Agenda item

Outline application (with details of access,appearance, layout and scale) for the erection of a four bedroom detached dwelling with garage, parking and rear garden following demolition of existing garage.

23/00392/OUT Land Adj The Russets Hancombe Road Sandhurst Berkshire GU47 8NP

Outline application (with details of access, appearance, layout and scale) for the erection of a four bedroom detached dwelling with garage, parking and rear garden following demolition of existing garage.

The Committee Noted

• The objections of Sandhurst Town Council as detailed in the report.
• The 16 objections received as outlined in the report.
• The supplementary report tabled at the meeting.
• The Site visit that had taken place on 9 December with the following Councillors in attendance: Brown, Zahuruddin, Hayes, Penfold, Collings and Smith.
• The representations of the two public speakers at the meeting.

          RESOLVED Following the completion of planning obligation(s) under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to the following measure;

- avoidance and mitigation of the impact of residential development upon the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA); 

the Assistant Director: Planning be authorised to APPROVEthe application 23/00392/OUT subject to the following conditions amended, added to or deleted as the Assistant Director: Planning considers necessary:

01.  Application for approval of the details of the landscaping of the development (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be made to the Local Planning Authority before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. The plans and particulars in relation to the Reserved Matters shall be submitted in writing to the Local Planning Authority and shall be carried out as approved. REASON: To comply with Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

02.  The development hereby permitted shall be begun not later than the expiration of two years from the final approval of the reserved matters, or, in the case of approval on different dates, the final approval of the last such matter to be approved. REASON: To comply with Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

03.  The development hereby permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the following approved plans received by the Local Planning Authority on 10 July 2023, 1st September 2023, 29th September 2023, 27^th November 2023 and 11^th December:

702-23-Outline-Prop-02Rev D received 11th December 2023

702-23-Outline-Prop-02Rev E received 11th December 2023

702-23-Outline-Prop-06 received 27th November 2023

702-23-Outline-Prop-05 received 29th September 2023

702-23-Outline-Prop-03RB received 1st September 2023

702-23-Outline-Prop-04RB received 1st September 2023

702-23-Outline-Prop-Location (Location Plan only) received 10 July 2023.

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

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 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]

05.  No construction works shall take place until details showing the finished floor levels of the dwelling hereby approved in relation to a fixed datum point 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 character of the area.  

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

06.   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.  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]

07.    The development shall not be occupied until the associated vehicle parking has been surfaced and marked out in accordance with the approved drawing. The spaces shall thereafter be kept available for parking at all times.

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 Policies: BFBLP M9, Core Strategy DPD CS23].

08.   The garage accommodation shall be retained for the use of the parking of vehicles at all times with the space allocated as follows:

(a) An area 3.5 metres wide by 6.0 metres long (measured back from the vehicle door) shall be retained for the parking of a car at all times

(b) An area to the rear of that set out in (a) above shall be retained for the storage of at least four bicycles.

REASON: To ensure that the Local Planning Authority's vehicle parking standards are met to reduce the likelihood of on-street parking which would be a danger to other road users and would hinder the movement of vehicles along Hancombe Road

[Relevant Policy: BFBLP M9]

09.     No development shall take place until a scheme for the disposal of surface water drainage that can be maintained for the lifetime of the development have been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Information required to be submitted to satisfy this condition includes: a) The existing drainage arrangements of the site including discharge location and rate where appropriate; b) The proposed discharge location in accordance with the drainage hierarchy and reasonable evidence this can be achieved; c) Full details of all components of the proposed drainage system including dimensions, locations, gradients, invert and cover levels, headwall details, planting and drawings as appropriate; d) Evidence to support b) which must include infiltration/percolation testing or written confirmation from the appropriate water authority/third party that a discharge to its drainage system is acceptable; and e) Mitigation measures for managing surface water flood risk within the site. REASON: To ensure that the site is properly drained and does not increase the risk of flooding in accordance with policy CS1 of the Core Strategy.

10.     No development shall commence 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]

11.    The new dwelling shall not be occupied until a Sustainability Statement covering water efficiency aimed at achieving an average water use in new dwellings of 110 litres/person/day, has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the Sustainability Statement, as approved, and retained as such thereafter.

REASON: In the interests of sustainability and the efficient use of resources. [Relevant Policy: Core Strategy DPD CS10]

Should the applicant fail to complete the required S106 agreement by 30 April 2024, theAssistant Director: Planning be authorised to either extend the period further or refuse the application for the following reason: 

In the absence of a planning obligation to secure suitable avoidance and mitigation measures and access management monitoring arrangements, in terms that are satisfactory to the Local Planning Authority, the proposal would be contrary to Regulation 63(5) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended), Policy NRM6 of the South East Plan, Policy EN3 of the Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan, Policy CS14 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document and the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area Supplementary Planning Document (2018).