Agenda and minutes

Members are invited to disclose any interest in any of the items on the agenda at this point of the meeting.

Members may still disclose any interest in an item at any time prior to the consideration of the matter.

There were no disclosures of interest.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 19 November 2020 and to authorise the Chairman to sign at a later date.

The minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2020 were agreed as a correct record and would be signed by the Chairman at a later date.

Protocol attached to be noted by the Committee

The Committee considered the report and RESOLVED to note the contents of the report.

Report attached.

In accordance with the public speaking arrangements the Committee was addressed by an objector with a response by the applicant’s agent.

Members noted that the application had been called-in by Councillor Joshua Chapman.

In Councillor Chapman’s absence Councillor Nisha Patel addressed the Committee.

The report recommended approval of planning permission, however following a motion it was RESOLVED to DEFER consideration of the item to allow members of the committee undertake a visit.

The vote for the motion to defer was carried by 5 votes in favour and 2 votes against.

Those voting in favour of the motion were Councillors Crowder, Durant, Sutton, Smith and Tyler.

Those voting against the motion were Councillors Misir and McGeary.

Report attached.

In accordance with the public speaking arrangements the Committee was addressed by an objector with a response by the applicant.

Councillor Roger Ramsey had called-in the application and also addressed the Committee.

The Committee considered the report.

The report recommended that planning permission be granted however, following a motion to refuse the granting of planning permission.

It was RESOLVED to REFUSE PLANNING PERMISSION on the grounds that:

The proposed development due to its layout, character, and proximity of the dwelling on plot 4 to the boundary, would result in undue overlooking, loss of privacy and adverse impact on neighbouring residential amenity such that the weight attributed to harm arising significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits in favour of sustainable development. As such, the proposed development is contrary to Paragraph 11d of the NPPF; Standard 1 of the London Housing SPG; Policy 3.5 of the London Plan; Policy DC61 of the Core Strategy and Development Control Policies and Policy 7 of the draft Local Plan.

The vote for the resolution to grant planning permission was not carried by 3 votes in favour and 5 votes against.

Those voting in favour of the resolution were Councillors Misir, McGeary and Smith.

Those voting against the resolution were Councillors Crowder, Durant, Nunn, Sutton and Tyler.

The vote for the motion to refuse planning permission was carried by 6 votes in favour and 2 votes against.

Those voting for the motion to refuse were Councillors Crowder, Durant, Nunn, Smith, Sutton and Tyler.

Those voting against the refusal motion were Councillors Misir and McGeary.

Report attached.

The Committee considered the report and RESOLVED to note the contents of the report.