Issue - meetings

The Head of Planning and Regeneration Services reported on comments received from Hereford and Worcester Fire Services, who had raised no objections to the proposal.  Comments from a local resident and responses provided by the Council’s Arboriculture Officer were also reported.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr Gatfield, a local resident, addressed the Committee as an objector to the Application.  Mr C Lewis, on behalf of the Applicant, also addressed the Committee.  Councillor R. Hollingworth, also spoke in his capacity as Ward Member for the area in which the application site was located.

Consideration was then given to the application which had been recommended for approval by the Head of Planning and Regeneration Services.  However, on the matter being put to the vote, Members considered that:

a)         the density of the development was inappropriate for the locality and would result in a cramped and overdeveloped form of development: and

b)         the long and narrow nature of the access road to the development site would lead to unacceptable highway safety issues. 

RESOLVED that Planning Permission be refused for reasons a) and b) above.