Loft conversion and extension at 5 Polstead Close, Rayleigh

“Site Context and Proposal 1.1 The site is located in a residential area within the parish of Rayleigh and comprises a detached two storey house with attached garage and a pitched roofed front porch. The property is one of several built as an estate development in the 1990s with similar house types present.”

“The proposed materials are red face brickwork, cream render to the front dormer and zinc cladding with raised seams to the rear dormer. The roof tiles are to be Marley Double Roman antique brown granular finish concrete interlocking tiles with half round brown concrete tiles to ridges. The new windows and doors are to be brown wood effect double glazed uPVC. The proposed materials are considered to match the existing external finishes to the building.”

“Application Reference Proposal Decision 90/00811/OUT Outline Application for Residential Development Land Little Wheatley's Chase Rayleigh Now Langham Drive, Polstead Close, Denham Vale, Ashfield, Oakley Avenue, Aldham Gardens, Boxford Close, Lindsey Court, Shelly Place, Bromley Mews Permitted 19/12/90”

“94/00658/FUL Erect 14 No. 2-bed Semi- Detached Houses, 13 3-bed Detached Houses, 15 3-bed Semi-Detached Houses and 7 3-bed Bungalows With Associated Parking and Access Land Little Wheatley's Chase Rayleigh Now Nos 103, 105, 107 Langham Drive, Denham Vale And Polstead Close Permitted 10/05/1995”

“CONSULTATIONS AND REPRESENTATIONS Neighbour Responses: At the time of writing this report no comments have been received. Any late representations will be appended in an addendum report or reported verbally.”

“No comments received at the time of writing…”

“Cllr A Eves moved a Motion seconded by Cllr M Steptoe, that planning permission be approved subject to the conditions set out on pages 179-180 of the report.”

“The application be approved subject to the following conditions.”

“The external facing materials to be used in the construction of the development hereby permitted shall match the existing building or be those as listed on the application form and/or those shown on the approved plans, unless alternative materials are proposed in which case details shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to their use.”