Application for approval of Reserved Matters for Scale, Layout, Appearance of Buildings, Access, and Landscaping details pursuant to Condition 1 of Outline Permission 16/01805/OUT  for (Outline application for demolition of existing police station buildings, conversion of La Plata House to residential use and development of upto 70 new residential dwellings (All matters reserved) for the conversion of La Plata to 4 x duplex dwellings and construction of two RESIDENTIAL blocks of flats BETWEEN 3 AND 4 AND HALF STOREYS consisting of 22x 1 bed, 36x 2 bed and 8 x 3 bed flats, WITH ASSOCIATED landscaping, parking and access.

 

The report before Members included an addendum relating to the application for reserved matters following the deferral by Members at the 12.6.19 Planning and Licensing Committee meeting requesting additional information regarding

 

·         Safety and amenity issues relating to the pedestrian access to Westbury Drive and internal pathway

·         Noise and pollution issues relating to the elevated parking adjacent to the Beeches care home

 

Members were reminded that the principle of the development had already been accepted under outline application ref. 16/01805/OUT; it was established that the site could accommodate 70 dwellings and was of an appropriate density and therefore the matter could not be reopened at the reserved matters stage.

 

Mr Pearce, representing the developer, was present and addressed the Committee in support of the application.

 

Cllr Naylor, Ward Member, spoke in objection to the application.

 

Cllr Miss Sanders MOVED and Cllr McCheyne SECONDED that the application be APPROVED.

 

Following a discussion a recorded vote was taken and members voted as follows:

 

FOR:  Cllrs Bridge, Keeble, McCheyne, McLaren, Morrissey, Miss Sanders, Tanner and Mrs Tierney (8)

 

AGAINST:  Cllrs Chilvers and Mynott (2)

 

ABSTAIN:  Cllrs Fryd and Haigh (2)

 

The application was APPROVED subject to the following conditions

 

1          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.

 

2                      Architectural Details

No development above ground level shall be undertaken until additional drawings showing details of the proposed windows, doors, eaves, cills, vents and balconies of Block A and B to be used by section and elevation at scales between 1:20 and 1:1 as appropriate 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.

 

3               Sample Panels        

No development above ground level shall take place until sample panels of the proposed brickwork has been erected on site and subsequently been 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               Materials - Samples

Notwithstanding the details shown in the approved documents; no development above ground level shall take place until details 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.

 

5               Surface Materials    

Notwithstanding the details shown in the approved documents; no development above ground level shall take place until details of the surfacing materials of the shared access and parking areas shall be 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.

 

6   BOU01           Boundary treatment to be agreed (general)

The development shall not be occupied until details of the treatment of all boundaries including drawings of any gates, fences, bollards, walls or other means of enclosure have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  Details should also be provided of the signage along the retaining wall of the western boundary. The approved boundary treatments and signage 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               Landscaping Additional Details    

The site shall be landscaped in accordance with the landscaping scheme indicated on the submitted drawings and specifications hereby approved. No development above ground shall be commenced until additional details of the location, number, species and size of all new trees, shrubs and hedgerows to be planted or transplanted and details of hard landscaped elements to include the stepped and wall planters has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The landscaping scheme shall thereafter 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 showing the extent of works associated with Blocks A and B and La Plata House, 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.

 

8               Play Space Equipment      

Prior to the occupation of the development details of the timber play space equipment hereby approved shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The approved play equipment 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.

 

9               Provision for refuse - details provided

None of the accommodation hereby permitted shall be occupied until the facilities to be provided for the storage of refuse for the relevant building have been provided in accordance with the details shown on the approved drawings. The refuse store rooms shall be fitted with a soft-close doors and acoustic insulation.  Thereafter the accommodation shall not be occupied unless those facilities are retained.

 

Reason: To ensure that adequate provision is made in order to safeguard the character and appearance of the area.

 

10             No PD to La Plata House  

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (or any order revoking, re-enacting or modifying that Order), the four duplex units in La Plata House hereby permitted shall not be extended or enlarged in any way without the prior grant of specific planning permission by the local planning authority.

 

Reason: To safeguard the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring dwellings and in the interest of preserving the historic character of the non designated heritage asset

 

11             Privacy Screens      

Privacy screens between units 7 and 12, 59 and 60 and 35,36 and 37 shall be provided prior to the occupation of the units in accordance with details which shall have had the prior written approval of the local planning authority. The privacy screens shall be retained as approved in perpetuity.

 

Reason: In the interests of the mutual privacy of the occupiers of the proposed flats.

 

12             Westbury Drive Pedestrian Access         

The pedestrian access on Westbury Drive shall not be utilised until the details hereby approved have been completed. Notwithstanding the details approved; the access gate shall also provide for an accessible fob mechanism for wheelchair uses. The access shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details in perpetuity, shall be secure and only accessible by residents of the development hereby approved.  

