Agenda item

                                                                                           (To follow)

Decision:-

To determine the two applications as listed below:-

NB1

Application ref:                S11/0902/MJRF

Description:                     Creation of 3 flats from 12 bedsits and erection of 11 dwelling/flats with associated parking at land rear of 51-58 Scotgate

Location:                          Blenheim Court, 51 Scotgate, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2YQ           

Decision:                          Minded to refuse.

Members noted the above application, which was before the Committee as an additional item following an appeal against non-determination. The application would now be considered by the Planning Inspectorate and could not be determined by the authority. However, Members were asked to support the proposed reason for refusing permission which would form part of the authority’s case at the appeal.

The Committee noted the full standard report on the application, which had been submitted in July 2011, in particular the objection from Stamford Town Council and comments from Lincolnshire Heritage, Public Open Space Officer, Primary Care Trust, Education Authority, Stamford Civic Society, English Heritage, the consultant architect , Environmental Health, Highway Authority and Partnership Project Officer, together with a number of objections from nearby residents and, in the event of approval, a note of the proposed Section 106 Heads of Terms, and comments made by Members at the meeting.

It was proposed, seconded and agreed that had the application been determined by the Committee, planning permission would have been refused for the following reasons (which should be the Councils’ case at the forthcoming appeal):

1.      The scale and height of parts of the scheme, in particular the 2½-storey element, would be taller rather than subservient to a number of Listed Buildings that front Scotgate.  Furthermore, the proposed scheme would have a relatively uniform eave and ridge height which would not respect the established character of the surrounding area which is varied in terms of townscape.  The proposed development is, therefore, considered to detrimentally affect the setting of adjacent Listed Buildings as well as not respect the character of the Conservation Area.  The proposal is therefore deemed contrary to policies HE7, HE9 and HE10 of PPS5; with no other material planning considerations to indicate that the application should be determined otherwise.

NB2

Application ref:                S11/0903/LB

Description:                     Partial demolition of Listed Building (elements to the rear) and alteration to form 3 apartments

Location:                          Blenheim Court, 51 Scotgate, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2YG

Decision:                          Minded to approve

Noting comments from Stamford Town Council, no objection from the Consultant Architect and comments from English Heritage together with a number of comments from nearby residents and comments made by Members at the meeting.

It was proposed, seconded and agreed, that, had the Committee determined the application it would have been approved, subject to the summary of reasons set out by the case officer and subject also to the following conditions (and that this is the Council’s case at the forthcoming appeal):

1.    The works hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this consent.

2.    No development shall take place until samples of the materials (including colour of render, paintwork or colourwash) to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

3.    No works shall take place until full details of the all proposed joinery works including 1:20 sample elevations and 1:1 joinery profiles have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.  The scheme shall be implemented in strict accordance with the agreed details and maintained as such thereafter. 

4.    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following list of approved plans submitted as part of the application:

DR114B
DR110
DR109
DR107

5.    Collyweston slates shall be retained on the roof of Blenheim Court, 51 Scotgate ,Stamford.

(As the meeting had lasted for three hours, in accordance with Council procedure rule 9, the Committee voted for the meeting to continue)