Meeting documents

  • Meeting of Planning Committee, Thursday, 27th June, 2019 6.00 pm (Item 73.)

Chesham

 

PL/18/3540/FA

Ward: Asheridge Vale And Lowndes

Page No: 2

 

Recommendation: Conditional Permission

 

The Willows, 110 Chartridge Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2RG

 

Chesham

 

PL/18/4879/FA

Ward: Asheridge Vale And Lowndes

Page No: 7

Recommendation: Refuse permission

 

Chesham Service Station, Asheridge Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2NT

 

Chesham

 

PL/19/0450/FA

Ward: Asheridge Vale And Lowndes

Page No: 16

Recommendation: Conditional Permission

 

212 Chartridge Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2SF

 

Chesham

 

PL/19/0655/FA

Ward: Hilltop And Townsend

Page No: 26

 

Recommendation: Conditional Permission

 

55 Gladstone Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3AD

 

Penn

 

PL/19/1264/VRC

Ward: Penn And Coleshill

Page No: 34

 

Recommendation: Conditional Permission

 

Woodchester, Woodchester Park, Knotty Green, Buckinghamshire

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED -

 

1.

 

That the planning applications be determined in the manner indicated below.

 

2.

 

That the Head of Planning and Economic Development be authorised to include in the decision notices such Planning Conditions and reasons for approval, or reasons for refusal as appropriate, bearing in mind the recommendations in the officer’s report and the Committee discussion.

 

 

APPLICATIONS

 

PL/18/3540/FA

The Willows, 110 Chartridge Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2RG

 

Speaking for the objectors, Susan Cross

Speaking as the local Member, Councillor Alan Bacon

 

RESOLVED

 

Conditional Permission with an additional condition that if there was any change of use of the Nursing Home the single storey building hereby permitted must be removed from the land.

 

PL/18/4879/FA

Chesham Service Station, Asheridge Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2NT

 

Speaking for Hivings Hill Residents Association and as an objector, Brenda Collins

 

RESOLVED

 

Permission Refused for the following reasons:

 

1.     Loss of employment site contrary to Core Strategy Policy CS16.

2.     No legal agreement for traffic management.

3.     Mass/dominant structure and failure to integrate into the streetscene. Design and character of the area.

4.     Parking shortfall

5.     Lack of quality amenity space and proximity to road.

 

 

PL/19/0450/FA

212 Chartridge Lane, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2SF

 

Speaking for the objectors, Anthony Mitchell

Speaking for the application, the agent, Benjamin Dakin

Speaking as the local Member, Councillor Alan Bacon

 

Officers advised Members that the Applicant had agreed to the proposed pre-commencement conditions.

 

RESOLVED

Permission Refused for the following reasons:

 

1.     Flats out of keeping in this location/street scene.

Bulk and scale of the building within the plot creating a cramped and overdeveloped appearance.

2.     Outdoor amenity space for flats and dwellings is small and inadequate.

3.     Dwelling on Plot 6 would be overbearing to No 210 Chartridge Lane and windows would overlook this neighbouring property.

4.     Parking inadequate and contrived.

5.     Distance to waste collection too far.

6.     Access route inadequate (width).

 

Note:  Councillor Alan Bacon left the meeting at 7.56 pm.

 

PL/19/0655/FA

55 Gladstone Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3AD

 

Speaking for the objectors, Kevin Lynch

 

RESOLVED

 

Permission Refused for the following reasons:

 

  1. Intensification of an access which has substandard visibility, resulting in highway danger.
  2. Inadequate parking.
  3. Inadequate turning provision for vehicles within the site.
  4. Lack of quality amenity space,
  5. Overlooking and impact on 53 and 55 Broad Street and
  6. Inadequate bicycle and bin stores.

 

 

PL/19/1264/VRC

Woodchester, Woodchester Park, Knotty Green, Buckinghamshire

 

Speaking for the Parish Council, Councillor Mike West

Speaking for the objectors, Andrew Hedges

Speaking for the application, the agent, Chetan Hirani

 

Officers advised Members that the Applicant had agreed to the proposed pre-commencement conditions.

 

Officers also advised Members that Informative 2 relating to Condition 3 would be amended to include reference to 1.25m below the surrounding natural ground level rather than referring to 0.25m.   Also that an additional Informative would be added, to advise the applicant that the trees planted along the rear boundary do not comply with the previous condition requiring 8m high trees.

 

RESOLVED

 

Conditional Permission with amendments made to Informative 1 regarding trees and Informative 2 regarding ground levels.

 

 

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