For:     C L H Industries Ltd, Boughton Butler Architects, Design Studio, 6 Sansome Walk, Worcester, WR1 1LH

Ward: Bromyard

In accordance with the criteria for public speaking, Mrs Churchill of Bromyard Town Council spoke against the application and Mr Boughton the applicant’s agent spoke in favour.

The Senior Planning Officer reported the receipt of amended plans with improved access arrangements.  The Area Engineer (Development Control) said that he was satisfied with the access and parking proposals.

Councillor PJ Dauncey, a local Ward Member, expressed reservations about the access arrangements in view of the number of dwellings proposed.  Access was via a junction onto a very busy road with the view to the east often restricted by parked HGV’s.  He was also concerned at the proposals to deal with surface water and foul drainage.  The Senior Planning Officer said that the Welsh Water Authority was satisfied with the arrangements.

A motion that the Sub-Committee was minded to refuse the application was lost.

RESOLVED

That planning permission be granted 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 -     A09 (Amended plans )

         Reason: To ensure the development is carried out in accordance with the amended plans.

3 -     B01 (Samples of external materials )

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

4 -     Foul water and surface water discharges must be drained separately from the site.

         Reason:  To protect the integrity of the Public Sewerage System.

5 -     No surface water shall be allowed to connect (either directly or indirectly) to the public sewerage 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.

6 -     No land drainage run-off will be permitted, either directly or in-directly, to discharge into the public sewerage system.

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

7 -     H29 (Secure cycle parking provision )

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

8 -     .  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 -      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.

12 - No development approved by this permission shall be commenced until a scheme for the provision of surface water drainage works has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  Such scheme shall be implemented before the first use of the development hereby approved.

        Reason: To prevent the increased risk of flooding by ensuring the provision of a satisfactory means of surface water disposal.

           Informatives:

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

2 – H29 Individual cycle parking storage for each dwelling is required.  Secure and covered storage adjacent or incorporated into each dwelling.

                        Reason:  To mitigate the parking and traffic impact of development