Agenda item
Minutes:
The Committee considered the undernoted planning applications and, after discussion, agreed with the Divisional Planning Manager’s opinion thereon:
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Site and Applicant
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Proposal |
Divisional Planning Manager’s Opinion
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Lands to the south of Wolfhill Avenue, Whitehead Properties |
Erection of new housing development consisting of fifty?three dwellings to include eleven apartments and forty-two houses with associated siteworks
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Approval |
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King’s Hall, Balmoral, Upper Lisburn Road, Royal Ulster Agricultural Society
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Demolition of ancillary buildings to the rear of the King’s Hall and the relocation of existing carparking |
Approval |
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Vacant ground, junction of Dock Street and York Street, Clear Channel Northern Ireland Limited |
Erection of freestanding ninety-six sheet display panel |
Refusal The proposed advertising panel would, if permitted, be visually dominant which would be detrimental to the visual amenity of the immediate area, by way of its location, size and obtrusive nature and would lead to an undesirable precedent for other similar signs |
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Site and Applicant
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Description |
Divisional Planning Manager’s Opinion
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Lands to the rear of 22 Downview Avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Doherty |
Erection of one and a half storey dwelling in the rear garden of 22 Downview Avenue
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Approval |
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Lands at Cliftonville Road (adjacent to 160 Cliftonville Road), The Board of Governors, Bunscoil Bheann
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Erection of primary school, nursery unit and playing fields |
Approval |
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Land adjacent to 6 Tynedale Crescent, G. Kenneth |
Erection of three, three?bedroom townhouses with two in curtilage carparking spaces per dwelling |
Refusal The proposal is contrary to policy GD1 of the Department’s Planning Policy Statement 7: Quality Residential Environments in that it would result in the overdevelopment of the site and would constitute town cramming by virtue of the height and massing of the proposal which would cause an unacceptable and a fundamental change to the character of the dwellings in Tynedale Crescent |
Reconsidered Items – Amended Opinion
The Committee considered the undernoted planning applications for which the Divisional Planning Manager had offered a revised opinion and, after discussion, agreed with his opinion thereon:
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Site and Applicant
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Description |
Divisional Planning Manager’s Opinion
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Plots 33, 34 and 35 Thornberry, Wolfhill Avenue South Mr. G. Mulvenna |
Repositioning of dwelling at plot number 35, change of house type at plots 33 and 34 from two semi-detached to two detached dwellings. Construction of retaining wall and adjustments to floor levels for plots 33, 34 and 35 |
Refusal The proposal development would, if permitted, harm the privacy and residential amenity of the residents in 51, 53, 57, 59, 61 and 63 Wolfhill Avenue South by reasons of overbearing and overlooking |
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Site and Applicant
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Description |
Divisional Planning Manager’s Opinion
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Thornberry, Wolfhill Avenue South Mr. G. Mulvenna |
Repositioning of previously approved dwelling at plots 18, 19, 20 and 21. New retaining wall and screen fencing, and replacement tree planting
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Refusal The proposed development would, if permitted, harm the privacy and residential amenity of the residents in 45, 47, 49, 51 Wolfhill Avenue South by reasons of overbearing and overlooking
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Land to the rear of 133 Circular Road, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis |
Development of detached two?storey dwelling with integral dwelling |
Approval |
Applications Withdrawn
The Committee noted that the undernoted planning applications had been withdrawn by the applicants:
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Site and Applicant |
Proposal
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Treetops, 50 Antrim Road, Newtownabbey, Mr. J. Gilleece
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Erection of twelve apartments
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38 North Circular Road, Green Angels Development |
Erection of residential development comprising twenty-six apartments in three blocks with basement carparking |
Delegated Authority
The Committee noted a list of planning applications which had been approved under the delegated authority of the Committee at its meeting on 22nd January.
New Applications
The Committee noted a list of planning applications which had been received by the Divisional Planning Manager for the Belfast City Council area for the period from 13th till 26th January.
Schedule of Planning Applications
The Committee considered the schedule of planning applications which had been submitted by the Divisional Planning Manager in respect of the Belfast City Council area and agreed to adopt the recommendations submitted in relation to the applications detailed therein, with the exception of those referred to below:
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Location |
Proposal
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1 Hopefield Avenue, Clanmill Housing Association |
Erection of nine two-bedroom apartments with associated carparking and landscaping facilities [Deferred at the request of Councillor Cunningham to enable an office meeting to be held]
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41 Hillside Crescent, Mr. M. Conlon |
Erection of two-storey extension to side and rear of dwelling [Referred at the request of Councillor B. Kelly to enable an office meeting to be held]
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302-306 Shankill Road, Mr. Casement |
Change of use from retail unit to public house, refurbishment of front façade and extension to rear [Deferred at the request of Councillor D. Dodds to enable an office meeting to be held]
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659, 661 Oldpark Road, Mr. S. Preston |
Demolition of clinic and retail shop and construction of six two-bedroom apartments [Deferred at the request of Councillor McCausland to enable an office meeting to be held]
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3 Laurelvale, Mr. B. Hepworth |
Single storey rear garden room extension and pitched roof extension over garage [Deferred at the request of Councillor Empey to enable an office meeting to be held] |
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