Agenda item

Public participation:

Mr John Coleman spoke in support of the application

The Planning Officer introduced the report, which recommended approval, and drew members’ attention to the late list.

RESOLVED:

That planning permission be granted for the following reasons:

The proposal would make efficient use of land in an area where the principle of residential development is acceptable, and the design would be appropriate to the character and appearance of the area. Subject to conditions, there would be no significant adverse impacts to highways safety or the residential amenities of surrounding property. The development would therefore accord with the aims and objectives of the development plan, having particular regard to Local Plan policies G1, G2, D1, D2, H8, TR11, TR14 and R2, and there are no other material considerations which would make the development otherwise unacceptable.

Subject to the owner entering into a legal agreement with the Council in respect of (i) the provision of recreational open space in accordance with the requirements of Policy R2, (ii) a financial contribution towards 3 primary school places, and (iii) a financial contribution towards the provision of waste and recycling bins for the development.

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 Section 51 (1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2)     Before development is commenced, a schedule of materials and finishes, and, where so required by the Local Planning Authority, samples of such materials and finishes, to be used for the external wall[s] and roof[s] of the proposed development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To secure a harmonious form of development.

Policy D1 & D2

3)     No development shall commence on site until a scheme of hard and soft landscaping has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, the details of which shall include:

(a) details of trees and hedgerows to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development;

(b) all species, planting sizes and planting densities,

(c) hard surfacing materials;

(d) proposed and existing functional services above and below ground (e.g. drainage, power, communications, cables, pipelines etc indicating lines, manholes, supports etc).

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

Policy D1 & D2

4)     No development shall commence on site until details of the design and external appearance of all fences, gates, walls, and other means of enclosure have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the development being occupied. 

Reason:  In the interests of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area.

Policy D1 & D2

5)     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, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall not be occupied until surface water drainage has been constructed in accordance with the approved scheme.

Reason: To ensure that the development can be adequately drained.

Policy G3

6)     Notwithstanding the provisions of Classes A to E of Schedule 2 (Part 1) to 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 extensions to the dwellings nor the erection of any structures within the curtilages unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority upon submission of a planning application in that behalf.

Reason: In the interests of visual and neighbouring amenity.

7)     No construction or demolition work shall take place on Sundays or public holidays or outside the hours of 0730 to 1800 weekdays and 0800 to 1300 on Saturdays. This condition shall not apply to the internal fitting out of the buildings.

Reason: In the interests of neighbouring amenity.

Policy G2

8)     Construction work shall not begin until a scheme for protecting plots 7-11 from road traffic noise and for the provision of a mechanical ventilation system  has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority; all works which form part of the scheme shall be completed before the development is occupied.

REASON: In the interest of the amenities of future occupiers

     Policy G2

9)     Before the start of the development, full construction details of the vehicular access to Castle Road and the internal access road, including details of the re-instatement of the footway at the existing access to No 76, shall be submitted for the written approval of the LPA; and the vehicular access, internal access road and re-instated footway shall be completed to the satisfaction of the LPA and in accordance with the approved details  before the first occupation of each dwelling directly served from that part of the access.

Reason: In the interests of Highway safety

Policy G2

Informatives:

1. The applicant’s attention is directed to the water efficiency, sustainable construction, pollution prevention during construction and waste management informatives set out within the consultation response letter from the Environment Agency dated 08.09.2010.
2. The existing street lighting column at the access point shall be relocated to a position to the full approval of the Highway Authority at the expense of the developer as part of the works associated with condition No.9.  Because the existing vehicular access to No.76 is effectively stopped up by the development, the footway levels should also be re-instated at the expense of the developer.