Agenda item

Gillingham North

Variation of condition 2 (drawing numbers) on planning permission MC/17/3455 (demolition of existing buildings and re-development of the site to provide 22 residential apartments alongside associated parking, access and infrastructure works) to allow a minor material amendment for additional 2 flats to block A, resiting of bin/cycle store, reduction of 2 flats to block B, provision of communal lounge with wifi to ground floor, amendments to undercroft parking, re-positioning of parking spaces, retention of garage walls to boundary and provision of sub station.

Discussion:  

The Senior Planner outlined the planning application in detail and drew Members’ attention to the supplementary agenda advice sheet which set out a number of amended conditions and an amendment to the parking layout with the loss of four under croft spaces to be replaced by two additional spaces adjacent to Block B.

Members also noted that an additional letter of objection had been received raising concerns relating to overlooking from the development towards the neighbouring property. The Senior Planner reported that the applicant had agreed to an additional condition requiring that the Local Planning Authority approve measures to mitigate overlooking.

The Committee discussed the application and it was suggested that the additional condition to address overlooking be worded to require that obscure glazed windows be used rather than a film or anything that could easily be removed.

Decision:

Approved subject to:

a)            Subject to the applicant entering a Deed of Variation in respect of the Section 106 agreement attached to planning permission MC/17/3455; and

b)            Conditions 1, 3-10, 13, and 15-18 as set out in the report for the reasons stated in the report and amended conditions 2, 11, 12 and 14 and new condition 19 as set out below:

2.         The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

Drawing numbers: 2019/02/P03 and 2019/02/P06 received on 11 November 2019; 2019/02/P04/F, 2019/02/P05/E, received on 2 January 2020; 2019/02/P02/K received on 5 February 2020; 2019/02/P01/F received on 20 February 2020; and 2010/02/P010/D and 2019/02/P11D received on 27 February 2020.

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

11.       No part of the development herein approved shall be occupied until the area shown on the approved layout drawing number 2019/02/P01/F as vehicle parking space and garaging has been provided, surfaced, drained and marked out on site. Thereafter it shall be kept available for such use and no permanent development, whether or not permitted by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order amending, revoking or re-enacting that Order) shall be carried out on the land so shown or in such a position as to preclude vehicular access to this reserved parking space and garaging.

            Reason: Development without provision of adequate accommodation for the parking or garaging of vehicles is likely to lead to hazardous on-street parking and in accordance with Policies T1 and T13 of the Medway Local Plan 2003.

12.       No part of the development hereby permitted shall be occupied until details of secure private cycle parking provision shown on drawing numbers 2019/02/P01/F, 2010/02/P010/D and 2019/02/P11D has been provided. The cycle parking shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and shall thereafter be retained.

Reason: To ensure the provision and permanent retention of bicycle spaces in accordance with Policy T4 of the Medway Local Plan 2003.

14.       Prior to the first occupation of any part of the development herein approved, the refuse storage arrangements as shown on drawings numbers 2019/02/P01/F, 2010/02/P010/D and 2019/02/P11D shall be provided in accordance with the details herein approved and the storage arrangements shall thereafter be retained.

            Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure a satisfactory provision for refuse and recycling in accordance with Policy BNE2 of the Medway Local Plan 2003.

19.       Prior to the occupation of the development herein approved details shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority showing measures to restrict views from the east facing windows to the first and second floor flats to ensure that the occupants of these flats will not be able overlook the neighbouring property. The approved measures will include the use of obscure glazed windows rather than a film or anything that could easily be removed and shall be installed prior to the first occupation of these flats and shall, thereafter be retained.

Reason: In the interests of the amenity of the occupiers of neighbouring properties in accordance with Policy BNE2 of the Medway Local Plan 2003.