Agenda item

Public participation:

Mr Tony Allen spoke in support of the application.

At its meeting on 22 April 2010 the committee resolved to approve the application subject to consultation with the Flood Group and provided that the Environment Agency withdrew its objection and indicated that it did not intend to refer the matter to the Secretary of State

The committee considered the report which sought to update members on the response from the Flood Group and the Environment Agency.   There had not been a response from the Flood Group however the Environment Agency had maintained its objection to the development. 

Having considered the application in detail it was

Resolved:

That Option A be accepted with the proposed amendment to Condition 2 and that the application be APPROVED for the following reasons:

Reasons for Approval:

The property was originally two dwellings and has historically been occupied as two units on the ground and lower ground floors. The existing five bedroom maisonette is likely to be difficult to sell or let without parking and presently has no flood resistance measures in place. The site is in a sustainable location, close to the city centre, and the ongoing occupation of the flats would benefit the listed building. The property is likely to be more attractive to occupiers if the five bed unit is subdivided as two flats, and the subdivision would reinstate the historic layout of the building. Flood resistance measures and a flood management scheme have been proposed to protect future occupiers from flooding. The proposals would therefore adapt a heritage asset and improve its resilience to climate change under PPS5. The development would reduce the overall number of habitable rooms from five bedrooms to four, and a means of escape is available to the proposed flats on the ground floor at road level. The development would not detrimentally affect neighbouring amenities or existing highway safety conditions. The proposal would therefore be in accordance with adopted policies G2, H8, CN3, CN5, CN8, CN11, C12, C18 and R2 of the Salisbury District Local Plan and the guidance on heritage assets and climate change in PPS5.

And 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. The development shall be implemented in strict accordance with

i) the Flood Risk Assessment and Management Strategy (Feb 2010) including the flood mitigation measures outlined within Sections 4 and 5 of the document, and

ii) the Construction Method Statement and Schedule of Works (Feb 2010)

before the flats on the ground and lower ground floor are occupied.

Reason: To protect future occupiers against the risk of flooding and to ensure that protected species and the water quality of the River Avon are not harmed during construction.

3. No development shall commence until details of a Flood Management Scheme have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include proposals to ensure that all future occupiers of the flats hereby approved are made aware of the scheme before their occupation commences. The development shall be implemented and occupied in accordance with the agreed scheme at all times thereafter.

Reason: To protect future occupiers against the risk from flooding.

4. The development hereby approved shall be in accordacne with the following documents/plans submitted with the application listed below. No variation from the approved documents should be made without the prior approval of this Council.

NJH 0018 Sept 09

Proposed Plans dated April 2010

Door elevations, received 23/2/10

Planning, Design, Heritage and Access Statement, WGDP Feb 2010

Flood Risk Assessment and Management Strategy (Feb 2010)

Construction Method Statement and Schedule of Works, Feb 2010

Independent Wall Lining Solutions, by Karma Acoustics

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt.