Planning Application: UPT/19353/1 10/01273/FUL

Location: The Paddock, Chilton Road

Application – erection of front entrance porch

Applicant – Mrs E Simmons

Application Date – 13^th July 2010

Parish Council Reply –discussed at PC meeting on 28^th July 2010 – PC has no objections

District Council Decision – permitted, date of decision 9^th August 2010

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Planning Application No – UPT/12955/2. 10/00656/FUL

Location – Elms Rise, Chilton Road

Application – Alterations and extension

Applicant – Mr M Amos

Application Date – 9^th April 2010

Parish Council Reply – Extraordinary meeting held 18^th May 2010. PC had no objections

District Council Decision –

Planning application has been permitted subject to the following conditions:

1. The development to which this permission relates shall be begun within a period of 3 years from the date of this permission.

2. The development shall be built using only the external materials specified on the forms and/or shown in the approved drawings the subject of this planning permission, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

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Planning Application No UPT/20226/2 10/00754/FUL

Location – Hitherto, Church Street

Application – Demolition of existing bungalow. Erection of 2 chalet bungalows. (Amended to previously approved application UPT/20226/1)

Applicant – Moore to Moore Ltd

Application Date 27^th April 2010

Parish Council Reply – Extraordinary meeting held 18^th May 2010. PC objected.

The appearance of the buildings is not in keeping with the location being opposite 11^th Century church and the old school and school house. We strongly object to the glass gable ends which are out of place, and a striking feature, not mentioned in the design statement, they are contradictory to para 5, which claims no overlooking of neighbouring plots. The PC conceded that this planning application incorporating the use of natural slate being used in place of blue slate tiles and the use of less cladding improves the aesthetics of the development.

District Council Decision –

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Planning Application No UPT/21068/1. 10/00847/FUL

Location – 5 Fieldside, Upton

Application – Double storey rear extension and single storey rear extensions. Porch to front

(re submission).

Applicant – Dr R Lott

Application Date 11^th May 2010

Parish Council Reply – No Objections

District Council Decision – Permitted on 8th July

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Planning Application No – UPT/832/16 10/00793FUL

Location – Inghams Farm, Chilton Road, West Hagbourne

Application – Erection of general purpose agricultural building to BS5502 Class II

Applicant – Mr R Napper

Application Date 26^th April 2010

Parish Council Reply – Extraordinary meeting held 18^th May 2010. The PC had no objections but we would like consideration to be given to softening the visual impact.

District Council Decision – Permitted on 5th July

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Planning Application No UPT/4042/1 10/00556/FUL

Location – Mouse House, Station Road

Application – Erection of a 2 storey side extension to create a ground floor carport with bedroom above, roof alterations with new dormers to front and rear.

Applicant – Mr W Carr

Application Date 9 April 2010

Parish Council Reply – Extraordinary PC meeting held 19^th April 2010 – no objections. The comment that in the PC’s view, the appearance of the property would be improved with fewer windows on the 1^st floor to be conveyed to the Vale.

District Council Decision –

Vale permitted the development with conditions:

1. The development to which this permission relates shall be begun within a period of 3 years from the date of this permission.

2. The development shall be built using only the external materials specified on the forms and/or shown on the approved drawings the subject of this planning permission, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

3. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, full details of the foundations of the side extension shall be submitted to, and approved in writing, by the District Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out only on accordance with the approved details.

The reasons for the Council’s decision to grant permission for the development subject to compliance with the conditions herein before specified are:

1. To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.
2. In the interest of visual amenity (Policy DC1 of the adopted Local Plan)
3. To prevent damage to the birch tree roots adjacent to the structure.

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Planning Application No – UPT/19316/4 09/02157/FUL

Location – Fieldside Cottage, Fieldside

Application – Internal alterations and erection of a single storey extension (retrospective)

Applicant – Mr B Belcher

Application Date – 28^th January 2010

Parish Council Reply – The Parish Council did not object but requested the following issues be given consideration: the extension is totally out of keeping with the 19^th Century property. The site has been over developed.

District Council Decision – Permitted with conditions:

1.    Full details of both hard and soft landscaping works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority within 3 months of the date of this permission…

2.    All hard and soft landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with the details and programme approved under Condition 1 above.  Thereafter the landscaped areas shall be maintained for a period of 5 years.

3.    Notwithstanding any details shown on the approved plans or outlined within the Design and Access Statement submitted as part of the application, permission is not granted for the boundary wall and this element is omitted from the plans.

4.    Notwithstanding any details shows on the approved drawings, the site’s internal and external boundaries shall be enclosed in accordance with the detailed scheme and programme of implementation which shall first have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The programme shall ensure that the approved boundary treatments are completed prior to the first use of the development hereby permitted.

