Agenda item

Formation of 3 no. parking bays on landscaped area within parking court (Regulation 3 application).

Formation of 3 no. parking bays on landscaped area within parking court (Regulation 3 application).

The Committee noted:

• The supplementary report of the Head of Development Management tabled at the meeting.
• The comments of Bracknell Town Council.
• No representations were received.

RESOLVED that the application be approved subject to the following conditions:-

01.     The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.                   

02.     The development hereby permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the following approved plans received by the Local Planning Authority on 13 March 2012:  

          Drawing number 4817/093 (Residential Street Parking Improvements - Vandyke 98-101)                

03.     The development shall not be begun until a scheme depicting hard and soft landscaping has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The landscaping scheme shall include the following:                                   

          i) New planting on remaining grass verges near to the approved car parking spaces with knee-rail fencing to protect the landscaped and grassed areas as appropriate; and                                 

          ii) Details for the relocation of the lamp column on the site; and         

          iii) Details for the position, type, design and type of a physical barrier to the rear of the car parking spaces to prevent parking on the footway; and    

          iv) A 3 year post-planting maintenance schedule.                               

          All planting comprised in the soft landscaping works shall be carried out and completed in full accordance with the approved scheme, in the nearest planting season (1st October to 31st March inclusive) to commencement of the development or as may otherwise be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  All hard landscaping works shall be carried out and completed in accordance with the approved scheme prior to the approved parking spaces first being brought into use and shall be retained as such thereafter, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.                                       

          As a minimum, the quality of all hard and soft landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with British Standard 4428:1989 ‘Code Of Practice For General Landscape Operations’ or any subsequent revision. All trees and other plants included within the approved details shall be healthy, well formed specimens of a minimum quality that is compatible with British Standard 3936:1992 (Part 1) ‘Specifications For Trees & Shrubs’ and British Standard 4043 (where applicable) or any subsequent revision.                                      

          Any trees or other plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development, die, are removed, uprooted, are significantly damaged, become diseased or deformed, shall be replaced during the nearest planting season (1st October to 31st March inclusive) with others of the same size, species and quality as approved, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation.                     

Summary Of Reason(s) For Decision:

The following development plan policies have been taken into account in determining this planning application:

Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan (BFBLP):

EN2 – which seeks to supplement tree and hedgerow cover

EN20 – Design considerations in new development

M9 – Vehicle and cycle parking

Core Strategy Development Plan Document (BFBCS)

CS7 – Design

(Please note that this is not intended to be an exhaustive list).

The following material considerations have been taken into account:

The proposal is considered to comply with BFBLP Policies EN20 and M9; BFBCS Policy CS7; and SEP Policy CC6.  The proposal would provide additional parking facilities in an area where there is currently a shortfall of parking.   Notwithstanding the concerns of the Landscape Officer it is not considered that the proposal would not unduly detract from the character of the area and it would not significantly affect the amenities of neighbouring property.  The planning application is therefore approved.

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has been taken into account.