Issue - items at meetings - 21/01308/FUL - 1-44 AVALON CLOSE, ENFIELD, EN2 8LR

Issue - meetings

21/01308/FUL - 1-44 AVALON CLOSE, ENFIELD, EN2 8LR

Meeting: 22/07/2021 - Planning Committee (Item 5)

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RECOMMENDATION:  That planning permission be granted subject to conditions.

WARD:  Highlands

Minutes:

NOTED

 

1.    The introduction by David Gittens, Planning Decisions Manager, clarifying the proposals.

2.    The planning application was reported to Planning Committee following a request from Councillor Glynis Vince for this proposal to be considered by Members.

3.    The deputations of Johanna Kernot and Michelle Suckling (neighbouring resident) speaking against the officers’ recommendation.

4.    The deputation of Councillor Joanne Laban speaking as Highlands Ward Councillor.

5.    The response of Tas Alexandrou (Applicant) and Tuba Korkmaz (Architect).

6.    Members debate and questions responded to by officers.

There was a general discuss in which Members expressed their concerns notwithstanding the appeal decision that the proposal was unacceptable in terms of the impact on living conditions / residential amenity.

7.    Members concern in relation the loss of daylight/sunlight, privacy issues, window openings regarding the flats on the new storey, the higher height of the building than plans show, the grey cladding to be used was out of character to the appearance of the buildings, loss of communal amenity space, more resident consultation needed and that the application had not changed since previous refusal in February 2020.

8.    Motion to refuse the application made by Councillor Michael Rye and seconded by Councillor Hass Yusuf for the following reasons:

·         Overlooking existing flats bathroom windows

·         Harm to privacy from stairwell

·         Windows existing terraces

9.  The unanimous support of the Committee to refuse the Officers recommendation.

 

AGREED to Refuse the application for the reasons given above.