Agenda and minutes

 The minutes of the meeting were confirmed and signed by the Chair.

The Committee considered an application for the erection of a two storey rear extension, a new front porch, front and side facades window reconfigurations and the demolition of the existing garage and the erection of a residential annex.

The Officer recommendation was to permit subject to conditions.

Ms Emily Danaee, an objector, spoke against the application.

Mrs Ruth Paley, the applicant, spoke in favour of the application.

R E S O L V E D – that planning permission be granted, subject to conditions.

The Committee considered an application for the conversion of a double garage and the erection of a pitched roof along with the erection of a single-storey rear extension, loft extension with gable roof extensions to the front and rear elevations with side dormers with high-level windows.

The Officer recommendation was to permit, subject to conditions.

Councillor Jason Syrett of Tatsfield Parish Council spoke against the application.

Councillor Allen requested that the following motion for refusal be considered by the Committee:

1.    The proposal, by reason of its scale, bulk and form would result in a cramped form of development constituting overdevelopment of the site. This would be contrary to Policy CSP18 of the Tandridge Core Strategy 2008, Policy DP7 of the Tandridge Local Plan: Part 2 – Detailed Policies 2014 and the NPPF (2021).

2.    The proposal would provide a shortfall in on-site parking which would not accord in full with the adopted Parking Standards SPD (2012) resulting in additional on-street parking which would cause congestion and harm to amenity of existing neighbouring residents and future residents of the proposed development. The proposal would be contrary to Policy DP7 of the Tandridge Local Plan Part 2: Detailed Policies 2014.

Councillor Moore proposed the motion but it was not seconded.  Therefore, the motion was did not proceed to a vote.

R E S O L V E D – that planning permission be granted, subject to conditions.

The Committee considered a variation of a Section 106 Agreement relating to land to the rear of Dormans Station, Station Road, Dormansland to allow 9 affordable housing units to be provided as Discounted Market Housing.

Mrs Liz Lockwood, an objector, spoke against the recommendation. 

During the debate it was confirmed that the car park at the site had 70 parking spaces, 59 of which would be for use by commuters and 11 allocated to residents. It was also noted that the correct company name for the site owner was Globus Industries Inc. PLC and not Globus Industries Ltd as stated in the Officer report.

Councillor Moore indicated that she had been provided wording for a motion to defer the variation.  However, the motion was not proposed or seconded and therefore the motion did not proceed to a vote.

R E S O L V E D – that the Section 106 Agreement be varied to allow 9 affordable housing units to be provided as Discounted Market Housing.

To receive a verbal update from officers relating to appeal decisions by the Planning Inspectorate resulting from previous committee decisions.

The Interim Chief Planning Officer informed the Committee that an appeal decision relating to land located to the West of Limpsfield Road, Warlingham had recently been published. The applicant, Cala Homes, had commenced an appeal on the basis of non-determination of their application for planning permission.  The Planning Inspector had found in favour of the applicant and granted planning permission for 100 houses. It was confirmed that no application for costs had been made by the applicant.

The Committee was also informed that a fast track appeal would be taking place on 20 June 2023 in respect of the planning application for a new Aldi Supermarket at 381 Croydon Road, Caterham (application reference 2021/1800). This application was refused by the Committee on 28 July 2022.  The Council was currently preparing for the appeal.