The Council support the comments from KCC regarding flood risk and highway matters and further object to this application ;

The application is retrospective and should have been submitted lawfully in the normal manner.

The site is in a flood zone 1 Highly Vulnerable and therefore unsuitable for residential use plus the additional risk of oil and chemicals from the site polluting the proposed pond and the receiving water courses. Whilst the applicant states there is no historic record of flooding this is because the land was not previously developed for any residential development. There is a trebling of the impermeable surface and this is unlikely to be mitigated by the proposed swale and pond. Their own acknowledgement of the need for ‘warning measures’ as well as mitigation highlights the risk to life.

The location is unsustainable for additional residential use as it requires travel by car to reach any amenities with the single track already busy and dangerous being used by heavy haulage vehicles. The single track private road is already experiencing a very high level of vehicle movements 7 days a week and these should not be increased.

Access for emergency vehicles is poor.

Unanimous

The site already floods.

The proposal is detrimental to the residential amenity of the neighbouring properties due to the loss of open recreation space and the height of the proposed development will result in overlooking.
The Town Council refers to policy grounds for objection within the borough’s own adopted policies as regards loss of recreation space and the failure to meet Policy R1 of the 2006 Local Plan

The matter of the surcharged foul drainage sewers at and around this location resulting in foul water coming up in residential downstairs toilets has not been addressed since an outline application was approved on this site. This proposal therefore increases the health hazard for both existing residents of the Goldings and any future occupants of the development.

There is already insufficient parking in this area and this would further reduce that provision. Residents of the Goldings currently use part of this open space for parking in the evenings and at weekend.

Unanimous

Loss of parking space .
Warrington Road is characterised by low density bungalows and chalet bungalows and this infill development is therefore out of keeping with the distinctive established street scene.
Proposal will result in substantive loss of light for existing bungalow.
Unanimous

The extension is right up to the boundary

There is no side access

It is out of keeping with the street scene

There is no plan for management of the additional surface water run off.

Unanimous