Agenda and minutes

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and explained the Fire Evacutation Procedure.

The minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Committee held on 10 October 2024 were submitted and approved as a correct record.

Schedule – Page 7

Item 1 - 27 Cornfield Road – Page 9

Item 2 – 15 Albert Terrace – Page 43

Item 3 – Swatters Carr – Page 67

The Head of Planning submitted plans deposited as applications to develop land under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

23/0252/FUL, 27 Cornfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 5QJ, Erection of 1No 5 bed detached dwellinghouse with detached garage and associated boundary treatments. To include demolition of existing bungalow and boundary wall

Members were advised that the application site was 27 Cornfield Road located on a corner plot at the junction of Cornfield Road and The Crescent. The site was located within the Linthorpe Conservation Area and the Article 4 designated area. Currently within the site was a detached bungalow and detached garage to the side which both front onto Cornfield Road which was located to the south.

Members heard that the proposal sought for the demolition of the existing detached bungalow and garage and for the erection of a two and a half storey detached 5 bedroomed property with detached double garage to the site. The current vehicle access would remain from Cornfield Road with a wider access and installation of new access gates and boundary treatment to the front and side elevations.

The Development Control Manager advised that the application site was previously refused planning permission under delegated powers with a subsequent appeal dismissed in May 2022 under planning application 20/0500/FUL. The reasons the appeal was dismissed were that the development would not preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Linthorpe Conservation Area and would harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and would not accord with the development plan and there were no considerations of sufficient weight to justify making a decision otherwise.

It was advised that following a neighbour consultation exercise there had been 6 objection letters and 2 support letters. The objections related primarily to the loss of privacy, overbearing impact, loss of light, noise and disturbance, overdevelopment, not in keeping with the conservation area and properties within the street scene, setting a precedent, revisions being minimal changes, not addressing the previous reasons for refusal and the reasons the appeal was dismissed, loss of trees, shortage of bungalows, highway safety issues.

The support comments related to the existing property being empty for a considerable time and the design of the bungalow not in keeping and having a negative impact on the conservation area and the proposal being in keeping and enhancing the Conservation area.

The Development Control Manager stated that Council Officers had worked with the applicant and the agent and the new application addressed the previous concerns.  The new application was very much in keeping with adjacent properties, the design addressed the inspectors concerns and the design was much improved.

A Member queried if the trees on the site would be protected, the Development Control Manager advised that the trees would be automatically protected and the applicant would need to apply to remove or carryout work on the trees.

A Member questioned whether the site would be overdeveloped the Development Control Manager advised that the Planning Inspector felt it would not be an overdevelopment  ...  view the full minutes text for item 24/31

The Head of Planning submitted details of planning applications which had been approved to date in accordance with the delegated authority granted to him at Minute 187 (29 September 1992).

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There were no Planning Appeals to update the Committee on.

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