Agenda item
Land To The Rear Of, Dragons Head Hotel, Main Street
- Meeting of Planning Regulatory Committee, Wednesday, 31st May 2017 10.30 a.m. (Item 7.)
- View the background to item 7.
Demolition of outbuildings, conversion of barn
to dwelling, erection of 3 dwellings with associated landscaping,
parking and alterations to the existing access and erection of a
first floor side extension over existing pub for Mr Simon
Nutter
Minutes:
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17/00352/FUL |
Demolition of outbuildings, conversion of barn to dwelling, erection of 3 dwellings with associated landscaping, parking and alterations to the existing access and erection of a first floor side extension over existing pub for Mr Simon Nutter |
Upper Lune Valley Ward |
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A site visit was held in respect of this item on 30th January 2017 minute 126 (2016/2017) refers.
Under the scheme of public participation, Barbara Atkinson representative for the Parish Council spoke in support.
It was proposed by Councillor Helen Helme and seconded by Councillor Sylvia Rogerson:
“That the application be approved.”
(The proposal was contrary to the case officer’s recommendation that the application be refused).
Upon being put to the vote, 4 Members voted in favour of the proposition, with 9 against and 1 abstention, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be lost.
It was then proposed by Councillor Dave Brookes and seconded by Councillor Claire Cozler:
“That the application be refused.”
Upon being put to the vote, 9 Members voted in favour of the proposition, with 4 against and 1 abstention, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be carried.
Resolved:
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That Planning Permission be refused for the following reasons:
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The site is located within a small rural settlement with very limited services and as such is not considered to be sustainable in terms of its location. It is not considered that a sufficient and robust justification has been put forward to justify four new dwellings in this unsustainable location. The proposal is therefore contrary to the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework, in particular the Core Planning Principles and Sections 6 and 8, Policy SC1 of Lancaster District Core Strategy and Policies DM20, DM42 and DM49 of the Development Management Development Plan Document.
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The proposed alterations to the barn do not respect the character and appearance of the building and would result in an overly domestic appearance. The design and layout of the new dwellings does not relate well to the surrounding built heritage and fails to provide an appropriate level of private amenity space, including in relation to the barn conversion, and the extension to the public house is not in keeping with the character and appearance of the existing building and is not considered to preserve or enhance the special characteristics of the Conservation Area. It is therefore considered that the proposal does not represent good design and is contrary to the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework, in particular the Core Planning Principles, Section 7, and Section 12, and policies DM8, DM31, DM32, DM33, DM35 and DM42 of the Development Management Development Plan Document.
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As a result of increased traffic movements and poor visibility at the site’s entrance, the application has failed to demonstrate that it will benefit from a safe access point onto the public highway. The proposal is therefore contrary to the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework, in particular Section 4, and policies DM20 of the Development Management Development Plan Document. |
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