Agenda item

S/2012/0521/Full - Old Sarum House, Portway, Old Sarum, Salisbury

Minutes:

Public participation:

 

Mr P Holcroft spoke in support of the application

Ms Karen Jones spoke in support of the application

Mr A Marshall spoke in support of the application

 

The Planning Officer introduced the report which recommended approval, subject to conditions.  Attention was drawn to the late correspondence.

 

During the debate members raised issues relating to the departure from the allocated employment use of the site and lack of detailed plans.

 

Members expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of the presentation which was felt to be inadequate for the subject.

 

Resolved:

 

That planning permission be GRANTED for the following reasons:

 

The Council is required to give a summary of the reasons for this decision and its conditions, and a summary of the development plan policies and proposals relevant to the decision and its conditions. These are set out below:

 

The decision to grant planning permission has been taken on the grounds that the proposed development would not cause any significant harm to interests of acknowledged importance and having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and the following policies in the South Wiltshire Core Strategy, namely saved Salisbury District Local Plan policies G1, G2, D1, D2, D7, H2D, H24, E1B, CN11, CN20, CN21, CN22, CN23, R3, PS2, T11, T12 and T14, South Wiltshire Core Strategy policies CP5, CP19, CP20 & CP22, Wiltshire & Swindon Waste Core Strategy DPD WCS6 and the NPPF (particularly paragraphs 22 and134).

 

In accordance with paragraph 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Wiltshire Council has worked proactively to secure this development to improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the area.

 

1

The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

 

REASON: 

To comply with the provisions of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

2

Development shall be carried out in accordance with the following plans:

 

FS323-120-02          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323/120-03A        Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-04A        Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-05A        Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-06A        Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-08          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-07          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-09          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-10          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-11          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-12          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-13          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-14          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-15          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-16          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-17          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-18          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-19          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-20          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-21          Submitted on 17/04/12

FS323-120-22          Submitted on 17/04/12

 

No variation from the approved documents should be made without the prior approval of this Council. Amendments may require the submission of a further application.  Failure to comply with this advice may lead to enforcement action which may require alterations and/or demolition of any unauthorised buildings or structures and may also lead to prosecution.

 

REASON: For the avoidance of doubt.

 

3

No development shall commence on site until details and samples of the materials to be used for the external walls and roofs have been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the heritage assets.

 

POLICY- G2 (General Development Guidance), D1 (General Design Guidance), G2 (General Design Guidance), C6 (Development within a Special Landscape Area), C7 (Development within the Landscape Setting of Salisbury & Wilton), CN8 (Development affecting a Conservation Area), CN9 (Development affecting a Conservation Area), CN11 (Development affecting a Conservation Area), CN20 (Development affecting a Scheduled Ancient Monument)

 

4

No development shall commence until a scheme for water efficiency has been submitted to, and approved in write by, the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the agreed details.

 

REASON: In the interests of sustainable development and prudent use of natural resources

 

POLICY: G2 (General Development Guidance)

 

5

No development shall commence on site until a construction management plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The plan shall include details of the measures that will be taken to reduce and manage the emission of noise and dust during the construction phase of the development and shall specifically address the following:

 

i. The movement of construction vehicles

ii. Wheel washing and vehicle wash down facilities

iii. The storage, transport and management of waste materials and building materials.                                 

iv. The recycling of waste materials

v. The loading and unloading of plant and materials

vi. The location and use of generators and temporary site accommodation

 

The development shall not be carried out otherwise than in accordance with the approved construction management plan without the prior written permission of the Local Planning Authority.

 

REASON: To prevent pollution of the water environment

 

POLICY: G2 (General Development Guidance)

 

6

Notwithstanding the layout shown on the approved site layout drawing FS323-120-13, no development shall commence until a swept path analysis to demonstrate access for a 10.8 metre refuse vehicle. Where the provision of these details may require adjustments to parking layout, any such adjustments shall also be shown on the revised layout drawing. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved revised site layout drawing.

 

REASON: To ensure sufficient turning provision throughout the site

 

POLICY - G2 (General Design Guidance)

 

7

No development shall commence until the detailed design of the surface water drainage scheme for the application site has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority.  The relevant scheme shall be based on sustainable drainage principles, have due consideration of the hydrological and hydro geological context of the site and be in accordance with the design criteria set out within the approved Flood Risk Assessment (reference 80139-FRA). It shall also include details of how it is to be maintained and managed after completion, and is to be implemented in accordance with the approved details, before the development is completed.

 

REASON: To prevent the increased risk of flooding, to improve and protect water quality, and to ensure future maintenance of the surface water drainage scheme.

 

POLICY: G2 (General Development Guidance)

 

8

No development shall take place within the application site until a written programme of archaeological investigation, which should include on-site work and off-site work such as the analysis, publishing and archiving of the results, has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved programme of archaeological work shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

REASON: To safeguard the identification and recording of features of archaeological interest.

 

POLICY - CN21 (Impact on Archaeology), CN22 (Impact on Archaeology), CN23 (Impact on Archaeology)

 

9

Development shall be carried out in accordance with the "Waste Minimisation Statement" submitted dated March 2012.

 

REASON: To ensure the minimisation of waste during construction

 

POLICY: WCS 6 (Waste Guidance)

 

10

Development shall be carried out in accordance with the Travel Plan (Appendix C) submitted on 10th April 2012.

 

REASON: In the interests of road safety and reducing vehicular traffic to the

development.

 

POLICY- G2 (General Development Guidance)

 

11

No construction work shall take place on Sundays or Public Holidays or outside the hours of 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday and 08:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays.

 

REASON:  To ensure the creation/retention of an environment free from intrusive levels of noise and activity in the interests of the amenity of the area.

