Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 2^nd November 2016 be agreed as a correct record.

Councillor Laurie Williams sent his apologies and was substituted by Councillor Philip Cohen. Councillor Reema Patel also sent her apologies.

None.

The Chairman advised the committee that the planning application has been withdrawn from the agenda pending resolution of some discrepancies.

The Committee received the report and officer presentation.

The Committee RESOLVED:

To authorise confirmation of the Tree Preservation Order as per the recommendations in the officer’s report.

Votes were as follows:

Councillor Stephen Sowerby joined the committee before item 7 started and fully participated in the proceedings.

The Committee received the officer’s reports for applications 16/5440/CON dealing with Condition 11(relating to Landscaping) and application 16/6918/CON dealing with Condition 6 (relating to Means of Enclosure) which also had an addendum reporting of additional objections. Committee discussed both applications’ together.

Committee heard representations from Dr Richard Stock, a neighbour to the application site, and Mrs Lorraine Robinson, the applicant. 

Following discussion, the Chairman invited the Committee to make a decision.

In the matter relating to application 16/5440/CON dealing with Condition 11 on Landscaping:

It was RESOLVED that Committee APPROVED the submission of details for condition 11 (Landscaping), as outlined in the officer report.

Votes were as follows:

Further to the presentation, addendum and discussion, and as reported in item 7 above,

in the matter relating to application 16/6918/CON dealing with Condition 6 (Means of Enclosure):

The officer’s recommendation to approve the details submitted for condition 6 (means of Enclosure) was overturned by Committee following majority agreement to vote against the officer’s recommendation of approval.

The reasons for refusal given were:

The proposed front and side boundary fence, by reason of its design and inadequate height would be out of keeping with the rural character of the road and would not preserve or enhance this part of the Totteridge Conservation Area. The proposal would be contrary to Policies CS NPPF, CS1 and CS5 of the Local Plan Core Strategy (adopted September 2012), Policies DM01 and DM06 of the Development Management Policies DPD (adopted September 2012) and the Totteridge Conservation Area Character Appraisal.

It was RESOLVED that Committee REFUSED the Means of Enclosure proposals

Votes taken for the revised recommendation of refusal were as follows:

The Committee received the officer’s report and heard an oral representation from Mr Steve Taylor, the applicant.

It was RESOLVED that Committee APPROVED the application in accordance with the officer report and amendment to the text of the condition as follows: Remove “condition 1: [insert plan numbers].”

Votes were as follows:

None