Agenda item

The following person spoke against the proposal:

 

Mr Paul Hobbs, neighbour

 

The following person spoke in favour of the proposal:

 

Mr Benjamin Pearce, planning consultant

 

The Committee received a presentation by the Case Officer which set out the main issues in respect of the application.  She introduced the report which recommended that the planning application be granted subject to conditions.

 

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions after which the Committee received statements from members of the public as detailed above, expressing their views regarding the planning application.

 

On hearing the views of Cllr Howard Greenman, the local member, and after discussion,

 

Resolved:

 

To grant planning permission for the following reason:

 

The proposed development by reason of its scale and use would not have a harmful effect on the visual qualities and rural character of the surrounding area.  The proposal would not result in any undue harm to highway safety.  Accordingly, the proposed development is considered to comply with Policies C3 and NE15 of the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011 and Policy RLT10 of the adopted Wiltshire and Swindon Structure Plan 2016.

 

Subject to the following conditions:

 

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. No development shall commence on site until a scheme of hard and soft landscaping has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, the details of which shall include:

 

(a) indications of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land;

(b) details of any to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development;

(c) all species, planting sizes and planting densities, spread of all trees and hedgerows within or overhanging the site, in relation to the proposed buildings, roads, and other works;

(d) finished levels and contours;

(e) means of enclosure;

(f) car park layouts;

(g) other vehicle and pedestrian access and circulation areas;

(h) hard surfacing materials;

(i) minor artefacts and structures (e.g. furniture, play equipment, refuse and other storage units, signs, lighting etc);

(j) proposed and existing functional services above and below ground (e.g. drainage, power, communications, cables, pipelines etc indicating lines, manholes, supports etc);

 

REASON: To ensure a satisfactory landscaped setting for the development and the protection of existing important landscape features.

 

POLICY: C3, NE15

 

3. All soft landscaping comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding season following the first occupation of the building(s) or the completion of the development whichever is the sooner; All shrubs, trees and hedge planting shall be maintained free from weeds and shall be protected from damage by vermin and stock. Any 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 a similar size and species, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority. All hard landscaping shall also be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the occupation of any part of the development or in accordance with a programme to be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

 

REASON: To ensure a satisfactory landscaped setting for the development and the protection of existing important landscape features.

           

POLICY: C3, NE25

 

4. Prior to the commencement of development a schedule of landscape maintenance for a minimum period of five years shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The schedule shall include details of the arrangements for its implementation.  Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

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

 

POLICY: C3, NE15

 

5. Development shall not begin until a surface water drainage schemefor the site, based on sustainable drainage principles and an assessment of the hydrological and hydro geological context of the development, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall subsequently be implemented in accordance with the approved details before the development is completed.

 

REASON: To prevent the increased risk of flooding, to improve protect water quality and ensure future maintenance of the surface water drainage system in accordance with PPS25.

 

6. Development shall not begin until details of foul water disposal from the development has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be include details of construction design and materials, siting and maintenance responsibilities and schedules. The scheme shall be implemented as approved.

 

REASON: To prevent pollution of the water environment in accordance with PPS23 and Circular 03/99.

 

7. Prior to the commencement of development an Ecological Habitat and Access Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  All development shall take place in accordance with the approved details and maintained thereafter.

 

REASON: In the interests of ecology and biodiversity.

 

8. No caravan shall remain on the site between 1 November in any one year and 1 February in the succeeding year.

 

REASON: The site lies within an area in which caravans would not normally be permitted except for occupation as holiday accommodation only.

 

POLICY: C3, H4 (NWLP 2011), RLT10 (WSP 2016)

 

9. No person shall occupy the land for the uses hereby permitted for a continuous period of more than 21 days in any calendar year and it shall not be reoccupied by the same person/s within 3 months following the end of that period.

 

REASON: This site is in a position where the Local Planning Authority, having regard to the reasonable standards of residential amenity, access, and planning policies pertaining to the area, would not permit permanent residential accommodation.

 

 

10. The owners/ operators of the site shall maintain an up -to -date register of the names of all owners/occupiers of individual caravans, tents on the site, and of their main home addresses, and shall make this information available at all reasonable times to the Local Planning Authority.

 

REASON: This site is in a position where the Local Planning Authority, having regard to the reasonable standards of residential amenity, access, and planning policies pertaining to the area, would not permit permanent residential accommodation.

 

POLICY: C3 H4 (NWLP2011) RLT10 (WSP 2016)

 

11. The development hereby permitted shall be implemented in accordance with the submitted plans and documents listed below. No variation from the approved plans should be made without the prior approval of the local planning authority. Amendments may require the submission of a further application.

 

Plans

 

Plans LDC.1397.001 and 002 dated 30 July 2010

Flood Risk Assessment dated 29 December 2010

Additional Supporting Statement dated 29 September 2010

Waste Audit dated 14 January 2011

 

REASON: To ensure that the development is implemented as approved.

 

INFORMATIVES

 

1.  The proposed surface water drainage scheme relies on the suitability of soils for infiltration. Usually, we would require percolation tests to be submitted prior to the planning application being determined to ensure that such a scheme is feasible. However, given the conclusions and calculations within the FRA, together with the nature of the development and the scale of impermeable area proposed, we are satisfied that such details can be agreed under a condition which will meet the relevant tests.