This application had been scheduled as a Committee item because the application had been submitted by the Brentwood Borough Council’s Housing Team and concerns Council owned land.

 

Overall the proposal would redevelop and refurbish Courage Court to provide 22 flats, provide 16 new built houses; and 22 new built flats to form a mix of 62, 1-, 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom, zero carbon (in-use) dwellings, along with associated amenity space, communal parking and allotments plus parking provision.

 

Ms Tessa Outram was present at the meeting and summarised the report.   Following publication of the report Ms Outram notified the Committee that Condition 14 was to be deleted as it was not policy requirement. As well as an additional condition for a phasing plan to allow for a phased development, in the interests of moving existing residents to new accommodation.  Minor amendments also required to wording of the prior to occupation conditions to allow for phasing.

 

No Ward Councillors were present at the meeting.

 

A statement objecting to the application from Mr Cox was read by the Chair:

 

“ I object to the development proposals in their current form. The reason for the objection is because of loss of privacy to existing residents, inadequate car parking provision and the design of the northern apartment block.

1. I am a resident and live at 13D Brookfield Close. The Proposed Landscape Plan General Arrangement shows a Community Bus Stop opposite my property. I regularly struggle to manoeuvre in and out of my driveway due to cars parking on-street along Brookfield Close opposite my property. It is only possible to manoeuvre without excessive movements if drivers have used their common sense and parked on the kerb. If a bus were to be parked in the bus stop then I would not be able to manoeuvre in and out of my driveway. This is a wholly inappropriate location for a bus stop and it should be removed or provided elsewhere.

2. Opposite my property is plot 56, a 3-bedroom house (B1 house type). Plot 56 has a first-floor bedroom window which would look directly in to our front bedroom window. This would lead to a loss of privacy. Plot 56 either needs to be reconfigured, or the window removed, or should contain obscure glazing so that my property does not suffer a loss of privacy as a result of the development.

3. The report on the application acknowledges that the proposed scheme would deliver a net shortfall of 27 parking spaces and does not comply with the Council’s own adopted parking standards (page 28). The report then attempts to justify the breach in policy because the site is located in a ‘walkable neighbourhood’. The location does indeed benefit from good public transport, cycling and walking links. However, the reality is that residents chose to own their own motor vehicle(s) regardless of access to a dedicated parking space. This is evident with the high number of vehicles parked on-street along Brookfield Close and wider Hutton Drive estate.

What is more, the Council is actively building 51 new car parking spaces on green spaces at Whittington Road in a location which benefits from equally accessible transport links because of the issue of on-street parking! Therefore, it is hypocritical of the Council to support a planning application which is not compliant with their own adopted parking standards policy due to the area being an apparent ‘walkable neighbourhood’ when the Council is actively building new parking spaces for residents at Whittington Road.

The car parking issue is compounded at Brookfield Close because of parents dropping and collecting children at Willowbrook Primary School. Unlawful on-street parking on double yellow lines is an everyday occurrence. The report makes no reference to this issue and the application’s shortfall in parking spaces will only contribute to the inadequate parking in the area.

4. The proposed scheme includes a 4-storey apartment block to the north of the site. This is wholly out of context for the area. The report acknowledges that the surrounding development consists of 2-storey residential properties as well as some three storey apartment blocks within the immediate vicinity. This includes an apartment block immediately adjacent the site on Rosen Crescent which has a stepped height arrangement up to 3-storey. The Applicant has submitted a drawing titled ‘New Flat Block and Bellway Flat’ in an attempt to justify the scale of the proposed 4-storey, however I fail to see how the northern apartment block could possibly reflect the local street scene and only goes to demonstrate its inappropriateness. Furthermore, the report contains the Design Officer ECC Place Services response to the proposal who states that “the proposal apartment block would also benefit from a rethink” and “the proportion of solid to void and limited use of materials make this elevation uninspiring” (page 14). I believe that by reducing the height of the apartment block from 4-storey to 3-storey would be much more appropriate to the area.

In concluding, I am aware that the site forms an important part of the Council’s Strategic Housing Delivery Plan. I am supportive of the principle of the redevelopment of this brownfield site. I also support

the Council’s ambition that the dwellings will be zero-carbon. However, I believe the application and scheme before Members is not without issues and these issues should not be lost whilst focussing on individual building’s zero-carbon credentials and the high affordable housing provision.

