Planning Committee - 25 January 2018

PLANNING COMMITTEE

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Thursday 25 January 2018 at 7.30pm.

Members of the Planning Committee:-

Councillors:-      Chris Whately-Smith (Chairman)      Sarah Nelmes (Vice-Chairman)

Phil Brading      David Major

Marilyn Butler      Debbie Morris

Peter Getkahn

Alex Hayward      Chris Lloyd

Reena Ranger

Stephen King

Steven Halls, Chief Executive

16 January 2018

The Planning Committee welcomes contributions from members of the public to its discussion on agenda items. Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes. 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 automatically be given the right to speak on that item at the next meeting of the Planning Committee. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting.

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 Act and the laws of libel and defamation.

1.         APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE  2.         MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 14 December 2017.

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 Chairman 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 he/she is 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

Subject to the above the Councillor will declare a registrable non-pecuniary interest in the item as a member of the Parish Council and will be entitled to stay speak and vote

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

The following applications (agenda items 5 to 16) 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 reports.

5.   17/1290/FUL - Demolition of 24 existing apartments and redevelopment to provide 43 apartments (9 x one-bed and 34 x two-bed) and a three-bed dwelling house and associated development including parking and landscaping at 22-33 and 40-51 SUMMERHOUSE WAY, ABBOTS LANGLEY, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD5 0DY for Thrive Homes

6.         17/2053/OUT - Outline Application: Residential development of up to 49 dwellings, comprising a mix of houses and apartments, construction of parking spaces, landscaping and ancillary works (all matters reserved) at LAND TO THE SOUTH OF FOXGROVE PATH/HEYSHAM DRIVE, SOUTH OXHEY for Hertfordshire County Council

7.         17/2077/FUL – Demolition of existing garages and construction of 6 no. 2 bed 4 person flats for temporary accommodation with associated car parking and landscaping, at GARAGES REAR OF 12 TO 14 BOWRING GREEN, SOUTH OXHEY, HERTFORDSHIRE, for Three Rivers District Council

8.         17/2147/FUL - Change of use of three Watercress Beds to Trout Lake for food production at Cassiobury Farm and Fishery, Rousebarn Lane, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 3GG for Mr Cardell Application withdrawn.   9.         17/2204/FUL - Erection of a 9,212 sqm (GIA) secondary school, for 1206 pupils, incorporating the erection of a two storey academic building, sports hall and facilities, playing fields, landscaping, 1,242 sqm (GIA) of temporary accommodation (Use Class D1) together with car parking, drop-off area and associated highway works for Croxley Danes Free School on behalf of the Education and Skills Funding Agency

10.       17/2238/RSP – Part Retrospective: Part single storey and part two storey side and rear extensions, single storey front extension including conversion of garage into habitable accommodation, loft conversion with hip to gable extensions, rear dormer, front rooflights and increase in ridge height and alterations to access at 40, BATCHWORTH LANE, NORTHWOOD, HA6 3DT for Mr Patel

11.       17/2290/FUL – Single storey side extension to existing garage, removal of existing garage roof and installation of solar panels on top of the new flat roof and associated landscaping at BRAMBLEWOOD, HARTHALL LANE, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8JN for Mr Haydon Robinson

12.       17/2328/RSP - Part Retrospective: Construction of a 12 metre wide x 12 metre high safety netting behind the 14th green at Grims Dyke Golf Course, Oxhey Lane, Pinner, HA5 4AL for Mr Lee Curling

13.       17/2519/RSP – Single storey rear extension; alterations to fenestration and removal of chimney stack to rear and alterations to front garden to provide parking at 16 HASTINGS WAY, CROXLEY GREEN, WD3 5SG, for Mrs A Clulow

14.       17/2525/FUL – Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a replacement six-bedroom dwelling at AMBLEDOWN, CHORLEYWOOD ROAD, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 4ES for Mr Shaw

15.       17/2561/FUL – Replace front lawn with hardstanding for off street parking at 35 MALVERN WAY, CROXLEY GREEN, WD3 3QQ for Ms Holly Whybrow

16.        17/2585/FUL – Removal of chimney stack at THREE ELMS, COMMON GATE ROAD, CHORLEYWOOD, WD3 5NZ for Mr & Mrs Wright

17.       OTHER BUSINESS – If approved under item 3 above.  18.       EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

If the Committee wishes to consider the remaining item 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.)

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