A decision on whether to build a new three-bed home in a garden has been delayed.

Worcester City Council’s planning committee was due to rule on an application to build a new home in the garden of another home in Drake Avenue in Worcester but decided against making a decision for a month to give councillors a chance to cast their eyes over it first.

While a decision was not made, the planning committee was critical of the application.

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Cllr Alan Amos said the planned new home was a “monstrosity” and was “appalled” at the thought of approving it.

“Just because there is a garden, doesn’t mean it should be built on,” he said at the planning meeting in the Guildhall on Thursday (August 24).

“The gardens are there for a reason and we want green space in this city. We’re giving it away bit by bit.

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“Building on gardens should only be a last resort and in exceptional circumstances … once that space is gone, it’s gone, and we won’t get it back. We need to be much stronger.”

Cllr Richard Udall said the area would “cease to be Dines Green and become Dines Concrete” if the plan was given the green light.

“We are squashing a large house into a small site,” he said. “This is just another ‘little box’ for Drake Avenue and we’re losing some very important open space.

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“I think it’s too big, in the wrong area, and will cause many problems and will inevitably lead to resentment down the road. We should be resisting that and encouraging people to have their large gardens in Dines Green and not concrete them over.”

While unhappy about the move by Fabio Hassan, the committee said they could not find a reason to reject it and after debating the application for nearly an hour, it was then decided that a visit to Drake Avenue was required.

After a vote, it was agreed that a decision would be delayed until next month’s meeting so councillors could see the garden for themselves.

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The start time for planning committee meetings was actually pushed back from 1.30pm to 3pm recently to accommodate site visits but the option was not taken up by councillors.

The council’s planning officers already allowed a move by Fabio Hassan to build the new three-bed home in the Drake Avenue garden in 2021 which means that even if councillors reject the application, the previous application would still be valid and a new home could still be built anyway.

A new application was then put forward last month with St John’s councillor Matt Lamb requesting a decision was made by councillors instead over his concerns about parking and the “significant opposition” from neighbours.

No formal objections were made to Worcester City Council before the meeting.