For:      G. P. Thomas & Son Ltd, McCartneys, 7 Broad Street, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8BT.

Ward:            Bircher

The Principal Planning Officer said that the Head of Environmental Health and Trading Standards had requested and additional condition regarding the times that machinery was operated on site and deliveries were made.

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking, Mr Hughes the agent acting for the applicants spoke in favour of the application. 

RESOLVED

That planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

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 -     Foul water and surface water discharges shall be drained separately from the site.

         Reason:  To protect the integrity of the public sewerage system.

4 -     No surface water shall be allowed to connect (either directly or indirectly), to the public sewerage system unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

         Reason: To prevent hydraulic overloading of the public sewerage system, to protect the health and safety of existing residents and ensure no detriment to the environment.

5 -     Land drainage run-off shall not be permitted to discharge, either directly or indirectly, into the public sewerage system.

         Reason: To prevent hydraulic overload of the public sewerage system and pollution of the environment.

6 -     No development approved by this permission shall be commenced until a scheme for the provision and implementation of a surface water regulation system including the use of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority, in consultation with the Environment Agency.

         Reason: To prevent the increased risk of flooding by ensuring the provision of a satisfactory means of surface water disposal.

7 -     No works or development shall take place until a scheme for the protection of the retained trees (section 7, BS59837, the Tree Protection Plan) has been agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.  This scheme shall include:

         a)  a plan to a scale and level of accuracy appropriate to the proposal that shows the position, crown spread and Root Protection Area (para. 5.2.2 of BS5837) of every retained tree on site and on neighbouring or nearby ground to the site in relation to the approved plans and particulars. The positions of all trees to be removed shall be indicated on this plan.

         b) the details of each retained tree as required at para. 4.2.6 of BS5837 in a separate schedule.

         c)  the details and positions (shown on the plan at paragraph (a) above) of the Ground Protection Zones (section 9.3 of BS5837).

         d)  the details and positions (shown on the plan at paragraph (a) above) of the Tree Protection Barriers (section 9.2 of BS5837), identified separately where required for different phases of construction work (e.g. demolition, construction, hard landscaping). The Tree Protection Barriers must be erected prior to each construction phase commencing and remain in place, and undamaged for the duration of that phase.  No works shall take place on the next phase until the Tree Protection Barriers are repositioned for that phase.

         e)  the details and positions (shown on the plan at paragraph (a) above) of the Construction Exclusion Zones (section 9 of BS5837).

         f)  the details of tree protection measures for the hard landscaping phase (sections 13 and 14 of BS5837).

         g) the timing of the various phases of the works or development in the context of the tree protection measures.

         Reason: To safeguard the amenity of the surrounding area.

8 -      No works or development shall take place until a specification of all proposed tree planting has been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  This specification will include details of the quantity, size, species, position and the proposed time of planting of all trees to be planted. All tree, shrub and hedge planting included within that specification shall be carried out in accordance with that specification and in accordance with BS 3936 (parts 1, 1992, Nursery Stock, Specification for trees and shrubs, and 4, 1984, Specification for forest trees); BS4043, 1989, Transplanting root-balled trees; and BS4428, 1989, Code of practice for general landscape operations (excluding hard surfaces).

         Reason: In order to protect the visual amenity of the surrounding area.

9 –    GO1 (Details of boundary treatments)

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

10 -      If within a period of five years from the date of planting of any tree that tree, or any tree planted in replacement for it, is removed, uprooted, destroyed or dies, (or becomes in the opinion of the LPA seriously damaged or defective), another tree of the same species and size originally planted shall be planted at the same place, unless the LPA gives its written consent to any variations.

         Reason: In order to protect the visual amenity of the surrounding area.

11-    E16 (Removal of permitted development rights)

         Reason: In order to preserve the setting of the surrounding Conservation Area and amenity of surrounding dwellings.

12 -      E09 (No conversion of garage to habitable accommodation)

         Reason: To ensure adequate off street parking arrangements remain available at all times.

13.        F06 (restriction on noise levels)

Reason:  to protect the amenities of nearby properties.

14 -   F48 (Details of slab levels)

         Reason: In order to define the permission and ensure that the development is of a scale and height appropriate to the site.

           INFORMATIVES

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

2 -     N19 - Avoidance of doubt