Agenda item

Application No. 2017/0455 - Land at Wood Lane Gedling.

Minutes:

Residential development of 13 houses.

 

The Service Manager, Development Services, introduced the application outlining two additional representations received since the publication of the report. The additional representations raised concerns in relation to the removal of a tree causing increased overlooking onto neighbouring properties and the status of properties opposite the site as Grade 2 listed.

 

Ms. Jill Harper, a neighbouring resident, spoke in objection to the application.

 

Councillor Lawrence, seconded by Councillor Wilkinson, proposed an amendment to impose an additional condition to require a construction traffic management plan in the interest of road safety, the wording of which to be delegated to the Service Manager, Development Services and it was

 

RESOLVED to GRANT FULL PLANNING PERMISSION subject to the applicant entering into a Section 106 planning obligation with the Borough Council as Local Planning Authority and Nottinghamshire County Council for the provision of / or financial contributions towards: Public Open Space; Education; Management Company for Maintenance of access road and areas of open space not within residential curtilages; A Local Labour Agreement and subject to the following conditions and an additional condition requiring the provision of a construction traffic management plan, the wording of which to be delegated to the Service Manager, Development Services:

 

Conditions

 

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

 

 2         The development hereby permitted shall be constructed strictly in accordance with the Application Forms and the following approved and revised plans submitted with the application, drawing numbers: Existing Site Plan (P002 P); Proposed Site Elevations (P004); Plot 1 Floor Plans (P100); Plot 1 Elevations (P101); Plot 2 Floor Plans (P102); Plot 2 Elevations (P103); Plot 3 Floor Plans (P104 Rev A); Plot 3 Elevations (P105); Plot 4 Floor Plans (P106); Plot 4 Elevations (P107); Plot 5 Floor Plans (P108); Plot 5 Elevations (P109); Plot 6 Floor Plans (P110); Plot 6 Elevations (P111); Plot 7 Floor Plans(P112); Plot 7 Elevations (P113); Plot 8 Floor Plans (P114); Plot 8 Elevations (P115); Plot 9 Floor Plans (P116); Plot 9 Elevations (P117); Plot 10 Floor Plans (P118); Plot 10 Elevations (P119); Plot 11 Floor Plans (P120); Plot 10 Elevations (P121); Plot 12 Floor Plans (P122); Plot 12 Elevations (P123); Plot 13 Floor Plans (P124); Plot 13 Elevations (P125); Detached Garage (P126); Proposed Private Levels Sheet 1 (16041-210); Proposed Private Levels Sheet 2 (16041-211); Private Drainage Layout Sheet 1 (16041-240); Private Drainage Layout Sheet 2 (16041-241); Exploratory Hole Location Plan (36011/DRAFT); Swept Paths - Refuse Vehicle (16041-03B); Geodyne Contamination Survey (38011/DRAFT & TP1 & WS13); Drainage and Water Report (SF23263878000); Roads, Footpaths and Verges Plan (78724673_1_1); Topographical Survey (0001); Emec Ecology Biodiversity Study (8518/SG/16); Design and Access Statement (March 2017); Proposed Site Layout (P003 Status P); Location Plan (P001); Tree Survey (October 2016); Proposed Private Road Long Sections.

 

 3         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the access has been constructed as per plan reference 10641-01 Rev H. These access works are proposed on land which falls outside the applicant's control, and is subject to the provisions of the Highways Act 1980. To be able to carry out these works on the Public Highway the applicant will need to enter in a S278 legal agreement with the County Council as Highway Authority.

 

 4         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the visibility splays are provided in accordance with plan reference 10641-01 RevH. The area within the visibility splays referred to in this condition shall thereafter be kept free of all obstructions.

 

 5         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the access drive and internal access drives/ parking areas are surfaced in a bound material (not loose gravel). The surfaced drives and parking areas shall then be maintained in such bound material for the life of the development.

 

 6         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the access driveway and internal access driveways/ parking areas are constructed with provision to prevent the unregulated discharge of surface water from the driveways and parking areas to the public highway in accordance with details first submitted to and approved in writing by the LPA. The provision to prevent the unregulated discharge of surface water to the public highway shall then be retained for the life of the development.

