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• Although the housing requirement for Hyndburn is to be revised to 189 per year for 2003- 2021 there is oversupply. Approved applications are in great excess, 96 (50% of an annual quota) of these have been approved for the Partnership within a twelve month period. The completed figures for the last year 2005-6 of 316 exceed the policy. • It fails to meet the housing needs of the Borough, which has an 80% population living in Council Tax bands A-C, which meet the criteria of affordable family housing. There is ample existing stock of affordable housing with additional new “Elevate” stock soon. The needs of the Borough are for privately-owned retirement accommodation, which is highlighted in a number of reports held on file by the Council. • The houses are not in keeping with those in the area. • The apartment block which overlooks the rear of properties on Windsor Road has been amended to include first floor double doors in the rear elevation. These would overlook her rear yard area and look directly into her property through both first floor rear bedroom windows. Relevant policies Joint Lancashire Structure Plan Policy 12 Housing provision Hyndburn Borough Local Plan H2 Housing windfall sites H5 Open space in residential developments I3 Employment land E10 Scale, density, design SPG for New Residential Developments in Hyndburn Observations This application seeks approval for amendments to the planning permission granted in May 2007, involving: • Alterations to the shapes and positions of windows and doors. • Alterations to the porch roofs/canopies. • The deletion of timber boarding to front elevations. • The deletion of an enclosed path along part of the eastern boundary of the site, which was to provide maintenance access to the adjacent industrial building. The principle of development has already been accepted through the previous grant of permission, and the applicants have the “fall back” position of being able to implement the approved scheme should the current application be refused. The revised proposals do not result in any change in the acceptability of the development in terms of housing and employment land policies, and the fact that the mill has now been demolished to create a vacant site is not relevant in dealing with the current application. The approved road layout is unchanged in the current application, and Lancashire County Council has raised no objections on highway grounds. In determining this application, it is appropriate to consider only the impact of the proposed changes on the design and appearance of the development, and on the amenities of neighbouring residents. The revised elevational treatment of the proposed dwellings is more traditional in appearance than the approved scheme, with window sizes, shapes and positions, the design of the porch roofs/canopies and the materials used all being in keeping with the character and appearance of the 24
surrounding area. The changes would not, in my opinion, have a detrimental effect on the outward appearance of the development, and I consider the changes to be acceptable. The path which would have been provided in the approved scheme along part of the eastern boundary of the site was to enable access to the side of the adjacent industrial building for maintenance purposes. It would have been locked at each end and would not have been for public access. The applicants, concerned about the security aspects of having an enclosed area adjacent to the curtilage of a dwelling, wish to delete the path. The path would have no benefit to the general public, and I consider it acceptable that it be deleted. The application has been revised since originally submitted, replacing rear-facing double height windows with conventional windows in the first floor of the apartment block, and this change satisfactorily addresses the concerns of overlooking raised by the occupier of a property on Windsor Road. In my opinion, neighbouring residents would not suffer loss of amenity as a result of the proposed development. Recommendation Approve subject to the following conditions: Condition(s) and Reason(s) 1 The development must be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission. Reason: Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 (as amended) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. 2 The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out otherwise than in strict accordance with the submitted details. Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and to define the permission. 3 Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, samples of the external roofing and facing materials shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details/samples. Reason: To ensure the use of appropriate materials, in the interests of the visual amenities of the locality and in order to comply with Policy E10 of the Hyndburn Borough Local Plan. 4 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the plans submitted on 8.10.2007, with exception of the amended plans nos. 2007/34/AP04B & 2007/34/AP02C received on 13.12.2007 Reason: For the avoidance of doubt, since the originally submitted plan was subsequently amended 5 The development hereby approved shall not commence until plans of the site showing details of the existing and proposed ground levels, proposed finished floor levels, levels of any paths, drives, garages and parking areas and the height of any retaining walls within the development site have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall thereafter be carried out in complete accordance with the approved details. 25
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