Agenda item

Redevelopment of the site to provide 9 No. 2 bed apartments

Officers presented the application and took the Members through the plans and photographs in the Site Plans and Presentations Pack.

The positioning of the proposed apartments in relation to the surrounding area and other existing structures was explained.  The building would be “L” shaped and provide nine apartments with a parking area providing 18 spaces.

The site would be accessed from Cedar Park Road via the existing vehicular access serving Bulley Court.  County Highways had assessed the proposal and not raised any objections on highways or safety grounds.

The proposed plans were acceptable as regards the character of the development and its setting in relation to the local area.  Officers had also carefully considered the impact on residential amenity with regard to surrounding occupiers and were satisfied with the separation distances achieved as outlined on page 8 of the Committee report.

The application was recommended for approval.

At the invitation of the Chair, Mr Mark Adderley (objector) and Mr Dan Hemming (Agent for the applicant) addressed the Committee under the Council’s Public Speaking Rules.

In responding to questions from Members officers confirmed that: -

·       Hours of construction would be agreed as part of the Construction Environment Management Plan (Condition 10).

·       Some site clearance had taken place prior to the application coming before Committee but this was not unlawful, and it was a matter for a developer if they chose to clear a site before permission was obtained.

In debating the application, whilst acknowledging the concerns of local residents as raised in public speaking, Members commented on the opportunity to re-use the site which had become dilapidated and the fact that 9 dwellings would be provided.  There was further discussion regarding hours of construction, with Members indicating a preference that these be stipulated in the conditions.

RESOLVED that

Having regard to the development plan and to all other material considerations, planning permission be GRANTED subject to:-

1.     the conditions and informatives set out on pages 11 to 16 of the agenda and

2.    to the amendment agreed to Condition 10 defining the hours of operation of construction as set out in the re-worded version below which replaces the original text.

Condition 10

The Development hereby approved shall not commence until a Construction Environmental Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall include but not be limited to the following: -

• Measures to ensure that vehicles leaving the site do not deposit mud or other detritus on the public highway;

·                Details of site operative parking areas, material storage areas and the location of site operatives' facilities (offices, toilets etc);

·                The hours that delivery vehicles will be permitted to arrive and depart, arrangements for unloading and manoeuvring and for construction work to take place will be;

8am – 5pm Monday – Friday

8am – 12pm Saturday

No working on Sundays or Bank Holidays

• A highway condition survey, timescale for re-inspections, and details of any reinstatement.

The measures set out in the approved Plan shall be carried out and complied with in full during the construction of the development hereby approved.  Site operatives' parking, material storage and the positioning of operatives' facilities shall only take place on the site in locations approved by in writing by the local planning authority.

Reason: To ensure the provision of adequate on-site facilities and in the interests of highway safety and impact on residential amenity due to the densely populated residential area.