Agenda item

Public Participation

 

Anthony Dixon, applicant, spoke in support of the application.

 

The Planning Officer, Rose Fox, introduced a report which recommended granting planning permission, subject to conditions, for a phased 8 classroom extension with ancillary rooms, new main entrance, enlarged staff room and associated external works.

 

Key issues highlighted included: the phased developments for the plan; that the proposals would allow the school to take more pupils; the improvements to parking, classrooms, access and sports facilities; the elevations of the proposals; the impact on the proposals on the neighbours; that public protection officers had no objections in relation to increased noise arising from the developments; phase two may only be required if more housing was brought forward, but that phase one would meet current housing coming forward; seeking to relocate trees.

 

Members of the Committee then had the opportunity to ask technical questions of the officer which focused on:  the loss of trees from the proposal; whether an advisory regarding a traffic management plan could be added.

 

Members of the public then had the opportunity to address the Committee, as detailed above.

 

At the start of the debate a proposal was moved by Councillor Gavin Grant and seconded by Councillor Peter Hutton to grant planning permission as detailed in the report with the addition of a condition regarding travel planning.

 

Resolved:

Delegate to office approrpaite plan on tree planning and on landscaping and school travel plan.

 

To Grant planning permission, subject to the following conditions:

 

Time limit:

 

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.

 

 

Approved plans:

 

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

 

Plans as received by the LPA 04/04/2018:

Site Location Plan (0001 Rev: A, dated: 29/03/18)

Existing Site Plan (0002 Rev: B, dated: 13/04/18)

Existing First Floor Plan (0202 Rev: A, dated: 29/03/18)

Existing Roof Plan (0206 Rev: A, dated: 29/03/18)

Plans as received by the LPA 29/06/2018:

Proposed Phase 1 Site Plan (0003 Rev: D, dated: 29/06/2018)

Proposed Phase 2 Site Plan (0004 Rev: E, dated: 29/06/2018)

Contractor access plan (0005 Rev: C, dated: 29/06/2018)

Children’s Centre Boundary (0006 Rev: C, dated: 29/06/2018)

Existing Ground Floor Plan (0201 Rev: B, dated: 27/06/18)

Proposed Phase 1 Ground Floor Plan (0203 Rev: B, dated: 27/06/18)

Proposed Phase 2 Ground Floor Plan (0204 Rev: C, dated: 27/06/18)

Proposed Phase 1 & 2 First Floor Plans (0205 Rev: B, dated: 27/06/18)

Proposed Phase 1 Roof Plan (0207 Rev: B, dated: 27/06/18)

Proposed Phase 2 Roof Plan (0208 Rev: B, dated: 27/06/18)

Existing Elevations (2001 Rev: B, dated 13/04/18)

Proposed Phase 1 Elevations (2002 Rev: C, dated: 27/06/18)

Proposed Phase 2 Elevations (2003, Rev: B), dated: 27/06/18)

Existing and Proposed Site Section A-A (3001, Rev: B, dated: 27/06/18)

Existing and Proposed Site Section B-B (3002, Rev: B, dated: 27/06/18)

Existing and Proposed Site Section C-C (3003, Rev: B, dated: 27/06/18)

Existing and Proposed Site Section D-D (3004, Rev: B, dated: 27/06/18)

 

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

 

Amenity:

 

3.    No development shall commence on phase 1 (including any works of demolition) until a Construction Method Statement (CMS) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

 

The statement shall include details of 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) the erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate;

e) wheel washing facilities;

f) measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction;

g) a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and construction works;

h) measures for the protection of the natural environment;

i) hours of construction, including deliveries

 

The approved Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period.

 

REASON: To minimise detrimental effects to the neighbouring amenities, the amenities of the area in general, detriment to the natural environment through risks of pollution and dangers to highway safety, during the construction period.

 

 

4.    No development shall commence on phase 2 (including any works of demolition) until a Construction Method Statement (CMS) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

 

The statement shall include details of 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) the erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate;

e) wheel washing facilities;

f) measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction;

g) a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and construction works;

h) measures for the protection of the natural environment;

i) hours of construction, including deliveries

 

The approved Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period.

