A planning application to erect two one-bed flats at a Manor Farm Road property close to the Triangle is set to be decided this month, and recommended for conditional approval after a previous application was refused and dismissed at appeal.
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The revised proposal for 41 Manor Farm Road is for a rear extension combining single- and two-storey sections, with roof-space accommodation .
The planning officer’s report notes that the scheme is now “significantly smaller than that previously refused”, and that the proposal is to subdivide the converted building into three properties, comprising a three-bedroom property in the front of the building and two single bedroom flats within the extended property to the rear.
It also points out that “a number of properties in the vicinity have been converted into flats including the immediate neighbour 39 and 39A”.
Representations on the application say the plans would remove a family-sized home, worsen parking pressure, and create an overbearing two-storey extension that harms privacy and light and the protected oak tree. They also question the biodiversity information and the size of the remaining garden.
Planning officers say the scheme has been scaled back, parking was previously judged acceptable, the oak tree will be protected, updated ecology details have been provided, and the garden meets minimum space standards.
The planning application and associated documents can be viewed on the council's website.
The case will be heard by the council’s Planning and Rights of Way Panel on December 16 from 4pm, and the meeting can also be viewed online.