Agenda item

To consider the report of the Assistant Director: Planning and Implementation, (copy enclosed, Members’ Update to be circulated)*.

Following the Officer’s presentation, Mr Tate, the Agent, addressed the Committee. The Chairperson then opened the floor for debate.

Councillor M G Neall proposed to approve the application in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation, which was duly seconded.

Following a brief discussion, the Chairperson put the proposal of Councillor Neall to the Committee which 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 in accordance with the approved plans as shown on the decision notice.

3.         Prior to any works above slab level, full details and / or samples of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the dwellings and garages shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

4.         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.

5.         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.

6.         Prior to first occupation of the development and as shown on planning drawing 24.7953/P201 Rev A, the existing vehicle access shall be widened to the east to become a shared access. The width of the access at its junction with the highway shall be 5.5 metres and shall be provided with an appropriate dropped kerb vehicular crossing of the highway verge.

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

8.         Prior to first occupation of the development the cycle parking shall be provided in accordance with the Essex Planning Officers Association (EPOA) Parking Standards. The approved facility shall be secure, convenient, covered and retained at all times.

9.         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.

10.       All mitigation measures and/or works shall be carried out in accordance with the details contained in the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (Plumb Associates, March 2024) as already submitted with the planning application and agreed in principle with the local planning authority prior to determination. This may include the appointment of an appropriately competent person e.g. an Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) to provide on-site ecological expertise during construction. The appointed person shall undertake all activities, and works shall be carried out, in accordance with the approved details.

11.       Prior to any works above slab level a Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy for protected and Priority species shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The content of the Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy shall include the following:

a)         detailed designs or product descriptions to achieve stated objectives;

b)         locations, orientations, and heights of proposed enhancement measures by appropriate maps and plans;

c)         persons responsible for implementing the enhancement measures;

d)         details of initial aftercare and long-term maintenance (where relevant).

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

12.       Prior to occupation of the development hereby permitted a lighting design scheme for biodiversity shall be 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 (through the provision of appropriate lighting plans, drawings and technical specifications) 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 scheme and maintained thereafter in accordance with the scheme. Under no circumstances should any other external lighting be installed without prior consent from the local planning authority.

13.       Prior to the commencement of the development 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.