I respectfully appeal to Members to defer making a decision on the development proposals before you and instead request that the Applicant addresses the issues of loss of privacy, inadequate car parking provision and the design of the northern apartment block.”

 

Mr Ian Winslet, Strategic Housing Consultant attended the Committee and spoke on behalf of the Applicant.

 

Cllr Cloke MOVED and Cllr Bridge SECONDED that the application be APPROVED.

 

Following discussion a vote was taken and Members voted as follows:

 

FOR:  Cllrs Barber, Dr Barratt, Bridge, J Cloke, Cuthbert, Fryd, Gelderbloem, Heard, Jakobsson, Wiles. (10)

AGAINST:  0

 

ABSTAIN:  Cllrs Laplain and Mynott (2)

 

The Application was APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

 

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            Materials

Notwithstanding the details shown on the drawings hereby approved; 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 buildings 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            Site Levels

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, excluding demolition.  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.

 

5            Boundary Treatments, External Lighting and CCTV

Notwithstanding the external lighting plan submitted; the development shall not be occupied until details of the treatment of all boundaries including drawings of any gates, fences, walls or other means of enclosure and any external street lighting, bollards or CCTV have 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, secure be design and to safeguard living conditions of adjacent occupiers.

 

6            Estate Management Plan 

Prior to the occupation of the development, details of an estate management plan shall be submitted and approved by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the estate will only operate in accordance with that approved strategy. The estate management plan shall include but not be limited to:

 

-parking management strategy identifying how the parking for existing and proposed residents will be managed to optimise the efficient use of the off-street parking spaces

-security and access arrangements

-management and maintenance of open space, allotments and street furniture

-management and maintenance of SuDs features

-ongoing management and maintenance of Shared Mechanical Systems and Plant (e.g ground source heat pumps) (This should detail how the contract to manage the system will be tendered and the likely impact it would have on the residents’ service charge).

-management and maintenance of hard and soft landscaping

 

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and amenity.

 

7            Landscaping scheme

Notwithstanding the proposed replacement trees submitted on drawing DR-L-002-PO4, no development above ground level shall commence on site, until a scheme of hard and soft landscaping has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, the details of which shall indicate and include:

(a) details of any new trees or hedges shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the LPA;  details shall include the location and species of all new trees, shrubs and hedgerows to be planted or transplanted, those areas to be grassed and/or paved

(b) the existing trees shrubs and hedgerows to be retained

(c) Minor artefacts and structures (e.g. furniture, play equipment, refuse and other storage units including cycle stands, signs);

(d) External hard surface materials for parking spaces, pedestrian accesses, etc

 

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. All hard landscaping shall also be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the occupation of any part of the development or in accordance with a programme to be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

 

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

 

8            Details of Ecology Enhancements

Details, including location, number and design, of bird, bat boxes and hedgehog fences shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing prior to occupation of the development. The boxes and hedgehog fences shall be maintained and retained in perpetuity.

 

Reason: In order to provide a biodiversity net-gain in the interests of sustainable development.

 

9            Bat Survey

Prior to the commencement of the development proposed, including any demolition, a bat survey shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The submitted scheme shall indicate any bat activity within the site and, if necessary, include mitigation methods for their removal in line with the requirements of a European Protected Species License. The demolition and construction works shall be completed in accordance with the information within the bat survey as agreed by local ecologist and the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason: To safeguard and preserve local protected species.

 

10          Unexpected Contamination

In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the approved development, that was not previously identified, it shall be made safe and reported immediately to the local planning authority. No further development (unless otherwise agreed in writing with the local planning authority) shall be carried out until the developer has submitted a remediation strategy to the local planning authority detailing how this unsuspected contamination shall be dealt with and obtained written approval from the local planning authority. The remediation strategy shall be implemented as approved.

Reason: to protect and prevent the pollution of the water environment (particularly groundwater associated with the underlying Secondary and Principal Aquifers, from potential pollutants associated with current and previous land uses) in line with National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF; paragraphs 170 and 178).

 

11 Overheating Assessment

Prior to commencement on site (excluding demolition) the applicant should demonstrate that the homes are not at risk of overheating by submitting one of the following:

a) A PHPP overheating analysis demonstrating a “Pass” for the current design proposals in the current climate, as well as a ‘high risk’ scenario where adverse conditions are artificially introduced. It is suggested that these are recreated by either increasing occupancy above expected range (by 1 or 2 occupants) and/or by altering climate data by using the PHI Summer Temperature Tool; or

b) A TM59 analysis demonstrating compliance with all criteria for a ‘worst case’ house and flat on the development;

or

c) A qualitative approach to adapting the houses and flats to deal with higher external temperatures, e.g. a detailed process for adding external shading systems without requiring significant façade work or ensuring that the MVHR system specified has ability to add a small active cooling module at a later date.”

