Agenda item

Erection of a detached bungalow  on land adjacent to 23 Darwall Drive with parking to the rear following demolition of existing garage.

Erection of a detached bungalow on land adjacent to 23 Darwall Drive with parking to the rear following demolition of existing garage

A site visit had been held on Saturday 11 July which had been attended by Councillors Angell, Birch, Brossard, Dudley, Finnie, Hill, Mrs Ingham, Mrs Mattick, Mrs McKenzie, Mrs McKenzie-Boyle, Ms Peacey, Mrs Phillips, Thompson and Turrell.

The Committee noted:

• The supplementary report of the Head of Planning tabled at the meeting.
• Winkfield Parish Town Council had recommended refusal due to concerns that the proposal would be an overdevelopment of the site, and were concerned that insufficient parking would be provided. The proposal would set a precedent for this type of application in this area.
• Six letters of objection had been received from neighbouring residents. The reasons for objection were summarised as follows:

- The erection of a dwelling in this location would result in an adverse impact on the character and appearance of the area, and would be an overdevelopment of the site.

- The dwelling would appear out of keeping with the streetscene and would be a cramped form of development.

- Detrimental impact on neighbouring properties through loss of privacy.

- Highway safety concerns due to additional cars and poor access.

RESOLVED that following the completion of planning obligation(s) under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to:-

01.       Thames Basin Heath Special Protection Area

That the Head of Planning be authorised to APPROVE the application subject to the following condition(s):-

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 10th April and 3rd June 2015:        

          P14/50/S/101/A   

          P14/50/S/110      

03.     The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall be of similar appearance to those of the existing dwelling at No.23 Darwall Drive.      

04.     No construction works shall take place until details showing the finished floor levels of the dwelling hereby approved in relation to a fixed datum point have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

05.    No development shall be occupied until a means of vehicular access has been constructed in accordance with details which have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.

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06.    No development shall be occupied until the visibility splays shown to the north east of the access on the approved drawings have been provided.  Those areas shall at all times thereafter be kept free of all obstructions to visibility over a height of 0.6 meters measured from the surface of the adjacent carriageway.

07.    No development shall be occupied until a plan showing the visibility splay to the south west of the access has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. The visibility splays shall thereafter be kept free of all obstructions to visibility over a height of 0.6 meters measured from the surface of the adjacent carriageway.

08.     The dwelling hereby approved shall not be occupied until the associated vehicle parking for both the existing dwelling and proposed dwelling has been set out in accordance with the approved drawing. The spaces shall thereafter be kept available for parking at all times.          

09.     The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until a scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority for covered and secure cycle parking facilities. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans.       

10.     The development hereby permitted shall not be begun until a scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, to accommodate:

          (a) Parking of vehicles of site personnel, operatives and visitors           

          (b) Loading and unloading of plant and vehicles

          (c) Storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development

          (d) Wheel cleaning facilities        

          (e) Temporary portacabins and welfare for site operatives        

          and each facility shall be retained throughout the course of construction of the development, free from any impediment to its designated use.  No other areas on the site, other than those in the approved scheme shall be used for the purposes listed (a) to (e) above without the prior written permission of the Local Planning Authority.

11.     No part of the dwelling shall be occupied until a Sustainability Statement covering water efficiency aimed at achieving an average water use in new dwellings of 110 litres/person/day, has been submitted to, and agreed in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the Sustainability Statement, as approved, and retained as such thereafter.            

12.     No construction works shall take place until an Energy Demand Assessment demonstrating that at least 10% of the development's energy requirements will be provided from on-site renewable energy production, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The dwelling as constructed by the carrying out of the development shall be in accordance with the approved assessment and retained in accordance therewith.       

In the event of the S106 planning obligation(s) not being completed by 30 September 2015 the Head of Planning be authorised to REFUSE the application on the grounds of:-

01.    The occupants of the development would put extra pressure on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area and the proposal would not satisfactorily mitigate its impacts in this respect.  In the absence of a planning obligation to secure suitable avoidance and mitigation measures and access management monitoring arrangements, in terms that are satisfactory to the Local Planning Authority, the proposal would be contrary to Policy NRM6 of the South East Plan, Policy EN3 of the Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan, Policy CS14 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document and the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area Avoidance and Mitigation Supplementary Planning Document (2012).