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Revenue Budget Monitoring 2016/17 (Month 12) Report

Meeting: 22/04/2015 - Planning & Development Control Committee (Item 182)

182 Full Application - Proposed Alternative Site Access off Yowley Road and Alterations to Car Parking Arrangement to Residential Development Approved under Planning Permission 050492 at 15 - 23 Yowley Road, Ewloe (053122) PDF 82 KB

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Enc. 1 for 053122 - Full Application - Proposed Alternative Site Access off Yowley Road and Alterations to Car Parking Arrangement to Residential Development Approved under Planning Permission 050492 at 15 - 23 Yowley Road, Ewloe, item 182 PDF 354 KB

Decision:

That planning permission be deferred to allow width of access to be confirmed and a site visit to be undertaken.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Officer (Planning and Environment) in respect of this application. The usual consultations had been undertaken and the responses received detailed in the report. Additional comments received since the preparation of the report were circulated at the meeting.

Councillor Mike Peers having earlier declared an interest in the application, left the meeting prior to its discussion.

The Officer detailed the background to the report and highlighted the main planning considerations which related to the ransom strip across the preferred access but an earlier permission for 10 apartments used the access now proposed. She drew attention to the late observations and advised that the Local Member, Councillor George Hardcastle, had raised concerns about use of access and had requested that consultation be undertaken with Emergency Services. A shared surface was suggested and the Fire Service had indicated that this was acceptable provided that a width of 3.7 metres could be achieved.

Councillor Richard Lloyd moved refusal of the application, against officer recommendation, which was duly seconded. He stated that a site visit had not been undertaken regarding the application and outlined a number of concerns in terms of access. He referred to the Yowley Road site access and said it was not suitable as it was only 3.1 metre wide between kerbs, having a narrow footway on one side, overgrown boundary growth, and he disputed the availability of the 4.1 metres width required by the Fire Service. He also queried the ransom strip and the Democracy and Governance Manager advised that it was for Members to determine the application before them. Cllr Lloyd asked that clarification on the width of the Yowley road site access be provided and proposed that the application be deferred and a site visit undertaken. On being put to the vote the proposal was CARRIED.

RESOLVED:

That planning permission be deferred to allow width of access to be confirmed and a site visit to be undertaken.