 

Reason: To ensure the development would not lead to overheating for the health and amenity of future of future occupiers.

 

12 Soft Landings Framework

In addition to the guidance of the Soft Landings Framework published by BSRIA, prior to occupation, the Applicant should submit proposals for:

a) A handover visit with all residents that meets Criteria 2 of HQM 11.1 Aftercare.

b) Home user guides that meet the criteria and minimum information presented in the HQM 11.2 Home Information credit.

 

Reason: To ensure future residents are trained and assisted in renewable home ownership, in the interests of the amenity.

 

 

13 Site Waste Management Plan

Prior to the commencement on site a Site Waste Management Plan should be submitted to the local planning authority for review once a contractor has been appointed. The plan should set clear targets in this document for diversion from landfill, review of the material on-site and possibilities for reuse or recycling.

 

Reason: In the interests of reducing embodied carbon.

 

14Embodied Carbon Assessment

Prior to commencement on site the applicant shall submit an assessment of embodied carbon completed in accordance with the RICS Professional Statement on Whole life Carbon Assessment for the Built Environment.  The submitted

assessment should meet the minimum reporting requirements of this Statement.

 

Reason: To demonstrate that the scheme calculates its embodied carbon impact through the construction process and identifies a target for contractors to work to.

 

15 Remove PD – extensions, windows etc

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 dwellings hereby permitted shall not be extended, enlarged or altered in any way (including dormer windows or alterations to fenestration) without the prior grant of specific planning permission by the local planning authority.

 

Reasons: To safeguard the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring dwellings and to ensure adequate sized amenity areas are retained. 

 

16 remove PD outbuildings

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 dwellings hereby permitted shall not carry out any development falling within Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of that Order ('buildings etc incidental to the enjoyment of a dwellinghouse') 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 to ensure adequate sized amenity areas are retained.

 

 

17 Obscure Glazing Schedule

Prior to any development above ground a schedule of obscure glazing shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The window(s) identified within the schedule;   shall be:- a) glazed using obscured glass to a minimum of level 3 of the "Pilkington" scale of obscuration and b) non-opening below a height of 1.7m above the floor of the room in which the window is installed.  The windows shall be installed prior to the first occupation of the building or use of the room of which the window(s) is installed.  Those windows shall remain so glazed and non-openable.  (Note the application of translucent film to clear glazed windows does not satisfy the requirements of this condition)

 

Reason:  In order to prevent an unacceptable degree of overlooking of nearby residential properties.

 

18 CMS

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 and neighbour amenity.

 

 

19          Northern Parking Court

Prior to occupation of the development, the access to the parking court to the north of the site shall be constructed at right angles to the highway boundary and to the existing carriageway. The width of the access at its junction with the highway shall not be less than 5 metres, as indicated in the Proposed Landscape Plan (Rev P05), and shall be provided with an appropriate dropped kerb vehicular crossing of the footway.

 

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

 

20          Brookfield Close Parking Spaces

Prior to occupation of the development, the vehicular parking spaces located alongside Brookfield Close (space no’s 42 to 62 and 63 to 70 shown on the Proposed Site Plan) shall be constructed at right angles to the highway boundary and to the existing carriageway and be provided with an appropriate dropped kerb vehicular crossing of the footway.

 

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

 

21 Existing Garage Access Widened

Prior to occupation of the development, and notwithstanding the Proposed Landscape Plan (Rev P05), the existing garage site access to the south-east of the site shall be widened to a minimum 5m.

 

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

 

22          Widen east-west Section of Brookfield Close

As indicated in the Proposed Site Plan (Rev P4), the east-west aligned section of Brookfield Close shall be widened to a width of 6m.

 

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

 

23          Provision of Vehicle Parking

The proposed development shall not be occupied until such time as the vehicle parking spaces indicated on the approved plans, including any parking spaces for the mobility impaired, have been installed and marked out. Signage shall be erected stating the parking is allocated for residents of the development only and shall be retained in perpetuity 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 in accordance with the adopted parking standards and policy T5.

