Agenda item

Reserved Matters application relating to scale, layout, appearance and landscaping in respect of 68 dwellings in accordance with Condition 1 of planning permission granted on appeal (Ref: APP/R0355/W/18/3206527, LPA ref: 17/01123/OUT) for the demolition of existing vacant office building ("Beaufort Park") and redevelopment of site for up to 68 dwellings, plus associated parking, landscaping, highway improvements and ancillary works.

Reserved Matters application relating to scale, layout, appearance and landscaping in respect of 68 dwellings in accordance with Condition 1 of planning permission granted on appeal (Ref: APP/R0355/W/18/3206527, LPA ref: 17/01123/OUT) for the demolition of existing vacant office building ("Beaufort Park") and redevelopment of site for up to 68 dwellings, plus associated parking, landscaping, highway improvements and ancillary works.

 

The Committee noted:

 

•           The supplementary report tabled at the meeting.

•           The comments of Bracknell Town Council recommending refusal to the proposal as detailed in the agenda

•           The 9 letters of objection received as summarised in the agenda.

 

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

 

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

 

19269-C101 REV S

19269-P101 REV AJ

TWWL23039 10D

TWWL23039-03I            

 

19269/P110c

19269/P111c

19269/P112f

19269/P113b

19269/P114d

19269/P115d

19269/P116e

19269/P117c

19269/P119c

19269/P120c

19269/P121c

19269/P122b

19269/P123c

19269/P124e

19269/P125c

19269/P126b

19269/P127c

19269/P128c

19269/P129c

19269/P130c

19269/P131c

19269/P132c

19269/P133c

19269/P134b

19269 / P135/b

19269/P137c

19269/P138c

19269/P140b

19269/P141c

19269/P142b

19269/P143b

19269/P144

19269/P145      

 

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

 

02.       No development above slab level shall take place until samples of the materials to include bricks, tiles, balcony screening materials and surface 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]

 

03.       No development above slab level shall take place until comprehensive details of both hard and soft landscaping works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These details shall include: -

 

a)         Comprehensive planting plans of an appropriate scale and level of detail that provides adequate clarity including details of ground preparation and all other operations associated with plant and grass establishment, full schedules of plants, noting species, and detailed plant sizes/root stock specifications, planting layout, proposed numbers/densities locations.

b)         Comprehensive 5 year post planting maintenance schedule.

c)         Underground service and external lighting layout (drainage, power, communications cables, pipelines etc. indicating lines, manholes etc.), both existing reused and proposed new routes.

d)         Means of enclosure (walls and fences etc)

e)         Paving including pedestrian open spaces, paths, patios, proposed materials and construction methods, cycle routes, parking courts

f)          Recycling/refuse or other storage units

 

REASON: In the interests of good landscape design and the visual amenity of the area.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN2 and EN20, CSDPD CS7]

 

04.       Full details of the play equipment for the LAP shall be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to its installation. Details shall include all equipment specification and method of fixing.  The equipment shall be installed in accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter.

REASON: In the interests of the visual amenity and in the interests of the provision of recreational, leisure and educational play.

[Relevant Policies: BFBLP EN1 and EN20, CSDPD CS1, CS7 and CS8]

 

05.       No dwelling shall be occupied until a plan showing visibility splays at each internal junction of 2.4m x 25m in each direction and forward visibility around each bend of 22m has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. The visibility splays shall thereafter be kept free of all obstructions to visibility over a height of 0.6 metres measured from the surface of the adjacent carriageway.

 

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

[Relevant Policies: Core Strategy DPD CS23]

 

06.       All ecological measures and/or works shall be carried out in accordance with the details contained in Ecology Solutions Ecological Assessment January 2021 as already submitted with the planning application and agreed in principle with the Local Planning Authority prior to determination. An ecological site inspection report shall be submitted prior to practical completion of any dwelling hereby approved.

 

REASON: In the interests of nature conservation

[Relevant Plans and Policies: CSDPD CS1]

 

07.       No development shall take place (including ground works and vegetation clearance) until a construction environmental management plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The CEMP (Biodiversity) shall include the following:

 

a)         risk assessment of potentially damaging development activities

b)         identification of "biodiversity protection zones"

c)         practical measures (both physical measures and sensitive working practices) to avoid or reduce impacts during development (may be provided as a set of method statements)

d)         the location and timing of sensitive works to avoid harm to biodiversity features

e)         the times during development when specialist ecologists need to be present on site to oversee works

f)          responsible persons and lines of communication

g)         the role and responsibilities on site of an ecological clerk of works or similarly competent person

h)         the use of protective fences, exclusion barriers and warning signs.

 

The approved CEMP (Biodiversity) shall be adhered to and implemented throughout the development period strictly in accordance with the approved details, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

REASON: In the interests of nature conservation Informative: protective fencing will be required to prevent construction activities from encroaching on the retained heathland area.

 

08        No part of the development shall be occupied until a scheme for informing buyers and residents about reptiles in gardens and the surrounding area and their importance has been submitted to the Local Planning Authority and approved in writing. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the scheme.

 

REASON: In the interests of nature conservation

[Relevant Plans and Policies: CSDPD CS1 CS7]

 

09.       A landscape and ecological management plan (LEMP) shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority prior to the practical completion of the development. The content of the LEMP shall include the following:

 

a)         Description and evaluation of features to be managed

b)         Ecological trends and constraints on site that might influence management

c)         Aims and objectives of management

d)         Appropriate management options for achieving aims and objectives

e)         Prescriptions for management actions

f)          Preparation of a work schedule (including an annual work plan capable of being rolled forward over a five-year period)

g)         Details of the body or organization responsible for implementation of the plan

h)         On-going monitoring and remedial measures.

 

The LEMP shall also include details of the legal and funding mechanism(s) by which the long-term implementation of the plan will be secured by the developer with the management bodies responsible for its delivery.  The plan shall also set out (where the results from monitoring show that conservation aims and objectives of the LEMP are not being met) how contingencies and/or remedial action will be identified, agreed and implemented so that the development still delivers the fully functioning biodiversity objectives of the originally approved scheme.  The approved plan will be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

 

REASON: In the interests of nature conservation

[Relevant Plans and Policies: CSDPD CS1]