Agenda item

To consider the report of the Director of Service Delivery, (copy enclosed, Members’ Update to be circulated)*.

Following the Officer’s presentation, the Agent, Mr Russell Forde, addressed the Committee.

The Chairman then moved the Officer’s recommendation that planning application 20/01145/FUL- Land adjacent Springwood, Rectory Lane, Latchingdon be approved for the reasons as detailed in section 8 of the report. This was seconded by Councillor Helm.

Councillor Stamp advised the meeting that she had lost connectivity during the presentation and would not vote on this item. This was in accordance with Section 4, paragraph 4.7 of the Remote Meeting Protocol (May 2020).

A debate ensued where concerns were raised around the location of the site entrance and potential impact on flooding. In respect of the entrance Officers advised that this was conditioned by a visibility splay with dimensions of 2.4 metres by 43 metres in both directions, as measured from and along the nearside edge of the carriageway.  Such vehicular visibility splays would be provided before the access road is first used by vehicular traffic and retained free of any obstruction at all times, to ensure adequate inter-visibility between vehicles using the access and those in the existing public highway.

With reference to the additional impact on flooding, in an area already prone to

flooding, Officers advised that a condition was attached to the application that

ensured no works would take place until details of a surface water and foul water

drainage scheme was submitted. This was sought to prevent excess water flooding

into the surrounding area. The consensus was that flooding in the area was historic

and ongoing and that the development would not adversely impact the existing

situation.

There being no further comment the Chairman put the recommendation to the Committee to approve the application in accordance with the Officer’s report and it was agreed by assent.

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

1          The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

2          The development hereby permitted shall be carried out and retained in accordance with the following approved plans and documents: 20/2309/01; 20/2309/02; 20/2309/03; 20/2309/04; 20/2309/05; 20/2309/06; 20/2309/07 20/2309/08; 20/2309/09; 20.7155/M002

3          No development works above ground level shall take place until samples of the facing material to be used, including glazing, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The works must then be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

4          No works above ground level shall commence until there shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority a scheme of hard and soft landscaping.  The scheme shall include indications of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land, identify those to be retained and set out measures for their protection throughout the course of development.

The hard landscape works shall be carried out as approved prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved.

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 buildings or the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner; and any trees or plants which within a period of 5 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.

5          No works above ground level shall take place until details of the boundary treatment have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and be retained as such in perpetuity.

6          The existing hedgerows and trees along the northern and western boundaries of the application site shall be protected during the construction of the development and shall be retained as such thereafter.  Any trees or plants which within a period of 5 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.

7          Prior to occupation of the development, the site access shall be constructed at right angles to the highway boundary and to the existing carriageway.  As shown in drawing 20/2309/01, the width of the access at its junction with the highway shall not be less than 6.0 metres and shall be provided with an appropriate vehicular crossing of the highway verge.

8          Prior to occupation of the development, the site access at its centre line shall be provided with a clear to ground visibility splay with dimensions of 2.4 metres by 43 metres in both directions, as measured from and along the nearside edge of the carriageway.  Such vehicular visibility splays shall be provided before the access road is first used by vehicular traffic and retained free of any obstruction at all times.

9          No dwelling shall be occupied until the car parking spaces shown on drawing no. 20/2309/01 have been laid out and made available for use.  These spaces shall thereafter be kept available at all times for the parking of vehicles.

10        The garages shown on the approved plans shall be kept available for the parking of motor vehicles at all times. The garages shall be used solely for the benefit of the occupants of the dwelling of which it forms part and their visitors and for no other purpose and permanently retained as such thereafter.

11        All loading / unloading / reception and storage of building materials and the manoeuvring of all vehicles, including construction traffic shall be undertaken within the application site, clear of the public highway.

12        No development works above ground level shall occur details of the surface water and foul water drainage scheme to serve the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The approved scheme shall be implemented in full prior to the first occupation of the development.

13        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.

            The approved Construction Method Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period for the development.

14        Prior to the occupation of any part of the development hereby permitted details of the number, location and design of bicycle parking facilities/powered two wheelers shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority.  The approved provisions shall be provided in accordance with the approved scheme before any part of the development hereby approved is occupied and retained as such thereafter.

15        No development including any site clearance or groundworks of any kind shall take place within the site until the applicant or their agents; the owner of the site or successors in title has submitted an archaeological assessment by an accredited archaeological consultant to establish the archaeological significance of the site.  Such archaeological assessment shall be approved by the local planning authority and will inform the implementation of a programme of archaeological work.  The development shall be carried out in a manner that accommodates such approved programme of archaeological work.

16        No development including any site clearance or groundworks of any kind shall take place within the site until the applicant or their agents; the owner of the site or successors in title has secured the implementation of a programme of archaeological work from an accredited archaeological contractor in accordance with a written scheme of investigation which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The development shall be carried out in a manner that accommodates the approved programme of archaeological work.

The archaeological work will comprise archaeological trial-trenching of the proposed development area, followed by full excavation if archaeological features are identified.  All fieldwork should be conducted by a professional recognised archaeological contractor.

17        Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any Order amending, revoking or re-enacting that Order) no garages, extensions or separate buildings (other than incidental outbuildings not exceeding 10 cubic metres in volume) shall be erected within the site without planning permission having been obtained from the local planning authority.