Agenda item

Public Participation

Peter Jordan spoke in objection to the application.

Adrian Abbs spoke in support of the application.

 

The Planning Officer introduced the application which was recommended for approval subject to conditions. Key issues were stated to include principle of development and provision of care facilities; design, landscaping and visual impact; and density and layout.

 

There were no late items.

 

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer. It was asked what control there was over the hours of work and deliveries during the construction period. Condition 11 set out the construction method, with point F giving provision to include time restrictions. These would be set at the Wiltshire Council’s standard, which was for work to operate Monday to Friday 7am-6pm, Saturday 8am-1pm and no work on Sundays.

 

Clarification was sought over the amount of parking which would be provided for staff, residents, and visitors. It was noted that an average had been calculated through other schemes, and that this scheme was above the average. Links were available to the town centre, and staff numbers on site would be reduced.

 

Members of the public then had the opportunity to present their views to the

Committee, as detailed above.

 

The division member Cllr Sue Evans spoke in favour of the applications. It was suggested that construction should take place during working hours and that no deliveries should take place at weekends.

 

It was explained that deliveries from 8am-1pm on Saturdays were considered standard working hours. The location of the bins was clarified as being placed in the most convenient place to limit their impact on amenity.  The separation distances from the proposed building and the neighbouring houses on the west were stated to exceed the minimum distance.

 

A debate followed whereby the development of the site, its location, and access to town were discussed. The issue of balconies overlooking neighbouring properties was discussed. Restrictions on construction and delivery hours were considered.

 

At the conclusion of debate it was,

 

Resolved

 

To grant planning permission subject to the following conditions, a unilateral undertaking to secure 30% affordable housing and £6,609.00 towards public open space, and the inclusion of an informative restricting large-scale site deliveries to weekdays:

 

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.    Each of the apartments hereby permitted shall be occupied only by:

a.    persons of 55 years of age or over;

b.    persons living as part of a single household with such a person or persons;

c.    persons who were living as part of a single household with such a person or persons

d.    who have since died.

REASON:

The units of the residential home/sheltered accommodation have been designed for occupation by persons who satisfy the above criteria and are unsuitable for family housing.

 

3.    No above ground development, excluding demolition, 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.

 

4.    No above ground development, excluding demolition, shall commence on site until details of all eaves, verges, windows (including head, sill and window reveal details), doors, rainwater goods, and canopies 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.

 

5.    No above ground development, excluding demolition, shall commence on site until a scheme for the discharge of surface water from the site (including surface water from the access/driveway), incorporating sustainable drainage details, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall not be first brought into use until surface water drainage has been constructed in accordance with the approved scheme.

REASON:

To ensure that the development can be adequately drained.

 

6.    No part of the development hereby permitted shall be first brought into use until the access, turning area and parking spaces have been completed in accordance with the details shown on the approved plans. The areas shall be maintained for those purposes at all times thereafter.

REASON:

In the interests of highway safety.

 

7.    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 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.

 

8.    No demolition, site clearance or development shall commence on site, and; no equipment, machinery or materials shall be brought on to site for the purpose of development, until protective fencing as shown on drawing no.00210.00025.16.002 RevB 'Vegetation Retention, Protection and Removal Plan' and in accordance with the approved Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan and British Standard 5837: 2012: "Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction - Recommendations"; has been erected to protect all trees to be retained.

 

The protective fencing shall remain in place for the entire development phase and until all equipment, machinery and surplus materials have been removed from the site. Such fencing shall not be removed or breached during construction operations.

 

No retained tree/s shall be cut down, uprooted or destroyed, nor shall any retained tree/s be topped or lopped other than in accordance with the approved plans and particulars. Any topping or lopping approval shall be carried out in accordance British Standard 3998: 2010 "Tree Work - Recommendations" or arboricultural techniques where it can be demonstrated to be in the interest of good arboricultural practice.

 

If any retained tree is removed, uprooted, destroyed or dies, another tree shall be planted at the same place, at a size and species and planted at such time, that must be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

 

[In this condition 'retained tree' means an existing tree which is to be retained in accordance with the approved plans and particulars; and paragraphs above shall have effect until the expiration of five years from the first occupation or the completion of the development, whichever is the later].

REASON:

To enable the Local Planning Authority to ensure the retention of trees on the site in the interests of visual amenity and neighbour amenity.

 

9.    The lighting scheme hereby approved shall comply with guidance issued by the Institution of Lighting Professionals Engineers for an E3 Zone.

REASON:

In the interests of the amenities of the area and to minimise unnecessary light spillage above and outside the development site.

