Agenda item

Approved, subject to various requirements to be set out in the minutes

The Committee considered application 14/01898/F for the provision of 10 no. employment units (Classes B1, B2 & B8), car parking and associated landscaping (revised scheme following approval of 11/00473/F).

In reaching their decision, the committee considered the officers report and presentation.

Resolved

That application 14/01898/F be approved, subject to the following conditions:

1.            The development to which this permission relates shall be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

2.            Except where otherwise stipulated by condition, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents: Application forms, Reptile Mitigation Strategy by Philip Irving dated August 2014, Badger Survey and Method Statement by Philip Irving dated August 2014, and drawings numbered: 2975/13 dated 3/14, 2975/13 dated 02/15, 2975/11 G dated 3/14, 2318-04 Rev. B, 2318-05 Rev. A, 10016/01, 2442/01

3.            The premises shall be used only for purposes falling within Classes B1, B2 and B8 specified in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2005 and for no other purpose(s) whatsoever.

4.            Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, and notwithstanding the submitted details, a revised schedule of the materials and finishes for the external walls and roof(s) of the development, including samples where appropriate, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved materials.

5.            Prior to the commencement of development a construction phase traffic management plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The approved plan shall be implemented and operated in accordance with the approved details.

6.            Prior to the commencement of development a scheme of drainage shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The approved plan shall be implemented and operated in accordance with the approved details.

7.            Prior to the first occupation of the development, the proposed widening of Ironstone Lane and associated access works shall be completed in accordance with the details provided within the Revised Transport Assessment number 2352/03 dated March 2011 and Drawing No. 2442/01A approved as part of Application: 11/00473/F unless otherwise agreed with the Local Planning Authority.

8.            Prior to the first occupation of the development the access road, parking and manoeuvring areas shall be provided in accordance with the plans hereby approved and shall be constructed, laid out, surfaced, drained (SUDS) and completed, and shall be retained unobstructed except for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles at all times.

9.            An amended Framework Travel Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the first use or occupation of the development hereby permitted. The approved Green Travel Plan shall thereafter be implemented and operated in accordance with the approved details.

10.         If, during development, contamination is found to be present at the site then no further development (unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority) shall be carried out until the developer has submitted a remediation strategy to the local planning authority detailing how this unsuspected contamination shall be dealt with and obtained written approval from the local planning authority. The remediation strategy shall be implemented as approved.

11.         The development hereby approved shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the details set out in the Summary and Recommendations page 6 of the Badger Survey and Method Statement submitted with the application, which was prepared by Philip Irving dated August 2014.

12.         The development hereby approved shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the details set out in the first six bullet points within Summary and Mitigation Strategy on pages 4 and 5 of the Reptiles Mitigation Strategy submitted with the application, which was prepared by Philip Irving dated August 2014.

13.         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, including any demolition, and any works of site clearance, a method statement to include plans, locations and on-going management for enhancing the site for reptiles, in accordance with the details contained within Summary and Mitigation Strategy on page 5 of the Reptiles Mitigation Strategy submitted with the application, which was prepared by Philip Irving dated August 2014, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the enhancement measures shall be carried out and retained in accordance with the approved details.

14.         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a landscaping scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme for landscaping the site shall include:-

(a)       details of the proposed tree and shrub planting including their species, number, sizes and positions, together with grass seeded/turfed areas,

(b)       details of the existing trees and hedgerows to be retained as well as those to be felled, including existing and proposed soil levels at the base of each tree/hedgerow and the minimum distance between the base of the tree and the nearest edge of any excavation,

(c)        details of the hard surface areas, including pavements, pedestrian areas, reduced-dig areas, crossing points and steps.

15.         All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in accordance with BS 4428:1989 Code of Practice for general landscape operations (excluding hard surfaces), or the most up to date and current British Standard, in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the building(s) or on the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner. Any trees, herbaceous planting and shrubs which, within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the current/next planting season with others of similar size and species.

16.         a)         No retained tree shall be cut down, uprooted, damaged or destroyed, nor shall any retained tree be pruned in any manner, be it branches, stems or roots, other than in accordance with the approved plans and particulars, without the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority. All tree works shall be carried out in accordance with BS3998: Recommendations for Tree Works.

b)         If any retained tree is cut down, uprooted, destroyed or dies, another tree shall be planted in the same place in the next planting season following the removal of that tree, full details of which shall be firstly submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

In this condition a “retained tree” is an existing tree which shall be retained in accordance with the approved plans and particulars; and paragraphs (a) and (b) shall have effect until the expiration of five years from the date of the first occupation of the development.

17.         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, and notwithstanding the submitted details, full details, locations, specifications and construction methods for all tree pits located within soft landscaped areas, to include specifications for the dimensions of the pit, suitable irrigation and support systems and an appropriate method of mulching, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and specifications.

18.         That full details of any lighting to be fixed on the buildings and on the ground shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter.

19.         Prior to the commencement of the development, full details of the commemorative display, including details of the mining truck and length of track to be removed from the former locomotive shed for use in the display, shall be submitted to an approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved display shall be erected within six months of the date of the first occupation of the development and retained in accordance with the approved details at all times thereafter.

20.         Notwithstanding the provisions of Class A of Part 8, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 1995 and its subsequent amendments, the approved building shall not be extended or altered without the prior express planning consent of the Local Planning Authority.

21.         That no goods, materials, plant or machinery shall be stored, repaired, operated or displayed in the open without the prior express planning consent of the Local Planning Authority.