Agenda item

To consider the report of the Director of Service Delivery, (copy enclosed, Members’

Update to be circulated)*.

A Member’s update was submitted confirming that the developer had paid the contribution towards the Essex Coast Recreational Avoidance Mitigation Strategy (RAMS) and summarising additional comments received since agenda publication.

Following the Officer’s presentation, the Chairman moved the Officer’s recommendation of approval as set out in the report. This was seconded by Councillor Durham.

At this point Councillor Bamford declared a non-pecuniary interest in this item as she knew the applicant.

The Chairman then put the proposal to approve the application in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation to the Committee. Upon a vote being taken the application was unanimously approved.

RESOLVED that the application be APPROVED  subject to the following conditions: 

1.           Details of the appearance, landscaping and scale, (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority before any development begins and the development shall be carried out as approved.

REASON  The application as submitted does not give particulars sufficient for  consideration of the reserved matters.

2.           Application for the approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the local planning authority before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

REASON  To comply with the requirements of Section 92 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).      

3.           The development hereby permitted shall be begun within two years from the date of the final approval of the reserved matters.

REASON To comply with the requirements of Section 92 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).

4.           The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plan A13383/02, as far as it relates to the access and layout of the proposed development.

REASON  To ensure the access and layout details are carried out in accordance with the approved plan.

5.           The landscaping details referred to in Condition 1 shall provide full details and specifications of both hard and soft landscape works which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Such details shall be submitted concurrently with the other reserved matters. These landscaping details shall include the layout of the hard landscaped areas with the materials and finishes to be used together with details of the means of enclosure, car parking layout, vehicle and pedestrian accesses. The details of the soft landscape works shall include schedules of shrubs and trees to be planted, noting the species, stock size, proposed numbers/densities and details of the planting scheme's implementation and maintenance programme. The hard landscape works shall be carried out as approved prior to the beneficial occupation of the development hereby approved unless otherwise first agreed in writing by the local planning authority. The soft landscape works shall be carried out as approved within the first available planting season (October to March inclusive) following the commencement of the development, unless otherwise first agreed in writing by the local planning authority. If within a period of five years from the date of the planting of any tree or plant that tree or plant, or any tree or plant planted in its replacement, is removed, destroyed, dies, or becomes, in the opinion of the local planning authority, seriously damaged or defective, another tree or plant of the same species and size as that originally planted shall be planted in the same place, unless the local planning authority gives its written consent to any variation.

REASON  To secure appropriate landscaping of the site in the interests of visual amenity and the character of the area in accordance with policy D1 of the Maldon District Local Development Plan.

6.           No development works above ground level shall occur until details of the surface water drainage scheme to serve the development shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority. The agreed scheme shall be implemented prior to the first occupation of the development. The scheme shall ensure that for a minimum:

1) The development should be able to manage water on site for 1 in 100 year

events plus 40% climate change allowance.

2) Run-off from a greenfield site for all storm events that have a 100% chance

of occurring each year (1 in 1 year event) inclusive of climate change should be

no higher than 10/ls and no lower than 1/ls. The rate should be restricted to the

1 in 1 greenfield rate or equivalent greenfield rates with long term storage

(minimum rate 1l/s) or 50% betterment of existing run off rates on brownfield

sites (provided this does not result in a runoff rate less than greenfield) or 50%betterment of existing run off rates on brownfield sites (provided this does not

result in a runoff rate less than greenfield).

You are advised that in order to satisfy the soakaway condition the following

details will be required:- details of the area to be drained, infiltration rate (as

determined by BRE Digest 365), proposed length, width and depth of

soakaway, groundwater level and whether it will be rubble filled.

Where the local planning authority accepts discharge to an adopted sewer

network you will be required to provide written confirmation from the statutory

undertaker that the discharge will be accepted.

REASON  To ensure that appropriate surface water drainage is available on site in accordance with Policy D2 of the Maldon District Local Development Plan.

7.           No development works above ground level shall occur until details of the foul drainage scheme to serve the development shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority. The agreed scheme shall be implemented prior to the first occupation of the development.

REASON To ensure that appropriate foul water drainage is available on site in accordance with Policy D2 of the Maldon District Local Development Plan.

8.           The scheme to be submitted pursuant to the reserved matters shall make provision for car parking and a vehicular turning facility within the site in accordance with the Council’s adopted car parking standards. Prior to the occupation of the development the parking areas shall be constructed, surfaced, laid out and made available for such purposes in accordance with the approved scheme and retained as such thereafter.

REASON To ensure safe access and egress into the site in the interest of highway safety in accordance with policy T2 of the Maldon District Local Development Plan. 

9.           Prior to occupation of the development the vehicular access shall be constructed to a width not less than 5 metres, shall be retained at that width for 6 metres within the site and shall be provided with an appropriate dropped kerb vehicular crossing of the highway verge.

REASON  To ensure that vehicles can enter and leave the highway in a controlled manner in the interest of highway safety in accordance with policy T2 of the Maldon District Local Development Plan.

10.        No unbound material shall be used in the surface treatment of the vehicular access within 6 metres of the highway boundary of the site.

REASON  To avoid displacement of loose material onto the highway in the Interests of highway safety in accordance with policy T2 of the Maldon District Local Development Plan.

11.    No development shall take place, including any ground works or demolition, until a Construction Method Statement has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. The approved Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period. The Statement shall provide for:

i.        the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors

ii.      loading and unloading of plant and materials

iii.     storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development

iv.      wheel and underbody washing facilities

REASON   To ensure that on-street parking of these vehicles in the Grange Road does not occur, in the interests of highway safety.

Councillor Jarvis returned to the meeting.