Mr Harris was present and addressed the committee with objections from a number of residents to this application.

Mr Becket was also present and addressed the committee in support of the application.

Members raised concerns about commuters using the parking space and in walking distance to Shenfield Station and the issue by the objector on surface drainage.  The Committee were advised that this surface drainage could be regulated by  a condition to the grant of permission.

A motion was MOVED by Cllr Baker and SECONDED by Cllr Mynott that the application be approved.

For:          Cllrs Aspinell, Baker, Carter, Cloke, Mrs Henwood, Mrs Hones, Hossack, McCheyne, Morrissey, Mynott and Quirk (11)

Against: (0)

Abstain: (0)

This motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED that planning permission be approved, subject to the conditions recommended.

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.

DRA02A        Development in accordance with drawings

Unless formally permitted by the local planning authority 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.

LAN04            Landscaping - Small Developments

No development shall take place until a landscaping scheme showing details of new trees, shrubs and hedges and a programme for their planting, and any existing trees/hedges to be retained and the measures to be taken for their protection, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The landscaping scheme shall be carried out as approved.  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.

U08967         

No development shall take place until details showing the means to prevent the discharge of surface water from the development onto the highway has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in conjunction with the Highway Authority.  The approved scheme shall be carried out in its entirety prior to the car parking spaces becoming operations and shall be retained in the agreed format at all times.

Reason:  To prevent hazards caused by water flowing onto the highway, in the interests of highway safety.

Informative(s)

NF05

The following development plan policies contained in the Brentwood Replacement Local Plan 2005 are relevant to this decision: CP1 the National Planning Policy Framework 2012 and NPPG 2014.

INF22

The Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by identifying matters of concern within the application (as originally submitted) and negotiating, with the Applicant, acceptable amendments to the proposal to address those concerns.  As a result, the Local Planning Authority has been able to grant planning permission for an acceptable proposal, in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework.

NF04

The permitted development must be carried out in accordance with the approved drawings and specification.  If you wish to amend your proposal you will need formal permission from the Council.  The method of obtaining permission depends on the nature of the amendment and you are advised to refer to the Council’s web site or take professional advice before making your application.