Borough Council of Wellingborough Planning Committee Wednesday 17th November 2010 at 7.00 pm Council Chamber, Swanspool House INDEX Page No. SITE VIEWING GROUP WP/2010/0361/F - 16 Holme Close, Wellingborough. 1 WP/2010/0381/F - Tudor Gate Hotel and Restaurant, 29 35 High Street, Finedon. 3 WP/2010/0382/LB - Tudor Gate Hotel and Restaurant, 29 35 High Street, Finedon. 12 WP/2010/0401/FM - Laundry Premises, Buckwell End/Short Lane, Wellingborough. 15 WP/2010/0402/CA - Laundry Premises, Buckwell End/Short Lane, Wellingborough. 29 DISTRICT WP/2010/0019/FM - Former A J Sectional Premises between 11 and 11A Thrapston Road, Finedon. 38 WP/2010/0067/FM - The Royal, 27 Knox Road, Wellingborough. 44 WP/2010/0369/O - Three Fields Farm, 46 Harrold Road, Bozeat. 51 WP/2010/0393/F - 23 High Street, Great Doddington. 56 WP/2010/0394/CA - 23 High Street, Great Doddington. 67 WP/2010/0397/OM - 66-74 Lea Way, Wellingborough. 69 WP/2010/0399/F - 48 Park Road, Wellingborough. 73 WP/2010/0403/F - 12 Earls Barton Road, Mears Ashby. 80 WP/2010/0411/O - Land to rear 129 London Road, Bozeat. 87 WP/2010/0443/C - Earls Barton Quarry, Grendon Road, Earls Barton. 93 OTHER BOROUGH WP/2010/0467/OB - Land at St James Road, St James Industrial Estate, Corby. 96 FOR INFORMATION WP/2010/0020/C - Sywell Range Gun Club, 300 Kettering Road, Sywell. 100 - 1 - BOROUGH COUNCIL OF WELLINGBOROUGH AGENDA ITEM SITE VIEWING (Date of visit Tuesday 16th November 2010 at 10.50 a.m.) Planning Committee 17/11/2010 Report of the Head of Built Environment APPLICATION REF: WP/2010/0361/F PROPOSAL: Alterations to main roof (hip to gable) and roof dormers to provide additional bedrooms and en-suites. Revised plan. LOCATION: 16 Holme Close, Wellingborough. NN9 5YF APPLICANT: Mrs Lana Leung. Application has been requested for consideration by the Committee and to be subject of a Members Site Visit by Councillor Waters. PROPOSAL AND DESCRIPTION OF SITE: As above. (Revised plan). RELEVANT PLANNING HISTORY: None relevant. NATIONAL AND LOCAL PLANNING POLICY: North Northamptonshire Core Spatial Strategy. Policy 13 – General Sustainable Development Principles. SUMMARY OF REPLIES TO CONSULTATIONS/REPRESENTATIONS RECEIVED: Third party objection from neighbour concerned about direct overlooking. Eyesore appearance and inconsistency with character of area. Objector suggests that in effect a 3 storey dwelling would result. Objector suggests that dormers should go on front. ASSESSMENT: Scheme has been revised by Agent to minimise overlooking but changes have not obviated concerns. In the revised scheme the inclusion of velux lights and obscure glass in the vertical windows would minimise overlooking. The actual height of the dwelling is unchanged, but hipped ends are changed into a full ridged roof in the proposal. RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions. WP/2010/0361/F ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ") ICT Services Based upon the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Legend ") Scale: Stationery Office © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes crown copyright and may lead This map is accurate 1:1,250 to prosecution or civil proceedings. ") to the scale specified Borough Council of Wellingborough. when reproduced at A4 ") ") ± Licence No 100018694. (2010) WP/2010/0361/F - 16 Holme") Close, Wellingborough ") - 2 - 1. The development shall be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission. 2. The external walls and roof of the extension shall be constructed with materials of the same type, texture and colour as the external walls and roof of the existing building. Reasons: 1. Required to be imposed pursuant to S51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. 2. In the interests of amenity. INFORMATIVE/S Pursuant to Section 38 (6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, the proposed development complies with the applicable development plan policies and there are no other material considerations that would constitute sustainable grounds for refusal. These include specifically the following policies: North Northamptonshire Core Spatial Strategy - Policy 13 - General Sustainable Development Principles. - 3 - BOROUGH COUNCIL OF WELLINGBOROUGH AGENDA ITEM SITE VIEWING (Date of visit Tuesday 16th November 2010 at 11.40 a.m.) Planning Committee 17/11/2010 Report of the Head of Built Environment APPLICATION REF: WP/2010/0381/F PROPOSAL: Proposed part demolition of existing extensions to Grade II Listed Tudor Gate Hotel + proposed conversion of existing Listed Building into two residential dwellings + creation of further six residential properties and associated courtyard area. LOCATION: Tudor