At last week's Planning Committee meeting, the Committee considered an application for 2 Welcomes Road to demolish the existing bungalow and outbuildings and erect a three-storey building containing 6 x 2-bedroom flats and 2 x 4- bedroom semi-detached houses - a total of 8 dwellings, with associated parking and landscaping.
After listening to the planning report, and representations against the application from Cllr Ola Kolade (who referred the application to the Planning Committee in the first place), and KENDRA's Planning Officer, the Committee deliberated on the application. The Labour Councillors voted to approve and the Conservative Councillors voted against, leaving Committee Chair, Cllr Michael Neal to use his casting vote to refuse permission.
It is good to see that Kenley's special character is being protected at long last.
