Issue - meetings

Erection of two x two-bedroom homes and associated works - 2 Queens Court, Eaton Socon, St Neots, PE19 8BZ.

(Councillor D Laycock, St Neots Town Council and Mr S Richardson, agent, addressed the Committee on the application).

See Minute No 25 for Members’ interests.

that the application be refused because the scale, shape, details, massing and siting of the proposed development is considered to fail to assimilate with the general form and layout of its surroundings and does not contribute positively to the area’s character. The proposal has not been guided by the established building line or boundary treatments and causes an unacceptable degree of prominence. The proposed private amenity areas do not reflect the scale and proportion of gardens in the locality. The proposal omits design features (chimneys and bay windows) which are common in the immediate street scene and therefore conflicts with the prevailing appearance of the public realm. The proposal would also introduce a car-dominated frontage on Queens Court which reduces the pleasant open aspect of this part of the street. As such the proposal is contrary to Policies LP 7, LP 11 and LP 12 of Huntingdonshire’s Local Plan to 2036, the Huntingdon District Design Guide sections 3.3 (Place Making and Hierarchy of Movement) and 3.7 (Building Form), Policy A3 of the St Neots Neighbourhood Plan and paragraphs 130 a – d, 1 and 131 of the NPPF.