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Planning Application No UPT/19316/5 09/02158/FUL

Location – Fieldside Cottage, Fieldside

Application – Proposed vehicular access and external boundary wall (retrospective)

Applicant – Mr B Belcher

Application Date – 28^th January 2010

Parish Council Reply: The PC object to this for the following reasons: Members of the Council reported at the Council meeting that they had received a large number of complaints and comments from parishioners about the wall all objecting to it on safety grounds and to its visual appearance.

The size, colour and construction of the wall are all totally out of keeping with the area. On grounds of safety it must be remembered that no vehicular access existed for the dwelling until it was purchased by the present owner, access to the plot was via 2 pedestrian gates. It is unsafe to allow vehicular access on the inside of such a sharp bend in the road and no permission for vehicular access should ever have been granted for this dwelling. If access is to be granted it is essential that visibility is opened up across the corner by reducing the wall height to no more than 0.8m and by the cutting back of the boundary hedge to the same height. It is essential that cars and bicycles travelling in a south/west direction can see and be seen as they enter the bend. It should be noted that the Didcot to Wantage cycleway joins the road at the entry to the bend. Added to this there are no pavements in the village. It is noted that at the moment both visibility splays are well short of what the Council understands to be the minimum distance.

The corner has always been a hazard, it is now an extreme hazard due to the hedge being allowed to grow unchecked and due to the construction of the wall.

The Council is prepared to accept a 0.8m high brick wall right around the corner to the border with the neighbouring property and ask in the interest of safety that shrubs should not be grown inside or outside the boundary wall that will impair a clear view across the corner.

The Council understands the Highways Authority originally objected to the wall and the new access.

District Council Decision – Permission refused

1. In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority the boundary wall on the western side of the site appears visually obtrusive and out of place within the street scene. As such the development is contrary to Policy DC1 in the adopted Vale of White Horse Local Plan.

2. The boundary wall, as built, obstructs visibility in a northerly direction when exiting the site. As such the development is considered to compromise highway safety for users of both the access and the highway, and as such is contrary to Policy DC5 in the adopted Vale of White Horse Local Plan 2011.

The applicant appealed against the VWHDC’s decision.

The Planning Inspectorate dismissed the appeal following a site visit on 13^th July 2010. The main issues are (1) the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and (2) its effect on road safety in Fieldside.

Reasons

Fieldside Cottage occupies a corner plot and the boundary wall covers part of the western boundary. A longer stretch of boundary wall, to be constructed with facing brickwork, was indicated on approved plans for an extension to this dwelling. The wall as constructed and for which approval is now sought is built of blockwork with a light coloured dashed render.

In my view the boundary wall is a harsh and discordant feature in the streetscene, emphasised by its materials and colour and is not in keeping with the predominantly brick construction of Fieldside Cottage. Surrounding properties generally have a mixture of open fronts, hedges or lower fences of brick walls. Although White Cottage to the north has a rendered appearance, this is set back from the road and I saw no example in the area of a similar boundary wall to that in this appeal.

The submitted drawings show little if any space between the wall and the boundary of the property to provide landscaping in front of the wall and in any event such vegetation would be likely to restrict visibility at the access to the property.

I note the support from some local residents although the Parish Council refer to a large number of complaints against the visual appearance of the wall. Having regard to all these matters I consider that the development harms the character and appearance of the surrounding area and does not comply with Policy DC1 of the 2006 VWH Local Plan 2011.

An informative on the decision notice says that the Council’s highway safety objection would be overcome if part of the wall was removed as shown on the submitted plans. I saw that the work had been carried out and consider that there is now adequate visibility at this access.

However in view of the harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area I conclude that the appeal should not succeed.

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Planning Application: UPT/21018/1 10/00497FUL

Location: 4 Fieldside, Upton, OX11 9HY

Application – Erection of a rear extension, extending the downstairs living space with a single storey conservatory and adding a second storey onto the bathroom/utility area to create one additional bedroom and bathroom (re-submission)

Applicant – Mrs Eleanor Bunston

Application Date – received by PC 24/3/10

Parish Council Reply – PC have no objections

District Council Decision – awaited

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Planning Application: UPT/4960/04. 09/02310/FUL       Application Withdrawn 10/03/2010

Location: Maslina, Reading Road

Application – Proposed new dwelling (on site of previous permission for new garage not implemented).

Applicant – Mr & Mrs B Arnold

Application Date – 23/12/2009

Parish Council Reply – No Objections

District Council Decision – Not yet Available

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