Site for ten new dwellings.

Site for ten new dwellings.

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking, Mrs. Ballantyne (61 St Clares Court, Lower Bullingham) had registered to speak in objection to the application but was not present at the meeting and Mr. C.F. Butt (the applicant) had registered to speak in support of the application but decided not to speak.

RESOLVED:

That planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.      A02 (Time limit for submission of reserved matters (outline permission)).

         Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2.      A03 (Time limit for commencement (outline permission)).

         Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

3.      A04 (Approval of reserved matters).

         Reason: To enable the local planning authority to exercise proper control over these aspects of the development.

4.      A05 (Plans and particulars of reserved matters).

         Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

5.      B01 (Samples of external materials).

         Reason: To ensure that the materials harmonise with the surroundings.

6.      E18 (No new windows in specified elevation).

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

7.      F16 (Restriction of hours during construction).

         Reason: To protect the amenity of local residents.

8.      F18 (Scheme of foul drainage disposal).

         Reason: In order to ensure that satisfactory drainage arrangements are provided.

9.      G01 (Details of boundary treatments).

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

10.    G08 (Retention of trees/hedgerows (outline applications)).

         Reason: To safeguard the amenity of the area.

11.    H03 (Visibility splays).

         Reason: In the interests of highway safety.

12.    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.

13.    H27 (Parking for site operatives).

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

14.    To ensure the Withy Brook Site of Interest for Nature Conservation adjacent to the proposed development site is protected and its nature conservation potential enhanced, an Ecological Method Statement shall be submitted to, and agreed by, Herefordshire Council’s Ecologist prior to any development.  Details of this statement should include measures to safeguard the broadleaved bank-side vegetation and the aquatic life of the Brook during and after development operations together with a plan for ecological management and enhancement.  The method statement shall be agreed with Herefordshire Council’s Ecologist prior to development.

         Reason: To comply with Herefordshire Council’s UDP Policy NC1, NC4, NC6, NC7, NC8 and NC9 and HBA9.8 in relation to Nature Conservation and Biodiversity.

Informatives:

1.      HN05 - Works within the highway.

2.      HN08 - Section 38 Agreement details.

3.            The applicant/developer is advised that the proposed detailed layout should include predominantly terraced houses of two and three bedroom in size.  The two bedroom houses should be around 70 sq metres of habitable living space and the three bedroom properties should be around 90 sq metres of habitable living space.

4.      The applicant/developer is advised that the site lies within a floodplain and Holme  Lacy Road providing access to the site is particularly prone to flooding.

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