Agenda and minutes

Proposed Development

*4.1     Full Planning Permission: Redevelopment of farmyard to horse rehabilitation centre and livery. Erection of temporary dwelling at Loddington Coppice, Harrington Road, Loddington for Miss S Tibbetts

            Application No: KET/2020/0610

Speakers:

The agent for the applicant attended to address the Committee and stated that this was a unique venture offering a genuine rural facility. In response to concerns from Loddington Parish Council regarding access, it was noted that there would be no additional traffic over and above that ordinarily associated with the site and it was in the applicant’s interests to ensure visibility splays at the entrance to the site were kept clear.

Decision

Members received a report that sought planning permission for change of use of the farmyard to provide a horse rehabilitation centre and livery and the erection of a temporary dwelling. The existing access track and access connection with the highway would be widened where specified and upgraded as part of the proposed development to facilitate the proposed use.

It was noted that a request to condition maintenance of hedgerows that could affect visibility splays at the site access was not enforceable as the relevant land fell outside of the site.

Following debate, it was proposed by Councillor Marks and seconded by Councillor Smyth that the application be approved in line with the officers’ recommendation.

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

Proposed Development

*4.2     Full Planning Permission: 2 no. dwellings at 247 Havelock Street (garages adj), Kettering for Mr P Drage.

            Application No: KET/2020/0755

Colin Balch attended the meeting and addressed the committee as a third-party objector. He stated that parking provision was extremely limited in the local area and questioned the validity of the parking survey undertaken during lockdown. Further concerns were raised in relation to the impact of loss of privacy to existing residents and that approval of the proposal would set a precedent for the area.

The applicant attended the meeting and advised that the proposal sought to match the street scene in terms of design. The parking survey was sufficiently robust to answer questions posed, resulting in no objection from the Highways Authority. Street furniture relocation would take place, if necessary, at the applicant’s own expense.

Decision

Members received a report which sought planning permission for pair of semi-detached houses following the removal of the vacant garages on the site. The houses would be of a comparable height and depth to the adjacent houses along Havelock Street with gardens to the rear. No off-street parking would be provided as part of the proposal.

Members discussed the potential parking issues at length and also queried timescales for the potential removal of double yellow lines and the relocation of a lamppost in front of one of the proposed dwellings.

Following debate, it was proposed by Councillor Smyth and seconded by Councillor Marks 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:

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: