Agenda item

Prior approval for change of use from B1 (offices) to C3 (residential) to form 33 No. flats.

Prior approval for change of use from B1 (offices) to C3 (residential) to form 33 No. flats.

The Committee noted:

•           The supplementary report tabled at the meeting.

•           The 40 letters of objection received as summarised in the agenda.

•           The comments of Bracknell Forest Society

RECOMMENDED That the Assistant Director: Planning grant Prior Approval subject to the following conditions amended, added to or deleted as the Assistant Director: Planning considers necessary:

01.       Development under Class O, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), must be completed within a period of 3 years starting from the prior approval date.

02.       This development must be carried out in accordance with the following plans received by the Local Planning Authority, received 23.07.2021, 28.09.2021 and 15.10.2021:

Lily Hill House Proposed Ground Floor Plan Dwg: 210B

Lily Hill House Proposed First Floor Plan Dwg:211B

Lily Hill House Proposed Second Floor Plan Dwg: 212B

Lily Hill House Proposed Roof Plan Dwg: 213

Lily Hill House Proposed North and South Elevations Dwg: 214

Lily Hill House Proposed East and West Elevations Dwg: 215

Lily Hill Court Proposed Ground Floor Plan Dwg: 230

Lily Hill Court Proposed First Floor Plan Dwg: 231

Lily Hill Court Proposed Roof Plan Dwg: 232

Lily Hill Court Proposed North and South Elevations Dwg: 233

Lily Hill House Proposed East and West Elevations Dwg: 234

Site Location Plan Dwg: 240A

External Site Layout Dwg: 241

03.       No work relating to the development hereby approved, including works of demolition or preparation prior to building operations, shall take place other than between the hours of 08:00 and 18:00 Monday to Friday and 08:00 to 13:00 Saturdays and at no time on Sundays or public holidays.

Reason: To protect the occupiers of neighbouring properties from noise and disturbance outside the permitted hours during the construction period

04.       No development, including demolition and site clearance, shall take place until a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) to control the environmental effects of the demolition and construction work has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The CEMP shall include measures for:-

-           the control of dust, odour and other effluvia - the control of noise (including noise from any aspect of the construction and permitted working hours)

-           the control of pests and other vermin (particularly during site clearance) - the control of surface water run-off

-           the control of noise from delivery vehicles, and times when deliveries are accepted and when materials can be removed from the site

Construction activity shall be carried out in accordance with the approved CEMP.

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

05.       No dwelling shall be occupied until space has been laid out within the site in accordance with the approved plan for at least 59 cars to be parked, and for vehicles to turn and leave the site in a forward gear. The spaces shall not thereafter be used for any purpose other than parking to serve the flats.

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]

06.       No dwelling shall be occupied until at least 61 secure and covered cycle parking spaces have been provided in the location identified for cycle parking on the approved plans within the development. The cycle parking spaces and facilities shall thereafter be retained.

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

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

7.         No dwelling shall be occupied until a scheme of signage and markings for the visitor parking has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the approved visitor parking and signage has been provided. The approved visitor parking and signage shall thereafter be retained and maintained in accordance with the approved details.

REASON In the interests of highway safety and personal safety within the car and cycle parking areas.

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

8.         Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2 Class A of the Second Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no fences, gates, walls, or other means of enclosure, shall be erected.

REASON: To retain the open character of the setting of this locally listed building in the interests of its historic significance and the visual amenity of the area.

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