Agenda item

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 approved shall not be first brought into use until proposals for the re-use and refurbishment of Melksham House have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The proposals shall include a timetable for their implementation and the approved use and any necessary associated works. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the approve details.

REASON: To secure a viable future for the main listed building within the curtilage of which the campus works are proposed, to ensure that the designated heritage asset is not adversely affected by the proposed works

3

No demolition, site clearance or development shall commence on site until a Construction Management Plan has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The Construction Management Plan shall include:

The laying out and construction of the construction access including the surfacing of at least the first 20 metres of the access in a well bound consolidated material (not loose stone or gravel).

The cutting back of vegetation at the construction access to achieve visibility splays of 2.4 x 160 metres in each direction to the nearside road edge. 

Measures to prevent excessive deliveries occurring at peak hour traffic times.

A scheme of Traffic Sign Regulation and General Direction chapter 8 roadwork signing to warn of the construction access.

Signing and measures to achieve safe use of footpath MELK21 where the end of it coincides with the construction access.

Measures to prevent excessive mud being carried onto the highway and a scheme for regular road sweeping of the highway to clean any mud deposits that do occur.

The development shall then 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 and in the interest of highway safety

4

No development shall commence on site other than demolitions until details of any temporary hoardings required during the construction phase on the site alongside provisions for their removal have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 

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 without harm to the historic buildings.

5

No demolition, site clearance or development shall commence on site until an Environmental Management Plan for both the demolition and construction phases have been submitted to and approved in writing. The plan shall include how dust and noise will be controlled, hours of demolition and construction activity and the location of noisy equipment (generators etc) to ensure minimal disturbance to local residents. The development shall then 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 and to ensure impact on neighbours is minimised.

6

No development 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 together with all third party approvals to permit crossing third party land and discharges plus removal of storm water from foul drainage systems, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall then not be first occupied until the 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, in the interests of ensuring that the development can be adequately drained.

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8

No development shall commence on site until details of the raised landscaped mound identified on drawing annotated as proposed site plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall then 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 ensuring an appropriate landscape boundary on the site.

No development shall commence 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 shall be carried out in accordance with the agreed programme, and in accordance with the timetable agreed as part of the written programme of investigation.

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

9

Prior to the construction access being brought into use, a temporary traffic order to prohibit right turning vehicle movements into and out from the access shall have been made and implemented. The order shall remain in use for the duration of the use of the construction access.

REASON: In the interest of highway safety and to ensure minimal disruption on the A350.

10

There shall be no development above slab level of the new campus building hereby approved until details and samples of the materials to be used for the external walls, roofs, windows and doors have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the Listed Buildings.

11

There shall be no development above slab level of the campus building hereby approved until a hard and soft landscaping scheme and implementation programme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, details of which shall include:

- indications of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land;

- details of any to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development;

- all species, planting sizes and planting densities, spread of all trees and hedgerows within or overhanging the site, in relation to the proposed buildings, roads, and other works;

- finished levels and contours of the land;

- means of enclosure;

- car parking layouts;

- other vehicle and pedestrian access and circulation areas;

- hard surfacing materials;

- minor artefacts and structures (e.g. furniture, play equipment, refuse and other storage units, signs, lighting etc);

All hard and soft landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and shall be completed prior to the occupation of any part of the development or in accordance with a programme agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 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.

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory landscaped setting for the development and the protection of existing important landscape features.

12

The development hereby approved shall not be first brought into use until details of the noise levels of all plant and equipment associated with the campus building hereby approved has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted information should demonstrate that all plant and equipment is below 5dB below the background at the nearest residential properties. The development shall then 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 and 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.

13

No work to the footpaths, access roads, parking and pedestrian areas shall commence on site until details and samples of the materials to be used for these have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the Listed Buildings

14

No external lighting shall be installed on the car park serving 52 spaces adjoining the boundary of 30 and 32 Orchard gardens until plans showing the type of light appliance, the height and position of fitting, cowls, illumination levels and light spillage in accordance with the appropriate Environmental Zone standards set out by the Institute of Lighting Engineers in their publication “Guidance Notes for the Reduction of Obtrusive Light” (ILE, 2005)”, and details of how the light will impact on the neighbouring properties has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved lighting shall be installed and shall be maintained in accordance with the approved details and no additional external lighting shall be installed.

REASON: In the interests of the amenities of the adjoining neighbours and to minimise unnecessary light spillage above and outside the development site.

15

The 24 cycle spaces allocated on the proposed site plan shall not be installed until details of how they will be covered (including materials and colour) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: In the interest of future users and highway safety

16

The development hereby approved shall not be first brought into use until a car parking management plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and implemented in full in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: In the interests of achieving reasonable availability of on-site car parking spaces for users of the proposed development. 

