Agenda item

This is an application for the construction of a three storey extension to an existing main teaching block and a three storey extension to existing arts block without compliance with Condition 9 of planning permission ref: RE18/01119/CON dated 18 July 2018.

An update sheet was tabled at the meeting and is attached as Annex 2 to the minutes.

Officers:

Caroline Smith, Planning Development Manager

Katie Rayner, Senior Planning Officer

Scott Dickson, Senior Transport Development Planning Officer

Saira Tamboo, Lawyer

Key points raised during the discussion:

1. The Chairman explained that the local member, Mrs Natalie Bramhall is on leave and cannot attend today’s meeting but supports the recommendation to permit the application and supports the removal of Condition 9 from planning permission RE18/01119/CON dated 18 July 2018.
2. The report was introduced by the Planning Development Manager whom briefly explained the application. The committee were informed that a condition was recommended by the County Highway Authority and placed on the approval requiring a parking restriction on the north side of Carlton Road between Vandyke Close and St Bede’s School following a request from the Carlton Road Residents Association.
3. Since this permission was granted, further assessment work has been undertaken by the Parking Review Team at Surrey County Council in respect of this. The results showed that the introduction of further parking restrictions on Carlton Lane would lead to displaced parking on the surrounding roads and as such the County Highway Authority consider that it would not now be of benefit to extend the parking restrictions in this location. The Parking Review Team are proposing to carry out a wider street parking review. As a result, under S73 of The Town and County Planning Act 1990 (as amended) this application proposes to remove Condition 9 from planning permission RE18/01119/CON dated 18 July 2018. An update sheet with minor amendments had been tabled.
4. A member of the committee agreed with the report recommendation stating that he was happy that there was a recognition that parking restrictions lead to parking displacement in other areas.
5. A Member of the Committee asked for clarification on where the house numbers referred to were explaining that he has visited the school and observed the traffic disruption directly outside the school with school buses and parked cars causing congestion outside the school.
6. The Senior Transport Development Planning Officer explained that the original condition attached required parking restrictions on the north side of Carlton Road which was not outside the school. This came about as a result from the Carlton Road Residents Association and not any highway safety concerns in the local area. A survey was carried out on Carlton Road and roads close by which found capacity for on-street car parking.
7. The Parking Team agree that if parking restrictions are imposed this would displace the parking problem and they prefer a thorough look at on-street parking in the area which they have agreed to review.
8. The Chairman moved the recommendation to permit the application subject to the conditions and informatives in the report and the updated conditions and informatives in the update sheet. The vote was unanimous and therefore the permission was permitted.

RESOLVED:

That pursuant to Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992, application no. RE19/00956/CON is permittedsubject to conditions and informatives in the report and the updated conditions and informatives in the update sheet.