Redevelopment of site to demolish the existing office and warehouse and construction of new office, warehouse and shed, together with ancillary buildings and works.

Mrs James was present and addressed the committee in support of the application.

 

Mr Driscoll, the Agent was also present and addressed the committee in support of the application.

 

Cllr Mrs Hubbard, send in a letter of support and therefore is unable to vote on this item under 5.2 of the Constitution.  However, as a Ward Member, Cllr Hubbard was allowed to address the committee in support of the application.

 

Cllr Barrell, Ward Member spoke in support of the application and was positive about the increase in jobs within the Borough. The only concerns expressed were extra screening of the building from Woodlands Schools by a tree line and that heavy construction vehicles above 7 tonnes are directed to the site via the A127, not through Brentwood and Warley.

 

A motion was MOVED Cllr Barrell and SECONDED by Cllr McCheyne to approve the application.

 

A vote was taken by a show of hands.

 

FOR:              Cllr Barrell, Bridge, Faragher, Wiles, Newberry, Morrissey, Mrs Davies, Keeble, Ms Rowlands and McCheyne (10)

 

AGAINST:     (0)

 

ABSTAIN:      (0)

 

RESOLVEDUNANIMOUSLY that application is APPROVED subject to the following conditions and amendments to Condition 5 to include landscaping specific to Woodlands Schools and Condition 18 to include details of routing of construction vehicles.

 

1 TIM01 Standard Time - Full

The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

 

Reason: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

2 DRA01A Development in accordance with drawings

The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete

accordance with the approved drawing(s) listed above and specifications.

 

 

Reason: To ensure that the development is as permitted by the local planning

authority and for the avoidance of doubt.

 

3 U13589

No development above ground level shall take place until samples of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the building hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason: In order to safeguard the character and appearance of the area.

 

4 U13590

No development above ground level shall take place until additional drawings that show details of proposed new windows and doors to be used by section and elevation at scales between 1:20 and 1:1 as appropriate have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing. The development shall be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason: In order to safeguard the character and appearance of the area.

 

5 U13591

No development above ground level shall take place until a scheme of hard and soft landscaping has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The submitted scheme shall indicate the existing trees shrubs and hedgerows to be retained, the location, species and size of all new trees, shrubs and hedgerows to be planted or transplanted and those areas to be grassed and/or paved. The landscaping scheme shall include details of all hard-surfacing materials to be utilised. The landscaping scheme shall be completed during the first planting season after the date on which any part of the development is commenced or in accordance with a programme to be agreed in writing by the local planning authority. Any newly planted tree, shrub or hedgerow or any existing tree, shrub or hedgerow to be retained, that dies, or is uprooted, severely damaged or seriously diseased, within five years of the completion of the development, shall be replaced within the next planting season with another of the same species and of a similar

size, unless the local planning authority gives prior written consent to any variation.

 

Reason: In order to safeguard and enhance the character and appearance of the area.

 

6 U13592

Notwithstanding the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 or the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (or any subsequent re-enacting Acts or Orders) no additional floodlighting or any other form of external lighting shall be provided on the site without the further formal consent of the local planning authority.

 

Reason: To safeguard the living conditions of nearby residents.

 

7 U13593

No development above ground level shall take place until additional drawings that show full details of proposed barriers, sliding access gate and substation have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason: In order to safeguard the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the adjoining Listed Buildings.

 

8 BOU09 No walls or fences - except as approved

Notwithstanding the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), and with the exception of those approved as part of this permission, no walls, fences or other means of enclosure shall be erected within the application site.

 

Reason: In the interests of safeguarding the character and appearance of the

area.

 

9 U13594

The existing building(s) or parts of buildings on the site indicated on the approved drawings and/or specifications for demolition shall be demolished and all materials arising shall permanently removed from the site within 6 months of the first occupation of any part of the development hereby permitted.

 

Reason: In the interests of maintaining the openness of the Green Belt.

 

10U13595

No works shall take place until a detailed surface water drainage scheme for the site, based on sustainable drainage principles and an assessment of the

hydrological and hydro geological context of the development, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall subsequently be implemented prior to occupation.

 

The scheme shall include:

- Groundwater testing and infiltration testing in line with BRE 365. If infiltration is found not be viable, run-off should be restricted to the 1 in 1 greenfield rate

- Attenuation storage for the 1 in 100 inclusive of climate change storm event.

- An appropriate amount of treatment in line with the CIRIA SuDS Manual C53.

- A drainage plan highlighting final exceedance and conveyance routes, location and sizing of storage features, discharge/infiltration rates and outfall/s from the site.

