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PROFESSIONAL PLANNING APPRAISAL
3.4 As the Council does not have minimum parking standards, and related with the site ’ s good location; it is likely that the Council will accept a ‘ car-free ’ development on, similarly to the ongoing application to the south. 3.5 There is scope to provide the office/workshop with a degree of external space, to the north of the building, so that the residual garden of No.220a and that serving the new dwelling would separate the properties. 4. CONSTRAINTS 4.1 The office/workshop is comparatively small and constrained within the site by boundaries with other properties. Any self-contained residential development here would need to comply with the Nationally Described Space Standards (NDSS), and the minimum requirement for a two-storey dwelling is 58sq.m GIA. Owing to the proximity of boundaries; the building is unlikely to be able to be extended significantly to create more floorspace. 4.2 As with the proximity to boundaries, the separation distances between the north side of the office/workshop and rear elevations of properties on Fishponds Road are comparatively limited. When designing internal layouts; any windows (including new ones) serving habitable rooms will need to be carefully considered in relation to neighbours ’ privacy and general inter-visibility between the buildings. 4.3 The distance to the nearest highway, in this case Gloucester Street, is approximately 30m to the edge of the site. The Council will expect any new dwelling in place of the office/workshop to be able to have access to the highway for the purposes of taking out refuse and recycling. The Council expect the distance necessary to transport receptacles for collection, from where they are stored, to be no less than 30m. This distance should be checked to ensure it is achievable/demonstrable. 4.4 There is an expectation that new dwellings will provide cycle parking (in a secure and weather-proof location that does not involve unreasonable steps/stairs) generally commensurate with the number of bedrooms proposed, and access to external space. In terms of the latter, balconies are likely out of the question, therefore an enclosed rear courtyard is a good solution.
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