Decision details

Prior to consideration of the application Councillor Daniel Allen advised that he had been taught by Mr Sheiff, one of the public speakers. However this would not have any bearing on his decision and he would therefore take part in both the debate and vote.

RESOLVED: That application 20/00547/FP be REFUSED planning permissions for the reasons below:

The proposal would be likely to cause harm to the living conditions of nearby residential  dwellings in general, and, in particular to the first floor flats above 1-3 The Mead, where their external access steps and  first floor habitable room windows  to the existing side elevation are in close proximity  to the proposed A5 uses side access door and to the proposed extraction flue.  The harm identified would result  from  unacceptable levels of noise/disturbance and odours in this  locality associated with the A5 use.   As a result the application is considered to fail to comply with Policies 8 and 57 of the North Hertfordshire District Local Plan no.2 with Alterations 1996, Policies D1 and D3 of the North Hertfordshire District Proposed Submission Local Plan 2011-2031 and the provisions of the NPPF, particularly Sections 8 (Paragraph 91), 12 (Paragraphs 127 & 130),  and 15 (Paragraph 180).

NB: The Committee took a comfort break at 21.16

The meeting resumed at 21.28 at which time the Committee, Member and Scrutiny Manager undertook a roll call.