Agenda item

Erection of three storey building providing 5no. 2 bed flats over 3 floors with private shared amenity space and car parking following demolition of existing building.

Erection of three storey building providing 5no. 2 bed flats over 3 floors with private shared amenity space and car parking following demolition of existing building.

The Committee noted:

• The supplementary report of the Head of Planning tabled at the meeting.
• The comments of Crowthorne Parish Council, as amended following an exchange of correspondence with the applicant.
• Twenty-two letters of objection received from local residents, as summarised in the Agenda papers.

In approving the application, the Committee agreed that an additional condition be attached to limit the hours of construction work at the site, as set out in condition 11 below.

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.                               

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 28th November 2017:

791/901, 791/902, 791/905, 791/908, 791/909, 791/050/F

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 the following have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority:

a) Sample panel of the brickwork which demonstrates brick type, colour, texture, face bond, mortar mix and pointing;

b) Samples and/or manufacturer's details of the roof materials for the proposed works;

c) Plan and elevation drawings, with materials annotated including salvaged materials from the site, of new windows and window openings at a minimum scale of 1:10;

d). Elevation drawings, with materials annotated, of all new doors at a minimum scale of 1:10.

The relevant part of the works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: In order to safeguard the special architectural and historic interest of the Listed Building.

[Relevant Policy: CSDPD CS1, CS7]

04. The three central first floor windows in the east facing side elevation of the building shall at all times be high level windows having a sill height of not less than 1.7 metres above internal floor level.

REASON: To prevent the overlooking of neighbouring property.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20]

05. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no additional windows, similar openings or enlargement thereof shall be constructed at first floor level or above in the east facing side elevation of the first floor flats hereby permitted except for any which may be shown on the approved drawings.

REASON: To prevent the overlooking of neighbouring properties.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20]

06. No dwelling shall be occupied until the associated vehicle parking has been surfaced and marked 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]

07. No dwelling shall be occupied until secure and covered parking for bicycles and storage for refuse has been provided in accordance with the approved drawings.  The facilities shall thereafter be retained.

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

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP M9]

08. 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]

09. 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 mitigation measures, shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority before works commence on site.

REASON: To ensure the status of bat on site has not changed since the last survey.

[Relevant Plans and Policies: CSDPD CS1, CS7]

10. No part of the dwelling hereby approved 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]

11. Demolition or construction work shall take place at the site only between 08:00hrs and 18:00hrs Monday – Friday, between 08:00hrs and 13:00hrs on Saturdays, and not at all on Sundays or public holidays.

REASON: In the interests of amenity.