Agenda item

13/06739/FUL: Land East and North of Melksham Oak Community School

Minutes:

Public Participation

Mr Patrick Holton, Chairman of Melksham Town Rugby Club, spoke in support of the application.

Mr David Wiltshire, Chairman of Melksham Town Football Club, spoke in support of the application.

 

The Senior Planning Officer presented a report which recommended that planning permission be granted. Key issues were stated to include the principle of the application, flood risk and drainage, impact on neighbouring amenity and impact on a Listed Building.

 

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officers.

 

Members of the public then had the opportunity to present their views to the Committee, as detailed above.

 

The Local Member, Councillor Roy While, then spoke in support of the application, noting the benefit of providing substantial additional services in particular for young people.

 

A debate followed, where councillors welcomed the provision of significant number of new pitches for the Football and Rugby clubs, and supported the proposed expansion on a new site.

 

Resolved:

 

That planning permission be GRANTED 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 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. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area.

 

3

No development shall commence 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 by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with approved details.

 

REASON: In the interest of archaeology

 

4

No development shall commence on site until an Ecological Construction Method Statement is submitted for approval by the Local Planning Authority. This should take account of all sensitive receptors within or immediately adjacent to the site and should also include a précis of, or reference to the method statement submitted to Natural England in support of the Great Crested Newt development licence application. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

REASON: In the interest of ecology

 

5

No development shall commence on site until an ecological management plan for the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This should be based on the existing management principles for the site in relation to the Melksham Oak Community School management plan but should also prescribe suitable management for new or replacement ecological mitigation and enhancements in relation to the current application. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

REASON: In the interest of ecology

 

6

No development shall commence until a surface water drainage scheme for the site, based on sustainable drainage principles and an assessment of the hydrological and hydrogeological context of the development, in accordance with the Flood Risk Assessment (PFA Consulting, Issue 4, dated 29 /11/13) and 'Preliminary Drainage Strategy' document (Halcrow Group Limited, dated 7 November 2013) 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. The scheme shall also include details of how the scheme shall be maintained and managed after completion.

 

REASON: To prevent the increased risk of flooding, and ensure future maintenance of the surface water drainage system.

 

7

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:

·         location and current canopy spread of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land;

·         full details of any to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development;

·         a detailed planting specification showing all plant species, supply and planting sizes and planting densities;

·         finished levels and contours;

·         means of enclosure;

·         car park layouts;

·         other vehicle and pedestrian access and circulation areas;

·         all hard and soft surfacing materials;

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

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

·         retained historic landscape features and proposed restoration, where relevant.

 

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

 

8

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.

 

9

No development shall commence on site until a landscape management plan, including long-term design objectives, management responsibilities and maintenance schedules for all landscape areas has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The landscape management plan shall be carried out as approved in accordance with the approved details.

 

REASON: To ensure the proper management of the landscaped areas in the interests of visual amenity.

 

10

No development shall commence on site until details of the floodlights including materials and how they reduce glare and light spillage into the open countryside have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the submitted details.

 

REASON: To reduce the amount of glare and light spillage into the open countryside and to protect ecology.

 

11

No development shall commence until details of the access road, carriageway (5.5m), footway (2m), overflow car parking and associated signing / lining from site access to stadium has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. No part of the development shall be occupied until the details has been completed in accordance with the approved details and shall thereafter remain available for this use at all times thereafter.

 

REASON: To enable vehicles to enter and leave the site in forward gear in the interests of highway safety.

 

12

No part of the development hereby permitted shall be first brought into use until the ghost right hand turn lane has been completed in accordance with the outline drawing numbered 10154/HL/08 Rev B, received by the Local Planning Authority on 11th June 2014 , titled 'Access road to sports club junction layout Thyme Road - Right hand turn lane'.   A full package of construction details, safety audit, visibility splays, swept path analysis, provision for swales, provision for relocation of bus stops, provision for pedestrian crossing facilities / Right of Way shall be submitted and approved in writing prior to commencement of the ghost right hand turn lane works/ access works by the Local Planning authority.  

 

REASON:  In the interests of highway safety

 

13

No part of the development hereby approved shall be first brought into use until details outlining sufficient space for the temporary car parking associated with tournaments/events has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Prior to tournaments/events the approved car parking shall be made available for car parking in accordance with approved details.

 

REASON: To ensure that adequate provision is made for parking within the site for peak events in the interests of highway safety.    

 

14

No part of the development hereby approved shall be first brought into use until the main parking area shown on the approved plans has been consolidated, surfaced and laid out in accordance with the approved details.  This area shall be maintained and remain available for this use at all times thereafter.

 

REASON: To ensure that adequate provision is made for parking within the site in the interests of highway safety.

 

15

The development shall not be brought into use until an updated Travel Plan (in accordance with the submitted 'Interim Travel Plan, Relocation of Melksham Town Football and Rugby Club dated November 2013) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Travel Plan shall include details of implementation and monitoring and shall be implemented in accordance with these agreed details. The results of the implementation and monitoring shall be made available to the Local Planning Authority on request, together with any changes to the plan arising from those results.

 

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

 

16

The Floodlighting hereby approved will not be operated before 07:00 hrs or after 22:00 hrs on any day, to ensure disturbance to wildlife from light spill is minimised.

 

REASON: In the interest of neighbouring amenity and ecology

 

17

The rating level for any plant associated with the development hereby approved shall be lower than the existing background noise level by at least -5dB when measured at 1 metre from the façade of any noise receptor. The measurement and assessment shall be made in accordance with BS4142.1997.

 

REASON: In the interest of neighbouring amenity

 

18

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

 

8385/: 1A Rev B, 1B Rev B, 1C Rev A, 1D Rev A, 1E Rev A, 1F Rev A, 1G Rev B, 1H Rev B, 1J Rev B, 475001 E 080 P2, 475001 E 081 P2, S1-150 Rev B, SE-310 Rev A, SE 311 /, 02 N  received by the Local Planning Authority on 10th December 2013

 

MTFC 01 received on 19th December 2013

201 Rev F,  SI 101 Rev E , S1-122 Rev G, GA 146 Rev H, GA 147  Rev E, GA 148 Rev F, GA 149 Rev C, 149 C,  EL 200 F,  EL 201 F, SE 300,  475001 E 082 P3, 475001-C01 P2- received by the Local Planning Authority on 3rd February 2014

 

475001-001-B Rev A, 10154/HL/08 Rev B, received by the Local Planning Authority on 11th June 2014

 

10154/HL/08 Rev B received by the Local Planning Authority on 18th June 2014

 

REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

 

 

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INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT:

The Environmental Health department have advised the developer to contact the Local Planning Authority with their proposals for dealing with any unexpected land contamination should this be encountered. Also where any soils are to be imported to the site for use in sports pitch surfaces, these must be accompanied by chemical analysis which confirms their suitability, details of which must be submitted to the Planning Authority prior to their use.

 

If any surface water is to be discharged into an ordinary water course, an application for Land Drainage Consent would be required.

 

Due to a small population of great crested newts being found on the site a further licence will be required from Natural England

 

 

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