Decision - Application No. 19/01676/FUL - The Fordbridge Centre, 91 Clarendon Road, Ashford, TW15 2QA
Decision details
Application No. 19/01676/FUL - The Fordbridge Centre, 91 Clarendon Road, Ashford, TW15 2QA
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decisions:
Description:
This proposal involves erection of a single storey front extension to existing building and remodelling to entrance lobby.
Additional Information:
The Planning Development Manager advised the Committee that the Council’s Heritage Advisor does not consider the proposal will have any negative impact on the setting of the church and has no adverse comments. Consequently, it was considered that the extension preserves the setting of the Church on the opposite site of the road in accordance with Section 66 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
She informed the Committee that Condition 4 will be amended to require the provision of a disabled parking space.
Public Speaking:
In accordance with the Council’s procedure for speaking at meetings, Angela Griffiths spoke against the proposed development raising the following key points:
· The access is shared with the dwellings on Clarendon Road to the north west and the residents of these dwellings are adversely affected
· Delivery lorries park on the access road
· There are pot holes in the road surface
· Access to Clarendon Road needs to be strengthened to take heavy vehicles
· Loss of parking spaces will cause more parking on the road
· The yellow hatched area on the site which should prevent parking is not maintained and is abused
· The existing concerns will get worse with the construction of the extension.
Debate:
During the debate the following key issues were raised:
· There is an increase in the elderly population and the best facilities as possible are needed
· Suggestion to install cabling for EV charging and
· Suggestion to install photovoltaic cells
The Committee asked the Planning Development Manager to write to the applicant (the Council) requesting that consideration be given to:
· concerns raised by local residents relating to the management of the car parking area and quality of the surface
· the provision of cabling for EV charging points in the car park
· providing renewable energy to the building
Decision: The application was approved as per the recommendation subject to the following amended condition 4:
“The development hereby approved shall not be commenced unless and until works to improve pedestrian accessibility within the site and provide a safe, accessible route to the main entrance have been provided and the provision of a disabled parking space in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the said approved facilities shall be provided, retained and maintained to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.”
Reason:- In order that the development makes suitable provision for sustainable travel and to provide acceptable parking provision in accordance with the sustainable objectives of Chapter 9 “Promoting sustainable transport” of the National Planning Policy Framework 2019, and policies CC2 and CC3 of Spelthorne Borough Council’s Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document February 2009.
Report author: Matthew Clapham
Publication date: 11/02/2020
Date of decision: 05/02/2020
Decided at meeting: 05/02/2020 - Planning Committee
Accompanying Documents:
- Application No. 19/01676/FUL - The Fordbridge Centre, 91 Clarendon Road, Ashford, TW15 2QA Location Plan PDF 362 KB
- Application No. 19/01676/FUL - The Fordbridge Centre, 91 Clarendon Road, Ashford, TW15 2QA Officer Report PDF 381 KB
- Application No. 19/01676/FUL - The Fordbridge Centre, 91 Clarendon Road, Ashford, TW15 2QA Appendices PDF 287 KB