 

Reason:

-To prevent flooding by ensuring the satisfactory storage of/disposal of surface water from the site.

-To ensure the effective operation of SuDS features over the lifetime of the

development.

-To provide mitigation of any environmental harm which may be caused to the local water environment

-This issue is fundamental to the development hereby permitted and the application as submitted provides insufficient information to demonstrate that the proposal would not be unacceptably harmful in this regard. In the absence of a condition requiring the approval of these matters before the commencement of the development it would have been necessary to refuse planning permission.

 

11U13596

No works shall take place until a scheme to minimise the risk of offsite flooding caused by surface water run-off and groundwater during construction works has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. The scheme shall be implemented as approved.

 

Reason: The National Planning Policy Framework paragraph 103 states that local planning authorities should ensure flood risk is not increased elsewhere by development.

 

Construction may lead to excess water being discharged from the site. If dewatering takes place to allow for construction to take place below groundwater level, this will cause additional water to be discharged. Furthermore the removal of top soils during construction may limit the ability of the site to intercept rainfall and may lead to increased runoff rates. To mitigate increased flood risk to the surrounding area during construction there needs to be satisfactory storage of/disposal of surface water and groundwater which needs to be agreed before commencement of the development.

This issue is fundamental to the development hereby permitted and the application as submitted provides insufficient information to demonstrate that the proposal would not be unacceptably harmful in this regard. In the absence of a condition requiring the approval of these matters before the commencement of the development it would have been necessary to refuse planning permission.

 

12U13597

No works shall take place until a Maintenance Plan detailing the maintenance

arrangements including who is responsible for different elements of the surface water drainage system and the maintenance activities/frequencies, has been submitted to and agreed, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason: To ensure appropriate maintenance arrangements are put in place to

enable the surface water drainage system to function as intended to ensure

mitigation against flood risk.

 

This issue is fundamental to the development hereby permitted and the application as submitted provides insufficient information to demonstrate that the proposal would not be unacceptably harmful in this regard. In the absence of a condition requiring the approval of these matters before the commencement of the development it would have been necessary to refuse planning permission.

 

13U13598

The applicant or any successor in title must maintain yearly logs of maintenance which should be carried out in accordance with any approved Maintenance Plan.

 

These must be available for inspection upon a request by the Local Planning

Authority.

 

Reason: To ensure the SuDS are maintained for the lifetime of the development as outlined in any approved Maintenance Plan so that they continue to function as intended to ensure mitigation against flood risk.

 

14U13599

A remediation scheme to bring the site to a suitable condition in that it represents an acceptable risk shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval prior to the commencement of any development of the site. The agreed remediation scheme will be implemented prior to the commencement of any other part of this planning permission (unless the scheme or parts of it require commencement of other parts of the permission). Formulation and implementation of the remediation scheme shall be undertaken by competent persons and in accordance with the Essex Contaminated Land Consortium's Land Affected by Contamination: Technical Guidance for Applicants and Developers. Such agreed measures shall be implemented and completed to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of any development of the site.

 

Reason: In the interests of the occupiers of the site. This issue is fundamental to the development hereby permitted and the application as submitted provides insufficient information to demonstrate that the proposal would not be unacceptably harmful in this regard. In the absence of a condition requiring the approval of these matters before the commencement of the development it would have been necessary to refuse planning permission.

 

15U13600

Should contamination be found that was not previously identified during any stage of the application hereby approved or not considered in the remediation scheme that contamination shall be made safe and reported immediately to the local planning authority. The site shall be re-assessed and a separate remediation scheme shall be submitted for approval by the Local Planning Authority. Such agreed measures shall be implemented and completed to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of any development of the site.

 

Reason: In the interests of the occupiers of the site.

 

16U13601

The developer shall notify the Local Planning Authority in writing of impending

completion of the remediation works within one month of the completion of the said works. Within four weeks of completion of such works a validation report undertaken by competent persons in accordance with the Essex Contaminated Land Consortium's Land Affected by Contamination: Technical Guidance for Applicants and Developers related to the agreed remediation measures shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval. There shall be no residential occupation of the site or beneficial occupation of the office building hereby permitted until the Local Planning Authority has approved the validation report in writing.

 

Furthermore, prior to occupation of any property hereby permitted, the developer shall submit to the Local Planning Authority a signed certificate to confirm that there mediation works have been completed in accordance with the documents and plans detailed in the conditions above.

Reason: In the interests of the occupiers of the site.

