Agenda item

Erection of 2no. dwellinghouses with detached garages following demolition of existing buildings and removal of hardstanding.

Erection of 2no. dwellinghouses with detached garages following demolition of existing buildings and removal of hardstanding.

 

A site visit had been held on Saturday 12 May 2018 which had been attended by Councillors Brossard, Dudley, Mrs Hayes, Mrs Ingham, Mrs Mattick, Mrs Phillips and Thompson.

 

The Committee noted:

 

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

·         The comments of Warfield Parish Council recommending refusal as detailed in the agenda.

·         Eleven  letters of objections as summarised in the agenda papers.

·         Eleven letters of support as summarised in the agenda papers.

 

The criteria for public speaking had been met in respect of this application and the

Committee was addressed by the registered speaker Mrs Miranda Manoukain objecting to the application and Mr Nick Kirby, Pegasus Group, for the applicant.

 

RESOLVED that the Head of Planning be authorised to APPROVE the application 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 permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the following approved plans received by the Local Planning Authority]:

Site location plan D1281-01

Site layout plan D1281-13e

Plot 1 - Floorplans  D1281-04

Plot 1- Elevations D1281-05

Plot 1 – Elevations D1281-06

Plot 1 – Garage D1281- 07

Plot 2 – Floorplans D1281-08

Plot 2 – elevations D1281-09

Plot 2 – Garage D1281-10

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.     No dwelling shall be occupied until details of the materials and height of walls, fences and any other means of enclosure have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  All boundary treatments should provide for the free movement of wildlife to and from the site. The approved scheme shall be implemented in full before the occupation of any of the buildings approved in this permission and retained as such thereafter.

REASON: - In the interests of the visual amenities of the area and bio-diversity

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

 

05.     The development shall not be begun until details showing the finished floor levels of the buildings hereby approved in relation to the external land levels including a fixed datum point have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: In the interest of the character of the area.

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

 

06.     Prior to the practical completion of any dwelling, the Warfield byway 20 shall be returned to its former condition, of which the council hold record.

REASON: To ensure that the byway remains in an acceptable state to be enjoyed by all users.

[Relevant Policies: Core Strategy DPD Policy CS24]

 

07.     No dwelling hereby approved shall be occupied 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.

  

08.     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 bio-diversity and visual amenity of the site

[Relevant Plans and Policies: CSDPD CS1, CS7]

 

09.     The proposed 6 oak trees required to be planted by application 17/00279/TRTPO shall be planted in the locations shown on the approved plan within one year of the date of this application. 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: These trees replace those felled under the TRTPO application. In the interest of the visual amenity of the area.

[Relevant Plans and Policies: CSDPD CS1, CS7]

 

10.     No dwelling shall be occupied until a means of vehicular access has been constructed in accordance with the approved plans.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: Core Strategy DPD CS23]

 

11.     The garage accommodation shall be retained for the use of the parking of cycles at all times.

REASON: To ensure that the Local Planning Authority's cycle parking standards are met.

[Relevant Policy: BFBLP M9]

 

12.     No development shall take place 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.  The approved scheme shall be performed, observed and complied with.  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.     The demolition and site clearance shall not be begun until a scheme for the provision of biodiversity enhancements (not mitigation), 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]

 

14.     No site clearance 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 approved scheme shall be complied with during construction.

REASON: In the interests of nature conservation

[Relevant Plans and Policies: CSDPD CS1]

 

15.     The parking and turning areas 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.

 

16.     Details of the design of the foundations of the dwelling and garage to plot 1 shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development. The scheme shall then be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: To ensure that adequate foundations are installed to prevent tree roots causing structural problems.

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

 

17.     Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that order with or without modification) no enlargement, addition, improvement or other alteration permitted by Classes A, B, C, E and F of Part 1 of the Second Schedule of the 2015 Order shall be carried out.

REASONS: The site is located within the designated Green Belt where strict controls over the form, scale and nature of development apply and the site is affected by a Tree Preservation Order/contains trees which are a feature of the site where strict control over development is required by the policies of the development to ensure their protection.  

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP GB1, EN1, Core Strategy DPD CS9]

 

18.     Prior to the commencement of development, including site clearance and demolition, details of the tree protection fencing, including location, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall be implemented as approved and retained for the duration of the development.

REASONS: To protect the existing trees and vegetation which is an important characteristic of the area.  

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP, EN1, Core Strategy DPD CS7, CS9]