Agenda item

Application 18/03842/OT - 18 Church Lane, Tingley, Wakefield

Minutes:

The report of the Chief Planning Officer presented an outline application for a dwelling at 18 Church Lane, Tingley.

 

Members visited the site prior to the meeting and site plans and photographs were displayed and referred to throughout the discussion of the application.

 

Issues highlighted in relation to the application included the following:

 

·  The application had been recommended for refusal and had been referred to Panel at the request of a Local Ward Councillor.

·  The site was on an unadopted road and formed part of the garden space for 18 Church Lane.

·  A new access into the site was proposed.

·  Approximately 20 houses were currently served by the unadopted road.

·  Reasons for refusal included the serving of more than 5 houses off a private and unadopted road the visibility splays to Syke Road and Baghill Road.

·  The most recent property built had been done under previous planning legislation.

·  There had been objections from local residents due to the loss of garden space, over development, the poor condition of the private road and an increase in traffic.

·  Further representations were made by the Highways Officer. These included the following:

o  Current standards required 4.8 metre carriageway and a 2 metre footway.  Church Lane was on average 4.2 metres wide with a very narrow footway.  Visitors parked on the street blocking the footway and there was no turning head at the end of the road.

o  Visibilty splays out to Syke Road and Baghill Road were below the suggested recommendation of 25 metres.

o  Traffic speed on Syke Road/Baghill Road had been recorded at an average of over 30 miles per hour.

o  It was felt the condition of the road was so sub-standard that further development should be resisted.

 

The applicant addressed the Panel.  The following was highlighted:

 

·  The land had previously been in the ownership of the applicant’s family.

·  The applicant understood the objections that had been submitted but felt that the impact of one extra house would be negligible on traffic.

·  The speed on the adjoining roads had been reduced to twenty miles per hour.

·  All houses on the street had their own parking spaces.  Double yellow lines could be introduced to prevent on street parking.

·  The application was supported by a local Ward Councillor who was a frequent user of Church Lane and felt the impact would be negligible.

 

A local resident addressed the Panel with objections to the application.  These included the following:

·  There was nothing to support or justify the reasons of the applicant.

·  The road was in a poor state and deteriorating with potholes.

·  Cars parked at the corner shop by Sykes Road made access dangerous.

·  Damage to resident’s vehicles caused by vehicles and delivery vehicles.

·  High volumes of pedestrians particularly with school children having to use the road due to parked cars.

·  The officer reasons for refusal were fair, reasonable and in line with policy.

 

In response to comments and questions, the following was discussed:

 

·  The site did not include the garages.

·  Yellow lines at the junction would still not make a difference to the visibility splay.

·  Concerns regarding the visibility to Syke Road and Baghill Road.

·  Concern that approval would be against policy.

 

RESOLVED – That the application be refused as per the recommendation and reasons outlined in the report.

 

 

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