving on the route.

·         The application would present more problems for the road if approved.

Mick Haley, speaking in support of the application, made the following points:

·         All the objections received were considered by the applicants.

·         The applicant apologised for not discussing the proposals with residents first – some of the concerns raised could have been clarified at an early stage. Residents were encouraged to engage with the applicant on any outstanding concerns.

Officers present responded that the proposed car parking space for the site was positioned away from the junction. Although it was a challenging stretch of road, highways officers had considered the application and were satisfied that it did not negatively impact on highway safety. 

Councillor Scott noted the loss of a tree as part of the development, and moved a motion of approval subject to an additional condition that a replacement tree be planted as part of the development.  Councillor Audsley seconded the motion.

The motion for approval subject to the condition was put to the vote and was passed unanimously.

The Sub-Committee therefore RESOLVED to grant the development at 1 Buckleigh Way SE19 subject to the following condition:

·         A tree be planted as a replacement to the proposed loss of a tree on the site.