 

 7         No development hereby permitted shall commence until wheel washing facilities have been installed on the site. The wheel washing facilities shall be maintained in working order at all times and shall be used by any vehicle carrying mud, dirt or other debris on its wheels before leaving the site so that no mud, dirt or other debris is discharged or carried on to a public road.

 

 8         Before development hereby approved is first commenced full details of both soft and hard landscape works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The detailed landscape plans and particulars shall include: (a) details of size, species, positions and densities of all trees, hedges and shrubs to be planted; (b) details of the boundary treatments, including those to individual plot boundaries; (c) the proposed means of surfacing access roads, car parking areas, roadways, and the frontages of properties such as driveways and footpaths to front doors and (d) a programme of implementation. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details, which shall be retained for the lifetime of the development, unless otherwise prior agreed in writing by the Borough Council.

 

9          If within a period of five years beginning with the date of the planting of any tree or shrub, approved in relation to Condition 9, that tree or shrub, or any tree or shrub that is planted in replacement of it, is removed, uprooted or destroyed or dies, or becomes in the opinion of the Borough Council seriously damaged or defective, another tree or shrub of the same species and size as that originally planted shall be planted at the same place, unless otherwise prior agreed in writing by the Borough Council.

 

10        Before development is commenced there shall be submitted to and approved by the Borough Council precise details of the bricks and tiles to be used in the external elevations of the proposed development.  Once approved the development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with these details, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Borough Council as the Local Planning Authority.

 

11        Prior to the development hereby approved commencing (including site preparation) a tree protection plan and an Arboricultural Method Statement shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority, which shall include: (i) Tree Protection Plan: to graphically show proposed site with retained trees and locations of root protection barriers; (ii) Arboricultural Method Statement: to give guidance on aspects of the proposed works which may have an Arboricultural impact to retained trees and show how they are mitigated; and iii) Details of any special engineering works and surfacing required near trees; in accordance with BS5837:2012.

 

12        Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority development must not commence until a detailed remediation scheme (to bring the site to a condition suitable for the intended use by removing unacceptable risks to critical receptors) for the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme must include all works to be undertaken, proposed remediation objectives and remediation criteria, an appraisal of remedial options, and proposal of the preferred option(s), and a timetable of works and site management procedures.

 

13        In the event that remediation is required to render the development suitable for use, the remediation scheme approved pursuant to condition 12 shall be implemented strictly in accordance with the approved timetable of works. Prior to occupation of any building(s) a Verification Report (that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation carried out) must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

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 maintain the visibility splays throughout the life of the development and in the interests of general Highway safety.

 

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

 

 6         To ensure surface water from the site is not deposited on the public highway causing dangers to road users.

 

 7         In the interests of Highway safety.

 

 8         To ensure a satisfactory development and that the landscaping of the development accords with the requirements of Policy ENV1 and ENV2 of the Gedling Borough Replacement Local Plan (Certain Policies Saved 2008) and Policy 17 of the Aligned Core Strategy.

 

9          To ensure a satisfactory development and that the landscaping of the development accords with the requirements of Policy ENV1 and ENV2 of the Gedling Borough Replacement Local Plan (Certain Policies Saved 2008) and Policy 17 of the Aligned Core Strategy.

 

10        To ensure a satisfactory development, in accordance with the aims of policy ENV1 of the Gedling Borough Replacement Local Plan (Certain Policies Saved 2014).

 

11        To ensure satisfactory development, in accordance with the aims of Policy 17 of the Gedling Borough Council Aligned Core Strategy.

 

12        To ensure that practicable and effective measures are taken to treat, contain or control any contamination and to protect controlled waters in accordance with the aims of Policies ENV1 and ENV3 of the Gedling Borough Replacement Local Plan (Certain Policies Saved 2014).

