Issue - meetings

Proposed Development

*4.2     Full Planning Permission: Double garage with home office above in rear garden at 43 Northampton Road, Broughton for Mr T Allen

            Application No: NK/2021/0170

Speaker:

Mr Mirek Urban attended the meeting and addressed the committee as a third-party objector, stating that the proposal was not in keeping with its surroundings, constituted visual intrusion and overdevelopment and would result in a loss of privacy for neighbouring properties if approved. He further stated that approval would set a precedent for future development to allow other neighbours to build similar constructions on either side.

Cllr Pat Scouse attended and spoke on behalf of Broughton Parish Council which had concerns regarding site access and size of the proposal. It was the view of Council that the construction would dominate the surrounding area and did not comply with Broughton’s Neighbourhood Plan.

The agent for the applicant, Casey Errington, attended to address the Committee and stated that while the 1.5 storey height of the proposal would stand taller than some neighbouring garages, the location was some way from the highway and would not provide a detrimental impact to the street scene. No objections had been received from neighbours directly adjacent to the site and separation distances between the site and neighbouring buildings exceeded recommendations. He considered that any impact on loss of daylight as a result of the building was negligible and that the proposal did not constitute overdevelopment as the site was substantial in size.

Decision

Members received a report about a proposal for which full planning permission was being sought for a double garage with home office above.

Members heard that the initial application had been revised due to concerns over its height and design, the revised application having resolved these issues. Rooflights would be located 1.8m above the finished floor level so overlooking would not be an issue. It was noted that there were a range of outbuildings and garages locally with no set style and the proposal would not be readily visible from the public realm.

In response to a question, it was noted that a change of use would need to be applied for to allow for use of the construction as a business or dwelling and a condition of the application made the proposal ancillary to the occupation of the existing house at 43 Northampton Road.

Following debate it was proposed by Councillor Thurland and seconded by Councillor Smyth that the application be approved in line with the officer’s recommendation.

It was agreed that the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions: