Agenda item

Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of 5No. one bedroom apartments in a single building.

Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of 5No.one bedroom apartments in a single building.

 

A site visit had been held on Saturday 13 May 2017 which had been attended by Councillors Angell, Mrs Angell, Brossard, Dudley, Ms Gaw, Hill, Mrs Ingham, Mrs McKenzie and Mrs McKenzie-Boyle.

 

The Committee noted:

 

• The comments of Bracknell Town Council.
• 9 objections received as summarised in the agenda papers.

 

Arising from a question, the Committee agreed that Condition 5 should be amended to the effect that obscure glazing should be fitted to the ground floor windows of the southern elevation in addition to the first floor windows.

 

RESOLVED that following the completion of a planning obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to SPA mitigation measures, the Head of Planning be authorised to APPROVE the application subject to the following conditions:

 

1.    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.

 

2.    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the following approved plans and documents received by the Local Planning Authority on 1 December 2016, re-stamped 28 February 2017:

 

13.367.P.100C Proposed ground and first floor plans

13.367.P.101B proposed second floor plan

13.367.P.200A Proposed elevations

13.367.P.002 Proposed bin and cycle store

 

And the following plan received by the Local Planning Authority on 26 April 2017:

 

13.367.P.001D Proposed site plan.

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

 

3.    No construction works 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]

 

4.    Construction works shall not be begun untildetails 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 buildings approved in this permission.

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]

 

5.    The ground and first floor windows in the southern elevation of the building hereby permitted shall not be glazed at any time other than with a minimum of Pilkington Level 3 obscure glass (or equivalent).  They shall at all times be fixed shut with the exception of an openable fanlight that is no less than 1.7m above internal finished floor level of the room that the window serves. Any replacement window shall be glazed and fixed to this standard and retained as such.

REASON: To prevent the overlooking of neighbouring properties.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20]

 

6.    The existing trees shown to be retained on the approved drawing 13.367.P.001D Proposed site plan shall be protected by 2m high (minimum) wielded mesh panels, supported by a metal scaffold framework, constructed in accordance with Section 6.2 of British Standard 5837:2012, or any subsequent revision.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved drawings.

REASON: - In order to safeguard trees and other vegetation considered to be worthy of retention in the interests of the visual amenity of the area.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN1 and EN20, CSDPD CS7]

 

7.    Within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development: -

a)    No retained tree as specified as being retained by condition 6 shall be cut down, uprooted or destroyed.

b)    Any trees shown to be retained on the approved plans submitted in accordance with condition 6 of this consent, which die are removed or irreparably damaged during the course of the development within a period of 5 years of the completion of the development, another tree, hedgerow or group of shrubs of the same species and size as that originally planted shall be planted at the same time.

REASON: In the interests safeguarding biodiversity.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN1 and EN20, CSDPD CS7]

 

8.    No construction work shall take place outside the hours of 08:00 and 18:00 Monday to Friday; 08:00 and 13:00 Saturday and not at all on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

REASON: To safeguard the amenities of the area and the occupiers of neighbouring properties

 

9.    The development hereby permitted shall not be begun until comprehensive details of both hard and soft landscaping works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  These details shall include:

 

a)    Comprehensive planting plans of an appropriate scale and level of detail that provides adequate clarity including details of ground preparation and all other operations associated with plant and grass establishment, full schedules of plants, noting species, and detailed plant sizes/root stock specifications, planting layout, proposed numbers/densities locations.

b)    Details of semi mature tree planting.

c)    Comprehensive 5 year post planting maintenance schedule.

d)    Underground service and external lighting layout (drainage, power, communications cables, pipelines etc. indicating lines, manholes etc.), both existing reused and proposed new routes.

e)    Means of enclosure (walls and fences etc)

f)     Paving including pedestrian open spaces, paths, patios, proposed materials and construction methods, cycle routes, parking courts, play areas etc.

g)    Recycling/refuse or other storage units, play equipment

h)   Other landscape features (water features, seating, trellis and pergolas etc).

 

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 (1^st 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 (1^st 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.

REASON: - In the interests of good landscape design and the visual amenity of the area, and in the interests of ecology.

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

 

10.The demolition shall not be begun until a scheme of bat and bird boxes 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]

 

11.No dwelling shall be occupied until a means of vehicular access has been constructed in accordance with the approved plan 13.367.P.001D Proposed site plan.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: Core Strategy DPD CS23]

 

12.No dwelling shall be occupied until the associated vehicle parking and turning spacehas been surfaced and marked out in accordance with the approved drawing. The spaces shall thereafter be kept available for parking and turning 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]

 

13.No dwelling shall be occupied until secure and covered parking for bicycles has been provided in accordance with the approved drawings

REASON: In order to ensure bicycle facilities are provided.

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

 

14.No gates shall be provided at the vehicular access to the site. 

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: Core Strategy DPD CS23]

 

15.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.

 

16.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 how the proposed development will show that 10% of the developments energy requirements will  be provided from on-site renewable energy production.

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 Policy: Core Strategy DPD CS12].

 

17.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]

 

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]