 

10.All building services, plant and fixed machinery shall be so sited and designed in order to achieve a Rating Level LArTr of 37dB between the hours of 0700 and 2300 and Rating Level LArTr 30dB between the hours of 2300hrs and 0700hrs as measured at the nearest noise sensitive receptor. Measurements and assessment shall be carried out in accordance with BS4142.1997.

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.

 

11.No development shall commence on site (including any works of demolition), until a Construction Method Statement, which shall include the following:

a.    the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors;

b.    lloading and unloading of plant and materials;

c.    storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development;

d.    measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction;

e.    a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and construction works; and

f.     hours of construction, including deliveries;

g.    details of the soft stripping process to demolish the existing building; and

h.    details of sensitive measures to be employed in removal of trees and other vegetation from the site has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The approved Statement shall be complied with in full throughout the construction period. The development shall not be carried out otherwise than in accordance with the approved construction method statement.

REASON:

To minimise detrimental effects to the neighbouring amenities, the amenities of the area in general, detriment to biodiversity and the natural environment through the risks of pollution and dangers to highway safety, during the construction phase.

 

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

a.    Planning, Design and Access Statement, received 04 November 2014;

b.    Drawing no.P-Site-01 Issue P02, Site Location Plan, received 04 November 2014;

c.    Drawing no.P-Site-02 Issue T016, Proposed Site Plan, received 14 January 2015;

d.    Drawing no.P-0-10 Issue P03, Proposed Ground Floor Plan, received 23^rd December 2014; Drawing no.P-1-10 Issue P03, Proposed First Floor Plan, received 23rd December 2014;

e.    Drawing no.P-2-10 Issue P03, Proposed Second Floor Plan, received 23^rd December 2014;

f.     Drawing no.P-3-10 Issue P03, Proposed Roof Plan, received 23rd December 2014;

g.    Drawing no.E-10 Issue P03, Proposed North and South Elevations, received 23^rd December 2014;

h.    Drawing no.E-11 Issue P03, Proposed East and West Elevations, received 23^rd December 2014;

i.      Drawing no.E-12 Issue P03, Proposed Courtyard Sectional Elevations, received 23^rd December 2014;

j.      Drawing no.00210.00025.16.001 RevB, Landscape Proposals, received 04 November 2014;

k.    Drawing no.00210.00025.16.002 RevB, Vegetation Retention, Protection and Removal Plan, received 14 January 2015;

l.      Drawing no.00210.00025.16.003 Rev1, Hard Landscape Proposals, received 14 January 2015;

m.  Drawing no.00210.00025.16.004 Rev1, Soft Landscaping Proposal, received 14 January 2015;

n.    Drawing no.00210.00025.16.005.0, Timber Fence and Gates, received 14 January 2015;

o.    Drawing no.414.00210.00 025.16.01, Plant Schedule, received 14 January 2015;

p.    Drawing no.DECH-ATK-Z0-XX-PL-E-4600, Electrical Services - External Lighting Light Spill', received 04 November 2014;

q.    Drawing no.C14730-C-01 RevP2, Drainage Layout - Preliminary, received 04 November 2014;

r.     Schedule of Luminaires by Atkins, received 14 January 2015;

s.    TR1 GRP Substation, received 14 January 2015;

t.     Tree Survey and Constraints Plan by Tim Pursey Arboricultural Consultant, received 14 January 2015;

u.    Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan by Tim Pursey Arboricultural Consultant, received 14 January 2015;

v.    Landscape Management Plan by SLR Global Environmental Solutions, received 14 January 2015;

w.   Environmental Noise Assessment by Atkins, dated 14 November 2014, received 20 November 2014; received 20 November 2014.

REASON:

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

 

13 INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT:

The attention of the applicant is drawn to advice and guidance provided by the Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service within their letter dated 17 November 2014.

 

14 INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT:

The attention of the applicant is drawn to advice and guidance provided by the Wessex Water within their letter dated 07 November 2014.

 

15 INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT:

The consent hereby granted shall not be construed as authority to carry out works on the highway. The applicant is advised that a license may be required from Wiltshire's

Highway Authority before any works are carried out on any footway, footpath, carriageway, verge or other land forming part of the highway.

 

16 INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT:

This permission shall be read in conjunction with an Agreement made under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 and dated the _________________

 

17. INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT:

It is recommended that the hours of construction should be restricted to the following times:-

               Mondays to Fridays  0730 - 1800

               Saturdays  0800 - 1300

               Not at all on Sundays or Bank Holidays

 

It is recommended that the delivery and despatch of goods to and from the site should be limited to the hours of 0730 - 1800 on Mondays to Fridays, and at no times on Saturdays, Sundays, nor at any time on Bank or Public Holidays.