Agenda and minutes

To confirm the appointment made at the Annual Meeting of Council of Councillor Taylor as Chair and Councillor Morgan as Vice-Chair of the Committee

Councillors Taylor and Morgan were confirmed as Chair and Vice-Chair of the committee respectively.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on March 1st, 2022.

RESOLVED that: - the minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 1 March 2022 were approved and signed as a correct record by the Chair.

There were no declarations of interest.  

Please note that any late material in respect of the applications detailed below will be published as a supplement on the Council’s website in the late afternoon of the day of the meeting.

Late material had been circulated in respect of Agenda Item 6, Land Adjoining Naas Lane (22/00355/REM).

Application for determination:

Reserved matters application for approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 97 dwellings, provision of Green Infrastructure including surface water attenuation and play space and other related infrastructure including foul water pumping station (pursuant to outline planning permission ref. 18/01228/OUT). Resubmission of application ref. 21/00317/REM.

The Planning Development Manager presented the report detailing a reserved matters application for approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 97 dwellings, provision of Green Infrastructure including surface water attenuation and play space and other related infrastructure including foul water pumping station (pursuant to outline planning permission ref.18/01228/OUT).

A Design & Planning Executive representing Taylor Wimpey addressed the committee in support of the application.

She stated that the application should be granted on the following grounds:

-       The application was developed in line with the approved site master plan agreed upon at the outline stage;

-       The application respected the character of the area;

-       Of the 97 proposed dwellings, 24 would be affordable housing. This amounted to 25% of properties, which was in accordance with the S106 agreement. - The application was well designed;

-       The application would provide 200 car parking spaces;

-       Each 4-bedroom property would have at least three car parking spaces, three bedroomed properties would have at least two parking spaces and so on;

-       The application would provide a well-equipped play area;

-       Sufficient green infrastructure would be provided;

-       Private and secure cycle storage would be provided for the dwellings;

-       Each home would have a 7.2 k/w electric vehicle charging point;

The Planning Development Manager responded to Members’ questions concerning concerns raised about the lack of bungalows proposed, whether there would be electric vehicle charging points, the distance between the pumping station and the neighbouring properties, the time of the publication of the late material, questions about the public right of way and private drive, whether Brooklyn Villas would be accessed by vehicle, whether there would be a Showman’s Guild site within the site, what the main concerns were regarding the representations made in the late material and whether Severn Trent had approved the water pumping station as follows:

-       There was no specific policy that stipulated a requirement of a certain number of bungalows. However, there was a policy regarding housing mix, which depended on the application size.

-       Regarding wheelchair provision, there was a policy within the City Plan which tied in with the affordable housing policy. Out of the total builds, 25% of dwellings must be a category M4(2) dwelling. These were dwellings which made reasonable provisions for most people to access and included features that made them suitable for adaption for a range of potential occupants, including some wheelchair users. 4% of dwellings needed to be a category M4(3) dwelling which was a wheelchair user dwelling. The provision of one bungalow met this 4% threshold.

-       The Housing Officer was satisfied that the application was compliant with policy and met the local area's needs.

-       Electric vehicle charging points were being provided. - Regarding late material, for this particular application, the relevant Planning Officer specifically consulted the residents who had previously made representations to inform them that the application was going before the committee, and that the objectors had requested that their letters were published in full.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Application for determination:

Erection of a single storey rear extension and rear dormer window to facilitate the use of the dwelling as a 6 bedroom HMO.

The Planning Development Manager presented the report detailing an application for the erection of a single storey rear extension and rear dormer window to facilitate the use of the dwelling as a 6-bedroom HMO.

A local resident addressed the committee in opposition to the application.

He objected to the application on the following grounds:

-       The area already suffered from noise pollution; the granting of the application would add to this;

-       Local residents objected to the application;

-       The dwelling would be densely populated; - Whilst the application was for six persons, it would not be confined to six people as couples would live there;

-       The granting of the application would exacerbate anti-social behaviour that had been combatted recently;

-       Parking issues;

-       There was continuous traffic on Salisbury Road, the granting of the application would further contribute to this;

-       The proposed dwelling was inadequate for six occupants.

Councillor Patel addressed the committee in opposition to the application.

He objected to the application on the following grounds:

- His ward was the most densely populated in the City of Gloucester, the granting of the application would set a dangerous precedent and would add to this issue;

- There were parking issues already. Should the application receive consent, this issue would become worse;

- There was a reference to Conduit Street from the Highways Authority in the report, when the application was for Salisbury Road;

- There was an issue with fly-tipping within the area, and the addition of an extra five persons to the street would contribute to the worsening of this issue;

-Anti-social behavioural issues.

The Planning Development Manager responded to Members’ questions concerning what would happen if more than six people moved into the HMO, the percentage of HMOs allowed in an area, how many people could live in the property and why the application was before committee when it benefitted from permitted development rights as follows:

- The application had not already received permitted development approval. However, it benefitted from permitted development rights.

- If more than six persons lived in the property, it would then require planning permission as it would be regarded as a large HMO, which required permission. - The applicant would require a specific licence, separate from planning permission, that deals with aspects such as cooking and beds. Six couples could not fit into the property owing to its size.

- There was to be a maximum of 10% of intensified properties (large HMOs or buildings converted into flats) in an area according to policy. However, this was not a relevant policy for the application before the committee, as the application was for a small HMO.

- It was possible that eight persons could fit within the property based on the size of the bedrooms, but there would be licensing issues that arose from that. Further, that was not a planning consideration as the application before the committee was for six persons.

- He was unsure why the applicant applied  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

To consider a schedule of applications determined under delegated powers during the months of February, March and April 2022.

The schedule of applications determined under delegated powers during the month of February, March and April 2022 was noted.

RESOLVED that: - the schedule be noted.

July 5th, 2022 at Civic Suite, North Warehouse

Tuesday 5 July 2022.