Proposed site for 10 dwellings.

Ward: Leominster South

Proposed site for 10 dwellings. 

 

The Local Ward Member, Councillor RC Hunt, felt that Laundry Lane posed a traffic hazard because of the high number of vehicles which parked along it as far as the junction.  He said that this practice significantly reduced visibility, and he requested the imposition of a Traffic Regulation Order on the area, which would improve safety on the proposed application site.  In addition, he asked that some of the funds secured through the Section 106 agreement, be used to bring Laundry Lane up to adoptable standard. 

 

The Southern Team Leader said that it was unlikely that Laundry Lane could be constructed to an adoptable standard, due to its narrowness, and it was therefore inappropriate to set aside any funding specifically for this purpose.  In addition, the Area Engineer (Development Control) said that a Traffic Regulation Order would not be advisable in this area due to the existing long-established precedent of traffic. 

 

Councillor JP French requested that a sum of £1,500 per dwelling (referred to on Page 42 of the agenda) be included in the Section 106 agreement in order to create highway improvements.  The Head of Planning Services confirmed that this would be possible, and would be used for measures to improve visibility. 

RESOLVED:

(i)         That the Legal Practice Manager be authorised to complete a planning obligation agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in accordance with the Heads of Terms appended to this report and any additional or amended matters which he considers to be necessary or appropriate, including a contribution of £1,500 per dwelling for highway improvements;

(ii)        Upon completion of the above-mentioned planning obligation agreement, the Officer named in the Scheme of Delegation be authorised to issue planning permission 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 -     E16 (Removal of permitted development rights)

 

         Reason:  In order that the local planning authority can consider the implications of any future development.

 

4 -     E18 (No new windows in specified elevation)

 

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

 

5 -     F16 (Restriction of hours during construction)

 

         Reason: To protect the amenity of local residents.

 

6 -     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.

 

7 -     G01 (Details of boundary treatments)

 

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

 

8 -     G04 (Landscaping scheme (general))

 

         Reason: In order to protect the visual amenities of the area.

 

9 -     G05 (Implementation of landscaping scheme (general))

 

         Reason:  In order to protect the visual amenities of the area.

 

10 -      H13 (Access, turning area and parking)

 

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

 

11 -      H29 (Secure covered cycle parking provision)

 

         Reason: To ensure that there is adequate provision for secure covered cycle accommodation within the application site, encouraging alternative modes of transport in accordance with both local and national planning policy.

 

12 -      W01 (Foul/surface water drainage)

 

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

 

13 -      W02 (No surface water to connect to public system)

 

         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.

 

14 -      W03 (No drainage run-off to public system)

 

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

 

15 -      No development shall take place until the following has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority:

 

a)      a 'desk study' report including previous site and adjacent site uses, potential contaminants arising from those uses, possible sources, pathways, and receptors, a conceptual model and a risk assessment in accordance with current best practice.

 

b)      if the risk assessment in (a) confirms the possibility of a significant pollutant linkage(s), a site investigation should be undertaken to characterise fully the nature and extent and severity of contamination, incorporating a conceptual model of all the potential pollutant linkages and an assessment of risk to identified receptors.

 

c)      if the risk assessment in (b) identifies unacceptable risk(s) a detailed scheme specifying remedial works and measures necessary to avoid risk from contaminants/or gases when the site is developed.  The Remediation Scheme shall include consideration of an proposals to deal with situations where, during works on site, contamination is encountered which has not previously been identified.  Any further contamination encountered shall be fully assessed and an appropriate remediation scheme submitted to the local planning authority for written approval.

 

16 -      The Remediation Scheme, as approved pursuant to condition no. (1) above, shall be fully implemented before the development is first occupied.  On completion of the remediation scheme the developer shall provide a validation report to confirm that all works were completed in accordance with the agreed details, which must be submitted before the development is first occupied.  Any variation to the scheme including the validation reporting shall be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority in advance of works being undertaken.

 

           Informatives:

 

1 -     HN02 - Public rights of way affected

 

2 -     HN03 - Access via public right of way

 

3 -     HN04 - Private apparatus within highway

 

4 -     HN05 - Works within the highway

 

5 -     HN10 - No drainage to discharge to highway

 

6 -     HN22 - Works adjoining highway

 

7 -     HN23 - Vehicular use of public rights of way

 

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

 

9 -     N19 - Avoidance of doubt