Agenda item

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

The Committee considered application 16/00037/F for the conversion and change of use of existing offices to create 12 no. new apartments. Works including: new 2.5 storey extension (previously approved); replacement of existing single storey element with 2.5 storey extension (previously approved 2 storey extension); associated landscaping and parking (amended scheme to 08/01665/F).

In reaching their decision, the committee considered the officer’s report, presentation and written update.

Resolved

That application 16/00037/F be approved, subject to:

a)       The applicant entering into an appropriate legal agreement to the satisfaction of the District Council to secure an off-site financial contribution to affordable housing, as outlined in paragraph 5.43 of the report, to be completed no later than 8 July 2016.

b)       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 application shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents:

·                     Application Form submitted with the application;

·                     Design and Access Statement submitted with the application;

·                     Drawing Number 2577 PL 001 submitted with the application;

·                     Drawing Numbers 2577 PL 100 B and 2577 PL 102 B received from  the applicant’s agent by e-mail on 2nd February 2016; and

·                     Drawing Number 2577 PL 101 C received from the applicant’s agent by e-mail on 12 April 2016.

3.            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 extensions shall be constructed in strict accordance with the approved brick sample panel.

4.            Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, samples of the slate to be used in the construction of the roof of the extensions 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.

5.            Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, full details of the design, construction, materials and finished appearance of the new doors, windows, chamfered stone sills and window lintels 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.

6.            Prior to the construction of the bin store, and notwithstanding the details shown on the approved plans, revised and full details of the siting, design, construction, materials, and finished appearance of the bin store shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter and prior to the first occupation of the development, the bin store shall be completed and made available for use in accordance with the approved details.

7.            Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, and notwithstanding the details shown on the approved plans, revised and full details of the siting, design, construction, materials, and finished appearance of facilities to provide 20 bicycle parking spaces to serve the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Prior to the first occupation of the development, the approved bicycle parking shall be completed and made available for use in accordance with the approved details, and shall be maintained as such thereafter.

8.            Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, turning areas incorporating a total of 12 car parking spaces as shown on drawing 2577 PL 100 rev B shall be provided within the curtilage of the site allowing vehicles to enter and leave in a forward gear. The turning and parking area shall be constructed, laid out, surfaced and drained in accordance with specification details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to commencement of that work.

9.            Prior to commencement of the development hereby approved, a Construction Travel Management Plan (CTMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the approved CTMP shall be implemented and operated in accordance with the approved details.

10.         A Travel Information Pack, the details of which are to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to first occupation, shall be provided to every household.

11.         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, details of a scheme for the location of swift bricks or boxes in or on the building shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the nesting provisions shall be installed on the site in accordance with the approved details.

12.         Prior to the commencement of the development, a surface water drainage scheme for the site, based on sustainable drainage principles and an assessment of the hydrological and hydro-geological context of the development, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Thereafter, and prior to the first occupation of the development, the approved drainage scheme shall be implemented in full.

13.         Prior to the commencement of the development, a Sustainability Statement detailing the measures to be used to maximise the energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impacts 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 approved details.

14.         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved full details of the siting, landscaping and treatment of a Local Area of Play (LAP) to be provided within the site together with a timeframe for its provision and details of its ongoing maintenance shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved LAP shall be landscaped, laid out and completed prior to the first occupation of the development, and shall thereafter be retained and maintained at all times as open space/play space in accordance with the approved details.

15.         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.

Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved landscape scheme.

16.         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.

17.         The brick detailing on the existing building consisting of a course of projecting bricks and brick arches over the existing windows shall be replicated on the extensions hereby approved in terms of pattern and height.

18.         Except to allow for the means of access and vision splays, the existing hedgerow along the northern (front) boundary of the site shall be retained and properly maintained at a height of not less than 1.5 metres, and any hedgerow plant which dies within five years from the completion of the development shall be replaced with a plant of the same or similar species and shall thereafter be properly maintained in accordance with this condition.

19.         The rainwater goods to be installed on to the building shall be constructed from wrought iron or profiled aluminium coloured black.

20.         The fascia boards on the existing building shall be replicated on the extensions hereby approved in terms of materials, pattern and paint finish.

21.         Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved full details of the design, height, construction, materials and finished appearance of all means of enclosure along and within the boundaries of the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the approved means of enclosure along the boundaries of the site shall be erected prior to the first occupation of the development, in accordance with the approved details.

22.         Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, an Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS), undertaken in accordance with BS5837:2012 and all subsequent amendments and revisions shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, all works on site shall be carried out in accordance with the approved AMS.