Agenda item

Conversion of grass amenity land into 6 residential parking spaces.

The Committee noted:

• The comments of Bracknell Town Council as outlined in the report.

RESOLVED That the application 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.

2.    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the following approved plans and documents received by the Local Planning Authority on 30.11.2023:

Location Plan and Construction Layout Plan - 4817-407

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

3.    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.

REASON: In the interests of good landscape design and the visual amenity of the area. [Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN2 and EN20, CSDPD CS1 and CS7]

4.    The tree protection measures shown on the approved plans shall be erected in accordance with BS 5837:2012 (or any subsequent revision) Section 6 prior to the commencement of development, including any initial clearance, and shall be maintained fully intact and (in the case of the fencing) upright until the completion of all building operations on the site. No activity of any description must occur at any time within these 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,

   a)      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.

   b)      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]