Agenda item

Conversion of existing grass verge into a lay-by providing 3no. parking spaces.

Conversion of existing grass verge into a lay-by providing 3no. parking spaces.

The Committee noted:

• The supplementary report of the Head of Planning tabled at the meeting.
• Warfield Parish Council raised no objection to the proposal, subject to the provision of adequate root protection.

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:

          4817 327 'Hoffman Close' received on 20 July 2015    

          4817 327L 'Hoffman Close - Tree protection details' received on 29 July 2015           

03.     The development shall not be begun until a scheme depicting hard and soft landscaping, including the provision of knee-rail fencing and the proposed maximum heights of planting, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include 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 the completion of the development or prior to the occupation of any part of the approved development, whichever is sooner. All hard landscaping works shall be carried and completed prior to the occupation of any part of the approved development. 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.

04.    The tree protection measures shall be carried out in accordance with approved plan 4817 327L 'Hoffman Close - Tree protection details' , received by the Local Planning Authority on 29 July 2015 . The protection measures shall be maintained fully intact and (in the case of the fencing) upright, in its approved locations at all times, until the completion of all building operations on the site (unless agreed otherwise in writing by the Local Planning Authority). No activity of any description must occur at any time within these protected areas including but not restricted to the following: -

a) No mixing of cement or any other materials.

b) Storage or disposal of any soil, building materials, rubble, machinery, fuel, chemicals, liquids waste residues or materials/debris of any other description.

c) Siting of any temporary structures of any description including porta-loos, storage compounds or hard standing areas of any other description.

d) Soil/turf stripping, raising/lowering of existing levels, excavation or alterations to the existing surfaces/ ground conditions of any other description.

e) Installation/siting of any underground services, temporary or otherwise including; drainage, water, gas, electricity, telephone, television, external lighting or any associated ducting.

f) Parking/use of tracked or wheeled machinery or vehicles of any description.