Agenda item

Application No. 2020/0828 - Site of 72 To 74, Westdale Lane East, Gedling

Minutes:

The erection of 10no 2 bedroom apartments. Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of permission 2017/0157 for the inclusion of air source heat pumps to be positioned on external elevation of the building, minor alterations to some fenestration design, minor alterations to ground level and the addition of a Velux smoke vent.

 

Howard Snowden, a local resident, spoke in objection to the application.

 

The Assistant Director – Planning and Regeneration introduced the report.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION subject to conditions:-

 

Conditions

 

 1         This permission shall be read in accordance with the following documents and plans;-

 

            Drawing no. DB/MM/18/027/26 Proposed Elevations, received 10th September 2020

Product information brochure, received 20th August 2020 to be read in accordance with email dated 9th September 2020 confirming that the air source heat pump units proposed are model PUHZ-W50VHA2(-BS)

Drawing no. MT/MH/016/037/04 Revision A Proposed Site Layout, received 13th July 2017

Drawing no. MT/MH/016/037/03 Revision C, received 13th July 2017 showing floorplans only

Site Location Plan, received 13th July 2017

 

The development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with the approved plans.

 

 2         The means of enclosure at the site shall be carried out in accordance with the following details;-

 

Drawing no. DB/MM/18/027/10 Revision A, received 19th September 2018 as part of discharge of condition application 2018/0745DOC

 

 3         The means of surfacing on the unbuilt portions of the site shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details;-

 

Drawing no. DB/MM/18/027/10 Revision A, received 19th September 2018 as part of discharge of condition application 2018/0745DOC

 

 4         Soft landscaping at the site shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details;-

 

Drawing no. DB/MM/18/027/10 Revision A, received 19th September 2018 as part of discharge of condition application 2018/0745DOC

 

 5         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the parking/turning areas are provided and surfaced in a bound material with the parking bays clearly delineated in accordance with plan ref: MT/MH/016/037/04 Revision A. The parking/turning areas shall be maintained in the bound material for the life of the development and shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking/turning of vehicles.

 

 6         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until dropped vehicular footway crossings are available for the parking spaces accessed from Adbolton Avenue and for the accesses for the car parking area on Westdale Lane in accordance with the Highway Authority specification to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.

 

 7         The site accesses at the site shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details;-

 

Drawing no. DB/MM/18/027/10 Revision A, received 19th September 2018 as part of discharge of condition application 2018/0745DOC

 

 8         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the provision to prevent the unregulated discharge of surface water onto the public highway has been carried out in accordance with the following details

 

Aco Drain as shown on drawing no. DB/MM/18/027/11.

 

The approved measures shall be retained for the lifetime of the development.

 

 9         The management arrangements for the maintenance of all areas of outdoor open space, including car parking areas, shall be carried out in accordance with the following details;-

 

The Communal Area Maintenance Plan, received 6th August 2018 in relation to discharge of condition application 2018/0745DOC.

 

The approved management arrangements shall remain in situ for the lifetime of the development.

 

Reasons

 

 1         For the avoidance of doubt and to define the terms of this permission

 

 2         In the interests of visual amenity

 

 3         In the interests of visual amenity

 

 4         In the interests of visual amenity

 

 5         In the interests of highway safety

 

 6         In the interests of highway safety

 

 7         in the interests of highway safety

 

 8         In the interests of highway safety

 

 9         In the interests of visual amenity

 

Reasons for Decision

 

The proposed development is consistent with local and national planning policies. The design of the proposal is considered to be acceptable and does not have an unacceptable impact on the visual amenity of the area. The proposal will not have an unacceptable impact on the residential amenity of occupiers of neighbouring properties in terms of noise, overlooking or massing / overshadowing. Parking and access at the site is acceptable. It is considered that the proposal is appropriate for its context and is in accordance with the NPPF, Policies A, 1, 8 and 10 of the ACS and Policies LPD 11, 32, 33, 35, 37, 40, 57 and 61 of the LPD.

 

Notes to Applicant

 

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. The proposed development has been assessed and it is the Council's view that CIL is not payable on the development hereby approved as the development type proposed is zero rated in this location.

 

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

 

Planning 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.

Date Recommended: 7th October 2020

 

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