Agenda item

6c.1

Amended plan reference numbers, additional representations and amended conditions were included within the Supplementary Report circulated and summarised at the meeting.

6c.2

The Officer presented the report which gave details of the application and highlighted the history of the site and the key issues set out in the report.

6c.3

Ms. Zoe Butterworth, Mr. Adrian Webber, Ms. Sandra Stephens,

Ms. Jill Stephens, Ms. Joanne Lee, Ms. Geraldine Mountain, Mr. Brian Holmshaw, Mr. Manesh Parekhon (on behalf of Olivia Blake MP) and Ms. Lenny Wood (on behalf of Loxley Valley Preservation Society) attended the meeting and spoke against the application.

6c.4

The Committee considered the report, having regard to the development plan, the National Planning Policy Framework and other relevant considerations as summarised in the report and also having regard to representations made during the meeting.

6c.5

RESOLVED: That an application for planning permission for demolition of existing buildings and erection of 2 dwellinghouses at 499 Loxley Road, Sheffield, S6 6RP (Case No. 18/02477/FUL) be REFUSED on the grounds that the proposed development represented an overdevelopment of the site which was not in character with the context and appearance of the area.  The scale and massing of the dwellings was considered to be too large and there was a lack of amenity space for family properties of this size.  Furthermore, the development would lead to the loss of an important view through to the Loxley Valley to the south.  This would be contrary to the Loxley Valley Design Statement and the National Planning Policy Framework, as well as the UDP and the Core Strategy.  In this case, Members of the Committee gave more weight to the character and design issues than to the issue of housing supply.  The decision notice to be formulated and the final wording to be delegated to the Officer in consultation with the Co-Chairs of the Planning and Highways Committee.