17

The development hereby approved shall not be first brought into use until the public footpath (MELK 20) running pass the campus building has been widened, resurfaced with tarmacadam and new lighting installed all in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: In the interests of safe and convenient pedestrian access to the proposed development.   

18

The development hereby approved shall not be first brought into use until the vehicle parking and turning areas and cycle areas have been provided in accordance with the approved details. The areas shall then be maintained and kept available for the parking and turning of vehicles and cycles in perpetuity.

REASON: In the interest of safe and convenient operation of the development and to promote sustainable patterns of travel to and from the development.

19

The development hereby approved shall not be first brought into use 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) 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.

20

The development hereby approved shall not be first brought into use until the first floor windows in the southern elevation serving the fitness suite shall be non opening and glazed with obscure glass only (to an obscurity level of no less then level 4) and shall be permanently maintained as such in perpetuity.

REASON:  In the interests of residential amenity and privacy.

21

The development hereby approved shall not be first brought into use until a scheme for public art within the site alongside a timetable for its implementation has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

REASON: To ensure a satisfactory environment for future users

22

The development hereby approved shall not be first brought into use until the boundary treatment between Cedar Close and the Southern elevation of the campus building hereby approved and the boundary treatment adjacent to 30-32 Orchard Gardens have been installed in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: In in the interest of neighbouring amenity

23

Within 3 months of the development hereby approved first being put into use the construction access shall be fully and permanently closed to all vehicle movements associated with the construction of the campus building hereby approved, with the grass verge of the A350 being reinstated and the roadside full height kerbs being reinstated across the access position.

REASON: In the interests of highway safety, and the appearance of the area.

24

Within 6 months of first use of the development hereby approved a full travel plan shall be submitted based on the framework travel plan. The full travel plan when approved shall be implemented including the appointment of a travel plan co-ordinator for three years from the date of first appointment, provision of wayfinding signs to and from the town centre and rail station, and a contribution towards reprinting of the town cycle map showing details of the new facility.

REASON: In the interests of promoting sustainable patterns of travel to and from the development.

25

During the construction phase no machinery shall be operated, no process shall be carried out and no delivery shall be taken or dispatched from the site outside of the following hours; Mon-Fri 07:30 to 18:00, Saturday 08:00 to 13:00, nor anytime on Sundays or public holidays.

REASON: In the interest of neighbouring amenity

26

The use hereby permitted shall only take place between the hours of 06:00 and 22:00 Mondays to Saturdays and between 07:00 and 22:00  on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

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.

27

The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with Part 4: Interpretation and Recommendations of the Ecological Appraisal Rev 2 by Clarke Webb Ecology Limited dated 4th July - 26th July 2018.

REASON: In the interest of Ecology

28

There shall be no burning of any materials on site.

REASON: In the interest of neighbouring amenity

29

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

Received by the Local Planning Authority on 11th April 2019

site plan building demolitions, site location plan, basement floor plan, site plan - existing, site elevations/sections - existing, building A - existing/demolition social club, building B - existing /demolitions store, building G - existing/demolition, gate posts

Received by the Local Planning Authority on 27th August 2019

southern boundary context studies, proposed site elevations, proposed elevations south and west, proposed elevations north and east, section A-A B-B, proposed site plan, proposed roof plan, proposed first floor, proposed ground floor, Appendix G - External lighting

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

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INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT: The applicant is advised that the development hereby approved may represent chargeable development under the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (as amended) and Wiltshire Council's CIL Charging Schedule. If the development is determined to be liable for CIL, a Liability Notice will be issued notifying you of the amount of CIL payment due. If an Additional Information Form has not already been submitted, please submit it now so that we can determine the CIL liability. In addition, you may be able to claim exemption or relief, in which case, please submit the relevant form so that we can determine your eligibility. The CIL Commencement Notice and Assumption of Liability must be submitted to Wiltshire Council prior to commencement of development.  Should development commence prior to the CIL Liability Notice being issued by the local planning authority, any CIL exemption or relief will not apply and full payment will be required in full and with immediate effect. Should you require further information or to download the CIL forms please refer to the Council's Website www.wiltshire.gov.uk/planninganddevelopment/planningpolicy/communityinfrastructurelevy.

2

INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT:  The applicant is reminded of the need to obtain separate listed building consent for the development hereby approved in addition to this planning permission before works commence on site.

3

INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT: 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.

4

INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT: The Applicant should note the details contained in the consultation response from Wessex Water dated 14th October 2019.

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INFORMATIVE TO APPLICANT: Historic England would like to be kept informed of progress on the Melksham House project following the January 2020 Cabinet meeting