Agenda item

Approved, subject to conditions.

The Committee considered application 12/00779/F for a proposed detached dwelling.

Peter Griffiths, the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

In considering the application, some Members commented on the size and height of the proposed dwelling and it was in context with the surrounding buildings.

Members further commented that there was adequate access to the site was fine and that the proposed design of the dwelling was to protect the existing trees.

Councillor Pickford proposed that the application be approved. Councillor Randall seconded the proposal.

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

Resolved

That application 12/00779/F be approved, subject to:

(1)               That 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 conditions attached to this permission, the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the following plans and documents:  1041 PM CD100 Rev. e received 03/08/2012, 1041 PM CD112 Rev. f, 1041 PM CD113 Rev. d, 1041 PM CD114 Rev. d, 1041 PM CD115 Rev. c, 1041 PM CD211 Rev. d, 1041 PM CD212 Rev. d all received 30/07/2012, Email from R.A. Sutton dated 02/08/2012, Sacha Barnes Ltd Tree Report dated July 2011 Ref: SB/JS/210/TS

(3)               That the external walls and roof(s) of the dwelling shall be constructed in accordance with a schedule of materials and finishes, including samples where appropriate, which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the works hereby approved.

(4)               That the external walls of the dwelling shall be constructed in natural stone which shall be laid, dressed, coursed and pointed in accordance with a sample panel (minimum 1m2 in size) which shall be constructed on site to be inspected and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the construction of the development hereby permitted.

(5)               That full design details of the windows and doors, including material, colour and finish, 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.

(6)               That before the development is first occupied, the parking and manoeuvring areas shall be provided in accordance with the plan hereby approved and shall be constructed, laid out, surfaced, drained and completed in accordance with specification details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development, and shall be retained unobstructed except for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles at all times thereafter. 

(7)               That full design details of the stone wall to separate The Hermitage from the curtilage of the dwelling, including a sample panel (minimum 1m² in size) which shall be constructed on site to be inspected by the Local Planning Authority, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development.  

(8)               That prior to commencement of any development on the site, notwithstanding the details submitted, an Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS), undertaken in accordance with BS5837 shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. All works shall be undertaken in accordance with the agreed document.

(9)               No works or development shall take place until a scheme of supervision for the arboricultural protection measures has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This scheme will be appropriate to the scale and duration of the works and, where relevant, must include details of:

(a)               the project arboriculturalist employed to undertake supervisory role of relevant arboricultural issues. Applicant / Agent to provide written confirmation and contact details of chosen individual or company.

(b)               the relevant persons / contractors to be briefed by project arboriculturalist on all on-site tree related matters.

(c)               the timing and methodology of scheduled site monitoring visits to be undertaken by the project arboriculturalist.

(d)               the procedures for notifying and communicating with the Local Planning Authority when dealing with unforeseen variations to agreed tree works and arboricultural incidents.

(e)               of appropriate supervision for the installation of load-bearing 'structural cell' planting pits and associated features such as irrigation systems, root barriers and surface requirements (e.g. arboresin, tree grills etc.)

(10)          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,

(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 and steps.

(11)          That all planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out 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; and that any trees 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 next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent for any variation.

(12)          That notwithstanding the provisions of Class A of Part 2, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 and its subsequent amendments, no gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure shall be erected, constructed or placed along or between the northern and eastern boundaries of the curtilage without the prior express planning consent of the Local Planning Authority.

(13)          That notwithstanding the provisions of Class A of Part 2, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 and its subsequent amendments, no gate, fence, wall or other means of enclosure shall be erected, constructed or placed along the northern and eastern boundaries of the curtilage, or between the dwelling and the northern and eastern boundaries of the curtilage without the prior express planning consent of the Local Planning Authority.

(14)          The applicant, or their agents or successors in title, shall be responsible for organising and implementing an archaeological watching brief, to be maintained during the period of construction/during any groundworks taking place on the site. The watching brief shall be carried out by a professional archaeological organisation in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation that has first been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

15        Following the approval of the Written Scheme of Investigation referred to in Condition 14, no development shall commence on site without the appointed archaeologist being present other than in accordance with the agreed WSI. Once the watching brief has been completed its findings shall be reported to the Local Planning Authority, as agreed in the Written Scheme of Investigation, including all processing, research and analysis necessary to produce an accessible and useable archive and a full report for publication.

(Councillor Atack left the meeting for the duration of the item. Councillors Kerford-Byrnes, Macnamara and Wood requested that their abstention from the vote be recorded.)