Issue - meetings
24/00252/FP - 23-39 CUTTYS LANE
Meeting: 23/05/2024 - Planning and Development Committee (Item 9)
9 24/00252/FP - 23-39 CUTTYS LANE, STEVENAGE 
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To consider the retrofit of 1no. apartment block. Works include: the installation of External Wall Insulation in render finish and brick-effect render finish; re-roof with Solar PV array system; replacement of windows on stairwell facade, new windows and doors. Upgrade of ventilation and top up of loft insulation.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Committee considered a report in respect
of application 24/00252/FP seeking permission for the retrofit of
1no. apartment block. Works include: the installation of External
Wall Insulation in render finish and brick-effect render finish;
re-roof with Solar PV array system; replacement of windows on
stairwell façade, new windows and
doors. Upgrade of ventilation and top up loft insulation.
It was RESOLVED that planning permission be GRANTED
subject to the conditions and informatives as set out in the report.
Minutes:
The Committee considered a report in respect of application 24/00252/FP seeking permission for the retrofit of 1no. apartment block. Works include: the installation of External Wall Insulation in render finish and brick-effect render finish; re-roof with Solar PV array system; replacement of windows on stairwell façade, new windows and doors. Upgrade of ventilation and top up loft insulation.
The Senior Planning Officer advised the Committee that the block was situated on Cutty’s Lane, located behind the Church of St. Andrew and St. George, near the Town Centre Gardens.
The Senior Planning Officer informed the Committee that the block currently featured white render, blue metal panels, and Bath stone coloured brickwork on one side, while the balconies had green metal panels on the other side. The proposed changes included replacing external wall insulation with winter white render on the upper floors, sanded slate grey brick-effect render on the ground floor, new windows and doors, solar panels on the rear roof slope, grey concrete interlocking roof tiles, upgraded loft insulation, and improved ventilation systems.
The Committee were shown photos and diagrams including the site, existing and proposed elevations, and examples of the proposed materials.
The Senior Planning Officer advised the Committee that the retrofit aimed to improve energy efficiency, ensuring the buildings met a minimum EPC rating of C and government standards for energy consumption. She noted that there were no objections to the application and that the proposed colours and materials would align with the nearby Holiday Inn hotel. She confirmed that the materials met fire safety regulations, similar to recent approvals in other areas.
Some Members asked questions related to solar panels. The Assistant Director (Planning & Regulatory) responded that the Council had received central government funding for the installation of solar panels on a number of flat blocks, but not all. Regarding the allocation and type of solar panels, the Assistant Director (Planning and Regulatory) advised the Committee that these were not planning issues but further information would be sought and shared.
It was RESOLVED that planning permission be GRANTED
subject to the conditions and informatives as set out below:
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Existing Site Location Plan; 4102; 4103; 4104; 4402; 4403; 4405; 4404; 4408; 4409;
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.
3 The external materials used in the development to which this permission relates shall be those detailed on the approved plans and in the accompanying planning submission documents unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.
INFORMATIVE
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