 

Reason:  In order to provide a pedestrian route through the site in the interests of sustainable transport methods, neighbour amenity and highway safety.

 

 

13             La Plata House - Garden Details 

No works to La Plata House shall commence until details of the external private terrace area at the rear of the building has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved details 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, the setting of the heritage asset and the living conditions of occupiers of the proposed units.

 

14             La Plata House Additional Details

Notwithstanding drawings WH194_18_p_25.30, WH194_18_P_25.31, WH194_18_P_30.20; no works to La Plata House shall commence until detailed plans and specifications showing the internal layout of the units and all new partitioning, windows, doors, verges and cills to be used in the works hereby granted consent and drawn at a scale of 1:20 or 1:1 as appropriate have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason: To preserve the architectural and historic interest of the heritage asset and in the interests of visual amenity.

 

15             Watching Brief La Plata House    

No works to La Plata House shall commence until a programme of works and construction specification for La Plata House has been submitted to and approved by the local planning authority, in order that the methodology and timing of the works approved by this permission are agreed, to allow for a watching brief involving the Design and Historic Buildings Officer from the local planning authority to be undertaken throughout the period of works; if required.

 

Reason: To preserve the architectural and historic interest of the heritage asset and in the interests of visual amenity.

 

16             Internal Materials - La Plata House         

A schedule of all new, internal surface materials including walls, ceilings and floors and a schedule of all internal joinery indicating the proposed finish and decoration to be used shall be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority in writing prior to the commencement of any works to La Plata House.

 

Reason: To preserve the architectural and historic interest of the heritage asset.

 

17             No removal of fabric - La Plata House

Except where in accordance with the details approved under conditions 14,16 and 21; no part of the fabric of the building of La Plata House, shall be removed without the prior written approval of the local planning authority.

 

Reason: To preserve the architectural and historic interest of the heritage asset and in the interests of visual amenity.

 

18 Full Schedule of Repair – La Plata House

No works to La Plata House shall commence until a full schedule of repair including marked up plans and elevations showing the retention/re-use of door/doorcases, fire surrounds, decorative plaster work, panelling and so forth, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason: To preserve the architectural and historic interest of the heritage asset.

 

19                         Partitions – La Plata House

All new partitions shall be carefully scribed around the existing ornamental mouldings; unless approved in writing by the local planning authority.

 

Reason: To preserve the architectural and historic interest of the heritage asset.

 

 

20             Services and Fixings – La Plata House

No works to La Plata House shall commence until, the position, type and method of installation of all new and relocated services and related fixtures (for the avoidance of doubt this includes communications and information technology servicing), shall be specified and agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority wherever these installations are to be visible, or where ducts or other methods of concealment are proposed. No new plumbing, pipes, soil-stacks, flues, vents or ductwork shall be fixed on the external faces of the building other than those shown on the drawings hereby approved.  No new grilles, security alarms, lighting, security or other cameras or other fixtures shall be mounted on the external faces of the building other than those shown on the drawings hereby approved. Any variation shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

 

Reason: To preserve the architectural and historic interest of the heritage asset and in the interests of visual amenity.

 

 

21             Thermal Upgrading and Acoustic Proofing

No works to La Plata House shall commence until details of all thermal upgrading and acoustic proofing has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason:  To preserve the architectural and historic interest of the heritage asset and the living conditions of occupiers of the proposed units.

 

 

22             External Lighting

Prior to the occupation of the development details of external lighting shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The approved lighting shall be completed prior to the first occupation of the development and shall thereafter be permanently retained and maintained.

 

Reason:  In the interests of visual amenity and safeguarding the living conditions of existing and future occupiers.

 

23             Contamination

The development shall not be carried out be except in complete accordance with the approved contamination documents listed above. Notwithstanding the above, should contamination be found that was not previously identified or not considered in the remediation scheme hereby agreed, that contamination shall be made safe and reported immediately to the Local Planning Authority. The site shall be re-assessed in accordance with the above and a separate remediation scheme shall be submitted to and agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. Such agreed measures shall be implemented and completed prior to the first occupation of any parts of the development.

 

Reason:  To ensure that any potential contamination and any risks arising are properly assessed and that the development incorporates any necessary remediation and subsequent management measures to satisfactorily deal with contamination.

 

 

24             Electric Charging Points

The development shall be constructed in a manner that will include the provision of appropriate infrastructure required to install electric vehicular charging and/or plug in points, to make the site ready for charging stations.

 

Reason: To future proof the site to allow for the charging of electric or other low emission vehicles in the interest of sustainable transportation and development.