A developer could be about to win permission to build a block of flats at the fifth time of asking.
The proposal in King Georges Avenue, Watford, is being recommended for approval despite 37 objections from neighbours.
A pair of semi-detached homes and six garages would be demolished and replaced by a three-storey block of nine flats - including five three-beds and four one-beds.
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None would be affordable but there is no requirement for any affordable housing to be provided as under ten homes have been submitted.
The homes would each be accompanied by a parking space which Watford Borough Council says would all have to include an electric vehicle charging point.
Applicant Andy Dhruva, who owns the two houses earmarked for demolition, as well as neighbouring Hanover Court, has previously seen four applications knocked back due to concerns about design.
A total of 37 objections have been received for his latest plans with concerns about overdevelopment, privacy, parking, pressure on local services, and overlooking.
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But the council officer has concluded the proposal would “sit comfortably” within the existing setting and not have an “overbearing” impact on neighbours or cause privacy issues.
Recommended to approve the application, the council’s planning committee will make a decision at a meeting on December 6.
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