Agenda item

To consider the planning application and recommendations of the Chief Executive (copy enclosed, Members’ Update to be circulated).

Following his earlier declaration Councillor R G Boyce left the meeting at this point.

It was noted from the Members’ Update that a consultation response had been received from Essex Highways and Officers had commented in respect of the condition suggested by Highways.  Three additional conditions and an informative were also detailed

Following the Officers’ presentation, the Agent Mr Cussen addressed the Committee.

Councillor A S Fluker proposed that the application be approved subject to the conditions detailed in the report and Members’ Update.  This proposal was duly seconded and agreed.

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

1          The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved drawings: 1114/03, 1114/04, 1114/05 A, 1114/06 Received 24/10/2017.

2          No development shall take place until full details of both hard and soft landscape works to be carried out shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  These details shall include the layout of the hard landscaped areas with the materials and finishes to be used and details of the soft landscape works including schedules of shrubs and trees to be planted, noting the species, stock size, proposed numbers/densities and details of the planting scheme's implementation, aftercare 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.

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.

3.         Prior to first occupation of the proposed development, the proposed vehicular access shall be constructed at right angles to the highway boundary and to a width of 3.6 metres and shall be provided with an appropriate dropped kerb vehicular crossing of the footway/highway verge to the specifications of the Highway Authority.

4.         No unbound materials shall be used in the surface treatment of the proposed vehicular access throughout.

5.         The development shall not be occupied until such time as the car parking and turning area, has been provided in accord with the details shown in Drawing Numbered 1114/03. The car parking area shall be retained in this form at all times and shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking of vehicles related to the use of the development.

INFORMATIVE

All work within or affecting the highway is to be laid out and constructed by prior arrangement with and to the requirements and specifications of the Highway Authority; all details shall be agreed before the commencement of works.

The applicants should be advised to contact the Development Management Team by email at [email protected] or by post to:

SMO2 - Essex Highways,

Springfield Highways Depot,

Colchester Road,

Chelmsford.

CM2 5PU.

Councillor Boyce returned to the chamber.