 

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 in accordance with the adopted parking standards and policy T5.

 

24          Boundary Planting

Any new boundary planting shall be planted a minimum of 1 metre back from the highway boundary and any visibility splay.

 

Reason: To ensure that the future outward growth of the planting does not encroach upon the highway or interfere with the passage of users of the highway, to preserve the integrity of the highway and in the interests of highway safety.

 

25          Cycle Parking and Refuse

None of the accommodation hereby permitted shall be occupied until the facilities for the storage of refuse and cycle parking have been provided in accordance with the details shown on the approved drawings and specifications.; details of the refuse storage facilities shall be submitted to and approved in writing prior to the occupation of the development hereby permitted.   Cycle parking shall be provided in accordance with the EPOA Parking Standards and shall be secure, convenient, covered. The approved facilities shall be provided prior to occupation and retained at all times. Thereafter the accommodation shall not be occupied unless those facilities are retained.

 

Reason: To ensure that adequate provision is made in the interest of highway safety, sustainable transportation and amenity.

 

26          Travel Packs

Prior to first occupation of the proposed development, the Developer shall be responsible for the provision, implementation and distribution of a Residential Travel Information Pack for sustainable transport, approved by Essex County Council, to include six one day travel vouchers for use with the relevant local public transport operator. These packs (including tickets) are to be provided by the Developer to each dwelling free of charge.

 

Reason: In the interests of reducing the need to travel by car and promoting sustainable development and transport.

 

27          Surface Water Drainage

No works except demolition shall takes 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 should include but not be limited to:

• Limiting discharge rates to a combined rate of 7.8l/s for all storm events up to and including the 1 in 100 year rate plus 40% allowance for climate change subject to agreement with the relevant third party. All relevant permissions to discharge from the site into any outfall should be demonstrated.

• Final modelling and calculations for all areas of the drainage system.

• The appropriate level of treatment for all runoff leaving the site, in line with the Simple Index Approach in chapter 26 of the CIRIA SuDS Manual C753. This should be demonstrated via a treatment train for each catchment.

• Detailed engineering drawings of each component of the drainage scheme.

• A final drainage plan which details exceedance and conveyance routes, FFL and ground levels, and location and sizing of any drainage features.

• A written report summarising the final strategy and highlighting any minor changes to the approved strategy.

 

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.  Failure to provide the above required information before commencement of works may result in a system being installed that is not sufficient to deal with surface water occurring during rainfall events and may lead to increased flood risk and pollution hazard from the site.

 

28          SuDS - Maintenance plan

Prior to occupation 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.  Should any part be maintainable by a maintenance company, details of long term funding arrangements should be provided.

 

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. Failure to provide the above required information prior to occupation may result in the installation of a system that is not properly maintained and may increase flood risk or pollution hazard from the site.

 

29 SuDS - Maintenance logs

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.

 

30 Tree Protection

No development shall take place until an arboricultural method statement to include details of a tree protection plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority prior to the commencement of the proposed works on site.

 

Reason: In the interest of protecting and preserving trees of significance.

 

 

31          Electric Car Charging                 

The development shall be constructed in a manner that will include the provision of car charging points for 10% of the parking bays hereby approved and appropriate infrastructure/ducting is provided to install electric vehicular charging and/or plug in points for every other parking bay.

 

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.

 

32          Affordable Housing

Prior to occupation detail of arrangements for the provision of the 70% affordable housing hereby approved shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The details shall include:

(a) identification of the 44 dwellings which shall be constructed as an affordable unit

(b) the type and tenure of the affordable housing provision to be made as part of the development;

(c)  the arrangements to ensure that such provision is affordable for both initial and subsequent occupiers of the affordable housing

 

Reason: To ensure that the level of affordable housing is maintained in perpetuity, for the continued benefit of the community.

 

Informative(s)

 

 

1       INF02

Reason for approval: The proposal would accord with the relevant policies of the development  plan as set out below.  The Council has had regard to the concerns expressed  by residents but the matters raised are not sufficient to justify the refusal of permission.

 

2  INF04

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.

 

3  INF05

The following development plan policies contained in the Brentwood Replacement Local Plan 2005 are relevant to this decision: CP1, H6, H9, H14, H16, T2,T5,T15, LT4, C5, IR5, IR6, National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2019 and NPPG 2014.

 

4  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.

