Agenda item

The Strategic Applications Manager delivered their report.

         The Chair thanked the officer and invited Martin Flammia, a local resident, to speak about the proposal.

         Martin Flammia stated that his objection was not to the overall development but to the building on a piece of land that carried a right of access under civil law and was concerned about heavy vehicles damaging the access road.

         The Chair thanked Martin Flammia and pointed out that the matter of a right of way was not a planning matter and therefore the committee was unable to consider it.  The Chair then invited Adam Wilson to speak on behalf of the applicant in favour of the development.

         Adam Wilson pointed out the lack of reasons to refuse the application.  The applicant had worked with officers to make the development work in the area and be Green Belt friendly.   The design would fit in with the other buildings in the area and did not disrupt the Green Belt.  The application met planning requirements and there would be a net gain of one family home, which had been reduced from the original proposal of six flats.

         The Chair thanked Adam Wilson for his comments and opened the discussion up to the committee. 

         There were some minor concerns in relation to dust and disruption from the works, however the officer pointed out these would be down to environmental health and a normal part of any build.  Some councillors stated they would normally oppose a Green Belt build however following the officer’s explanation they would not object on this occasion.  They also understood residents’ concerns about the right of way but this was a civil matter and not for the committee.

         RESOLVED –

         That planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

Conditions

1.           Time Limit

The development to which this permission relates shall be begun within a period of three years commencing on the date of this permission.

2.           Approved Drawings and Documents

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved drawings and documents:

SLP-3000 Site Location Plan

BP-4000 Block Plan

PL-ST-1000 Rev A Existing Site Plan and Roof Plan

PL-ST-2000 Rev A Proposed Site Plan and Roof Plan

PL-ST-3000 Rev A Proposed Ground, First, Second Floor

PL-ST-4000 Rev A Proposed Elevations Plan

PL-ST-5000 Rev A Proposed Landscaping Plan

PL-ST-6000 Rev A Landscape details and refuse store

PL-ST-8000 Rev A Part Ground and Firsts floor Plans

PL-ST-9000 Rev A Proposed Cycle Store Plan

3.           Surface Water Drainage

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out to include all measures recommended in the Flood Risk Assessment, carried out by WtFR Ltd, dated 22nd November 2021 (Reference WTFR-FRA-2021/11/Q13) and as shown in the approved drawings.

4.           Materials

No development shall commence until details and samples of the materials to be used for all the external finishes of the development hereby approved, including all external walls, all roofs, doors, windows, fascias, rainwater and foul drainage goods, 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 and samples.

5.           Piling Method Statement

No piling shall take place until a Piling Method Statement (detailing the

depth and type of piling to be undertaken and the methodology by which such piling will be carried out, including measures to prevent and minimise the potential for damage to subsurface sewerage infrastructure, and the programme for the works) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Any piling must be undertaken in accordance with the terms of the approved piling method statement.

6.           Soft and Hard Landscaping

No part of the development shall be occupied until full details of both hard and soft landscaping works, including details of all existing trees to be retained, trees and soft landscaping to be planted, any other arboricultural works to be carried out, details of any changes to ground levels around the building, all pathways, all hard surfacing, amenity areas/paving and boundary treatments, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved landscaping scheme, with the exception of the planting, shall be completed prior to any occupation of the development. Any proposed planting shall be completed not later than the first available planting and seeding season after completion of the development. Any new trees or plants which within a period of five years die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, or in accordance with details approved by the Local Planning Authority.

7.           Car Parking

No part of the development shall be occupied until the car parking area has been installed as shown in the approved drawings and has been made available for use.

8.           Porous surfacing

Notwithstanding the details already submitted, all new and replacement hard surfacing shall be either of a porous material, or provision shall be made to direct run-off water from the hard surfacing to a permeable or porous area or surface within the curtilage of the site.

9.           First floor side windows

The first floor windows in the north and south side elevations of the development shall be installed and retained with obscure-glazing, and shall be non-opening other than in parts of the windows which are more than 1.7 metres above the floor of the room in which the window is installed.

10.        Refuse, recycling and bicycle storage

The refuse, recycling and cycle storage shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the approved drawings and made available for use prior to the occupation of any part of the development. The storage shall be retained as approved at all times thereafter.

11.        Permitted Development Rights removed

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any modification or re-enactment thereof), no development permitted under Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes A, B, C, D, E or F of the Order shall be carried out to the dwellings hereby approved without the prior written permission of the Local Planning Authority.