Agenda item

Application No 20/00290/FUL - Liberta House, 17 Scotland Hill, Sandhurst

Change of use of building and land from Use Class B1(c) (Light Industrial) to use Class C3 (Dwelling houses), creating 7no. one-bedroom apartments and 2no. two-bedroom apartments with associated works, parking and amenity areas, and partial demolition of existing south elevation.

Minutes:

Change of use of building and land from Use Class B1(c) (Light Industrial) to use Class C3 (Dwelling houses) creating 7no. one bedroom apartments and 2no. two bedroom apartments with associated works, parking and amenity areas, and partial demolition of existing south elevation.

 

The Committee noted:

 

·        That no comments had been received by Sandhurst Town Council.

·        A total of 7 objections from neighbouring properties as summarised in the

agenda papers.

·        The supplementary papers tabled at the meeting.

 

Following the completion of planning obligations under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to:-

01.  mitigation of impacts on the Thames Basin Heaths SPA;

 

RESOLVED that the Head of Planning be authorised to APPROVE the application

20/00290/FUL subject to the following conditions amended, added to or deleted as

the Head of Planning considers necessary and following the required consultation

with the agent in relation to pre-commencement 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

(as amended).

 

02. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the following approved plans received by the Local Planning Authority.

FLU.1143.01 Rev T - Proposed & Existing Site Layouts & Location Plan – received

24.08.20

FLU.1143.07 Rev F - Proposed Lower Ground Floor Plan – received 22.06.20

FLU.1143.08 Rev F - Proposed Ground Floor Plan – received 22.06.20

FLU.1143.09 Rev F - Proposed First Floor Plan – received 22.06.20

FLU.1143.10 Rev F - Proposed Front and Side Elevations – received 13.08.20

FLU.1143.11 Rev D - Proposed Rear and Side Elevations – received 13.08.20

FLU.1143.12 Rev B - Bin Store Plans & Elevations – received 05.08.20

FLU.1143.13 Rev A - Pathway Plan received 24.08.20

Hone Ecology Report dated 13 April 2020

 

Contaminated Land Risk Assessment by Soil Environment Services Ltd (March

2020)

REASON: To ensure that the development is carried out only as approved by the

Local Planning Authority.

 

03. The residential accommodation hereby approved shall not comprise more than 7no. one-bedroom flats and 2no. two bedroom flats.

REASON: To ensure the development does not impose undue pressure on the

Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area over and above the financial

mitigation secured by a legal agreement which was based upon the number of

bedrooms approved under this planning permission.

Relevant Policies: Saved Policy NRM6, Saved policy EN3 of the BFBLP and CS14

of CSDPD, the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area SPD (April 2018), the

Planning Obligations SPD and the NPPF.

 

04. No structure hereby permitted shall be built above existing ground level until

samples 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 submitted samples shall include details of

bricks, roof tiles, windows and details of any hard surfaces. The development shall

be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: In the interests of the historic fabric of the building and the visual

amenities of the area.

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

 

05. The rooflights hereby permitted, or any replacement thereof, as shown in the roof

slope of the proposed development shall at all times be high level windows having a

sill height of not less than 1.7 metres above the internal floor of the room that they

serve.

REASON: To prevent the overlooking of neighbouring properties.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20]

 

06. The first floor windows or any replacement serving the wc to flats 6 and 8 in the rear elevation of the building 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 non-opening unless the parts of the window which can be opened are more than 1.7 metres above the floor of the room in which the window is installed.

REASON: To prevent the overlooking of neighbouring properties.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20]

 

07. None of the residential units hereby permitted shall be occupied until a means of

access to it for pedestrians and cyclists has been constructed in accordance with

the approved plans.

REASON: In the interests of accessibility and to facilitate access by pedestrians and

cyclists.

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

 

08. No residential accommodation hereby permitted shall be occupied until the following details relating to the car park for the development have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority:

(a) directional signs and their locations;

(b) surface materials and markings;

(c) location and design of any lighting;

(d) pedestrian routes within the car parks;

(e) location and design of cycle parking;

(f) the location of 2 level car parking spaces for people with disabilities including details of marking out and signage;

(g) gradients of the pedestrian and access routes;

(h) details of the signing for the visitor spaces

No residential accommodation hereby permitted shall be occupied until the approved scheme in respect of that parking area has been implemented and complied with in full. Thereafter the parking area shall be maintained in accordance with the approved scheme.

REASON: In the interests of the accessibility and safety of the car park users.

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

 

09. No residential accommodation hereby permitted shall be occupied until the following off-site highway works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and implemented as approved. The off-site highway works shall include:

- Alterations to the existing highway verge to provide a new section of footway and tactile crossing on the western side of Scotland Hill and alterations to the existing footway on the eastern side of Scotland Hill to provide a tactile crossing as illustrated by the crossed hatched areas shown on the Proposed & Existing Site Layouts & Location Plan listed in condition 02.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP M4, Core Strategy CS24]

 

10. The development shall not be occupied until 11 secure and covered cycle parking

spaces have been provided in the location(s) identified for cycle parking on the

approved plans within the development. The cycle parking facilities shall thereafter

be retained.

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

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

 

11. 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]

 

12. No development (including demolition and site clearance) 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. 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.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20, Core Strategy DPD CS23]

 

13. The areas shown for soft landscaping purposes on the approved plans shall

thereafter be retained as such and shall not be used for any other purpose. If within

a 5 year period of the completion of the development any soft landscaped area

which is removed, uprooted, or is destroyed or dies shall be replaced by plants of

the same species and size as that originally planted at the same place.

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

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

 

14. All ecological measures and/or works shall be carried out in accordance with the

precautionary measures and recommendations contained in the Hone Ecology

Report dated 13 April 2020 and maintained as such thereafter.

REASON: In the interests of nature conservation

[Relevant Plans and Policies: CSDPD CS1, CS7]

 

15. No part of the development hereby permitted shall be occupied until a scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority for

external site lighting, including details of lighting units, and levels of illumination and

hours of use. No lighting shall be provided at the site other than in accordance with

the approved details. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the

approved scheme.

REASON: In the interests of the nature conservation.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20 and EN25, Core Strategy DPD CS1 and CS7]

 

16. No residential accommodation hereby approved shall be occupied until a scheme

for the provision of biodiversity enhancements, 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]

Supporting documents:

 

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