Agenda item

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Development Control and Major Developments for the erection of three B1 units set within and below earth moundings, improvements and enhancement to the railway line, car parking and associated landscaping on the existing derelict brownfield site to form extension to the existing phase one development.

The Committee considered the issue of outdoor lighting.

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

Resolved

That application 10/00134/F be approved subject to the satisfactory receipt of a legal obligation from the applicants concerning off-site transport infrastructure contributions and the following conditions:

1)      1.4A (RC2) – [Time: 3 years]

2)      Except where otherwise stipulated by conditions attached to this permission, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the schedule of drawings received 03.02.2010. 

3)           2.3CC  (RC5B) – natural ironstone DEVELOPMENT

4)            5.5AA (RC4A) – full design details – glazing, balustrades, bridge, railway and locomotive shed feature and refuse and recycling areas.

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 Transport Assessment dated May 2009 or otherwise agreed with the Local Planning Authority.  The works will require the applicant to enter into a Section 278 for the undertaking of works to the highway with the local highway 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 maneuvering of vehicles at all times. (RC15AA)

9)       4.14DD (RC66AA) – Green travel plan

10)             That full design 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 details so approved. (RC95A)

11)             6.15AA (RC40AA) – that the buildings shall be used for the purposes falling within Class B1

12)             6.4AB (RC34AA) – commercial no extensions

13)             7.13 (RC50) – no outside storage or other operations

14)     That no development shall take place until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a scheme for landscaping the site which shall include:-

(a)     details of the proposed tree and shrub planting including their species, number, sizes and positions, together with grass seeded/turfed areas, hedgerow planting, creation of a wildflower grassland and SuDs.  The planting scheme should cover: species mix (species should be of local provenance and appropriate to the local area) and methods of establishment.

(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, pavements, pedestrian areas,                   crossing points and steps.

17)             3.1A (RC10A) – carryout landscaping

18)             3.7BB (RC10A) – submit boundary enclosure details

19)             Prior to the commencement of development a management plan for semi-natural grass areas should be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority DC prior to any works taking place. The management plan shall be carried out in accordance with those approved details. (RC85A)

20)             No development approved by this planning permission shall be commenced unless and until all remediation requirements and working practices are carried out in accordance with the 'Environmental Recommendations' included in the ground investigation report ref: C9469 (February 2004).

21)             4.14CC (RC66A) – cycle parking

22)             That notwithstanding Condition 4 above prior to commencement of development, details of the existing former mineral railway track on the site, identifying which lengths of track are proposed to be preserved shall be first submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority and that such agreed length of trackway shall thereafter be left in situ on the site.

23)      SC 9.4A         Carry out mitigation in ecological report (RC85A)

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the recommendations set out in the Ecological Appraisal of the by Richard Tofts Ecology dated March 2010 and Reptile Survey: Initial Report dated April 2010 unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

24)             Notwithstanding condition no. 23, and the mitigation measures and recommendations contained in the Ecological Appraisal by Richard Tofts Ecology dated March 2010 and Reptile Survey: Initial Report dated April 2010 a scheme for the management of badgers should be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to any works taking place and that a further 7 no. site visits be made by the appointed Ecologist to undertake further reptile survey work, and that following these visits and prior to any works taking place, a full Ecological report be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority which provides details of mitigation and recommendations.  The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the mitigation and recommendations.

25)      Vegetation shall not be removed except between 1^st September and 28^th February (inclusive) as this is outside of the bird breeding season. If any trees need to be removed between 1^st March and 31^st August (inclusive), they will need to be checked over by an ecologist immediately prior to removal to ensure there are no nesting birds present. If nesting birds are present, the tree must be cordoned off and protected and cannot be removed until the birds have fledged.