Mrs Daly was present and spoke in objection to the application.

Mr Barker, a representative of the Food Bank was also present and spoke in support of the application.

Mr Gaughan, was also present and spoke as a support of the application

Mr Hardie, the agent, was also present and spoke in support of the application. Cllr Trump MOVED and Cllr Morrissey SECONDED that the application be refused.

For:          Cllrs Barrell, Pound, Reed, Tee, Cloke, Mynott, Carter, Morrissey,

                Newberry, Trump and McCheyne  (11)

Against:   (0) 

Abstain:   (0)

RESOLVED that the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:-

R1       U12115         

The existing Breakthru Church is a valued community facility. The significant loss of off-street parking spaces and reduction in the extent of the curtilage of the building proposed could threaten the continued beneficial use of the church and, if the Breakthru Church vacate the site, could reduce the viability for continued or re-use of the building as a community facility, contrary to the aims of Policy LT11 of the Brentwood Replacement Local Plan and the NPPF (paragraph 70).

R2       U12130         

The proposed development would, as a result of the size, height, scale, massing and design of the building proposed, be an incongruous element in the street scene to the detriment of the character and appearance of the area, contrary to the NPPF (section 7) and Policies CP1 (criteria i and iii) of the Brentwood Replacement Local Plan.

R3       U12131         

The development proposed, as a result of the height, position, design and bulk of the building proposed, would harm the amenity of the occupiers of neighbouring residential properties by reason of loss of privacy (1 Primrose Hill and 65-71 Crown Street) and loss of outlook and dominance (65-71 Crown Street), contrary to the NPPF (paragraph 17) and Policy CP1 (criterion ii) of the Brentwood Replacement Local Plan.

 (Under 5.2 of the Constitution, Cllr Wiles was unable to participate in the vote as he referred this item to the Committee).

(Cllr Morrissey declared a non-pecuniary interest under the Council’s Code of Conduct by virtue of her working for a local Estate Agent)