Agenda item

20/00716/FUL - Land West Of Prince Albert Drive, Prince Albert Drive, Ascot

Erection of 2no detached 3 bedroom dwellings

 

Minutes:

Landscaping), 6 (Boundary), 7 (Driveway), 16 (Biodiversity) and 17 (Lighting) of planning permission 19/00714/FUL for the conversion of existing barn to 6 dwellings, and associated access drive and car park and change of use of land to residential curtilage.

 

The Committee noted:

·       The supplementary report tabled at the meeting

·       The comments of Winkfield Parish Council as detailed in the agenda

·       The 22 letters of objections received as summarised in the agenda.

 

RECOMMENDED that the Assistant Director: Planning APPROVE the application subject to the following conditions:

 

1. The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date (7 July 2020) of planning permission 19/00714/FUL.

REASON: A section 73 application cannot be used to vary the time limit for implementation therefore this condition must remain unchanged from the original permission.

 

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

drawing no. 02 Rev E received 8 July 2021

drawing no. GRE2: Ecological Enhancements Plan received 8 July 2021

drawing no. PAD/DEC/002 Rev R7 received 8 January 2021

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

 

03. The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall comprise the following materials:

- Character Oak Feather edge shiplap;

- Chalk render;

- Crest Selbourne Red Multi Stock for brick plinth;

- Structural green oak beams;

- Tapco Slate Roof.

And thereafter be retained and maintained as such.

REASON: In the interests of the visual amenities of the area.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20, CSDPD CS7]

 

4. 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 enlargement, addition, improvement or other alteration permitted by Classes A, B, D, E and F of Part 1 of the Second Schedule of the 2015 Order (as amended) shall be carried out.

REASON: To protect the openness of the Green Belt within which the site is located.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP GB1, CSDPD CS9]

 

5. The scheme of hard and soft landscaping shall be implemented in accordance with the approved drawings. 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. 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 and maintained 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]

 

6. The scheme of walls, fences and any other means of enclosure shall be implemented in accordance with the approved drawings before the occupation of any of the dwellings approved in this permission and thereafter be retained and maintained as such.

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]

 

7. The internal access driveway shall be implemented in accordance with the approved drawings before the occupation of any of the dwellings approved in this permission and thereafter be retained and maintained as such.

REASON: In the interests of the visual amenities of the area, highway safety and accessibility.

[Relevant Plans and Policies: BFBLP EN20, CSDPD CS7, CS23]

 

8. The dwellings hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the associated vehicle parking and turning space has been surfaced 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 prevent the likelihood of on-street car parking which would be a danger to other road users.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP M9, CSDPD CS23]

 

 

9. The car ports hereby approved shall be retained for the use of the parking of motor vehicles at all times and, notwithstanding the provisions of Part 1 Classes A and E of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no enlargements, improvements or alterations shall be made to the car ports, and no gates or doors shall be erected to the front of the car port.

REASON: To ensure that the development is provided with adequate parking in the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP M9, CSDPD CS23]

 

10. The dwellings hereby permitted shall not be occupied until secure and covered cycle parking spaces have been provided in the locations 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, CSDPD CS23]

 

11. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2 Class A of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), any gates or barriers provided for vehicular access shall open away from the highway and be set back a distance of at least 7 metres from the edge of the carriageway of the adjoining highway.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: CSDPD CS23]

 

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. All existing trees shown to be retained and protected in the document entitled "Arboricultural Impact Assessment Addendum" by Landarb Solutions received 13 August 2019 shall be protected by 2m high (minimum) welded mesh panels, supported by a metal scaffold framework, constructed in accordance with Section 6.2 of British Standard 5837:2012, or any subsequent revision. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved document/drawings.

REASON: In order to safeguard trees in the interests of the visual amenity of the area.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN1 and EN20, CSDPD CS7]

 

14. The protective fencing specified by condition 13 shall be erected prior to the commencement of any development works, including any initial clearance, and shall be maintained fully intact and (in the case of the fencing) upright, in its approved locations at all times, 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. 49

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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 in the interests of the visual amenity of the area.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN1 and EN20, CSDPD CS7]

15. The precautionary measures detailed in the Ecological Impact Assessment by Grassroots Ecology received 13 August 2019 shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved mitigation measures and retained as such thereafter.

REASON: To ensure that wildlife is not adversely affected by the proposed development.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20 and EN25, CSDPD CS1 and CS7]

 

16. The biodiversity enhancements shall be implemented in accordance with the approved drawings before the occupation of any of the dwellings approved in this permission and retained as such thereafter.

REASON: To ensure that wildlife is not adversely affected by the proposed development.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20 and EN25, CSDPD CS1 and CS7]

 

17. The external site lighting shall be implemented in accordance with the approved drawings before the occupation of any of the dwellings approved in this permission and retained as such thereafter. Any repair or replacement of the lighting hereby approved shall be as a like for like replacement. No other external lighting shall be installed on the site or affixed to any buildings on the site except in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: To ensure that wildlife is not adversely affected by the proposed development.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN20 and EN25, CSDPD CS1 and CS7]

 

18. The internal floor layout of plots 1 -6 as shown on drawing no. PAD/DEC/001 received 13 August 2019 by the Local Planning Authority shall be laid out as approved and thereafter retained as such so that each dwelling comprises a maximum of 3 bedrooms at any time.

REASON: To ensure adequate parking provision is provided and that no additional impact to the Thames Basin Health SPA occurs.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN3, M9, CSDPD CS14, CS23, SEP NRM6]

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