Agenda item

To consider the planning application and recommendations of the Director of Planning and Regulatory Services (copy enclosed, Members’ Update to be circulated)*.

Following the Officer’s presentation, Parish Councillor Barry Edwards, Mayland Parish Council, addressed the Committee.

There was some discussion around ‘backland development’ and possible conflict with planning policy. The Development Management, Team Leader, advised that the proposed dwellings did not constitute ‘backland development’ and given that each would have a frontage they would sit reasonably comfortably within both streetscenes.  He suggested that an additional condition be placed on the approval to  ensure/prevent further development in the roof space. 

Councillor M W Helm proposed that this application be approved in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation. This was duly agreed.

RESOLVED that this application be APPROVED, subject to the existing 10 conditions and additional condition 11 outlined below:

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 approved drawings 546/01, 546/02, 546/03, 546/04A, 546/05A, 546/06A and 546/07A.

3          No development shall take place until details of the external finishing materials have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and be retained as such in perpetuity.

4          No development 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.

5          The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until details of the vehicle parking, including any parking spaces for the mobility impaired, have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved plans and the vehicle parking area(s) shall be retained in this form at all times. The vehicle parking area(s) shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking of vehicles that are related to the use of the approved development unless otherwise agreed with the Local Planning Authority.

6          No development shall take place, including any works of 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:

•           The parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors

•           Loading and unloading of plant and materials

•           Storage of plant and materials used in constructing the                   development

•           Wheel washing facilities

•           Measures to control the emission of dust, noise and dirt during construction

•           Hours and days of construction operations.

7       No unbound materials shall be used in the surface treatment of the proposed vehicular accesses within 6m of the highway boundary.

8       No works or development shall take place until full details of both hard and soft landscape works to be carried out have been 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, 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.

9          Prior to the commencement of the development 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.

10        Notwithstanding the provisions of any development order made under Section 59 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (or any act or order revoking and re-enacting that Order) the building hereby permitted shall not be extended in any manner whatsoever or have outbuildings of any type added without the prior receipt of express specific planning permission in writing from the Local Planning Authority.                       

11.       Notwithstanding the content of Classes B and C of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the

            Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended), or any act or order revoking or re-enacting that order) the roof of the dwellings hereby approved shall not be subject to any alterations through the insertion of any windows or extensions.

In accordance with the earlier declarations of interest, Councillor R P F Dewick, Chairman, left the Chamber for this Agenda Item. Councillor A S Fluker, Vice-Chairman assumed the Chair for this Agenda Item.

IN THE CHAIR: COUNCILLOR A S FLUKER