Conversion of barn into dwelling and construction of new cottage.

The receipt of comments from the Council’s Ecologist and revised plans from the applicant was reported.  The Principal Planning Officer advised that minor alterations would need to be made to the conditions if the Committee decided to grant planning permission.  He advised that the hours of operation were 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays with no work permitted on Sundays or on Bank Holidays. The Sub-Committee decided that the proposals were acceptable subject to there being no work permitted on each Saturday.  The Principal Planning Officer said  that this would need to be first agreed with the applicants.

 

RESOLVED:            That planning permission be granted, with the following condition that there be no working permitted on Saturdays and an additional condition relating to the mitigation and compensation for the bats and nesting birds identified on site:-

 

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          A07 – Development in accordance with approved plans

 

Reason:  To ensure adherence to the approved plans in the interests of a satisfactory form of development.

 

3          B01 – Samples of external materials

 

Reason:  To ensure that the materials harmonise with the surroundings

 

4          C02 – Approval of Details

 

a)         the details of the position and means of constructing the external buttresses proposed in the structural engineer’s report;

 

b)         architectural details of window sections, eaves, verges and barge boards at a scale of 1:1 or 1:5, relating to the converted barn and the new dwelling;

 

c)         details of the proposed finishes of all external joinery relating to the converted barn and the new dwelling;

 

d)            trade details of the type of roof-light to be utilised;

 

e)            detailed specification of all rainwater guttering and downpipes;

 

Reason:  To safeguard the character and appearance of this building of (special) architectural or historical interest.

 

5          C12 – Repairs to match existing

 

Reason:  To safeguard the character and appearance of this building of (special) architectural or historical interest.

 

6          D02 – Archaeological Survey and recording

 

Reason:  To ensure the archaeological interest of the site is recorded

 

7          E16 – Removal of Permitted Development Rights

 

Reason:  To preserve the setting of the converted barn

 

8          F16 – Restriction of hours during construction

 

Reason:  To protect the amenity of local residents

 

9          G01 – Details of Boundary Treatments

 

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

 

10        G04 – Landscaping scheme (general)

 

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

 

11        G05 – Implementation of landscaping scheme (general)

 

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

 

12        G09 – Retention of trees/hedgerows

 

Reason:  To safeguard the amenity of the area

 

13        Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, details of the means of    constructing the new driveway in a manner designed to protect the existing boundary trees and hedgerow from unacceptable damage shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The driveway shall be constructed in accordance with these details and thereafter properly maintained.

 

Reason:  In the interests of protecting the amenities of the area and the privacy of nearby residents.

 

14        H02 – Single access – footway

 

Reason:  In the interests of highway safety

 

15        H05 – Access Gates

 

Reason:  In the interest of highway safety.

 

16        The conversion of the barn hereby approved shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the mitigation, compensation and habitat creation measures set out in the Ecological Survey for the Barn at Little Croase, received on 15th July, 2004, but, notwithstanding its recommendations, prior to the commencement of the conversion works, full details of the location and construction of the bat loft and other habitat creation measures associated with the raised ridge tiles and access slits shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and thereafter maintained in accordance with the details as approved.

 

Reason:  To ensure that the nature conservation interest of the site is protected.

 

Informatives:

 

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

2 - HN01 – Mud on Highway

3 - HN04 – Private Apparatus within the highway

4 - HN05 – Works within the highway

5 - HN10 -  No drainage to discharge to highway

6 - N11 -  Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.

7 - NC02 – Warning against Demolition

 

DCNW2004/1486/L

 

That Listed Building Consent be granted, subject to the following conditions:

 

1          C01 – Time Limit for Commencement

 

Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 18(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act, 1990.

 

2          A07 - Development in accordance with approved plans

 

Reason:  To ensure adherence to the approved plans in the interests of a satisfactory form of development.

 

3          B01 – Samples of external materials       

 

Reason:  To ensure that the materials harmonise with the surroundings

 

4          C02 -  Approval of Details

 

a)      the details of the position and means of constructing the external buttresses proposed in the structural engineer’s report;

 

b)         architectural details of window sections, eaves, verges and barge boards at a scale of 1:1 or 1:5, relating to the converted barn and the new dwelling;

 

c)      details of the proposed finishes of all external joinery relating to the converted barn and the new dwelling;

 

d)            trade details of the type of roof-light to be utilised;

 

e)            detailed specification of all rainwater guttering and downpipes;

 

Reason:  To safeguard the character and appearance of this building of (special) architectural or historical interest.

 

5          C12 – Repairs to match existing

 

Reason:  To safeguard the character and appearance of this building of (special) architectural or historical interest.

 

Informatives:

 

1 - N15 – Reason(s) for the Grant of PP/LBC/CAC – Policy 18

2 - NC02 – Warning against Demolition