Issue - meetings

Application for change of use from residential to commercial for 21 Ratby Road, demolition of retaining walls and outbuildings and erection of two dwellings including the formation of new access and car park (resubmission of 20/01262/FUL)

Application for change of use from residential to commercial for 21 Ratby Road, demolition of retaining walls and outbuildings and erection of two dwellings including the formation of new access and car park (resubmission of 20/01262/FUL).

The agent and a ward councillor spoke on this application.

Notwithstanding the officer’s recommendation that permission be granted, some members felt that the noise from the businesses would have a detrimental impact on neighbours, the required visibility splay could not be met thereby having a detrimental impact on highway safety and the type and style of the proposed development would be detrimental to the conservation area and the streetscene. It was moved by Councillor Cartwright and seconded by Councillor Bray that permission be refused for those reasons. Upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED and it was

RESOLVED – permission be refused for the following reasons:

(i)            The proposed development would lead to a detrimental impact on neighbours due to the noise from the businesses and was therefore contrary to policy DM10 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD;

(ii)          The proposed development would be out of keeping with the streetscene and detrimental to the conservation area due to the type and style of the properties and was therefore contrary to policy DM12 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD;

(iii)         The proposed development would be detrimental to highway safety due to a suitable visibility splay being unachievable due to marked on-street parking spaces on Ratby Road and was therefore contrary to policy DM17 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD.