PLANS to build a detached house on land neighbouring a Colden Common property will be discussed by civic chiefs this week.
Adam Hill, of Skintle Green, has applied to Winchester City Council for permission to build a detached dwelling within the garden of his home.
The building would be a three-storey, four-bedroom home, built to the east of the existing house. The property will have an internal area of 179m2, with the third floor to be constructed in the roof space to minimise the height of the new building.
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The proposal will be heard by the Winchester City Council planning committee on Wednesday, September 25.
The application has received significant backlash from neighbours, with 20 objections to the city council.
The objections concern the proposed materials for the development, which are said to be out of character for the area, issues with overlooking and parking, and fears that the site will be overdeveloped.
Stuart Gilmour, of Skintle Green, objected: “As a resident of Skintle Green for more than 25 years I object to this planning application. There is no housing demand or need for a 4 bedroom property which would appear to be profiteering solely on the applicants part.
“The net loss of six trees which form a very significant barrier between the dwelling on Skintle Green and footpath 11 which runs adjacent to numbers 6,8 and 9 Skintle Green would have a hugely detrimental impact on the aspect of both the green and users of what is currently a treelined footpath.
“The design of the proposed new property is completely out of character with the rest of Skintle Green and Clamp Green to the rear, deviating away from the materials originally used in the development and which historically have been a requirement of extensions to current properties.”
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Robert Byron-Smith, of Brambles Close, Church Lane, said: “The house proposals submitted do not match the existing development in design or the way space has been used elsewhere on the estate. Additionally, this infill proposal takes away green space originally provided for and these proposals cannot be implemented without major disruption to the community living on the service road, Setters Close.”
Colden Common Parish Council has also objected: “This site is adjacent to footpath 11 which is an ancient right of way which is of high amenity value, a sunken footway, tree lined, linking north and south of the village. Any potential risk to these trees due to proximately of the proposed new dwelling, would be detrimental to the character of this ancient right of way.
“This new development will not provide the minimum parking standards for a 4-bedroom house with either the existing property or the new dwelling and therefore should be refused on this basis.”
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