Agenda item

The Head of Planning and Building Control submitted a report on Planning Application 2017/0027 [demolition of existing house and erection of 3 new houses (outline) at The Laurels, 24 Viewlands, Silkstone Common, S75 4QP]

Mr Clynch addressed the Board and spoke in favour of the officer recommendation to grant the application.

Mr Tyas addressed the Board and spoke against the officer recommendation to grant the application.

RESOLVED that the application be refused, against Officer recommendation, due to concerns that the reasons to refuse the previous application in 1989 in respect of backland development; intensification of a substandard access and harm to the amenity of the residents of the dwellings located adjacent to the proposed access (increased loss of privacy and general disturbance)  had not been overcome.

In accordance with agreed protocol, a recorded vote was taken on this planning application with the amendment to refuse the application being:-

MOVED by Councillor Franklin and SECONDED by Councillor Makinson, with voting being as follows:-

In favour of the amendment to refuse the application:-

Councillors D Birkinshaw (Chair), G Carr, Coates, Franklin, Griffin, Grundy, Hampson, Hayward, Higginbottom, Leech, Makinson, Markham, Mathers, Mitchell, Richardson, Riggs, Stowe, Tattersall and Wilson.

No Councillors voted against the amendment to refuse the application.  Councillors Unsworth and R Wraith abstained from voting.