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The Chairman, Councillor Butler declared a non-pecuniary interest as Ward Councillor for application 20/02586/REM and would remove himself from the discussion and vote for this item.

The Vice-Chair, Councillor Wells declared a non-pecuniary interest as Ward Councillor for application 23/01565/FUL and would remove himself form the discussion and vote for this item.

The minutes of the meeting held on 12 October 2023 were approved as a true record and were signed by the Chairman.

The report of the Director – Development and Economic Growth

The Committee considered the written report of the Director – Development and Economic Growth relating to the following applications, which had been circulated previously.

Councillor Wells removed himself from the Committee and did not contribute to the discussion or vote on the following application.

23/01565/FUL – Detached garage with first floor store and external stairs. Car port (Retrospective) – 27 Main Street, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire

Updates

In accordance with the Council’s Public Speaking Protocol for Planning Committee, Mr H Cooke (Objector) and Councillor T Wells (Ward Councillor) addressed the Committee.

Comments

Members of the Committee expressed concern about the application being within a conservation area and highlighted the comments made by the Conservation Area Advisory Group that stated the design was clumsy and not in keeping with the area in which it sits.  The Committee said that although the staircase could not be viewed from the public realm they felt the design was not in keeping with its surroundings and created a consistent visual intrusion on the neighbouring property.

Councillor Thomas moved for refusal of the application, against the officer recommendation.

Seconded by Councillor A Brown

DECISION

PLANNING PERMISSION BE REFUSED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON:

1.               The proposed detached garage, car port and external staircase would, by reason of its scale and siting in relation to the neighbouring property, 31A Main Street, result in a significant adverse impact through being visually intrusive, overbearing and result in overlooking contrary to Policy 10 (Design and Enhancing Local Identity) of the Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy and Policies 1 (Development Requirements) of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 2: Local and Planning Policies, and the guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework, specifically Chapter 12 - Achieving Well Designed Places Paragraph 130(c)

2.               The proposed detached garage, external staircase and car port, by reason of their design, appearance, siting and location would not be a sympathetic addition to the host dwelling. The proposal would therefore result in an incongruous form of development contrary to Policy 10 (Design and Enhancing Local Identity) of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy and Policies 1 (Development Requirements) of the Rushcliffe Local Plan Part 2: Land and Planning Policies, and the guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework, specifically Chapter 12 - Achieving Well Designed Places, Paragraph 135.

Councillor T Wells re-joined the meeting.

The Chairman, Councillor R Butler removed himself from the committee and did not contribute to the discussion or vote on the following application.

20/02586/REM – Application for matters reserved under application ref 10/00559/OUT for the approval of the access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of a new footbridge over the Grantham Canal – Site of Former Cotgrave Colliery, Stragglethorpe Road, Stragglethorpe, Nottinghamshire

Updates

Additional representations were received after the agenda was published and these were circulated to the committee before the meeting.

In accordance with the Council’s Public Speaking Protocol for Planning Committee, Mr R Galij (Applicants Agent) and Councillor K Chewings (Ward Councillor) addressed the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 22.

The report of the Director – Development and Economic Growth

The Committee noted the Planning Appeals Decision report which had been circulated with the agenda.