Agenda item

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Development Control and Major Developments for the erection of six dwellings and the demolition of garage blocks (as amended by plans received 12/02/2010).

The Committee considered the risk of flooding and also expressed concern regarding the visual appearance of the proposed development.

In reaching their decision, the Committee considered the Officers’ report, presentation and written update.

Resolved

That application 10/00071/F be approved subject to the following:

(i)     Confirmation of the need or otherwise of a legal agreement regarding   nomination rights and tenure mix.

(ii)       the following Conditions

1.                  1.4A - Full Permission:  Duration Limit (3 years) (RC2)

2.                  Except where otherwise stipulated by conditions attached to this permission, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents: Drawing no’s TR291006/01,SLP02,P05,S02,S01,P01 Rev A,P02 Rev A,P08,P04 Rev A, P06 Rev A and P07 Rev A.

3.                  That the dwellings hereby approved shall remain as affordable dwellings, defined as housing (either for outright sale, rent, shared equity or staircasing to full ownership) within the financial means of households that are otherwise unable to secure private sector housing for purchase or rent in prevailing economic circumstances.

4.                  That the dwellings hereby approved shall be constructed to the HCA Design and Quality Standards, and to  Lifetime Homes standards.

5.                  2.0A – Details of Materials and External Finishes (RC4A) insert ‘new dwellings’

6.                  2.8A – Colouring: Walls etc (RC4A) insert ‘render for the dwellings’

7.                  2.10A – Floor levels (RC7A)

8.                  3.0A – Submit landscaping scheme (RC10A)

9.                  3.7AA – Submit boundary enclosure details (more than one dwelling) (RC12AA)

10.             4.3AA– Access details for approval (RC13BB)

11.             4.4AA – Vision splay details (RC13BB) (first dwelling) (0.5 metre)

12.             4.9AB – New estate roads (RC14AA)

13.             4.10AA – Estate Accesses, Driveways (RC14AA)

14.             4.13CD – Parking and Manoeuvring (RC13BB)

15.             6.2AA – Residential – No extensions (RC32A)

16.             6.6AB – Residential – No conversion of garage (RC35AA)

17.       Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, a detailed scheme for the surface water and foul sewage drainage of the development shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The approved surface water drainage scheme shall be carried out prior to commencement of any building works on the site and the approved foul      sewage drainage scheme shall be implemented prior to the first occupation of any building to which the scheme relates. All drainage works shall be laid out and constructed in accordance with the Water Authorities Association's current edition "Sewers for Adoption".

18        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.

19.       If a potential risk from contamination is identified as a result of the work carried out under condition 18, 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.

20.       If contamination is found by undertaking the work carried out under condition 19, 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.

21. If remedial works have been identified in condition 20, the remedial works shall be carried out in accordance with the scheme approved under condition 20. The development shall not be occupied until a verification report (referred to in PPS23 as a validation report), that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation carried out, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Councillor George Reynolds left the meeting room for the item.