 

REASON: To minimise detrimental effects to the neighbouring amenities, the amenities of the area in general, detriment to the natural environment through risks of pollution and dangers to highway safety, during the construction period.

 

 

5.    No external lighting shall be installed on site until plans showing the type of light appliance, the height and position of fitting, 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)", have 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 area and to minimise unnecessary light spillage above and outside the development site.

 

 

6.    The development hereby permitted shall not be first brought into use until details of the play equipment proposed for relocation has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

REASON: In the interests of residential amenity.

 

7.    The new games court as indicated on the Proposed Phase 2 Site Plan hereby permitted shall not be enclosed by any boundary treatment unless this has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

REASON: In the interests of residential and visual amenity.

 

 

8.    No part of the relevant phases (1 or 2) shall be first brought into use until all the excess cut and fill from the levelling works related to that phase has been removed from the site.

 

REASON: In the interests of the character and appearance of the area and neighbouring amenities.

 

 

Highways:

 

9.    No development shall commence on site until details of the proposed temporary site access have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The temporary access shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details. No later than one month after the new development is first brought into use, the temporary access shall be removed and the verge/footway crossing reinstated in accordance with details which shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

 

REASON: In the interests of highway safety.

 

 

10.Prior to the first occupation of phase 1 of development, the proposed parking areas (as demonstrated on Proposed Phase 1 Site Plan 0003 Rev D) must be consolidated, surfaced and laid out in accordance with the approved details. The parking areas 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.

 

 

11.Prior to the first occupation of the development herby permitted, the footpath to the Western edge of the site shall be improved to form a 2.5m wide shared use surface, linking to the town recreation ground to the West of the site. The shared used path shall be completed in accordance with plans which shall have been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority beforehand.

 

REASON: In the interests of promoting sustainable transport by the improving access to the school via means other than by the private carin accordance with Core Policies 60 & 61 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy.

 

 

Drainage:

 

12.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 permeability test results to BRE365, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

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

 

 

13.The development shall not be first brought into use until surface water drainage has been constructed in accordance with the approved scheme.

 

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

 

14. No part of the development shall be brought into use, until the schools Green Travel Plan has been updated and submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Travel Plan shall include details of implementation and monitoring and shall be implemented in accordance with these agreed details. The results of the implementation and monitoring shall be made available to the Local Planning Authority on request, together with any changes to the plan arising from those results.

 

REASON: In the interests of road safety and reducing vehicular traffic to the development.

 

 

INFORMATIVES:

Wales and West Utilities gas pipelines may be affected and at risk during construction and you must contact Sophie Dawkins on 02920 278912 before starting any work.

 

The consent hereby granted shall not be construed as authority to carry out works on the highway. The applicant is advised that a licence will be required from the local highway authority before any works are carried out on any footway, footpath, carriageway, verge or other land forming part of the highway. Please contact the Council's Vehicle Crossing Team on vehicleaccess@wiltshire.gov.uk and/or 01225 713352.

 

The applicant should note that the grant of planning permission does not include any separate permission which may be needed to erect a structure in the vicinity of a public sewer.  Such permission should be sought direct from Thames Water Utilities Ltd / Wessex Water Services Ltd. Buildings are not normally allowed within 3.0 metres of a Public Sewer although this may vary depending on the size, depth, strategic importance, available access and the ground conditions appertaining to the sewer in question.

 

The applicant is requested to note that this permission does not affect any private property rights and therefore does not authorise the carrying out of any work on land outside their control. If such works are required it will be necessary for the applicant to obtain the landowners consent before such works commence.

 

If you intend carrying out works in the vicinity of the site boundary, you are also advised that it may be expedient to seek your own advice with regard to the requirements of the Party Wall Act 1996.

 

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.

 

Any alterations to the approved plans, brought about by compliance with Building Regulations or any other reason must first be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority before commencement of work.