Agenda item

Cllr Ridout left meeting at 6.20pm

 

The case officer presented the report which recommended the application for a provision of 50 affordable homes over 4 land parcels within the Southview Park housing development, be granted.

 

The key planning issues identified in the officer’s presentation were outlined and comprised: the principle of development, including the extant nature of the previous approved development, the impact on the character and appearance of the area, impact on the amenity of neighbouring residents, impact on the amenity of proposed occupants, highway issues, ecology issues, impact on Heritage Assets (archaeology), drainage issues and crime prevention

 

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer, key points included; clarification on the number of storeys of the flats and the design.

 

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

 

Public Participation

 

Tim Bruce spoke in support of the application.

 

Cllr Drewett as the local Member informed the committee that during the consultation concerns from residents principally concerned the manner the existing properties were managed.

 

A debate followed where a motion was then moved to approve the officer’s recommendation.

 

At the end of the debate it was;

 

Resolved

 

To Approve the planning application, 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 hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

 

Amended 3158_L_001 rev D (Proposed site plan)

Amended 3158_L_002 rev C (Landscape plan)

3158_L_003 (Location plan)

3158_L_005 rev B (Topographical survey)

Amended 3158_L_010 rev D (Parcel 2 site plan)

Amended 3158_L_011 rev C (Parcel 3 site plan)

Amended 3158_L_012 rev E (Parcel 4 site plan)

Amended 3158_L_013 rev C (Parcel 6 site plan)

3158_L_051 rev B (House type 1, 2, and 3)

3158_L_052 rev B (House type 4 and 4A plans and elevations)

3158_L_053 rev B (House type 5 and 5A plans and elevations)

3158_L_054 rev B (House type 6 and 6A plans and elevations)

3158_L_055 rev B (House type 6B plans and elevations)

3158_L_056 rev B (House type 8 plans and elevations)

Amended 3158_L_103 rev A (Street elevations 1 of 3)

Amended 3158_L_104 rev A (Street elevations 2 of 3)

Amended 3158_L_105 rev A (Street elevations 3 of 3)

 

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

 

3.       No dwelling hereby approved shall be commenced until the exact 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: The application contained insufficient information to enable this matter to be considered prior to granting planning permission and the matter is required to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority before development commences in order that the development is undertaken in an acceptable manner, in the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area.

 

4.       No development shall occur on a land parcel (amended dwg no. 3158_L_001 rev D), until a scheme of hard and soft landscaping for that land parcel 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;

• refuse and other storage units;

• all tree(s), of a size and species and in a location to be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority, shall be planted in accordance with BS3936 (Parts 1 and 4), BS4043 and BS4428

 

REASON: The application contained insufficient information to enable this matter to be considered prior to granting planning permission and/or [DELETE as appropriate] the matter is required to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority before development commences in order that the development is undertaken in an acceptable manner, to ensure a satisfactory landscaped setting for the development and the protection of existing important landscape features.

 

5.       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 buildings in that land parcel 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.

 

6.       No development shall occur on a land parcel (amended dwg no. 3158_L_001 rev D) until a landscape management plan, including long-term design objectives, management responsibilities and maintenance schedules for all landscape areas (other than small, privately owned, domestic gardens) for that land parcel 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: The application contained insufficient information to enable this matter to be considered prior to granting planning permission and the matter is required to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority before development commences in order that the development is undertaken in an acceptable manner, to ensure the proper management of the landscaped areas in the interests of visual amenity.

 

7.       The roads, including footpaths and turning spaces, shall be constructed so as to ensure that, before it is occupied, each dwelling has been provided with a properly consolidated and surfaced footpath and carriageway to at least base course level between the dwelling and existing highway.

 

REASON: To ensure that the development is served by an adequate means of access.

 

8.       The development of each land parcel hereby approved (amended dwg no. 3158_L_001 rev D) shall not be first brought into use until that part of the service road which provides access to the land parcel has been constructed in accordance with the approved plans.

 

REASON: To ensure that the development is served by an adequate means of access.

 

9.       No dwelling hereby approved shall be occupied until the parking area shown on the approved plans for that dwelling 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.

 

10.     Development on land parcel 6 hereby permitted (amended dwg no. 3158_L_013 rev C) shall not begin until a noise impact assessment and scheme for protecting the proposed dwellings and their curtilages from railway noise on land parcel 6 has been submitted and approved by the Local Planning Authority.  Any works which form part of the scheme approved by the Local Planning Authority shall be completed before any dwelling hereby permitted on land parcel 6 is first occupied.

 

REASON:  In order to safeguard the amenities of the area in which the development is located.

 

11.     No development shall commence on a land parcel (amended dwg no. 3158_L_001 rev D) until a scheme for the discharge of surface water from that land parcel, incorporating sustainable drainage details, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development on the land parcel shall not be first occupied until surface water drainage has been constructed in accordance with the approved scheme. 

 

REASON: The application contained insufficient information to enable this matter to be considered prior to granting planning permission and the matter is required to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority before development commences in order that the development is undertaken in an acceptable manner, to ensure that the development can be adequately drained.

 

12.     No development approved by this permission shall commence until a scheme for water efficiency has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the agreed details.

 

REASON: In the interests of sustainable development and climate change adaptation.

 

 

13.     No development shall commence on site 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 approved programme of archaeological work is to be carried out in accordance with the approved details. The work should be conducted by a professional archaeological contractor and there will be a financial implication for the applicant.

 

REASON:  To enable the recording of any matters of archaeological interest.

 

14.     The dwellings hereby approved shall achieve a level of energy performance at or equivalent to Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.  No dwelling shall be occupied until evidence has been issued and submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority certifying that this level or equivalent has been achieved.

 

REASON: To ensure that the objectives of sustainable development equal or equivalent to those set out in Policy CP41 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy are achieved.

 

15.     No development shall commence on a land parcel (amended dwg no. 3158_L_001 rev D) (including any works of demolition), until a Construction Method Statement for that land parcel, which shall include the following:

 

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

b) loading 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) hours of construction, including deliveries;

 

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: The application contained insufficient information to enable this matter to be considered prior to granting planning permission and the matter is required to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority before development commences in order that the development is undertaken in an acceptable manner, to minimise detrimental effects to the neighbouring amenities, the amenities of the area in general, detriment to the natural environment through the risks of pollution and dangers to highway safety, during the construction phase.

 

16.     Development of the dwellings shall not commence on each land parcel (amended dwg no. 3158_L_001 rev D) until details for the provision of a water supply and fire hydrants necessary to meet the fire-fighting needs of the development (including the installation arrangements and the timing of such an installation) for that land parcel have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved measures shall be implemented in full accordance with the agreed details.

 

REASON: To ensure that adequate measures for fire-fighting can be incorporated into the development, including the construction phase.

 

INFORMATIVES TO APPLICANT:

The applicant is advised that the development hereby approved represents chargeable development under the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended) and Wiltshire Council's CIL Charging Schedule. A separate Community Infrastructure Levy Liability Notice will be issued by the Local Planning Authority. Should you require further information with regards to CIL please refer to the Council's Website

www.wiltshire.gov.uk/planninganddevelopment/planningpolicy/communityinfrastructurelevy

 

Please note that Council offices do not have the facility to receive material samples. Please deliver material samples to site and inform the Planning Officer where they are to be found.

 

No information provided on the proposed storm water system – if it proposed to have new connections to the water course then a separate application will need to be made to the LLFA under the Land Drainage Act to agree flow, location and outfall construction.