Development Management List of Delegated Decisions - 30Th November 2018
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DATA LABEL: OFFICIAL Development Management List of Delegated Decisions - 30th November 2018 The following decisions will be issued under delegated powers unless any Member requests that an application is reported to the Development Management Committee for determination. Such requests must be made on the attached form, which should be completed and sent for the attention of the Development Management Manager to [email protected] no later than 12 Noon, 7 days from the date of this list. Ref. No.: 0996/H/18 Recommendation: Refuse Permission Proposal: Extension to house Address: 49 Maukeshill Court,Livingston Village, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 7AX (Grid Ref: 303994,666937) Applicant: Mr S Morrison Type: Local Application Ward: Livingston North Case Officer: Thomas Cochrane Summary of Representations None Officers report The dwelling is located at the entrance of a housing estate which were built as bungalows. It is one of a row of four properties, three of which are still single storey; the application property had its roof raised in 1987, without planning permission, and consequently is a two storey house, with the appearance of a chalet villa, with two upstairs bedrooms contained within the roof. The property is finished in white render and retains its original front elevation of two windows and an entrance door; there is an additional upstairs window to the front and back which was added when the roof was raised. The properties in Maukeshill Court are visually similar, and all have a small single detached garage to the west, enhancing the visual continuity of the streetscene. It is proposed to extend the property by integrating the garage and adding further accommodation to the upper floor. This would have a noticeable impact on the streetscene at the entrance to the estate. The visual continuity of the row of four houses would be disturbed. It is considered that the two storey side extension proposed would be a discordant element and would look out of place. It would cause the property to dominate the street scene, and there is a danger of a precedent being set which could result in a significant cumulative impact on the visual amenity of the estate. This would be contrary to the West Lothian Local Development plan DES 1 which states that development should have no significant impact on adjacent buildings or streetscape. This is also contrary to supplementary planning guidance for House Extension and Design which states that the property should not dominate neighbouring property and that side extensions should not detract from the overall streetscene. For the reasons noted this application is recommended refused. Page 1 of 3 DATA LABEL: OFFICIAL Development Management List of Delegated Decisions - 14th December 2018 The following decisions will be issued under delegated powers unless any Member requests that an application is reported to the Development Management Committee for determination. Such requests must be made on the attached form, which should be completed and sent for the attention of the Development Management Manager to [email protected] no later than 12 Noon, 7 days from the date of this list. Ref. No.: 0819/A/18 Recommendation: Refuse Advertisement Consent Proposal: Display of 2 non-illuminated hoarding signs (in retrospect) Address: St Davids Church,George Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PH (Grid Ref: 297435,668870) Applicant: Mr Andrew Henderson Type: Other Bathgate Cinema Ward: Bathgate Case Officer: Mahlon Fautua Summary of Representations None Officers report The signs subject of this application consist of a free standing hoarding sign and another on the side of the former church, which is a category B listed building. The position and size of the signs are such that they would have a significant detrimental impact on the appearance and setting of the listed building and on the visual amenity of the streetscene, to the detriment of the environmental quality of Bathgate town centre. It is therefore recommended that the application is refused Page 1 of 4 Ref. No.: 0938/FUL/18 Recommendation: Refuse Permission Proposal: Change of use from public open space to garden ground Address: 54 Wester Bankton,Murieston, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 9DY (Grid Ref: 306053,665473) Applicant: Ms Brenda Riva Type: Local Application Ward: Livingston South Case Officer: Claire Johnston Summary of Representations None Officers report The applicant has appropriated and fenced off a public footpath and adjoining ground, and erected a two metre high fence and shed. The path has been re-routed around the new fence. The development represents an unneccessary incursion into an area of public woodland and open space. It creates an awkward routing for the footpath, forming hidden corners which could give rise to security concerns. The land which has been appropriated is owned by West Lothian Council. The proposal, if supported, would set an undesirable precedent for other neighbours to extend into what is a narrow open space corridor, to