Planning Committee - 23 March 2023

PLANNING COMMITTEE

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber at Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, WD3 1RL on Thursday 23 March 2023 at 7.30pm

Members of the Planning Committee:-

Councillors:-

Steve Drury (Chair)

Matthew Bedford (Vice Chair)

Sara Bedford

Ruth Clark

Philip Hearn

Lisa Hudson

Chris Lloyd

Raj Khiroya

Stephen King

David Raw

Stephanie Singer

Joanne Wagstaffe, Chief Executive

14 March 2023

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public to aid discussions on agenda items at Planning Committee meetings.

Details of the procedure are provided below:

For those wishing to speak:

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 be given the right to speak on that item at the next meeting of the Planning Committee.

Members of the public are entitled to speak on an application from the published agenda for the meeting either in support of the application or against.  Those who wish to speak can arrive on the night from 7pm to register with the Committee Manager.  One person can speak in support of the application and one against.

Please note that contributions will be limited to no more than three minutes.

For those wishing to observe:

Members of the public are welcome to attend the meetings. If you wish to observe you can   arrive on the night from 7pm.

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 Legislation and the laws of libel and defamation.

The Planning Committee meeting will not be broadcast/livestreamed but a recording of the meeting will be available after the meeting.

1.         APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.         MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 23 February 2023.

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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 Chair 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 they are 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

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

The following applications (agenda items 5 to 13) 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 report.

5.  20/0882/OUT: Outline Application: Demolition of the existing farm building and comprehensive development of the site, delivering up to 800 no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3), associated access, and supporting amenity space, landscaping, green infrastructure and sustainable drainage systems (all matters reserved except for access) – LAND EAST OF GREEN STREET

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6.  20/0898/OUT: Outline Application: Comprehensive development of the site, delivering up to 300 no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3), associated access, and supporting amenity space, landscaping, green infrastructure and sustainable drainage systems (all matters reserved except for access) – LAND EAST OF GREEN STREET

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7.  22/1148/FUL – Demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a 43-unit retirement living scheme (Use Class C3) with car parking and associated landscaping at BEESONS YARD, BURY LANE, RICKMANSWORTH, HERTFORDSHIRE

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8.  22/1329/FUL - Demolition of existing garages and alterations to communal accommodation comprising a link building including proposed alterations to existing conservatory and internal alterations and associated landscaping at CLUBHOUSE, CEDARS VILLAGE, DOG KENNEL LANE, CHORLEYWOOD & 22/1311/LBC – Listed Building Consent: Demolition of existing garages and alterations to communal accommodation comprising a link building including proposed alterations to existing conservatory and internal alterations and associated landscaping at CLUBHOUSE, CEDARS VILLAGE, DOG KENNEL LANE, CHORLEYWOOD

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9.  22/1692/FUL - Demolition of existing buildings within the Poultry Farm and construction of 37 dwellings with associated residential curtilages, open space, landscaping, access and car parking at 30 WOODLANDS ROAD AND POULTRY FARM, NASH MILLS, HERTFORDSHIRE, HP3 8RZ

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10.  22/1945/FUL - Hybrid application for the creation of a Film Hub to include detailed approval for demolition of a number of existing buildings including children's farm buildings and change of use of Mansion House and Aisled Barn for filming and the construction of a cafe within the Walled Garden, new car parking area to north of site, alterations to existing access points along Langleybury Lane, change of use of the L Shaped Barn (to multi purpose use including cycle hub, showers and vehicle storage) and change of use of ground floor of the existing Laundry to reception facility, together with outline planning approval (matters reserved: Scale, Layout, Appearance and Landscaping) for change of use of site to a Film Hub to include Craft Workshop buildings, Sound Stages, Support Workshops, Production Offices, Backlots, Film and Television Training Facility Building, Offices, Ancillary Buildings, parking areas and relocation of Langleybury Children's Farm including new farm buildings. Alterations to existing cycle path and pedestrian network within the site, to include provision of a new pedestrian/cycle access within the site to the A41 at LAND TO THE EAST OF LANGLEYBURY LANE AND INCLUDING LANGLEYBURY HOUSE ESTATE, LANGLEYBURY LANE, LANGLEYBURY, HERTFORDSHIRE

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11.  23/0083/RSP - Part Retrospective: Construction of two storey rear infill extension, removal of existing roof form and provision of new roof form to accommodate accommodation in the roof space, increase in height of two storey side projection, installation of front/rear dormer windows, conversion of garage to habitable accommodation, internal alterations and alterations to fenestration detail at 63 WOLSEY ROAD, MOOR PARK, RICKMANSWORTH, HA6 2ER

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12.  23/0099/LBC - Listed Building Consent: Installation of internal lift at 10 THE OLD VICARAGE, CHURCH STREET, RICKMANSWORTH, HERTS, WD3 1BS

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13.  23/0117/FUL – Construction of single storey side and rear infill extension at 31 TROWLEY RISE, ABBOTS LANGLEY, HERTS, WD5 0LN

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14.  OTHER BUSINESS – If approved under Item 3 above

15.  EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

If the Committee wishes to consider the remaining item(s) 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
• Croxley Green Neighbourhood Plan (Referendum Version December 2018)
• Chorleywood Neighbourhood Development Plan (Referendum Version August 2020)

General Enquiries: Please contact the Committee Team at  committeeteam@threerivers.gov.uk