Agenda item

Public Participation:

Mr Peter Gist spoke in objection to the application.

Cllr Sue Fraser spoke in objection to the application on behalf of Warminster Town Council.

Cllr Ridout spoke on behalf of Cllr Humphries, and in objection to the application.

The Area Development Manager outlined the report which recommended the application be granted planning permission. The main areas for consideration were summarised as being West Wiltshire District Plan 1^st alteration- policy C31a (design) and C38 Nuisance. These were summarised as being the impact of the Design on the neighbouring area and any potential nuisance caused as a result of the development. The Area Development Manager confirmed that members had attended a site visit for the application as instructed at the previous Western Area Planning Committee (6 November 2013).

Members of the Committee were then given the opportunity to ask technical questions of the Area Development Manager, to which there were none.

Members of the public were then given the opportunity to present their views to the Committee, as detailed above.

Members of the Committee then entered into a debate, which included a discussion regarding the size and position of the extension. Members then debated the addition of a condition to obscure the east facing windows. Members debated the impact of the development on neighbouring properties.

It was;

Resolved;

To GRANT planning permission to the application subject to the following conditions;

1.     The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

REASON: To comply with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.     The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match in material, colour and texture those used in the existing building.

REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area.

3.     The first floor windows in the southern elevation serving a bathroom and the bottom and 1^st floor windows situated on the east elevation in the extension shall be obscured glazed, and fixed shut, prior to the first occupation of the extension hereby permitted and shall be so maintained in perpetuity.

REASON:  In the interests of residential amenity and privacy.

4.     The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: PL01 E, PL02 E, PL03 E, PL04 E, PL05 E received on 27.08.2013

REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

INFORMATIVE:

1.     The applicant is advised of the following information from Wessex Water:

Separate systems of drainage will be required to serve the proposed development. No surface water connections will be permitted to the foul sewer system. Sewers can be located within property boundaries at the rear or side of any premises in addition to the existing public sewers shown on our record plans. They will commonly be affected by development proposals and applicants should survey and plot these sewers on plans submitted for Planning or Building Regulations purposes. It will be important to undertake a full survey of the site and surrounding land to determine the local drainage arrangements and to contact our sewer protection team on 01225 526333 at an early stage if you suspect that a section 105a sewer may be affected.