Mr First, the applicant representative was present and spoke in support of the application and applicant.

 

Cllr Day from Ingatestone Parish Councillor also spoke on the application.

 

Cllr Wiles MOVED and was SECONDED by Cllr Cloke for approval of the application.

 

Members of the committee requests that further conditions should be added to the annexed to the conditions in the report.

 

1)    Bats: a survey to be undertaken and mitigation measures to be imposed as appropriate

2)    Lighting to the foot path should where is as practically possible be lit and reach the standards of Essex County Council adopted footpaths

3)    Details of the construction of the retaining wall feature identified on drawing number PRO38-01 rev F

4)    Amendment to condition 15 to identify each flat is allocated at least one on-site parking space

5)  Amendment to condition 12 to include management plans of the watercourses

 

For:                 Councillors Mrs Coe, Mrs Murphy, Wiles, Reed, Tee, Cloke, Mynott, Newberry, Morrissey, Mrs Pound and McCheyne  (11)

Against:         (0)

Abstain:         (0)

 

It was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY that the application be APPROVED subject to completion of a Section 106 Agreement and the following conditions:

 

1             TIM01 Standards 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             U12576

Notwithstanding the details indicated in the application, no development shall take

place above ground level until samples of the materials to be used in   the construction of all the external surfaces of the buildings hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Details shall include but not be limited to window profiles, balconies, bricks and roof tiles. A sample panel of the brickwork and proposed bonding shall be made available to the

local planning authority as part of these details. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

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

 

4          U12579

With the exception of the details to be approved as part of the hardstanding areas, the site shall be landscaped in accordance with the landscaping scheme indicated on the submitted drawings and specifications hereby approved. 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 that has been 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.

 

5          U12580

All existing trees on the site indicated for retention on the approved drawings shall be retained and shall not be felled, lopped or topped without the prior written consent of the local planning authority. If prior to the commencement of the development or within five years of the completion of the development, any such trees are removed without such consent, or become severely damaged or diseased, they shall be replaced with others of a species, number, size and in positions to be

agreed in writing with the local planning authority. The replacement shall be carried out within the first planting season after the Council's written agreement. Any works to existing trees which may prove necessary shall be carried out in strict accordance with a written scheme to be approved in writing with the local planning

authority prior to the carrying out of those works.

 

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

 

6          U12575

No development above ground level shall take place until details of the treatment of all boundaries including drawings of any gates, fences, walls or other means of  enclosure shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

 

The approved boundary treatments shall be completed prior to the first occupation of the development and shall thereafter be permanently retained and maintained.

 

Reason: In the interests of safeguarding the character and appearance of the area and living conditions of adjacent occupiers

 

7          U12581

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:

 

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. the erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate

v. wheel washing facilities

vi. measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction

vii. a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and construction works

viii. hours of working and hours during which deliveries may be taken at the site

 

Reason: In the interests of highway safety, visual and neighbour amenity. This issue is fundamental to the approval of these matters before the commencement of the development.

 

8          U12558

No development above ground level shall take place until details of the proposed footbridge and footpath as indicated on drawing 803-PL-002 rev R have been submitted to the local planning authority for approval in writing. The footbridge and pathway shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the development. Maintenance of the footbridge shall be undertaken by the developer or their successors or by agreement in perpetuity.

 

Reason: In order to provide a pedestrian route through the site in the interests of sustainable transport methods.

 

9          U12559

Notwithstanding the details submitted on the proposed landscaping scheme, no development above ground level shall take place until details of all hard standing including materials have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The access road and areas of hardstanding shall be retained in the agreed form.

 

Reason: In the interests of the visual amenity of the area, and in the interests of highway safety.

 

10        U12560

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

 

11        U12562

With the exception of the clearance of the site, no development shall take place until a detailed surface water drainage strategy including calculations, and based on the submitted Flood Risk Assessment Addendum A, rev B has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority as outlined in the Flood Risk Assessment Addendum A Revision B.

 

Reason: To prevent flooding to the site and surrounding area by ensuring the satisfactory storage of / disposal of surface water from the site and to provide mitigation of any environmental harm which may be caused to the local water environment.

 

12        U12577

Prior to first occupation of the development, the applicant must submit a Maintenance Plan detailing the maintenance arrangements including who is responsible for different elements of the surface water drainage system and where appropriate, watercourses, and the maintenance activities / frequency.

 

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.

 

13        U12563

The relationship between the height of the buildings herby permitted and adjacent buildings shall be as indicated on the approved drawing.

 

Reason: To safeguard the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of nearby residents.

 

14        U12578

Details of existing and proposed site levels and the finished floor levels of the proposed buildings shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted. Construction shall be in strict accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason: To safeguard the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of nearby residents.

 

15        U12582

The development shall not be occupied until the access road, vehicle turning areas and parking areas for each plot have been constructed in accordance with the approved layout and approved plans. All parking spaces shall be available for the parking of vehicles that are related to the use of the development.

 

Reason: To provide appropriate access and vehicle parking in the

interest of highway safety and amenity.

 

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