 

POLICY: G2 (General Design Guidance)

 

12

No deliveries shall be taken at or collections made from the development except between the hours of 08:00 and 20:00 Monday to Saturday and 08:00 and 18:00 on Sundays and public holidays.

 

REASON:  To ensure the creation/retention of an environment free from intrusive levels of noise and activity in the interests of the amenity of the area.

 

POLICY: G2 (General Development Guidance)

 

13

No development shall commence on site until a scheme of noise control measures has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority specifying the measures that will be taken for the purposes of preventing and controlling the emission of noise from externally mounted plant or equipment and ventilation systems. The approved scheme shall be implemented before the development is first brought into use and shall be maintained at all times thereafter in accordance with the approved details unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

 

REASON:  To ensure the creation/retention of an environment free from intrusive levels of noise and activity in the interests of the amenity of the area.

 

POLICY- G2

 

14

No development shall commence on site until a scheme for the discharge and control of fumes, gasses and odours from the ground floor kitchen and second floor laundry has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be implemented before the development is first brought into use shall be maintained at all times thereafter in accordance with the approved details unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

 

REASON: In order to safeguard the amenities of the area in which the development is located.

           

POLICY- G2 (General Development Guidance)

 

15

No development shall commence on site until a scheme specifying the measures that will be taken for the purposes of controlling and mitigating against noise and vibration caused by Equinox International Ltd has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The written scheme shall include construction details including the use of elastomeric bearings and sound masking systems and shall be in accordance with the submitted "Report On The Effects of Noise and Vibration on the Proposed Residential Care Development Portway, Old Sarum for the Order of St John Care Trust Addendum Number 3", Revision "C", dated 25 March 2013. The approved scheme shall be implemented before the development is first brought into use and shall be maintained at all times thereafter unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

REASON:  To ensure the creation/retention of an environment free from intrusive levels of noise and activity in the interests of the amenity of the area.

           

POLICY- G2 (General Development Guidance)

 

16

Notwithstanding the generality of condition 15 above, no development shall commence on site until a scheme of post-completion noise measurements has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The written scheme shall include details of the times over which the noise measurements will be undertaken, the locations from which the measurements will be taken, and the equipment and noise descriptors to be used for the purposes of measuring the residual levels of noise caused by the operation of Equinox International Ltd. The written scheme shall also describe how the post-completion noise measurements will be undertaken in the event that Equinox International Ltd do not co-operate with the developer in undertaking the post-completion noise measurements. Where the post-completion noise measurements identify that the levels of noise caused by the operation of Equinox International Ltd are in excess of those predicted in the "Report On The Effects of Noise and Vibration on the Proposed Residential Care Development Portway, Old Sarum for the Order of St John Care Trust Addendum Number 3", Revision "C", dated 25 March 2013 a written scheme of additional measures required to control and mitigate against the noise caused by the operation of Equinox International Ltd together with a timetable for the implementation of those measures shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

REASON:  To ensure the creation/retention of an environment free from intrusive levels of noise and activity in the interests of the amenity of the area.

 

POLICY: G2 (General Development Guidance)

 

17

The development shall not be first brought into use until the post-completion noise measurements have been undertaken in accordance with the approved scheme pursuant to condition 16 and the written results submitted to the local planning authority and, where required by virtue of condition 16, the written scheme of additional measures required to control and mitigate against the noise caused by the operation of Equinox International Ltd has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The additional measures required to control and mitigate against the noise caused by the operation of Equinox International Ltd shall be implemented in full in accordance with the approved scheme and timetable for implementation pursuant to condition 16. The approved scheme shall be maintained at all times thereafter unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

REASON:  To ensure the creation/retention of an environment free from intrusive levels of noise and activity in the interests of the amenity of the area.

 

POLICY: G2 (General Development Guidance)

 

18

INFOMATIVE - ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

 

With regard to condition four above, the development should include water efficient systems and fittings. These should include dual-flush toilets, water butts, water saving taps, showers and baths, and appliances with the highest water efficiency rating (as a minimum). Greywater recycling and rainwater harvesting should be considered.

 

Any submitted scheme should include detailed information (capacities, consumption rates etc on proposed water saving measures). Manufacturer's specifications should not be submitted. Applicants are advised to refer to the following for further guidance: www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/drought/31755.aspx www.savewatersavemoney.co.uk

 

19

INFORMATIVE - ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

 

The surface water soakaways may require the approval of the Local Authority's Building Control Department and should be constructed in accordance with the BRE Digest No 365 dated September 1991 or CIRIA Report 156 "Infiltration Drainage, Manual of Good Practice".

 

20

INFORMATIVE - ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

 

With regard to condition five above, safeguards should be implemented during the construction phase to minimise the risks of pollution from the development. Such safeguards should cover:

1. The use of plant and machinery, oils/chemicals and materials

2. The use and routing of heavy plant and vehicles

3. The location and form of work and storage areas and compounds

4. The control and removal of spoil and wastes

 

The applicant should refer to the Environment Agency's Pollution Prevention Guidelines at:

www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topics/pollution/39083.aspx

 

21

INFORMATIVE - ARCHAEOLOGY

 

With regard to condition eight above the work should be conducted by a professionally recognised archaeological contractor in accordance with a written scheme of investigation agreed by this the County Archaeologist and there will be a financial implication for the applicant.

 

22

INFORMATIVE - WILTSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE

 

The scale of the project and the complex approach to the fire safety will necessitate the need for joint consultation by the Building Regulations Authority, designer and Fire Authority.

 

 

Cllrs Dalton, Devine and McLennan asked for their votes against the motion to be recorded.

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