Two new dwellings.

Two new dwellings.

 

The Senior Planning Officer reported the following:

 

§         Further correspondence had been received from Bartestree with Lugwardine Group Parish Council and was summarised; the Parish Council noted that the access drive had been improved but maintained objections to the proposal.

§         The Traffic Manager had commented that, on the basis of the revised access arrangements, he had no objections subject to standard conditions and informatives.  The details in the recommendation were amended accordingly.

§         The agent acting on behalf of the applicant had confirmed that no new connections to the public sewer would be permitted post the upgrading of the system, planned for April 2008.  Hence the private sewer option (Paragraph 6.6 of the report and condition 6 refers).

 

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking, Mrs. Morrison spoke against the application.

 

Councillor R.M. Wilson, the Local Ward Member, commented on the heavy level of traffic in the vicinity of the site and pedestrian movements to and from the Post Office, schools and housing estate.  It was noted that the Traffic Manager considered the revised access arrangements to be satisfactory but Councillor Wilson maintained his concerns about additional traffic accessing the busy main road.  Councillor Wilson also commented on the low water pressure in the area.

 

In order to address the Local Ward Member’s concerns, the Senior Planning Officer suggested an additional condition in order to retain control of the access and parking arrangements.

 

The Senior Planning Officer clarified the phasing of the scheme of foul drainage disposal.

 

A number of Members spoke in support of the application.

 

In response to questions from Councillor P.J. Edwards, the Senior Planning Officer re-iterated that the Traffic Manager had no objections subject to conditions and clarified the proposed layout of the dwellings.  Councillor Edwards suggested that the Local Ward Member be kept informed regarding the access and parking arrangements.

 

Councillor Wilson sympathised with local residents and also noted that the occupants of the new dwellings could suffer some noise disturbance from the adjacent school.  However, it was not felt that there were any material planning reasons to warrant refusal of the application in this instance.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That, subject to receipt of the confirmation of the acceptability of the access, parking and turning revisions, the Officers named in the Scheme of Delegation be authorised to approve the application subject to the following conditions and any further conditions considered necessary by Officers:

 

1.      A01 (Time limit for commencement (full permission)).

 

         Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

 

2.      B01 (Samples of external materials).

 

         Reason: To ensure that the materials harmonise with the surroundings.

 

3.      E16 (Removal of permitted development rights).

 

         Reason: In the interests of the amenities of the locality.

 

4.      E18 (No new windows in specified elevation).

 

          Reason: In order to protect the residential amenity of adjacent properties.

 

5.      F18 (Scheme of foul drainage disposal).

 

         Reason: In order to ensure that satisfactory drainage arrangements are provided.

 

6.      The dwelling hereby approved shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, be connected to mains sewerage.

 

         Reason: In the interests of land amenity and securing effective long term drainage for this site.

 

7.      G01 (Details of boundary treatments).

 

         Reason: In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure dwellings have satisfactory privacy.

 

8.      F16 (Restriction of hours during construction).

 

         Reason: To protect the amenity of local residents.

 

 

9.      Any new access gates/doors shall be set back 5 metres from the adjoining carriageway edge and shall be made to open inwards only.

 

         Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

 

10.    Before any other works hereby approved are commenced, the construction of the vehicular access shall be carried out in accordance with a specification to be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority, at a gradient not steeper than 1 in 12.

 

         Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

 

11.    Prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved the driveway and/or vehicular turning area shall be consolidated, surfaced and drained in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority at a gradient not steeper than 1 in 8.

 

         Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

 

12.    The development hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until the access, turning area and parking facilities shown on the approved plan have been properly consolidated, surfaced, drained and otherwise constructed in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and these areas shall thereafter be retained and kept available for those uses at all times.

 

         Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to ensure the free flow of traffic using the adjoining highway.

 

13. Development shall not begin until parking for site operatives and visitors has been provided within the application site in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority and such provision shall be retained and kept available during construction of the development.

 

         Reason: To prevent indiscriminate parking in the interests of highway safety.

 

14.    Prior to the first occupation of any new dwellings to which this permission relates an area for car parking shall be laid out within the curtilage of the existing dwelling (Hagley Cottage), in accordance with plans to be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and those areas shall not thereafter be used for any other purpose than the parking of vehicles.

 

         Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to ensure the free flow of traffic using the adjoining highway.

 

Informatives:

 

1.      N01 - Access for all.

 

2.      N03 - Adjoining property rights.

 

3.      N11A - Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) – Birds.

 

4.            N11B - Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and Conservation (Nat. Habitats & C.) Regs 1994 – Bats.

 

5.      The attention of the applicant is drawn to the need to keep the highway free from any mud or other material emanating from the application site or any works pertaining thereto.

 

6.      This planning permission does not authorise the applicant to carry out works within the publicly maintained highway and Mr. C. Hall, Area Manager (Central), Thorn Business Park, Rotherwas, Hereford, HR2 6JT Tel: 01432-260786, shall be given at least 28 days' notice of the applicant's intention to commence any works affecting the public highway so that the applicant can be provided with an approved specification for the works together with a list of approved contractors.

 

7.      N15 - Reason(s) for the Grant of PP/LBC/CAC.

 

8.      N19 - Avoidance of doubt.