Issue - meetings

Conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation including alterations to fenestration and extension to existing hardstanding to frontage at 10 Oak Green, Abbots Langley.

Recommendation: that subject to no new material planning considerations being raised during the open consultation period, full planning permission be granted subject to conditions.

The application was for conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation including alterations to fenestration and extension to existing hardstanding to frontage at 10 Oak Green, Abbots Langley.

The application was before the Committee as the agent is a Three Rivers District Councillor.

The Planning Officer reported that amendment to condition 4 was proposed as follows:

Prior to the first use of the converted garage hereby permitted, the driveway shall be extended as shown on [the plan number as approved] in order that it can accommodate two vehicles.  The driveway extension shall be undertaken in a permeable material or provision made for direct water run-off to a permeable or porous area of the surface within the site.  The driveway shall be retained as such thereafter.

In response to a question as to whether any consultee responses had been received since the publication of the officer report, the Committee heard that only one written comment had been received, from Abbots Langley Parish Council.  The Parish Council had confirmed that it had no objection to the proposal, but requested the substitution of semi-permeable surface to replace the loss of the grassed area in order to manage rain water run-off and reduce the risk of flooding.  This had been addressed in the proposed amendment to condition 4 noted above.

Councillor Lloyd proposed and Councillor Whately-Smith seconded that subject to no new material planning considerations being raised during the open consultation period, planning permission be granted subject to conditions with amendment to condition 4 as outlined above.  On being put to the vote this was agreed unanimously.

RESOLVED: that subject to no new material planning considerations being raised during the open consultation period, planning permission be granted subject to conditions with the tabled amendment to condition 4.