Minutes:
The Committee received a presentation by the Area Development Manager which set out the main issues in respect of the application after which Members of the Committee asked technical questions.
On hearing the views of Cllr Carole Soden, the local Member and after discussion,
Resolved:
To delegate authority to the Area Development Manager to grant planning permission, subject to:
1. The submission of a satisfactory survey in respect of bats and, if necessary, a mitigation strategy demonstrating how the bats will be safeguarded and accommodated throughout both the construction and operational phases of the development.
2. Seeking advice on the requirement for a contribution towards Public Open Space and if necessary securing such a contribution through a legal agreement.
3. 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) Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, details of materials to be used externally shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. The development shall be built in the materials approved.
Reason: In the interests of visual amenity.
(3) Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, details of all new external joinery shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. These details shall include depth of reveal, materials and full drawings including both horizontal and vertical sections, to a scale of not less than 1:5. The development/works shall be completed in accordance with the approved details and at no time shall the approved joinery be altered without the prior written approval of the local planning authority.
Reason: To enable the local planning authority to be satisfied with the completed appearance of the development.
(4) Prior to the residential use or occupation of any part of buildings 3 or 4 all external joinery shall be painted in a finish to be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. Thereafter the approved painted finish shall be retained unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.
Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the area.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) there shall be no extension or external alteration to buildings 1, 3, 4, 5 or 6.
Reason: In order to safeguard the amenity of the area by enabling the local planning authority to consider individually whether planning permission should be granted for extensions and external alterations.
(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no garages, sheds or other ancillary domestic outbuildings shall be erected within the curtilage of the dwellings formed from buildings 3 and 4.
Reason: In the interests of the amenity of the area.
(7) No television or radio aerial, satellite dish or other form of antenna shall be affixed to buildings 3, 4, 5 or 6 without the prior written consent of the local planning authority.
Reason: In the interests of the listed building.
(8) Prior to the residential use of buildings 3 or 4 the 1.5m stone walls shown on the approved plans shall be completed in accordance with details which shall first be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority.
Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and to safeguard the residential amenities of prospective occupiers.
(9) Any gates to the vehicular access shall be set back a distance of 4.5 metres, measured from the nearest edge of the carriageway to which access is obtained. Such gates shall be capable of opening only in a direction away from the carriageway.
Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
(10) Prior to the use or occupation of the development hereby permitted, the car parking areas shown on the approved plan(s) shall be provided and shall thereafter be kept available for the parking of vehicles at all times.
Reason: In the interests of road safety.
(11) Before building 3 or 4 is occupied as a dwelling the use as a racehorse training yard shall permanently cease.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory residential environment.
Reason for Decision
This is an acceptable form of development in this location in terms of its layout, access, design and use. It is not considered that this scheme will detract from the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and therefore complies with policies C3, BD6 and HE1 of the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011.