 

13        To ensure that practicable and effective measures are taken to treat, contain or control any contamination and to protect controlled waters in accordance with the aims of Policies ENV1 and ENV3 of the Gedling Borough Replacement Local Plan (Certain Policies Saved 2014).

 

Reasons for Decision

 

The development has been considered in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework, the Aligned Core Strategy for Gedling Borough (September 2014) and the Gedling Borough Replacement Local Plan (Certain Policies Saved 2014), where appropriate.  In the opinion of the Borough Council, the proposed development accords with the relevant policies of these frameworks and plans.

 

Notes to Applicant

 

It is an offence under S148 and S151 of the Highways Act 1980 to deposit mud on the public highway and as such you should undertake every effort to prevent it occurring.

 

In order to carry out the off-site works required you will be undertaking work in the public highway which is land subject to the provisions of the Highways Act 1980 (as amended) and therefore land over which you have / no control. In order to undertake the works you will need to enter into an agreement under Section 278 of the Act. Please contact Daniel Sullivan on 0115 for details.

 

Your attention is brought to the recommendations of the Highway Authority. The plans submitted are not to an adoptable standard therefore the road will always remain Private. For private developments with six building frontages or more, it is required under Sections 219 to 225 of the Highways Act to serve a notice on the applicant with an assessment of the full cost of the proposed roadworks under the Advance Payment Code (APC), to protect frontage's interests. The cost of the APC notice will reflect the full cost of the proposed street works likely to be required to complete the works to an adoptable standard and must be paid in cash and not by bond. The requirement for an APC notice can only be removed by entering into a S38 agreement to have the road adopted. However as the road layout is not to adoptable standards and the ownership unknown, it cannot therefore be adopted. However, just as the APC would be served and money paid or retained, the Highway Authority are not indicating any future intension to adopt and maintain the street works at public expense.

 

Your attention is drawn to an informal planning guidance document which has been produced to try and define what sustainable development means in the context of air quality, and how to decrease levels by incorporating mitigation measures into scheme design as standard. (see: http://gedling.gov.uk/planningbuildingcontrol/planningpolicy/emerginglocalplan/supplementaryplanningdocuments/). It is therefore requested commitment to incorporate provision for an EV (electrical vehicle) charging point per dwelling; to allow future residents to charge electrical/hybrid vehicles into the future. Reference can be made to guidance produced by IET 'Code of Practice for EV Charging Equipment Installation' for details of charging points and plugs specifications.

 

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 PAYABLE on the development hereby approved as is detailed below.  Full details about the CIL Charge including, amount and process for payment will be set out in the Regulation 65 Liability Notice which will be sent to you as soon as possible after this decision notice has been issued.  If the development hereby approved is for a self-build dwelling, residential extension or residential annex you may be able to apply for relief from CIL.  Further details about CIL are available on the Council's website or from the Planning Portal: www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/applications/howtoapply/whattosubmit/cil

 

No removal of hedgerows, trees or shrubs which have the potential to support nesting birds shall take place between 1st March and 31st August inclusive, unless a competent ecologist has undertaken a careful, detailed check for active birds' nests immediately before clearance works commence and provided written confirmation that no birds will be harmed and/or that there are appropriate measures in place to protect nesting bird interest on site. Any such written confirmation should be submitted to the local planning authority. As you will be aware all birds, their nests and eggs (except pest species) are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (and as amended).

 

Planning Statement - The Borough Council has undertaken negotiations during the consideration of the application to address adverse impacts identified by officers to address concerns in connection with the proposal, addressing the identified adverse impacts, thereby resulting in a more acceptable scheme and favourable recommendation. The Borough Council has worked positively and proactively with the applicant in accordance with paragraphs 186 to 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework (March 2012).

 

Your attention is brought to the implications of the private drive for future occupiers if the roads are not adopted. (i) Future maintenance liabilities; (ii) Public liabilities; (iii) Street cleansing; (iv) Lack of pedestrian facilities; (v) Lack of / or poor standard of lighting and drainage; (vi) Nottinghamshire County Council have no powers under the Highways Act; (vii) The police have no powers to remove obstructions.

 

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.

 

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