 

17U13602

No development or preliminary groundwork's of any kind shall take place until the applicant has secured the implementation of a programme of archaeological work in accordance with a written scheme of investigation which has been submitted by the applicant and approved by the local planning authority'.

 

Reason: To enable archaeological records to be made if necessary on a site that lies within an area of known archaeological interest. This issue is fundamental to the development hereby permitted and the application as submitted provides insufficient information to demonstrate that the proposal would not be unacceptably harmful in this regard. In the absence of a condition requiring the approval of these matters before the commencement of the development it would have been necessary to refuse planning permission.

 

18U13603

No development shall take place, including any ground works or 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:

 

i the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors;

ii. loading and unloading of plant and materials;

iii. storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development;

iv. wheel and underbody washing facilities.

 

Reason: To ensure that on-street parking of these vehicles in the adjoining streets does not occur and to ensure that loose materials and spoil are not brought out onto the highway in the interests of highway safety. This issue is fundamental to the development hereby permitted and the application as submitted provides insufficient information to demonstrate that the proposal would not be unacceptably harmful in this regard. In the absence of a condition requiring the approval of these matters before the commencement of the development it would have been necessary to refuse planning permission.

 

19U13604

The vehicular access, as shown in drawing no 165:14, shall be at ninety degrees to the B186 carriageway.

 

Reason: To ensure that vehicles can enter and leave the highway in a controlled manner in the interest of highway safety.

 

20U13605

The new site access at its centre line shall be provided with a clear to ground

visibility splay with dimensions of 2.4 metres by 120 metres to the compass point in both directions, as measured from and along the nearside edge of the carriageway.

 

Such vehicular visibility splays shall be provided before the site access is first used by vehicular traffic and retained free of any obstruction at all times.

 

Reason: To provide adequate inter-visibility between vehicles using the road

junction / access and those in the existing public highway in the interest of highway safety.

 

21U13606

The existing site access shall be removed and full height footway / kerbing provided immediately the new site access is brought into first beneficial use.

 

Reason: To ensure the removal of and to preclude the creation of unnecessary points of traffic conflict in the highway in the interests of highway safety.

 

22U13607

The vehicle parking area as indicated in the approved plans shall be hard surfaced, sealed and marked out in parking bays. The vehicle parking area shall be retained in this form at all times. The vehicle parking shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking of vehicles that are related to the use of the development unless otherwise agreed with the local planning authority.

 

Reason: To ensure that on street parking of vehicles in the adjoining streets does not occur in the interests of highway safety and that appropriate parking is provided.

 

 

 

 

23U13608

Each vehicular parking space shall have minimum dimensions of 2.9 metres x 5.5 metres with a 6 metre aisle between rows.

 

Reason: To prevent on-street parking, in the interests of highway safety.

 

24U13609

The cycle parking facilities as shown on the approved plans shall be covered and secured, and are to be provided prior to the first occupation of the development and retained at all times.

 

Reason: To ensure appropriate cycle parking is provided in the interest of highway safety and amenity.

 

25U13610

Prior to first beneficial use of the proposal, a minimum 2 metre wide footway access shall be provided at the new site access together with dropped kerbs and tactile paving on both sides of the B186 as shown in drawing no 165:14.

 

Reason: To facilitate pedestrian movements to / from the site in the interest of

highway safety and accessibility.

 

26U13611

Prior to first beneficial use of the proposal, the existing bus stops on both sides of the B186 to the north of the site shall be improved. Improvements shall include raised kerbs at the bus stops, dropped kerbs to facilitate pedestrian and wheelchair access, a hard-standing area on the eastern side of the carriageway and poles, flags and timetables at both stops. N.B. Due to the presence of drainage, the northbound stop will need to be relocated further north, i.e. closer to the southbound stop.

 

Reason: To encourage trips by public transport in the interest of accessibility.

 

27U13612

There shall be no discharge of surface water onto the highway.

 

Reason: To prevent hazards caused by water flowing onto the highway and to

avoid the formation of ice on the highway in the interest of highway safety.

 

28U13613

The travel plan as approved shall be monitored and reviewed at the end of years 1, 3 and 5 and a copy of that review and action plan arising shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority. The means described in the action plan shall be implemented in the time period identified.

 

Reason: In the interests of reducing the need to travel by car and promoting

sustainable development and transport.

 

(Under Part 5.2 of the Council Constitution, Cllr Mrs Hubbard was not able to able to vote on this application). 

 

(Cllr Morrissey declared a non-pecuniary interest under the Council’s Code of Conduct by virtue of her working for a local Estate Agent).