Ward: Bromyard

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking Mrs Chadwick spoke against the application

RESOLVED

That planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.     The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of five years from the date of this permission.

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

2.      Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no fences/gates/walls/garages/building/extension/dormer windows shall be erected or constructed other than those expressly authorised by this permission.

Reason:  To bring any future development under planning control.

3.     Before any other works hereby approved are commenced, visibility splays shall be provided from a point 0.6 metres above ground level at the centre of the access to the application site and 2 metres back from the nearside edge of the adjoining carriageway (measured perpendicularly) for a distance of 45 metres in each direction along the nearside edge of the adjoining carriageway.  Nothing shall be planted, erected and/or allowed to grow on the triangular area of land so formed which would obstruct the visibility described above.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

4.     Any new access gates shall be set back 6 metres from the adjoining carriageway edge and shall be made to open inwards only.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

5.     The change of use hereby permitted shall not commence until an area has been properly laid out, consolidated, surfaced, drained and the spaces demarked on the ground within the application site for the parking of 2 cars and for cars to turn so that they may enter and leave the application site in a forward gear.  These shall thereafter be retained and kept available for those uses at all times.

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

6.     Prior to the use or occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted, and at all times thereafter, the windows marked "X" on the approved plans shall be glazed with obscure glass only and shall be non-opening.

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

        Informatives:

1. 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.

2. This planning permission does not authorise the applicant to carry out works within the publicly maintained highway and Mr. T.E. Davies, Area Manager (North), MEB Buildings, 42 West Street, Leominster, HR6 8BT Tel: 01432-261776 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.

3. Drainage arrangements shall be provided to ensure that surface water from the driveway and/or vehicular turning area does not discharge onto the public highway.  No drainage or effluent from the proposed development shall be allowed to discharge into any highway drain or over any part of the public highway.

4. The decision to grant planning permission has been taken having regard to the policies and proposals in the Malvern Hills District Local Plan set out below, and to all relevant material considerations including Supplementary Planning Guidance:

Conservation Policy 12: Residential conversion of agricultural and other rural buildings

Landscape Policy 1: Development outside settlement boundaries