Agenda item

23/00574/FUL - Land Rear Of Mill Farm, Stoney Hills, Burnham-On-Crouch

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

Minutes:

Application Number

23/00574/FUL

Location

Land Rear Of Mill Farm, Stoney Hills, Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex

Proposal

Construction of 4 chalet-style bungalows

Applicant

Mrs P Green

Agent

Mr O Dickens – Design Designed Ltd

Target Decision Date

02.08.2023

Case Officer

Kathryn Mathews

Parish

BURNHAM NORTH

Reason for Referral to the Committee / Council

Departure from the local plan

 

It was noted from the Members’ Update circulated prior to the meeting that Officers had suggested a revision to the recommendation and amended paragraph 3.1.4 of the report. In addition, consultation responses had been received from Essex County Council Highways and Environmental Health.

 

Following the Officers presentation, an Objector, Mr Heaton, addressed the Committee. The Chairperson then opened the debate.

 

A lengthy debate ensued after which Councillor A S Fluker proposed that the application be approved, in line with the Officers recommendation, and this was duly seconded.

 

There being no further discussion the Chairperson put the proposal of Councillor Fluker to the Committee, and it was agreed by assent.

 

RESOLVED that the application be APROVED 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 in complete accordance with the approved drawings and documents as follows:

           000_S2/06 Site Location Plan

           000_SL/01 Site Block Plan

           00_SL-03 Landscape Plan

           000_H1/04 Design Notes – House 1

           000_H2/04 Design Notes – House 2

           000_H3/04 Design Notes - House 3

           000_H4/04 Design Notes - House 4

           000_H1/01 Proposed Plans Ground and First – House 1

           000_H2/01 Proposed Plans Ground and First – House 2

           000_H3/01 Proposed Plans Ground and First – House 3

           000_H4/01 Proposed Plans Ground and First – House 4

           000¬H1/02 Proposed Plans Roof – House 1

           000_H2/02 Proposed Plans Roof – House 2

           000_H3/02 Proposed Plans Roof – House 3

           000_H4/02 Proposed Plans Roof – House 4

           000_H1/03 Proposed elevations – House 1

           000_H2/03 Proposed elevations- House 2

           000_H3/03 Proposed elevations – House 3

           000_H4/03 Proposed elevations – House 4

           Renewable Energy Statement

           Sewage & Surface Water Management Strategy

           Preliminary Ecological Assessment (January 2022)

3          The boundary treatments shall be constructed as approved prior to the first occupation of the development and be retained as such thereafter.

4          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, or any tree or plant planted in its replacement, is removed, uprooted, 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.

5          The parking spaces and means of access proposed shall be constructed, surfaced, laid out and made available for use in accordance with the approved scheme along with the provision of an electric vehicle charging point for each dwelling prior to the occupation of the dwellings and shall be retained as such thereafter.

6          The dwellings shall not be occupied until each dwelling has been provided with cycle storage in accordance with details which shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved storage shall be retained as approved thereafter.

7          The development shall be carried out in accordance with the Construction Method Statement hereby approved throughout the construction period.

8          All mitigation and enhancement measures and/or works shall be carried out in accordance with the details contained in the Preliminary Ecological Assessment (ASW Ecology Ltd, January 2022).

9          No development above slab level shall take place until a Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority following the recommendations made within the Preliminary Ecological Assessment (ASW Ecology Ltd, January 2022). The content of the Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy shall include the following:

a)         Purpose and conservation objectives for the proposed enhancement measures;

b)         detailed designs to achieve stated objectives;

c)         locations of proposed enhancement measures by appropriate maps and plans;

d)         persons responsible for implementing the enhancement measures;

e)         details of initial aftercare and long-term maintenance.

 

The works shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained in that manner thereafter.

10        The dwellings hereby permitted shall not be occupied until a lighting design scheme for biodiversity has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall identify those features on site that are particularly sensitive for bats and that are likely to cause disturbance along important routes used for foraging; and show how and where external lighting will be installed so that it can be clearly demonstrated that areas to be lit will not disturb or prevent bats using their territory. All external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the specifications and locations set out in the approved scheme and maintained thereafter in accordance with the scheme. No other external lighting shall be installed without prior consent from the Local Planning Authority.

11        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.

12        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 dormer window(s) or other form of addition or opening shall be constructed in the roofs or gable walls of the buildings hereby permitted without planning permission having been obtained from the Local Planning Authority.

13        No dwelling shall be occupied until the foul and surface water drainage schemes for the site have been completed in accordance with the submitted details. The drainage schemes shall be managed and maintained as approved, thereafter.

14        No air source heat pump shall be installed unless and until details of its location have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The air source heat pump(s) shall be retained as approved, thereafter.

15        No dwelling shall be occupied unless and until details of the means of collection of refuse from the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Refuse collection shall be carried-out in accordance with the approved details, thereafter.

16        No windows or other fenestration shall be added to the rear elevations of dwellings hereby approved for Plots 3 or 4.

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