Agenda and minutes

Resolved that the minutes of the previous meeting held on 21^st January 2016 be recorded as correct apart from two corrections as follows:-

Item 6.

Replace: Councillor Farrier and Slocombe were not present during this discussion to defer the application and a vote was not taken with All members present agreed to defer the application.

Item 7:

Should read:

·         In favour (of the recommendation( 5

·         Against: 0

·         Abstain: 2

Councillor Brian Gordon sent his apologies and was substituted by Councillor Helena Hart.

The following interest was declared:

None.

None.

The committee noted the presentation and information set out in the officer’s report and the published addendum.

Oral representations were received from Mr Roger Huby and Mr John Canavan, who spoke in objection to the application.  The applicant Mr Leigh Gainsley also spoke.  The final speaker on this item was Mill Hill Ward Councillor John Hart who outlined his opposition to the application.

Following discussion of the item, the Chairman moved to the vote which was as follows:

Councillor Agnes Slocombe was a latecomer to the meeting and did not vote.

Having considered the report and the addendum to the report the Committee resolved to REFFUSE the application (contrary to officer recommendation) for the following reason:

The proposed extensions would, by reason of their design, size, scale, bulk and mass, collectively fail to represent subordinate additions to the host property that respect its original design and the proportions of the original building and which overly dominate the property and constitute an overdevelopment of the site, to the detriment of the character and appearance of the individual property and wider area. The application is therefore found to be unacceptable and contrary to policy 7.6 of the London Plan (2015), policy CS5 of the Barnet Core Strategy (Adopted September 2012), policy DM01 of the Barnet Development Management Policies Document (Adopted September 2012) and the advice contained in the Barnet Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (Adopted 2012).

The Chairman adjourned the meeting for 3 minutes from 7.55pm to 7.58pm in preparation for the next item.

The Committee considered the planning officer’s report and addendum to the report.

Representations were heard from Mr Ian Brent who objected to the application.  A representation was also heard from Mr Harmond Sond, the applicant’s agent.

Following discussion on the report and the addendum to the report, the Committee resolved to APPROVE the application and grant planning permission SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS in the committee report, the changes to the conditions in the addendum to the committee report and with the addition of a further condition on the provision of cycle parking facilities (set out below) SUBJECT to:

The applicant and any other person having a requisite interest entering into a planning obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, and any other legislation which is considered necessary, for the purposes of seeking to secure a contribution of £2,000 (index linked) to cover the costs of making an amendment to the existing Traffic Management Order for the Mill Hill Controlled Parking Zone to prevent the future occupiers of the development from being able to obtain parking permits for the Controlled Parking Zone.

The vote was as follows:-

The Chairman used her casting vote.

None.