Issue - meetings

Gilllingham South

Construction of third floor level to provide 1 one bedroom and 2 two bedroomed flats (utilising existing upper floor level pedestrian entrances) together with internal alterations.

Discussion:

The Planning Manager East outlined the planning application in detail and reminded the Committee that this planning application had been the subject of a site visit on 25 July 2016 at which the Senior Planner had explained the application, summarised the main points of the representations received and set out the planning issues for Members to consider relating to the principle, design, residential amenity and parking.

She advised that although no residents had been in attendance at the meeting, the Manager of the existing gym had been in attendance along with the local Ward Councillor. A summary of the points raised at the site visit were set out on the supplementary agenda advice sheet.

With the agreement of the Committee, Councillor Johnson spoke on this application as Ward Councillor and outlined the concerns of the residents as they related to the increase in height of the building by the addition of another floor, the lack of parking provision to be provided as part of the development and how the building work could be achieved owing to the lack of parking provision and the restricted area for large vehicular movements in the vicinity of the application site.

The Committee discussed the application and noted that the proposed development would increase the height of the building by approximately 2.5m. It was also noted that the application was located within the town centre and was therefore close to public transport links.

Decision:

Approved subject to:

A)           The applicants entering into an agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act to secure a sum of £670.72 towards Designated Habitats Mitigation; and

B)           Conditions 1 – 5 as set out in the report for the reasons stated in the report.