Gate Hotel and Restaurant, 29 35 High Street, Finedon, Wellingborough. NN9 5JN APPLICANT: Gilt Edged Homes Limited. This application is presented to the Planning Committee for determination at the request of a Ward Councillor. PROPOSAL AND DESCRIPTION OF SITE: As described above. The Tudor Gate Hotel and Restaurant is a Grade II listed building, originally built in the early Georgian period as a farmhouse. It was extended to the rear in a utilitarian manner in the 20th century and the present proposal is to remove those unsightly buildings and restore/convert the historic building to residential use. The landform falls from the back of the site to the front and on the rear boundaries there are a number of ironstone walls of varying heights. Also on the rear boundary in the adjoining garden areas are wooden fences and an amount of landscape planting. The site has the benefit of an existing vehicular access which leads through to an extensive area of hard surfaced car parking. RELEVANT PLANNING HISTORY: Long recorded planning history as a hotel. NATIONAL GUIDANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN POLICY: North Northamptonshire Core Spatial Strategy (NNCSS): Policy 1 (Strengthening the Network of Settlements) Policy 13 (General sustainable development principles) 14 (Energy efficiency and sustainable construction) 15 (Sustainable housing provision) Planning Policy Statement 1; Delivering Sustainable Development WP/2010/00381/F ICT Services Based upon the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Scale: Stationery Office © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes crown copyright and may lead 1:1,250 This map is accurate to prosecution or civil proceedings. to the scale specified Borough Council of Wellingborough. ± when reproduced at A4 Licence No 100018694. (2010) Legend WP/2010/0381/F - Tudor Gate Hotel and Restaurant, 29-35 High Street, Finedon - 4 - Planning Policy Statement 3; Housing Planning Policy Statement 4; Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth Planning Policy Statement 5; Planning for the Historic Environment Planning Policy Statement 7; Sustainable Development in Rural Areas Planning Policy Statement 9; Biodiversity and Geological Preservation Planning Policy Statement 23; Planning and Pollution Control Planning Policy Guidance 13; Transport Supplementary Planning Document; Northamptonshire Minerals and Waste Development Framework; Development and Implantation Principles, Sustainable Design Supplementary Planning Guidance: Planning Out Crime and Parking SUMMARY OF REPLIES TO CONSULTATIONS/REPRESENTATIONS RECEIVED: 1. Finedon Parish Council – no comment received. 2. Northamptonshire County Council Highway Authority – “As it appears to comprise 4 residential units having frontage to High Street and a further 4 units on land to the rear, it is appropriate for the development to be served by means of a shared private drive. To be acceptable to the Highway Authority a shared private drive must be of a minimum width of 4.5m for the first 10m. Vehicle to vehicle visibility of 2m x 43m and pedestrian to vehicle visibility of 2m x 2m above a height of 0.6m must be provided and maintained on both sides of the point of access. Although some attempt has been made to improve the means of vehicular access, in their present form and without alteration, the proposals do not appear to comply with the above requirements and may give grounds for an objection to be raised on highway grounds. Whilst it is accepted that there may be environmental and conservation reasons why full compliance may not be possible you may wish to seek the views of the applicant on ways in which an acceptable scheme can be achieved. It is considered important that the driveway should be of sufficient width to enable two vehicles to enter and leave simultaneously without obstructing the public highway and that some degree of pedestrian visibility is achieved where the driveway meets the back of the footway. Further details of this aspect of the proposal are awaited. The vehicular access into the site of the development, which should be laid out with taper and half section kerbs to provide mobility for pedestrians and wheel chairs, must be widened as necessary, the existing vehicular crossing at plot 3 closed and all highway surfaces over the frontage of the site where affected by the proposals made good in accordance with specifications of Northamptonshire County Council.” 3. Northamptonshire County Council Assistant Archaeological Advisor – comments that the proposed development will have a detrimental effect on any archaeological deposits which may be present. The consultation response goes