Agenda item

Erection of two semidetached 3 no bed dwellings following the demolition of the existing dwelling and outbuilding.

Erection of two semi detached 3 no bed dwellings following the demolition of the existing dwelling and outbuilding.

 

The Committee noted:

·         The supplementary report of the Head of Planning tabled at the meeting.

·         The comments of Sandhurst Town Council.

·         Five letters of objection were received summarised as follows:

-       Insufficient parking when considered cumulatively with the proposals for four houses.

-       The existing bungalow should be replaced with one house and the access road to the four house development should be alongside it

-       Access should be provided directly onto College Road for the larger four house scheme, and it therefore follows that this application should be refused.

-       What is the plan for asbestos in the current building

-       Highway safety concerns as there have been 3 serious rear-end collisions within the last 3 years due to poor visibility at the junction of College Road and The Breech

-       Consideration should be given to improved parking and vehicle access.

-       How will vermin be contained and removed during demolition

-       Biodiversity with regards to bats, barn owls, slow worms and reptiles.

-       Tree protection

-       Parking stress

 

RESOLVED that;

 

Following the completion of planning obligation(s) under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to measures to avoid and mitigate the impact of residential development upon the Thames Basins Heath Special Protection Area (SPA);          

 

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.               

          REASON:  To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

 

02.     The development hereby permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the following approved plans received by the Local Planning Authority on 15 July 2015:

 

2205 06 A Site Plans

2205 05 A Plans and Elevations

          REASON: To ensure that the development is carried out only as approved by the Local Planning Authority.

 

03   No development shall take place until details of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: In the interests of the visual amenities of the area.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20, Core Strategy DPD CS7]

 

04   The development hereby permitted shall not be begun until details of a scheme of walls, fences and any other means of enclosure has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved scheme shall be implemented in full before the occupation of any of the dwellings hereby approved and shall be retained as such thereafter.

REASON: In the interests of the visual amenities of the area and to safeguard existing retained trees, hedges and shrubs.

[Relevant Plans and Policies: BFBLP EN20, Core Strategy DPD CS7]

 

05   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 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.

REASON: In the interests of good landscape design and the visual amenity of the area.

[Relevant Policies:BFBLP EN2 and EN20, CSDPD CS7]

 

06   No demolition or construction work shall take place outside the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 pm Monday to Friday; 8:00 am and 1:00 pm Saturday and not at all on Sundays and Public Holidays.

REASON: In the interests of the amenities of the area.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN25]

 

07   During the demolition and construction phases, no deliveries shall be taken at or dispatched from the site outside the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 pm Monday to Friday; 8:00 am and 1:00 pm Saturday and not at all on Sundays and Public Holidays.

REASON: In the interests of the amenities of the occupiers of nearby residential premises.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN25]

 

08   No dwelling shall be occupied until vehicular access as shown on drawing 2205 06 A has been constructed. The access shall be retained as such thereafter.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: Core Strategy DPD CS23]

 

09   No dwelling shall be occupied until a plan showing visibility splays 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 at all times thereafter be kept free of all obstructions to visibility over a height of 0.6 metres measured from the surface of the adjacent carriageway.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: Core Strategy DPD CS23]

 

10   No dwelling shall be occupied until the associated vehicle parking has been surfaced and marked out in accordance with the approved drawings. The spaces shall thereafter be kept available for parking at all times.

REASON: To ensure that the development is provided with adequate car parking to prevent the likelihood of on-street car parking which would be a danger to other road users.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP M9, Core Strategy DPD CS23]

 

 

11   No dwelling shall be occupied until a scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority for cycle parking facilities.   The approved scheme shall be implemented prior to the occupation of any dwelling.  The facilities shall be retained as such thereafter.

REASON: In the interests of accessibility of the development to cyclists.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP M9, Core Strategy DPD CS23]

 

12   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.

REASON: In the interests of amenity and road safety.

 

13   No site clearance or demolition shall take place during the main bird-nesting period of 1st March to 31st August inclusive, unless a scheme to minimise the impact on nesting birds during the construction of the development has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be implemented.

REASON: In the interests of nature conservation

[Relevant Plans and Policies: BFBLP EN3 CS1, CS7]

 

14   The demolition shall not be begun until a scheme for the provision of bird and bat boxes (and other biodiversity enhancements), including a plan or drawing showing the location of these enhancements, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

The approved scheme shall be performed, observed and complied with.

REASON: In the interests of nature conservation

[Relevant Plans and Policies: CSDPD CS1, CS7]

 

15   If more than 2 years elapse between the previous bat survey and the due commencement date of works, an updated bat survey shall be carried out by a suitably qualified ecologist. A report confirming the results and implications of the assessment, including any revised mitigation measures, shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority before construction works commence on site. The revised mitigation measures shall be implemented.

Reason: To ensure the status of bats on site has not changed since the last survey.

16   The development shall not be begun 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.

REASON: In the interests of sustainability and the efficient use of resources. [Relevant Policy: Core Strategy DPD CS10]

 

17   The development shall not be begun until an Energy Demand Assessment has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall demonstrate that a proportion of the development’s energy requirements will be provided from on-site renewable energy production (which proportion shall be 10%). The buildings thereafter constructed by the carrying out of the development shall be in accordance with the approved assessment and retained in accordance therewith.

REASON: In the interests of the sustainability and the efficient use of resources. [Relevant Plans and Policies: CSDPD Policy CS12]

 

18   The development shall incorporate surface water drainage that is SuDS compliant and in accordance with DEFRA "Sustainable Drainage Systems - Non-statutory technical standards for sustainable drainage systems" (March 2015).  It shall be operated and maintained as such thereafter. 

REASON: To prevent increased risk of flooding, to improve and protect water quality and ensure future maintenance of the surface water drainage scheme.

[Relevant Policies: CSDPD CS1, BFBLP EN25]