Agenda and minutes

No apologies were received.

Any member of the Council who has a disclosable pecuniary interest in a matter to be considered at the meeting is reminded to disclose the interest to the meeting and to leave the Chamber while any discussion or vote on the matter takes place.

Members are also reminded that if they have any other significant interest in a matter to be considered at the meeting, which they feel should be declared in the public interest, such interests should be declared to the meeting. In such circumstances Members should consider whether their continued participation, in the matter relating to the interest, would be reasonable in the circumstances, particularly if the interest may give rise to a perception of a conflict of interests, or whether they should leave the Chamber while any discussion or vote on the matter takes place.

OtherDeclarations

Any Member of the Committee who does not have a disclosable pecuniary or other significant interest in a planning application to be considered at the meeting but who has been involved in organising support for or objections to such a planning application, submitted representations or expressed support for or opposition to the application (either publicly or in private with the applicant or objectors) should declare this at the meeting. At the point during the meeting when that planning application is to be considered, the Member should stop participating (but not necessarily leave the meeting) until the Committee has made its decision unless the Member believes that he or she is able to consider and that he or she would be seen to consider the application with an open mind, fairly and on its merits.

Cllr Bennett made a declaration in relation to N60 - PP/23/07940 and N61 – PP/24/01697 - 42-52 Earl's Court Road, LONDON, W8 6FT as he and Cllr Mackover had visited the objector’s property with planning officers.

Cllr Bennett also declared that one of the objectors was known to himself and other members of the committee (Cllrs Areti, Idris and Mackover) but did not discuss the application and Cllrs Bennett, Areti, Idris and Mackover would sit on the Committee with an open mind.

There were no minutes to be signed for the meeting.

Reports on the below applications are attached for Members of the Committee. Any person requiring more information about the background papers used in the preparation of any of these reports should telephone 020 7361 2004.

Description of development: Replacement of a hinge-down/drawbridge-style timber ramp replaced with a painted timber gate (RETROSPECTIVE).

The addendum report included amendments to Condition 1 and added a recommended informative.

Cllr Anne Cyron addressed the committee in objection to the application.

Benson Spiers addressed the committee in objection to the application.

Claire Priest (Agent) addressed the committee in support of the application.

RESOLVED BY A MAJORITY (with Cllr Bennet and Cllr Mackover in dissent): to NOT ADOPT the recommendation to grant planning permission with the conditions listed in Section 8 of the officer report.

RESOLVED BY A MAJORITY TO REFUSE PLANNING PERMSSION as proposed by Cllr Idris and seconded by Cllr Bakhtiar(with Cllr Bennett and Mackover abstaining) for the following reason:  

1. The openable gate on the rear boundary, as a result of its location and design, would result in an increased security risk to those living in residential properties in Pembroke Place, to the rear of the site. As such, the development fails to comply with policy CL2 of the 2019 Local Plan.

RESOLVED: to delegate to officers to consider whether it is expedient to take enforcement action as this was a retrospective application.

Description of development: Erection of protective roof structure to roof and relocation of plant equipment.

Officers highlighted that one additional representation had been received as per the addendum report.

Cllr Anne Cyron addressed the committee in objection to the application.

Gautam Samarth addressed the committee in objection to the application.

Claire Priest (Agent) addressed the committee in support of the application.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: to NOT ADOPT the recommendation to grant planning permission with the conditions listed in Section 8 of the officer report.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY TO REFUSE PLANNING PERMSSION as proposed by Cllr Bennett and seconded by Cllr Idrisfor the following reason:  

1. By reason of the additional height and massing, the proposed development would lead to a harmful sense of enclosure and loss of outlook to the residential properties forming Pembroke Place. As such, the development would fail to maintain an acceptable relationship with these properties and would fail to comply with policy CL5 of the Local Plan.

2. The proposed materials would fail to respond to the character and appearance of the surrounding townscape and would appear at odds with the existing materials found on the building. This would appear visually intrusive when viewed from the surrounding townscape, including the properties forming Pembroke Place. As such, the development would fail to be the highest architectural and urban design quality and would fail to comply with policies CL1, CL2, CL6, and CL8 of the 2019 Local Plan.

This application had been withdrawn from the agenda ahead of the meeting.

Description of development: Mansard roof with associated two front elevation dormer windows and two rear elevation dormer windows.

The addendum report included an amendment to paragraph 6.22 and two additional representations.

Mrs Alexia Williams (Applicant) addressed the committee in support of the application.

Mr Anthony Frendo (Consultant) addressed the committee in support of the application.

Mr Andrew Clinch (Agent) addressed the committee in support of the application.

RESOLVED BY A MAJORITY (with Cllr Idris in dissent): to NOT ADOPT the recommendation to refuse planning permission for the reasons listed in Section 9 of the officer report.

RESOLVED BY A MAJORITY TO GRANT PLANNING PERMSSION as proposed by Cllr Bennett and seconded by Cllr Bakhtiar(with Cllr Idris in dissent).

The Committee unanimously agreed that the creation and determination of the conditions should be decided by the Planning officers.

Description of development: Alterations to the property comprising a rear first floor and part second floor extension with rooflights, balcony at second floor level, enhancements to front fenestration including removal of redundant garage door, replacement and re-alignment of doors and windows and insertion of rooflights to front and rear.

Officers drew the Committee’s attention to the addendum report which amended paragraphs 4.1, 6.1 and 6.7. The addendum report also included one additional representation.

Mr Thibaut De Bouillane addressed the committee in objection to the application.

Mr Paul Watson (Agent) addressed the committee in support of the application.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Planning Permission be granted with the conditions listed in Section 9 of the Officer report, subject to an additional condition and informative.

RESOLVED: to ADD Condition 8 in relation to alternative window details.

RESOLVED: to ADD an additional informative in relation to Condition 8.

Description of development: Addition of balustrading at roof level to create a roof terrace and associated alterations.

The addendum report included an amendment to paragraph 6.4 and one additional representation.

There were no speakers for this item.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Planning Permission be granted with the conditions listed in Section 9 of the Officer report.

Both applications had been withdrawn from the agenda ahead of the meeting.

[Each written report on the public part of the Agenda as detailed above:

(i)         was made available on the Council’s website from the date of the Agenda;

(ii)        incorporates a list of the background papers which (i) disclose any facts or matters on which that report, or any important part of it, is based; and (ii) have been relied upon to a material extent in preparing it. (Relevant documents which contain confidential or exempt information are not listed.); and

(iii)        may, with the consent of the Chairman and subject to specified reasons, be supported at the meeting by way of oral statement or further written report in the event of special circumstances arising after the despatch of the Agenda.]

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