Agenda item

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

The Committee considered application 15/01599/F for the demolition of existing garages and the development of 6 one bed apartments and the provision of a store area for adjacent shop unit with associated external areas to include parking, bin and cycle stores.

Ian Mills, agent for the applicant, addressed the committee in support of the application.

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In reaching their decision, the committee considered the officers’ report, presentation, written update and the address of the public speaker.

Resolved

That application 15/01599/F be approved subject:

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, Design and Access Statement and drawings numbered: 1416-02C, 03C, 04A, 05A, 06A and secure bike rack.

3.            Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, samples of the tile to be used in the construction of the roof of the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the samples so approved.

4.            Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a brick sample panel, to demonstrate brick type, colour, texture, face bond and pointing (minimum 1m2 in size) shall be constructed on site, inspected and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the external walls of the development shall be constructed in strict accordance with the approved brick sample panel.

5.            Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a colour scheme for the colouring of the external walls shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, and prior to the first occupation of the development, the walls shall be finished and thereafter maintained in accordance with the approved colour scheme.

6.            That the rooflights in the west elevation shall have a minimum cill height of 1.7m above finished floor level.

7.            Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the first floor window in the north elevation of the unit 2 shall be fixed shut, other than the top hung opening element, and shall be fully glazed with obscured glass that complies with the current British Standard, and retained as such thereafter.

8.            Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full details of the enclosures along all boundaries and within the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the approved means of enclosure, in respect of those dwellings which they are intended to screen shall be erected, in accordance with the approved details, prior to the first occupation of those dwellings.

9.            Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, a plan showing full details of the finished floor levels in relation to existing and proposed site levels for the proposed building 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 finished floor levels plan.

10.         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full details of the external lighting shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local planning Authority. Thereafter, the lighting shall be carried out and retained in accordance with the approved details.

11.         All vehicular traffic accessing the development shall enter and leave the site through the north access and exit through the south access.

12.         The cycle parking facilities shown on plan No. 1416/2C and Economy Two Tier Rack Assembly 1/7 received on 21/10/15 shall be provided prior to the first occupation of the development and be permanently retained and maintained for the parking of cycles in connection with the development.

13.         No impact piling shall take place until a piling method statement (detailing the depth and type of piling to be undertaken and the methodology by which such piling will be carried out, including measures to prevent and minimise the potential for damage to subsurface sewerage infrastructure, and the programme for the works) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  Any piling must be undertaken in accordance with the terms of the approved piling method statement.

14.         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted a desk study and site walk over to identify all potential contaminative uses on site, and to inform the conceptual site model shall be carried out by a competent person and in accordance with DEFRA and the Environment Agency's ‘Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11’ and shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. No development shall take place until the Local Planning Authority has given its written approval that it is satisfied that no potential risk from contamination has been identified.

15.         If a potential risk from contamination is identified as a result of the work carried out under condition 15 prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, a comprehensive intrusive investigation in order to characterise the type, nature and extent of contamination present, the risks to receptors and to inform the remediation strategy proposals shall be documented as a report undertaken by a competent person and in accordance with DEFRA and the Environment Agency's ‘Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11’ and submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. No development shall take place unless the Local Planning Authority has given its written approval that it is satisfied that the risk from contamination has been adequately characterised as required by this condition.

16.         If contamination is found by undertaking the work carried out under condition 16 prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, a scheme of remediation and/or monitoring to ensure the site is suitable for its proposed use shall be prepared by a competent person and in accordance with DEFRA and the Environment Agency's ‘Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11’ and submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. No development shall take place until the Local Planning Authority has given its written approval of the scheme of remediation and/or monitoring required by this condition.

17.         If remedial works have been identified in condition 17 the development shall not be occupied until the remedial works have been carried out in accordance with the scheme approved under condition 17 A verification report that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation carried out must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

18.         If, during development, contamination not previously identified is found to be present at the site, no further development shall be carried out until full details of a remediation strategy detailing how the unsuspected contamination shall be dealt with has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the remediation strategy shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

19.         Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the appropriate number of refuse bins required in relation to the dwellings shall be provided.

20.         Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, the first floor Kitchen window serving unit 4 in the west elevation of the shall be fixed shut, other than any top hung opening element, and shall be fully glazed with obscured glass that complies with the current British Standard, and retained as such thereafter.