Change of use of land and building from agricultural to vehicle repairs and servicing.
Minutes:
Change of Use of land and building from Agricultural to Vehicle Repairs and Servicing
The Committee noted:
· The supplementary report tabled at the meeting.
· The comments from Winkfield Parish Council as detailed in the report.
· The 22 objections received as summarised in the agenda.
· The 10 letters of support received as summarised in the agenda.
· The 2 additional objections received as summarised in the supplementary report.
· That a site visit had taken place on 10 June 2023, with the following
Councillors in attendance: Councillors Brown, Egglestone, Hayes MBE, Smith, and Virgo.
A motion to REFUSE the recommendation in the officer report was proposed but
not seconded.
Therefore, an alternative motion to APPROVE the application was proposed and
seconded, and on being put to the vote was CARRIED.
RESOLVED that application 22/00613/FUL be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:
1. 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).
2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the following approved plans received by the Local Planning Authority:
Drawing. Location plan received 14 July 2022
Drawing. NK4WD - Site Layout Plan received 14 July 2022
Drawing. NKJH/ELVOT/02 received 7 October 2022
Drawing. NKJH/FPOT/02 received 7 October 2022
REASON: To ensure that the development is carried out only as approved by the Local Planning Authority.
3. The use (including operational hours and deliveries) hereby permitted shall be restricted to the following times:
08.00 hours - 18.00 hours Monday to Fridays;
08.30 hours - 13.00 hours Saturdays;
And not at all on Sundays and public/bank holidays.
REASON: In the interests of the amenities of the occupiers of nearby residential properties.
[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20, EN25]
4. All plant, machinery and equipment installed or operated in connection with the use hereby approved shall be enclosed and/or attenuated such that the rating level therefrom does not exceed the existing background noise level when measured in accordance with BS4142:2014 (or any subsequent revision).
REASON: In the interests of the amenities of the occupiers of nearby residential properties.
[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20, EN25]
5. The building and land within the application site shall be used solely for the repair, maintenance, and servicing of vehicles, (including trailers and horse boxes) and no other purposes (including any other purpose in Class B of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, (or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any statutory instrument revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification).
REASON: In the interests of the Green Belt, visual amenities of the area, residential amenities of neighbouring properties and highway safety.
[Relevant Policies: CSDPD CS9, CS23, BFBLP EN20, EN25, GB1, GB4]
6. The repair/servicing of vehicles shall not take place anywhere within the application site except within the building connected to the use hereby permitted. All doors, roller shutter doors and windows on the building shall remain closed when noise generating works connected to the use hereby permitted are being undertaken.
REASON: In the interests of the Green Belt, visual amenities of the area and residential amenities of neighbouring properties
[Relevant Policies: CSDPD CS9, BFBLP EN20, EN25, GB1, GB4]
7. With the exception of vehicles waiting to be repaired/serviced, no external storage of materials, waste products or parts shall take place outside the building connected to the use hereby permitted, other than in the areas shown on the approved plans, identified on the plans as “waste and recycling”.
REASON: In the interests of the Green Belt, visual amenities of the area and residential amenities of neighbouring properties
[Relevant Policies: CSDPD CS9, BFBLP EN20, EN25, GB1, GB4]
8.
The use hereby permitted shall not commence until a scheme of 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 in accordance with
British Standard 4428:1989 ‘Code Of practice For General
Landscape Operations’ or any subsequent revision and
completed in full accordance with the approved scheme prior to the
building being brought into use for its approved use. 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 next 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 shall thereafter be retained.
REASON: In the interests of good landscape design and the visual
amenity of the area.
[Relevant Policies, BFBLP EN2, EN20, CSDPD CS7]
9. No external lighting shall be installed on the site or affixed to the building on the site 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, levels of illumination and hours of use. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme
prior to the use hereby permitted commencing and retained thereafter.
REASON: In the interests of the Green Belt, visual amenities of the area and residential amenities of neighbouring properties
[Relevant Policies: CSDPD CS9, BFBLP EN20, EN25, GB1, GB4]
10. The use hereby permitted shall not commence until details of biodiversity enhancements
(including a plan showing their location) to be installed on the building or land within the application site have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved measures shall be installed prior to the building/land within the application site being brought into use and shall be retained in perpetuity thereafter.
REASON: In the interests of nature conservation
[Relevant Plans and Policies: CSDPD CS1, CS7]
11. The use hereby permitted shall not commence until details of the surfacing of the access road to provide access to and around the building and parking spaces (including the marking out of parking spaces) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. All hard landscaping shall be of a permeable finish. The development shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved details prior to the use commencing and retained as such thereafter.
REASON: In the interests of highway and pedestrian safety.
[Relevant Policies: CSDPD CS23]
12. Notwithstanding the details submitted, the use hereby permitted shall not commence until details of vehicle parking and turning have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved details prior to the use commencing and the spaces kept available for parking and turning in association with the development at all times.
REASON: To ensure that the development is provided with adequate parking facilities.
[Relevant Policies: BFBLP M9, CSDPD CS23]
13. The use hereby permitted shall not commence until the waste and recycling areas have been provided in accordance with the approved drawing. These facilities shall be kept available for use in association with the development at all times.
REASON: To ensure that the development is provided with adequate facilities that allow it to be serviced in a manner which would not adversely affect the free flow of traffic and highway safety and to ensure the sustainability of the development.
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