Planning Committee - 20 August 2015

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Thursday 20 August 2015 at 7.30pm.

 Members of the Planning Committee:-

Councillors:-	Chris Whately-Smith (Chairman)	Chris Lloyd (Vice-Chairman)
	Diana Barber	David Major
	Phil Brading	Debbie Morris
	Marilyn Butler	Reena Ranger
	Peter Getkahn	Ann Shaw OBE

                     Alex Hayward                               Len Tippen

Steven Halls, Chief Executive

11 August 2015

 

The Planning Committee welcomes contributions from members of the public to its discussion on agenda items. Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes. Please note that, in the event of registering your interest to speak on an agenda item but not taking up that right because the item is deferred, you will automatically be given the right to speak on that item at the next meeting of the Planning Committee. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting. In accordance with The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 any matters considered under Part I business only of the meeting may be filmed, recorded, photographed, broadcast or reported via social media by any person. Recording and reporting the Council’s meetings is subject to the law and it is the responsibility of those doing the recording and reporting to ensure compliance. This will include the Human Rights Act, the Data Protection Act and the laws of libel and defamation.

 

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

 

2. MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 16 July 2015 (circulated separately).

 15 07 16 DRAFT

3. NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS

Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 30 to be announced, together with the special circumstances that justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.

 

4. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

To receive any declarations of interest.

Where a member of this Planning Committee is also a member of a Parish Council he/she is entitled to take part in any debate at this Committee on an application within that Parish area provided that the Councillor

• has an open mind about the application
• is not bound by the views of the Parish Planning Committee and
• can deal with the application fairly and on its merits at Committee

Subject to the above the Councillor will declare a registrable non-pecuniary interest in the item as a member of the Parish Council and will be entitled to stay speak and vote

 

5. PLANNING APPLICATIONS

The following applications (agenda items 6 to 10) are submitted for the Committee’s decision and, unless otherwise stated, staffing, financial and legal implications are not applicable. Environmental implications are dealt with in the individual reports.

 

6. 15/1210/RSP – Part Retrospective: Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of a single storey rear extension at SWILLET HOUSE, 52 HERONSGATE ROAD, CHORLEYWOOD, HERTS, WD3 5BB for Mr Armand Lusha

15 08 20 PC i - (06) 15 1210 Part RSP - Swillet House, 52 Heronsgate Road - Chorleywood

 

7. 15/1266/FUL - Entrance porch awning, alteration to roof eaves to include soffit boards, alteration to rooflights, installation of heat pump and external landscape alterations at THE GRANARY, PARROTTS CLOSE, CROXLEY GREEN, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD3 3JZ for Mr Spencer Williams

15 08 20 PC i - (07) 15 1266 FUL - The Granary - Parrotts Close - Croxley Green

 

8. 15/1310/RSP - Retrospective: Single storey rear extension at 84 GREENFIELD AVENUE, CARPENDERS PARK, WATFORD, WD19 5HE for Mrs Marilyn Sheeny

15 08 20 PC i - (08) 15 1310 RSP - 84 Greenfield Avenue - Carpenders Park

 

9. 15/1383/RSP – Part Retrospective: Part change of use of land (including outbuilding) from residential to a mixed use: residential (class C3) and storage (Use Class B8) and erection of three storage containers at 11 BUCKNALLS LANE, GARSTON, WATFORD, HERTS, WD25 9NE for Mr Bone

15 08 20 PC i - (09) 15 1383 RSP - 11 Bucknalls Lane (Change of Use) - Garston

 

10. 15/1427/FUL - Demolition of two existing two storey Use Class B1 office buildings and erection of two Use Class B1 (Office) buildings of three and four storeys, decked car park, surface level parking and associated works at BUILDING 1 AND 2 MARLINS MEADOW, WATFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE for Sackville UKPEC3 Croxley(GP) Limited As General Partner

15 08 20 PC i - (10) 15 1427 FUL Building 1 and Building 2 - Marlins Meadow - Watford

 

11. OTHER BUSINESS – If approved under item 3 above.

 

12. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

If the Committee wishes to consider the remaining item in private, it will be appropriate for a resolution to be passed in the following terms:-

 “that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraphs (1 -7) of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”

 (Note: If other confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional items.)

 

1. OTHER BUSINESS – If approved under item 3 above.

 

Background Papers (used when compiling the above reports but they do not form part of the agenda)

• Application file(s) referenced above
• Three Rivers Core Strategy (adopted October 2011)
• Development Management Policies LDD (adopted July 2013)
• Site Allocations Local Development Document (SALDD) (adopted November 2014)
• The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule (adopted February 2015)
• Supplementary Planning Documents and Guidance
• National Planning Policy Framework and National Planning Practice Guidance
• Government Circulars
• The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended)
• Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended)
• Town and Country Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
• The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006
• The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010
• The Localism Act (November 2011)
• The Growth and Infrastructure Act (April 2013)
• Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015
• Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015

 

 

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