90 Planning Application No.19/01516/FUL, 381 - 385 Staines Road West, Ashford, TW15 1RH PDF 833 KB
Ward
Ashford Common
Proposal
Erection of block comprising 8 no. one bed and two bed flats to the front of the site and 4 no. dwellings (comprising 1 no. 2 bed chalet bungalow, 2 no. three bed semi-detached houses and 1 no. four bed detached house) to the rear of the site, all with associated parking, amenity space and landscaping. Formation of a new vehicular access to the site, following demolition of existing dwellings and commercial buildings.
Officer recommendation
The application is recommended for approval subject to conditions.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Description:
This proposal involved the erection of a block comprising 8 one and two bed flats to the front of the site and 4 dwellings (comprising 1 two bed chalet bungalow, 2 three bed semi-detached houses and 1 four bed detached house) to the rear of the site, all with associated parking, amenity space and landscaping. Formation of a new vehicular access to the site, following demolition of existing dwellings and commercial buildings.
Additional Information:
There was none.
Public Speaking:
In accordance with the Council’s procedure for speaking at meetings, a statement from Kevin Davies in favour of the proposed development was read out and raised the following key point:
· This is a renewal of an existing consent with additional information
Debate:
During the debate the following key issues were raised:
· This application is a repeat of a previous permission
· Electric vehicle charging points should be provided
Officer Note: The Planning Committee agreed that a condition should be added to provide EV charging points. However, condition 20 of the officer’s report deals with this and reads:
“The development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless and until each of the four dwellings at the north of the site, and at least 2 of the available parking spaces for the flats, are provided with a fast charge socket (current minimum requirement: 7kw Mode 3 with Type 2
connector - 230 v AC 32 amp single phase dedicated supply) for the charging of electric vehicles in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: The condition above is required in order that the development makes suitable provision for sustainable travel, 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.”
Decision:
The application was approved, subject to conditions as per the officer’s report: