Agenda item

Councillor Longbottom left the room during the consideration of this item, having declared a personal and pecuniary interest in the matter being debated. She took no part in the discussion or vote on the matter to be determined.)

The Assistant Director of Planning:

1. described the application site, located at 2 Cottesford Place, Lincoln

2. advised that the application proposed the demolition of existing dwellinghouse and the erection of a replacement dwellinghouse

3. provided details of the policies pertaining to the application, as follows:

4. advised Planning Committee of the main issues to be considered as part of the application to assess the proposal with regards to:

·         Principle of Use

·         Visual Amenity, Character and Appearance of the Conservation Area and Listed Buildings

·         Residential Amenity

·         Scheduled Monument and Archaeology

·         Trees

·         Access and Highways

5. outlined the responses made to the consultation exercise

6. concluded that:

·         The principle of a dwelling in this location was established by the existing use and the development would relate well to the site and surroundings, particularly in relation to siting, height, scale, and massing.

·         The architectural design, detailing and palette of materials would sympathetically complement the context, and would preserve and enhance the character and appearance of the conservation area.

·          The proposal would also not cause undue harm to the amenities which occupiers of neighbouring properties may reasonably expect to enjoy.

·         Technical matters relating to the scheduled monument, archaeology and trees were to the satisfaction of the relevant consultees, and could be dealt with appropriately by condition.

·         The proposal would therefore be in accordance with the requirements of Central Lincolnshire Local Plan Policies LP1, LP2, LP25 and LP26, as well as guidance within the National Planning Policy Framework.

The Committee discussed the content of the report in further detail.

The following questions emerged:

·         Referred to the public consultation responses and asked if 3 properties were owned by the same person.

·         Asked for clarification on how much bigger the proposed property was compared to the existing building.

The Assistant Director of Planning responded as follows:

·         Each letter from the consultees had to be accepted.

·         The proposed building was approximately 5 feet taller than the existing building , however it was still a two storey building and the trees provided screening.

Councillor Liz Bushell commented that she had visited the site and had observed that the proposal was very well screened by mature trees.

Councillor Hewson stated that the view of the cathedral was not a legitimate reason to refuse the application and that the proposal would not affect local amenities, therefore he was in support of the application.

Councillor Mara commented that the design of the building enhanced the local area and was therefore in support of the application.

RESOLVED that the planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

• Time limit of the permission
• Development in accordance with approved plans
• Archaeological WSI and foundation design
• Land levels and finished floor levels
• Samples of external materials and brick sample panel
• Details of wall design
• Arboricultural Method Statement
• Electric vehicle charging scheme
• Implementation of fence to south boundary
• Construction and demolition hours