Site address:                  225-229 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7HQ

Proposal:                        Partial demolition of single storey extension to rear of no. 227 Banbury Road. Erection of two storey building to create 7 x 1-Bed flats. (Use Class C3). Provision of private amenity space, bin and cycle stores.          

Recommendation:

The West Area Planning Committee is recommended to:

1.     approve the application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the required planning conditions set out in section 12 of the report and grant planning permission.

2.     agree to delegate authority to the Head of Planning Services to:

•        finalise the recommended conditions as set out in the report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Head of Planning Services considers reasonably necessary.

The Committee considered an application (20/01597/FUL) for planning permission for the partial demolition of single storey extension to rear of no. 227 Banbury Road. Erection of two storey building to create 7 x 1-Bed flats. (Use Class C3). Provision of private amenity space, bin and cycle stores.           

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Councillor Howlett lost connectivity during the planning officer’s presentation and accordingly took no further part in the deliberation or determination of this application.

Simon Sharp and Neil Perry, representing the applicant, spoke in favour of the application and answered questions from the Committee.

In reaching its decision, the Committee noted that the principle of development on the site had been established by the granting of planning permission for the previous application and welcomed the current application as a model for back-land housing developments.

After debate and on being proposed, seconded and put to the vote, the Committee agreed with the officer’s recommendation to approve the application.

The West Area Planning Committee resolved to:

1.     approvethe application for the reasons given in the report and subject to the required planning conditions set out in section 12 of the report and grant planning permission.

2.     delegate authority to the Head of Planning Services to:

•        finalise the recommended conditions as set out in the report including such refinements, amendments, additions and/or deletions as the Head of Planning Services considers reasonably necessary.

Councillor Cook left the meeting at the end of this item.  Councillor Gotch took the Chair.