Agenda item

Erection of a single storey front, rear and side extensions including changes car park layout, erection of new bin store, installation of "drive through" booth, replacement of existing storage area and associated works.

Erection of a single storey front, rear and side extensions including changes car park layout, erection of new bin store, installation of "drive through" booth, replacement of existing storage area and associated works.

A site visit had been held on Saturday, 8 December 2018, which had been attended by Councillors Angell, Brossard, Dudley, Heydon, Mrs Mattick, Mrs McKenzie Boyle and Turrell.

The Committee noted:

• The supplementary report of the Head of Planning tabled at the meeting.
• The comments of Bracknell Town Council recommending refusal of the application.
• Eight letters of objection received from neighbouring properties, as summarised in the Agenda papers.

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 on 7 March 2018 and 13 November 2018:

0912-0917-04/AB, 0912-0917-305/A, 0912-0917-50/Q, 0912-0917-05/N, 0912-0917-06/P 

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

03. The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall be of similar appearance to those of the existing building. 

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

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

04. The extended restaurant shall not be brought into use until a litter management strategy 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.

REASON: In the interests of residential amenity.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20]

05. All existing trees, hedgerows and groups of shrubs shown to be retained on the approved drawings shall be protected by 2m high (minimum) welded 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 protective fencing and other protection measures shall be erected  prior to the commencement of any development works, including any initial clearance, and shall be maintained fully intact and (in the case of the fencing) upright, in its approved locations at all times, until the completion of all building operations on the site. No activity of any description must occur at any time within these protected areas including but not restricted to the following: -

a) No mixing of cement or any other materials.

b) Storage or disposal of any soil, building materials, rubble, machinery, fuel, chemicals, liquids waste residues or materials/debris of any other description.

c) Siting of any temporary structures of any description including site office/sales buildings, temporary car parking facilities, porta-loos, storage compounds or hard standing areas of any other description.

d) Soil/turf stripping, raising/lowering of existing levels, excavation or alterations to the existing surfaces/ ground conditions of any other description.

e) Installation/siting of any underground services, temporary or otherwise including; drainage, water, gas, electricity, telephone, television, external lighting or any associated ducting.

f) Parking/use of tracked or wheeled machinery or vehicles of any description.

In addition to the protection measures specified above, 

g) No fires shall be lit within 20 metres of the trunks of any trees or the centre line of any hedgerow shown to be retained.

h) No signs, cables, fixtures or fittings of any other description shall be attached to any part of any retained tree.

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]

06. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the ADL Refuse Management Plan reference ADL/CC/418/26B dated November 2018.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety and  residential amenity.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20, CSDPD CS23]