 

5  SuDS

Essex County Council has a duty to maintain a register and record of assets which have a significant impact on the risk of flooding. In order to capture proposed SuDS which may form part of the future register, a copy of the SuDS assets in a GIS layer should be sent to suds@essex.gov.uk.

o Any drainage features proposed for adoption by Essex County Council should be consulted on with the relevant Highways Development Management Office.

o Changes to existing water courses may require separate consent under the Land Drainage Act before works take place. More information about consenting can be found in the attached standing advice note.

o It is the applicant's responsibility to check that they are complying with common law if the drainage scheme proposes to discharge into an off-site ditch/pipe. The applicant should seek consent where appropriate from other downstream riparian landowners.

o The Ministerial Statement made on 18th December 2014 (ref. HCWS161) states that the final decision regarding the viability and reasonableness of maintenance requirements lies with the LPA. It is not within the scope of the LLFA to comment on the overall viability of a scheme as the decision is based on a range of issues which are outside of this authority's area of expertise.

o We will advise on the acceptability of surface water and the information submitted on all planning applications submitted after the 15th of April 2015 based on the key documents listed within this letter. This includes applications which have been previously submitted as part of an earlier stage of the planning process and granted planning permission based on historic requirements. The Local Planning Authority should use the information submitted within this response in conjunction with any other relevant information submitted as part of this application or as part of preceding applications to make a balanced decision based on the available information.

 

6  Highway Works and Infrastructure

Any necessary relocation of lampposts and/or telegraph poles within the highway as a result of the proposals will be entirely at the cost of the applicant.

Arrangement shall be made for surface water drainage to be intercepted and disposed of separately so that it does not discharge from or onto the highway carriageway.

All work within or affecting the highway is to be laid out and constructed by prior arrangement with, and to the requirements and satisfaction of, the Highway Authority, details to be agreed before the commencement of works.

The applicants should be advised to contact the Development Management Team by email at development.management@essexhighways.org or by post to: SMO3 - Essex Highways, Childerditch Highways Depot, Hall Drive, Brentwood, Essex CM13 3HD.

 

7       Anglian Water

Assets: Anglian Water has assets close to or crossing this site or there are assets subject to an adoption agreement. Therefore the site layout should take this into account and accommodate those assets within either prospectively adoptable highways or public open space. If this is not practicable then the sewers will need to be diverted at the developers cost under Section 185 of the Water Industry Act 1991. or, in the case of apparatus under an adoption agreement, liaise with the owners of the apparatus. It should be noted that the diversion works should normally be completed before development can commence.

Connection to Public Sewer: Notification of intention to connect to the public sewer under S106 of the Water Industry Act Approval and consent will be required by Anglian Water, under the Water Industry Act 1991. Contact Development Services Team 0345 606 6087.

Notification of intention to connect to the public sewer under S106 of the Water Industry Act Approval and consent will be required by Anglian Water, under the Water Industry Act 1991. Contact Development Services Team 0345 606 6087.

Protection of existing assets - A public sewer is shown on record plans within the land identified for the proposed development. It appears that development proposals will affect existing public sewers. It is recommended that the applicant contacts Anglian Water Development Services Team for further advice on this matter. Building over existing public sewers will not be permitted (without agreement) from Anglian Water.

Building near to a public sewer:  No building will be permitted within the statutory easement width of 3 metres from the pipeline without agreement from Anglian Water. Please contact Development Services Team on 0345 606 6087.

The developer should note that the site drainage details submitted have not been approved for the purposes of adoption. If the developer wishes to have the sewers included in a sewer adoption agreement with Anglian Water (under Sections 104 of the Water Industry Act 1991), they should contact our Development Services Team on 0345 606 6087 at the earliest opportunity. Sewers intended for adoption should be designed and constructed in accordance with Sewers for Adoption guide for developers, as supplemented by Anglian Water’s requirements.

 

8       Water Supplies - Fire

Should the application be successful the architect or applicant is advised to contact the Water Technical Officer at Service Headquarters, on telephone 01376-576344 at the earliest opportunity to discuss if addition water supplies / fire hydrants are required to serve this new housing development; if considered necessary the Officer will then liaise with the local Water Authority for the area to make the appropriate arrangements.

 

9  Post Boxes

The developer is reminded of the provisions of the European Regulation: EN 13724 for Post Boxes, specifically that the midpoint of the main slot should be between 700mm and 1700 mm in height. Further information may be viewed at: https://www.cwu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/European-Regulation-EN13724-for-Post-Boxes.pdf