the detriment of the overall amenity of the corridor and functionality of the footpath and surrounding network. The fence is out of keeping with the scale and character of other fences in the area to the detriment of the visual amenity of the area. The development is therefore contrary to policies DES1 (Design Principles), ENV10 (protection of Urban Woodland) and ENV21 (Protection of formal and informal open space) of the West Lothian Local Development Plan. Refusal and appropriate enforcement action is therefore recommended. Page 2 of 4 Ref. No.: 1087/A/18 Recommendation: Refuse Advertisement Consent Proposal: Display of fascia sign (in retrospect) Address: Park Farm,Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 6QY, (Grid Ref: 302891,677089) Applicant: Mr Neil Wattie Type: Other Sellars Agricultral Ltd Ward: Linlithgow Case Officer: Claire Johnston Summary of Representations None Officers report Permission is sought for the display of a high level fascia sign on a barn at Park Farm, Linlithgow. The sign wold be dis[played at a high level, above two of the doors to the barn. It is considered that the proposed sign is unacceptable in its design, scale and positioning on the premises, and that it is not in keeping with the rural location and surrounding pattern of development, contrary to policy DES1 of the Local Development Plan. If the application were to be approved this could also set an undesirable precedent, therefore it is recommended for refusal. Page 3 of 4 DATA LABEL: OFFICIAL Development Management List of Delegated Decisions - 21st December 2018 The following decisions will be issued under delegated powers unless any Member requests that an application is reported to the Development Management Committee for determination. Such requests must be made on the attached form, which should be completed and sent for the attention of the Development Management Manager to [email protected] no later than 12 Noon, 7 days from the date of this list. Ref. No.: 1053/H/18 Recommendation: Refuse Permission Proposal: Two storey extension to house Address: 34 Albyn Drive,Murieston, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 9JN (Grid Ref: 305109,664228) Applicant: Mr & Mrs William & Pauline McCourt Type: Local Application Ward: Livingston South Case Officer: Thomas Cochrane Summary of Representations No representations received. Officers report A two storey side extension is proposed to a two storey detached house on a corner plot. The front elevation has a small projection and is mostly render with brick highlights with a ramped path to the front door which is covered by a brick canopy. The west elevation looks onto the street and open curtilage which belongs to the property. This elevation also has a chimney. A garage is located to the rear of the property along with a wall which divides the rear and side garden. The remaining elevation faces into the neighbouring property. A desktop survey shows that high hedges previously enclosed the curtilage of the property to the west (google street view 2012). These have been removed and the area to the side of the house (the site of the proposed extension) is now open and grassed and has the appearance of open space, although the applicant has demonstrated that he owns the land. A previous application, 0694/H/18, was withdrawn following advice to the agent that it was being considered for refusal. The amended plans comply better with council guidance due to the extension being made subsidiary to the principal dwelling by reducing its ridge height. Although this proposal represents an improvement over the previous application, it still fails to satisfy policy DES 1 of the West Lothian Local Development Plan, as the two storey extension would project beyond the existing gable of the building, which taken with the rear garden wall and garage of the application property, and the adjacent property, constitutes the building line, to the detriment of visual amenity. Therefore it is recommended that planning permission is refused. Page 1 of 6 Ref. No.: 1075/FUL/18 Recommendation: Refuse Permission Proposal: Erection of a house and associated works including the formation of an access Address: 5 Pardovan Holding,Philpstoun, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 6QZ (Grid Ref: 303722,676997) Applicant: Mr & Mrs Christopher & Lesley Nock Type: Local Application Ward: Linlithgow Case Officer: Matthew Watson Summary of Representations Two representations: - The owners have recently had an application for two properties approved and have lodged an application for a third. Together with existing properties (the nursery building and home dwelling), this will result in the rural area potentially having five properties (none of which are agriculturallybased) along a strip of approximately 152 metres. This is in direct contrast with all the other buildings in the area, many of which are still used for rural business. - This development, together with owner's recent removal of the hedge bordering the road west of the property and the proposed altering of the visibility splays, means that the environment/visual amenity of the area has been and will be significantly altered.