Agenda item

Erection of a two and a half storey building forming 12 no. 2 bedroom flats together with associated cycle and vehicle parking, refuse storage, landscaping and associated infrastructure following demolition of existing public house and associated buildings.

Erection of a two and a half storey building forming 12 no. 2 bedroom flats together with associated cycle and vehicle parking, refuse storage, landscaping and associated infrastructure following demolition of existing public house and associated buildings.

 

The Committee noted:

 

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

·         The comments of Bracknell Town Council refusing the application.

·         The 2 letters of objections received as summarised in the agenda papers.

·         The 4 comments received as summarised in the agenda papers.

 

A site visit had been held on Saturday 17 February 2018 which had been attended by Councillors Birch, Brossard, Finnie, Dr Hill, Mrs Ingham, Mrs Mattick, Mrs McKenzie, Mrs McKenzie-Boyle, Thompson and Turrell.

 

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 Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA).

 

RESOLVED that the Head of Planning be authorised to APPROVE the application subject to the following conditions amended, added to or deleted as the Head of Planning considers necessary:-

 

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 submitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the following approved plans received by the Local Planning Authority on 30.10.17:

 

LOC01, 02/C, 010/A, 011/A, 012/A, 013/A, 014/A, 020/A

 

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

03. No construction works shall take place until samples 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. No construction works shall take place until details showing the finished floor levels of the building hereby approved in relation to a fixed datum point 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 character of the area.

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

 

05. No construction works shall take place 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 the building approved in this permission.

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

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

 

06. The first and second floor bathroom windows serving Plot 8 and Plot 12 located in the east facing side elevation of the development 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 a top hung openable fanlight.

REASON: To prevent the overlooking of neighbouring properties.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20]

 

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

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: Core Strategy DPD CS23]

 

08. No flat shall be occupied until a means of access for pedestrians and cyclists has been constructed in accordance with the approved plans.

REASON: In the interests of accessibility and to facilitate access by cyclists and/or pedestrians.

[Relevant Policies: BEBLP M6, Core Strategy DPD CS23]

 

09. No flatshall be occupied until all the visibility splays shown 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 metres measured from the surface of the adjacent carriageway.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: Core Strategy DPD CS23]

 

10. No flat shall be occupied until the associated vehicle parking has been set out in accordance with the approved drawing. 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 flat shall be occupied until secure and covered parking for bicycles and storage for refuse has been provided in accordance with the approved drawings. They shall be retained as such thereafter.

REASON: In order to ensure bicycle and refuse storage facilities are provided.

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

 

12. No flat shall be occupied until a 2.0m wide footway has been constructed across the site frontage to the north in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: Core Strategy DPD CS23]

 

13. The car parking indicated on the approved plans as car parking for people with disabilities shall be marked out, signed and provided prior to the first occupation of the flats that the parking relates to and shall thereafter be retained.

REASON: To ensure that people with disabilities have adequate access to the development.

[Relevant Policy BFBLP M7]

 

14. No gates shall be provided at the vehicular access to the site until details of the gates have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The gates so approved shall be retained as such thereafter.

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 highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: Core Strategy DPD CS23]

 

16. No construction works shall commence 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 EN20, CSDPD CS7]

 

17. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the enhancement measures outlined in the Bat Emergence Survey dated 9 May 2016 and retained as such thereafter.

REASON: In the interests of nature conservation.

[Relevant Policies: CSDPD CS1, CS7]

 

18. The development shall not commence until full details of the Drainage System(s) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Details shall include further infiltration testing in full accordance with BE365 to support the assumed rates, full details of all components of the proposed drainage system including dimensions, locations, gradients, invert and cover levels, headwall details, permeable paving design, planting (if necessary), details of proposed filter traps, access for maintenance and drawings as appropriate. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

The design shall accord with the principles set out in the CEP Drainage and Maintenance Statement dated 26 October 2017.

REASON: To ensure that the site is properly drained and does not increase the risk of flooding.

[Relevant Policy: CSDPD CS1]

 

19. No flat 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.

REASON: In the interests of sustainability and the efficient use of resources.

[Relevant Policy: Core Strategy DPD CS10]

 

20. 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.

REASON: In the interests of the sustainability and the efficient use of resources.

[Relevant Plans and Policies: CSDPD Policy CS12]