Site address:           Land Adjacent Summertown Church Hall, Portland Road

Proposal:                  Demolition of existing garages. Erection of a 3 storey building to provide 2 x 3-bed flats and 1 x 4-bed flat. Provision of car parking for 12No. vehicles with new vehicle access and bin store.

Officer recommendation: West Area Planning Committee is recommended to grant planning permission subject to the following conditions and CIL contribution

Conditions

1       Development begun within time limit           

2       Develop in accordance with approved plns            

3       Samples            

4       TRO        

5       Parking Permits            

6       SUDS Parking  

7       Cycle Parking Provision         

8       Landscaping     

9       Boundary Treatments

10    Drainage           

11    Drainage Infrastructure          

12    Contaminants   

13    Remedial Works

14    Obscure glazing

Legal Agreement and CIL

A CIL Contribution is required, no legal agreement is required.

The Chair took this item first.

The Committee considered a report detailing a planning application the for the Demolition of existing garages; Erection of a 3 storey building to provide 2 x 3-bed flats and 1 x 4-bed flat; Provision of car parking for 12No. vehicles with new vehicle access and bin store at land adjacent Summertown Church Hall Portland Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7EZ.

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Shirley Collier and Patricia Rawlings spoke against the application.

Revd. Knight (applicant) and Adrian James (agent) spoke in favour of the application.

In discussion the Committee:

·         acknowledged that there were parking problems in the area

·         noted the Council’s limited ability to impose legal parking controls

·         supported a proposal to condition the use of 3 parking spaces for residents

In reaching their decision, the Committee considered the officers report, presentation and the address of the public speakers.

On being put to the vote the Committee agreed with the officer recommendation.

The Committee resolved to approve application 16/02177/FUL at Land Adjacent Summertown Church Hall Portland Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7EZ subject to the following, amended, conditions and CIL contribution:

1.         Development begun within time limit        

2.         Develop in accordance with approved plns         

3.         Samples          

4.         TRO      

5.         Parking Permits         

6.         SUDS Parking           

7.         Cycle Parking Provision       

8.         Landscaping  

9.         Boundary Treatments           

10.      Drainage         

11.      Drainage Infrastructure        

12.      Contaminants            

13.      Remedial Works

14.      Obscure glazing

15.      3 parking spaces to be retained solely for the use of flat residents