Agenda item

21/3676/FUL - Land formely known as British Gas works, Albert Road, New Barnet, EN4 9SH

Minutes:

The report was introduced and slides presented by the Planning Officer which were noted by the Committee.

 

Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers MP, Councillor Nicole Richer, Councillor Felix Byers, Councillor Anne Clarke, Jon Dix and Nick Hufton spoke in objection to the application.

 

Mark Jackson, the agent for the applicant, addressed the Committee.

 

Further to discussion the Chairman moved to vote on the Officers recommendation to approve the application as set out in the report.

Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For: 1

Against: 9

Abstain: 1

 

RESOLVED that the application not be approved.

 

The Chairman, seconded by Councillor Teare, proposed the following reasons for refusal, which were unanimously agreed by the Committee.

 

1.            The proposed development, by virtue of its scale, massing and density would represent an over development of the site resulting in a visually obtrusive form of development that would fail to respect its local context and the pattern of development in the area, to such an extent that it would be detrimental to the character and appearance of the area. The proposal would therefore not constitute a sustainable form of development and would be contrary to the provisions of the NPPF; Policies D3 & D4 of the London Plan (2021); Policies CS NPPF, CS5, DM01 and DM05 of the Barnet Local Plan Core Strategy and Development Management Policies (2012).

 

2             The proposed development by reason of its density, design and layout, would provide an unsatisfactory standard of residential accommodation due to the poor layout of some of the proposed flats, poor outlook and limited natural light. The proposal would therefore represent a poor form of development to the detriment of the amenity and living conditions of future occupiers. Therefore the proposal is contrary to the provisions of the NPPF; Policies D4 & D6 of the London Plan (2021); Policy CS5 of the Local Plan Core Strategy (2012); Policy DM01 and DM02 of the Development Management Policies (2012); the Council's Residential Design Guidance SPD (2016); and Sustainable Design and Construction SPD (2016).

 

3             In the absence of a Section 106 Agreement, the application does not include a formal undertaking to enable an amendment to the Traffic Regulations Order and to secure the planning obligations which are necessary to make the application acceptable. The application is therefore contrary to the NPPF; London Plan Policies S4, H4, H5, E11, SI2, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, G6, G7 & DF1, Policies DM02, DM04, DM10, DM14, DM16, DM17; and Policies CS4, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS15 of the Development Management Policies (2012); Barnet Local Plan Core Strategy (2012); the Barnet Planning Obligations (adopted April 2013); Affordable Housing (adopted February 2007 and August 2010) Supplementary Planning Document; the Barnet Supplementary Planning Document on Delivering Skills, Employment and Enterprise Training (SEET) (adopted October 2014); and the Mayor's Supplementary Planning Guidance on Affordable Housing and Viability (2017).

 

The Chairman then moved to vote on the recommendation to refuse for the reasons outlined above. The votes were recorded as follows:

 

For (Refusal):10

Against (Refusal): 0

Abstained: 1

 

 

RESOLVED that the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:

 

1.            The proposed development, by virtue of its scale, massing and density would represent an over development of the site resulting in a visually obtrusive form of development that would fail to respect its local context and the pattern of development in the area, to such an extent that it would be detrimental to the character and appearance of the area. The proposal would therefore not constitute a sustainable form of development and would be contrary to the provisions of the NPPF; Policies D3 & D4 of the London Plan (2021); Policies CS NPPF, CS5, DM01 and DM05 of the Barnet Local Plan Core Strategy and Development Management Policies (2012).

 

2             The proposed development by reason of its density, design and layout, would provide an unsatisfactory standard of residential accommodation due to the poor layout of some of the proposed flats, inadequate separation distances, poor outlook and limited natural light. The proposal would therefore represent a poor form of development to the detriment of the amenity and living conditions of future occupiers. Therefore the proposal is contrary to the provisions of the NPPF; Policies D4 & D6 of the London Plan (2021); Policy CS5 of the Local Plan Core Strategy (2012); Policy DM01 and DM02 of the Development Management Policies (2012); the Council's Residential Design Guidance SPD (2016); and Sustainable Design and Construction SPD (2016).

 

3             In the absence of a Section 106 Agreement, the application does not include a formal undertaking to enable an amendment to the Traffic Regulations Order and to secure the planning obligations which are necessary to make the application acceptable. The application is therefore contrary to the NPPF; London Plan Policies S4, H4, H5, E11, SI2, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, G6, G7 & DF1, Policies DM02, DM04, DM10, DM14, DM16, DM17; and Policies CS4, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS15 of the Development Management Policies (2012); Barnet Local Plan Core Strategy (2012); the Barnet Planning Obligations (adopted April 2013); Affordable Housing (adopted February 2007 and August 2010) Supplementary Planning Document; the Barnet Supplementary Planning Document on Delivering Skills, Employment and Enterprise Training (SEET) (adopted October 2014); and the Mayor's Supplementary Planning Guidance on Affordable Housing and Viability (2017).

 

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