Proposed erection of 27 dwellings.

Ward: Leominster South

Proposed erection of 27 dwellings. 

 

The Principal Planning Officer reported the following updates:

 

• The last word of Paragraph 5.1 of the report, should read “access” and not “dwelling”;
• Proposed Condition 15 was no longer necessary and would be deleted;
• In the Draft Heads of Terms, the title should be changed to reflect the application (because it contained the address details of a different application site).  The Southern Team Leader confirmed, however, that the remainder of the document did relate to the correct application and so no further reviews were required. 

 

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking, Mr Jones spoke in support of the application. 

 

The Local Ward Member, Councillor RC Hunt, expressed concern that there was no play area proposed with the development.  He requested that some of the funds secured through the Section 106 agreement be used to improve the nearby cemetery. 

 

The Principal Planning Officer said that the application site was near to a larger development which provided additional areas of open space, meaning that it would not be devoid of leisure areas. 

 

In response to a further question, the Principal Planning Officer confirmed that the applicant had proposed a mix of building materials on the site to add variety, and there would be some rendered elements.  He also reported that the developer had been unable to propose any additional access off Southern Avenue, because the land required for this was in the ownership of another body. 

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;

 

(ii)               Upon completion of the above-mentioned planning obligation agreement 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 -     F16 (Restriction of hours during construction )

 

         Reason: To protect the amenity of local residents.

 

4 -     F40 (No burning of material/substances )

 

         Reason: To safeguard residential amenity and prevent pollution.

 

5 -     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.

 

6 -     G02 (Landscaping scheme (housing development) )

 

         Reason: To ensure a satisfactory and well-planned development and to preserve and enhance the quality of the environment.

 

7 -     G03 (Landscaping scheme (housing development) - implementation )

 

         Reason: To ensure a satisfactory and well-planned development and to preserve and enhance the quality of the environment.

 

8 -     The development hereby permitted shall not commence until a Construction Traffic Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  No construction works shall be carried out on the site unless the measures set out in the approved Construction Traffic Management Plan are in operation.

 

         Reason: In the interests of residential amenity.

 

9 -     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.

 

10 -   H17 (Junction improvement/off site works )

 

         Reason: To ensure the safe and free flow of traffic on the highway.

 

11 -   H18 (On site roads - submission of details )

 

         Reason: To ensure an adequate and acceptable means of access is available before the dwelling or building is occupied.

 

12 -   H27 (Parking for site operatives )

 

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

 

13 -   H28 (Public rights of way )

 

         Reason: To ensure the public right of way is not obstructed.

 

14 -   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.

 

15 -   H30 (Travel plans )

 

         Reason: In order to ensure that the development is carried out in combination with a scheme aimed at promoting the use of a range of sustainable transport initiatives.

 

16 -   H31 (Outline Travel Plan )

 

         Reason and Informative Notes as above.

 

17 -   W01 (Foul/surface water drainage )

 

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

 

18 -   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.

 

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

 

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

 

20 -   No development shall commence until the developer has prepared a scheme for the comprehensive and integrated drainage of the site showing how foul, surface and land drainage will be dealt with.  The scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and development shall be completed in accordance with the approved scheme.

 

         Reason: To ensure that effective drainage facilities are provided for the proposed development, and no adverse impacts occur to the environment or the existing public sewerage system.

 

21 -   The recommendations set out in the ecologist's report dated September 2007 should be followed unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

 

         Reason: To ensure all species of bat and their roosts are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Conservation (Natural Habitats & Countryside) Regulations 1994 (as amended) and policies NC1, NC5, NC6 and NC7 of the Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan.

 

Informatives:

 

1 -     HN01 - Mud on highway

 

2 -     HN02 - Public rights of way affected

 

3 -     HN04 - Private apparatus within highway

 

4 -     HN05 - Works within the highway

 

5 -     HN08 - Section 38 Agreement details

 

6 -     HN09 - Drainage details for Section 38

 

7 -     HN10 - No drainage to discharge to highway

 

8 -     HN25 - Travel plans

 

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

 

10 -   N19 - Avoidance of doubt