Agenda item

8.1

The Committee received and noted a report of the Chief Planning Officer detailing new planning appeals received and a planning appeal dismissed by the Secretary of State.

8.2

It was drawn to the Committee’s attention that an appeal against the delegated decision of the Council to refuse planning consent for demolition of a modular building and erection of a block containing 14 apartments (1, 2 and 3 bed) with ancillary parking; relocation of stepped access at Victoria Gardens, 117 Manchester Road, Crosspool, Sheffield, S10 5DN (Application No. 18/04105/FUL) had been allowed by the Inspector, as they had disagreed with the Council’s Officer and felt that the development should be allowed as it would not be visible from public areas of the Broomhill Conservation Area.

8.3

It was also noted that an appeal against refusal to grant planning permission retrospectively under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act and Section 19 of the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 to allow amendments to a planning and listed building consent which would allow the installation of a window in the gable end of a listed barn in the Green Belt which had been proposed to be converted into a separate dwelling.  The inspector agreed with the opinion of the Council’s officers that the window (the size of a door) would result in ‘less than substantial’ harm to the heritage asset, and that there would be insufficient public benefit to offset the harm.

8.4

Councillor Mike Chaplin said that it was pleasing to see how few appeals were upheld overall and it would be interesting to know the proportion of delegated decisions and Committee decisions.  The Planning Officer suggested that the figures could be added to the next report.