Proposal:  Raise ridge height and form hip to gable roof extension, erect dormers to front and rear to form habitable accommodation in roof, erect first floor front extension including enlargement of roof, replacement front balcony, new walkway to rear, relocate main entrance door and alter elevations.

Applicant:  Mr Rupert Cousins

Agent:  THS Concepts LTD

Resolved:  That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:

01.  The development hereby permitted shall begin no later than three years from the date of this decision.

Reason:  Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

02.  The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:  PA-001/F

Reason:  To ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Development Plan.

03.  No development shall take place until details and/or samples of the facing materials to be used in the construction of external elevations of the building hereby permitted, including the proposed windows, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The works must then be carried out in accordance with the approved details unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

Reason:  In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure that the appearance of the building makes a positive contribution to the character and appearance of the area.  This is as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), DPD1 (Core Strategy) 2007 policy KP2 and CP4, Development Management DPD policy DM1 and DM6 and The Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

04.  The first floor windows in the west side elevation shall only be glazed in obscure glass (the glass to be obscure to at least Level 4 on the Pilkington Levels of Privacy, or such equivalent) and fixed shut, except for any top hung fan light which shall be a minimum of 1.7 metres above internal floor level unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority and shall be retained as such in perpetuity.  In the case of multiple or double glazed units at least one layer of glass in the relevant units shall be glazed in obscure glass to at least Level 4.

Reason: In order to protect the character and appearance of the area and the amenities of the future occupiers from loss of privacy, in accordance with of the Council’s Policies KP2 and CP4 of the Core Strategy DPD1, Development Management DPD2 policies DM1 and DM3.

Informative

01.  You are advised that as the proposed development equates to less than 100sqm of new floorspace the development benefits from a Minor Development Exemption under the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended) and as such no charge is payable. See www.southend.gov.uk/cil for further details about CIL.

The Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that may have been received and subsequently determining to grant planning permission in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework. The detailed analysis is set out in a report on the application prepared by officers.