Agenda item

Change of use of land to facilitate vehicular access to dwellinghouse.

RESOLVED to:

GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION subject to conditions:

Conditions

1.         The development must be begun not later than three years beginning with the date of this permission.

2.         This permission shall be read in accordance with the application form received on 8th March 2019 and the site location plan received on 26th March 2018. The development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with these plans/details.

3.         The driveway shall not be brought into use until a dropped vehicular footway crossing is available for use and constructed in accordance with the Highway Authority specification.

4.         The driveway shall not be brought into use until the drive/ parking areas are surfaced in a hard-bound material (not loose gravel) for a minimum of 5.5 metres behind the Highway boundary. The surfaced drives and any parking or turning areas shall then be maintained in such hard-bound material for the life of the development.

Reasons

1.         In order to comply with Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.         For the avoidance of doubt.

3.         In the interests of Highway safety.

4.         To reduce the possibility of deleterious material being deposited on the public highway (loose stones etc.).

Reasons for Decision

By virtue of the size of the grass verge and the nature of the proposed development, the proposal would not result in any highway safety issues whilst ensuring off-street parking provision for no.43 Brook Avenue, it would not result in a detrimental impact on the visual amenity of the area nor on neighbouring residential amenity. The proposal is in accordance with the advice contained within the NPPF, Policy 10 of the Aligned Core Strategy and policies LPD 32, LPD 57 and LPD 61 of the Local Planning Document.

Notes to Applicant

Positive and Proactive Statement - The Borough Council has worked positively and proactively with the applicant in accordance with paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework. During the processing of the application there were no problems for which the Local Planning Authority had to seek a solution in relation to this application.

The applicant is advised that all planning permissions granted on or after 16th October 2015 may be subject to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). Full details of CIL are available on the Council's website at www.gedling.gov.uk/cil. The proposed development has been assessed and it is the Council's view that the development hereby approved is not CIL Liable as the development is for a use that is not chargeable on Gedling Borough Council's Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule.

The proposal makes it necessary to construct a vehicular crossing over a footway of the public highway. These works shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the Highway Authority. You are, therefore, required to contact the County Council's Customer Services, on telephone 0300 500 80 80, to arrange for these works be carried out.

The proposed development lies within a coal mining area which may contain unrecorded coal mining related hazards. If any coal mining feature is encountered during development, this should be reported immediately to The Coal Authority on 0845 762   6848. Further information is also available on The Coal Authority website at www.coal.decc.gov.uk.Property specific summary information on past, current and future coal mining activity can be obtained from The Coal Authority's Property Search Service on 0845 762 6848 or at www.groundstability.com.