Agenda item

The Committee received a presentation by the Case Officer which set out the main issues in respect of the application.

 

Members of the Committee then asked technical questions after which they received a statement from Cllr Isabel Langsford of Corsham Town Council setting out the Town Council’s objections to the proposal.

 

On hearing the views of Cllr Peter Davis, as local member, objecting to the proposal and after discussion,

 

Resolved:

 

To delegate to the Area Development Manager to grant planning permission, subject to the  completion of a legal agreement securing a contribution towards open space contributions and to the conditions set out below, for the following reason:-

 

The proposal is considered to be acceptable and in compliance with policies C3 and H3 of the North Wiltshire Local Plan 2011 and circumstances have not changed since the previous approval.

 

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 Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

 

2.  The development hereby permitted shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the

approved plans subject to such minor amendments to the development as may be approved

in writing under this condition by the local planning authority.

 

Reason: To ensure that the development is implemented in accordance with this decision in

the interests of public amenity, but also to allow for the approval of minor variations which do

not materially affect the permission.

 

3.  No work shall commence on the development of the site until the relocation of the bus stop

has been carried out and fully completed in accordance with a design and specification to be

approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason: In the interests of amenity and highway safety

 

4.  The area allocated for parking of vehicles on the submitted plans shall be kept clear of

obstruction and shall not be used other than for the parking of vehicles in connection with the

development hereby permitted.

 

Reason: In the interest of amenity and road safety.

 

5.  Before any of the flats hereby approved is first occupied, a properly consolidated and

surfaced access (not loose stone or gravel) shall be constructed, details of which shall have

been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason: In the interest of highway safety.

 

6.  Before development commences details of a screen to be erected on the east side of the

balcony to the flat on the east side of the first floor shall be submitted to and approved in

writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved screen shall be erected before the flat

is first occupied and shall thereafter be retained.

 

Reason: In the interests of amenity of adjacent neighbours

 

7.  The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until details of the landscaping

of the site, including wherever appropriate the retention of existing trees, have been

submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority.

 

The approved landscaping scheme shall be implemented within one year of either the first

occupation or use of the development, whether in whole or in part, or its substantial

completion, whichever is the sooner, and shall be maintained thereafter for a period of not

less than five years. The maintenance shall include the replacement of any tree or shrub

which is removed, destroyed or dies by a tree or shrub of the same size and species as that

which it replaces, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

 

Reason: In the interests of amenity.

 

8.  Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, details of the following

matters (in respect of which approval is expressly reserved) shall be submitted to, and

approved in writing by, the local planning authority:

 

(1) walls, fences, gates and other means of enclosure;

(2) ground surfacing materials;

(3) finished floor levels of all buildings;

(4) finished levels across the site;

(5) the means of foul sewage disposal.

 

The development shall be carried out in accordance with the details so approved.

 

Items 1 to 5 shall be completed prior to the use or occupation of the development at Pound

Mead, Corsham.

 

Reason: In the interests of amenity and satisfactory layout.

 

9.  Before development commences a scheme to insulate the flats from external noise shall be

submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be

fully implemented before any of the flats is first occupied.

 

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory residential environment.

 

10.  Before development commences details of the design of the bin and cycle stores shall be

submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme

shall be fully implemented before the development is occupied.

 

Reason: In the interests of amenity.

 

11.  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.

 

12.  The proposed footpath across the front of the site as shown on the approved plans shall be

constructed in accordance with the details shown prior to the occupation of any of the flats.

 

Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

 

13.    No development approved by this permission shall be commenced until a scheme for the provision of surface water drainage works has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted details shall clarify the intended future ownership and maintenance provision for all drainage works serving the site. The approved drainage works shall be completed in accordance with the details and timetable agreed.

 

REASON: To ensure flood risk is not increase in the area and that a satisfactory means of surface water disposal is implemented.

 

14. No development shall commence (or such other date or stage in development as may be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority) until the following components of a scheme to deal with the risks associated with contamination of the site shall each be submitted to and approved, in writing, by the local planning authority:

1) A preliminary risk assessment which has identified:

·         all previous uses

·         potential contaminants associated with those uses

·         a conceptual model of the site indicating sources, pathways and receptors

·         potentially unacceptable risks arising from contamination at the site.

2) A site investigation scheme, based on (1) to provide information for a detailed assessment of the risk to all receptors that may be affected, including those off site.

3) The site investigation results and the detailed risk assessment (2) and, based on these, an options appraisal and remediation strategy giving full details of the remediation measures required and how they are to be undertaken.

 
4) A verification plan providing details of the data that will be collected in order to demonstrate that the works set out in (3) are complete and identifying any requirements for longer-term monitoring of pollutant linkages, maintenance and arrangements for contingency action.

Any changes to these components require the express consent of the local planning authority. The scheme shall be implemented as approved.

Reason:To prevent pollution of controlled waters

 

15.    Flood resilience measures shall be incorporated to at least 600mm above ground level (or 300mm above floor levels).

 

Reason:  In the interests of flood prevention.

 

16. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the documents and plans submitted with the planning application listed below.  No variation from the approved documents should be made without the prior approval of this Council.

Plan References

 

Proposed site plan 548/01 (date stamped 24/01/08)

Location plan 1:1250 (date stamped 05/02/08)

Existing and proposed section 548/103B (date stamped 24/01/08)

Existing site plan 548/100  (date stamped 24/01/08)

Proposed apartment block plans 548/104D  (date stamped 24/01/08)

Proposed apartment block elevations 548/105B  (date stamped 24/01/08)

Proposed apartment block sections BB and CC 548/106C  (date stamped 24/01/08)

Existing and proposed street elevations 548/102  (date stamped 24/01/08)

 

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt

INFORMATIVE:

 

1. The attention of the applicant is drawn to the contents of the attached letter from the Environment Agency dated 2 July 2010.