Proposal:  Demolish existing buildings, erect three storey building comprising of 15 self-contained flats, layout refuse store, cycle store and parking

Applicant:  BESB Contracts Ltd

Agent:  Phase 2 Planning

Resolved:-   That planning permission be REFUSED for the following reasons:

01  The proposal by reason of its scale, height and bulk would appear as an overly dominant, obtrusive and incongruous development that is out of keeping with and detrimental to the prevailing character and appearance of the streetscene and the surrounding area. This is unacceptable and contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework, Core Strategy (2007) Policies KP2 and CP4, Policies DM1 and DM3 of the Development Management Document (2015) and advice contained within the Design and Townscape Guide (2009).

02  The application does not include a formal undertaking to secure a suitable contribution towards affordable housing provisions to meet the demand for such housing in the area and formal undertaking to secure contributions to the delivery of education facilities, to meet the need for such infrastructure generated by the development. In the absence of these undertakings the application is unacceptable and contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework (2018), Policies KP2, KP3, CP4, CP6 and CP8 of the Core Strategy (2007), and Policy DM7 of the Development Management Document (2015)