Agenda item

Public Participation

Mr Michael Fowler, agent, spoke in support of the application.

Cllr Ian Woods, Chairman, Ashton Keynes Parish Council, spoke in objection to the application.

The Planning Officer introduced their report, which recommended that planning permission be granted. Attention was drawn to the location within the conservation boundary and the materials being in keeping with the area and the proposed extensions still being subservient to the main property.

The Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officers.

Members of the public then had the opportunity to address the Committee with their views, as detailed above.

The Local Member, Cllr Carole Soden, then addressed the Committee. Cllr Soden supported the application in principle, so long as the objections of the Parish Council were noted and their suggestions in the event of approval adopted.

A debate followed, wherein the types of materials in the construction of the extension to the proposed annex was discussed, along with the possibility of ensuring the annex remained formally tied to the main property.

It was,

Resolved:

To DELEGATE for approval as per officer recommendation, subject to a S106 agreement to tie the annex to the main house and prohibit separate sale/rental for the following reason:

The proposed development is considered to be acceptable and would be in keeping with the character and appearance of the area, and will have no adverse impact on the amenities currently enjoyed by the neighbouring residents or on the character or appearance of this part of the Ashton Keynes Conservation Area.  The proposal would not be subject to an unacceptable risk of flooding or materially increase the risk of flooding elsewhere and is in accordance with Policies C3, HE1 and H8 of the adopted North Wiltshire Local Plan (2011).

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. No development shall commence on site until details of the materials to be used on the walls and roof of the proposed development, including details of the proposed solar slates have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

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

POLICIES: C3, HE1 and H8 of the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011.

3. No works shall commence on site until details of the proposed rooflights (including size, manufacturer and model number) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The new rooflights shall be of a design which, when installed, do not project forward of the general roof surface.

REASON: In the interests of preserving the character and appearance of the listed building and its setting.

POLICIES: C3, HE1 and H8 of the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011.

4. No works shall commence on site until details of all new external window and door joinery and/or metal framed glazing have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The submitted details shall include depth of reveal, details of heads, sills and lintels, elevations at a scale of not less than 1:10 and horizontal/vertical frame sections (including sections through glazing bars) at not less than 1:2.  The works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: in the interests of preserving the character and appearance of this part of the Ashton Keynes Conservation Area.

POLICIES: C3, HE1 and H8 of the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011.

5. No development shall commence on site until details of the finish to external timber, including any paint or stain to be used on the potting shed, machinery store and greenhouse have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the development being first brought into use / occupied.

REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of this part of the Ashton Keynes Conservation Area.

POLICIES: C3, HE1 and H8 of the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011.

6. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No.2) (England) Order 2008 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting or amending that Order with or without modification), there shall be no additions/extensions or external alterations to any building forming part of the development hereby permitted.

REASON:  In the interests of the amenity of the area and to enable the Local Planning Authority to consider individually whether planning permission should be granted for additions/extensions or external alterations.

POLICIES: C3, HE1 and H8 of the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011.

7. The extension (building) hereby permitted shall not be occupied at any time other than for purposes ancillary to the residential use of the dwelling known as 4 Kent End, Ashton Keynes.

REASON: The additional accommodation is sited in a position where the Local Planning Authority, having regard to the reasonable standards of residential amenity, access, and planning policies pertaining to the area, would not permit a wholly separate dwelling.

POLICIES: C3, HE1 and H8 of the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011.

8. The development hereby permitted shall be implemented in accordance with the submitted plans and documents listed below. No variation from the approved plans should be made without the prior approval of the local planning authority. Amendments may require the submission of a further application.

-         120106-08 A – Design scheme, date stamped 2^nd May 2012

-         120106-09 A – Site plan block plan and garden buildings, date stamped 2^nd May 2012

-         120106-01 – Location plan, date stamped 9^th March 2012

REASON: To ensure that the development is implemented as approved.

9. No part of the development hereby approved shall be  first brought into use until the parking area shown on the approved plans has been consolidated, surfaced and laid out in accordance with the approved details. This area shall be maintained and remain available for this use at all times thereafter.

REASON: To ensure that adequate provision is made for parking within the site in the interests of highway safety.

POLICY: C3 of the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011.