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Minutes:
Members of the Committee were informed of the announcement by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 6th July 2010 that Regional Spatial Strategies had been revoked with immediate effect and no longer formed part of the development plan. As a result of this, no consideration of the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy policies referred to in the report was required, but this had no affect on the recommendation of the Head of Planning and Regeneration Services relating to this application.
At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. C. Platt addressed the Committee and spoke in opposition to the proposals, while Mr. D. Green spoke in favour of the scheme on behalf of the applicant. Councillor D. L. Pardoe also addressed the Committee in his capacity as one of the Ward Members 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. On the matter being put to the vote, Members considered that the impact of the development had a adverse effect on the amenities of adjoining occupiers and local residents.
RESOLVED that permission be refused due to the harmful impact of the development upon residential amenity.