Agenda item

Conversion of detached dwelling and garage to form 4 no. 1 bed apartments and 1 no. 1 bed bungalow, external alterations with new windows and doors and parking

Conversion of detached dwelling and garage to form 4 no. 1 bed apartments and 1 no. 1 bed bungalow, external alterations with new windows and doors and parking

The Committee noted:

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

· The observations from Bracknell Town Council as detailed in the agenda.

· A total of 9 objections received from 7 separate addresses, as summarised in the Agenda papers.

· A further letter of objection as detailed in the supplementary report.

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 Basins Heath 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 permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the following approved plans received by the Local Planning Authority on 19 February 2020 and 12 May 2020:

Drawing no. STO/19/03

Drawing no. STO/19/04 Rev B

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

03. No dwelling 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. 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. The areas shown for soft landscaping purposes on the approved plans shall thereafter be retained as such.

REASON: In the interests of good landscape design and the visual amenity of the area.

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

04. No dwelling shall be occupied 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 any of the dwellings 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, CSDPD CS7]

05. No dwelling shall be occupied until the vehicle parking and turning space has been surfaced and marked out in accordance with the approved drawings. 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 reduce the likelihood of on-street car parking and reversing of vehicles onto Arlington Close which would be a danger to other road users.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP M9, CSDPD CS23]

06. One car parking space shall be allocated to each of the dwellings hereby permitted. The remaining two car parking spaces shown on the approved drawings shall be for visitors to any of the dwellings hereby permitted. If one of the dwellings hereby permitted has a resident with a defined need for disabled parking, the "accessible space" shown on the approved plan shall be allocated to that dwelling as that dwelling's one allocated car parking space.

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 Plans and Policies: BFBLP M9]

07. No dwelling shall be occupied until 5 secure and covered cycle parking spaces have

been provided in the location identified for cycle parking on the approved drawing plan

within the development. The cycle parking spaces and facilities shall thereafter be retained as such.

REASON: In the interests of accessibility of the development to cyclists.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP M9, CSDPD CS23]

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

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: CSDPD CS23]

09. No dwelling shall be occupied until the width of the internal access driveway leading onto Arlington Close has been widened to 4.1m as shown on the approved drawing.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: CSDPD CS23]

10. No dwelling shall be occupied until the dropped kerb onto Arlington Close which provides

vehicular access to the site has been widened to at least 4.5m.

REASON: To ensure that vehicles can pass at the access onto Arlington Close in the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: CSDPD CS23]

11. No dwelling shall be occupied until details of on-site refuse storage for waste awaiting disposal (including details of any enclosure or screening) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such facilities shall be provided in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the development and thereafter retained.

REASON: To ensure the provision of satisfactory waste collection facilities in the interests of

amenity.

12. The parking and turning areas and internal access driveway 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]

13        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 additional windows (including rooflight windows and dormer windows) shall be constructed on any elevation/roof slope of the garage hereby permitted to be converted to a bungalow, except for those shown on the approved drawings. In addition, no windows shown on the approved drawings shall be enlarged.

REASON: To prevent the overlooking of neighbouring properties and the creation of additional bedrooms.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20, M9]

14        No dwelling shall be occupied until details of the signing for the parking spaces have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The car parking spaces shall be provided and signed in accordance with the approved details prior to occupation and the signage shall thereafter be retained.

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 Plans and Policies: BFBLP M9, CSDPD CS23]