Report of the Planning and Development Manager recommending delegated authority be granted in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address, attached.
Minutes:
The Panel considered the report of the Planning and Development Manager recommending delegated authority be granted in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address.
Re-development of the site, demolition of the existing buildings and provision of 30 new houses (23 x three bedroom, 7 x four bedroom) with associated parking and access from Freemantle Common Road with provision of new pedestrian footpath. (Outline application seeking approval for access, layout and scale). (Copy of the report circulated with the agenda and appended to the signed minutes).
Mrs Martin and Mrs Iron-Smith (objecting) (Southampton Commons and Parks Protection Society) were present and with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.
The presenting officer reported an adjustment to the report so that it should read “Application Type – Outline” and two adjustments to the Delegation Recommendation so that it should read:
“Delegate to the Planning and Development Manager to grant planning permission subject to:
The receipt of an undertaking from the Head of Property and Procurement Services that the contract for the sale of council owned land, the subject of this application, will be conditional upon the purchaser and any other landowner entering into a S.106 legal agreement with the Council, prior to or simultaneously with the land transfer taking place, to provide the following planning obligations …..”.
The presenting officer suggested, and it was agreed unanimously, that an additional head of term be added to the section 106 agreement to require a contribution to be made towards making a Traffic Regulation Order to provide for double yellow lines be put in place on Freemantle Common Road.
RESOLVED unanimously to delegate authority to the Planning and Development Manager to grant planning permission subject to the revised recommendation; the additional head of term for the section 106 agreement; the criteria listed in the report and the amended and additional conditions below:
Amended Conditions
1. APPROVAL CONDITION - Outline Permission Timing Condition
Outline Planning Permission for the principle of the development proposed and the following matters sought for consideration, namely the layout of buildings and other external ancillary areas, the means of access (vehicular and pedestrian) into the site and the buildings, the appearance and design of the structure, the scale, massing and bulk of the structure, and the landscaping (both hard, soft and including enclosure details) of the site is approved subject to the following:
(i) Written approval of the details of the following awaited reserved matters shall be obtained from the Local Planning Authority prior to any works taking place on the site:-
a) The appearance and architectural design specifying the external materials to be used (RESERVED MATTER);
b) Landscaping of the site specifying a planting plan (written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment); schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed numbers/planting densities where appropriate), hard and soft treatments, all means of enclosure to be formed within the site and to site boundaries surface treatments for parking layout, pedestrian access, surface areas and property frontages and ancillary objects (refuse bins, external lighting, lighting columns etc)(RESERVED MATTER);
(ii) An application for the approval of the outstanding reserved matters shall be made in writing to the Local Planning Authority before the expiration of three years from the date of this Outline Permission.
(iii) The development hereby permitted shall be begun [either before the expiration of five years from the date of this Outline permission, or] before the expiration of two years from the date of approval of the last application of the reserved matters to be approved [whichever is the latter].
REASON
To enable the Local Planning Authority to control the development in detail and to comply with Section 91 and Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).
4. APPROVAL CONDITION - Temporary parking area for construction vehicles (Pre-Commencement Condition)
No construction or building work shall be carried out on the site unless and until there is available within the site, in accordance with details to be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority, provision for the temporary parking of vehicles and the loading and unloading of vehicles associated with the building and other operations on the site throughout the period of work required to implement the development hereby permitted. Temporary parking and/or storage of materials or any other item associated with the development works must not take place on the adjacent common land at any time.
REASON
In the interests of road safety and in order to protect the appearance and biodiversity value of the adjacent common land.
15. APPROVAL CONDITION – Access to allotments (Performance condition)
Pedestrian and Vehicular access to the adjoining allotments must be kept available during the course of construction and thereafter retained at all times.
REASON
To ensure a satisfactory form of development and that the proposed development does not hinder the use of the allotments.
Additional Conditions
27. APPROVAL CONDITION - Rainwater /Grey-water Harvesting (Pre-Commencement Condition)
A feasibility study demonstrating the investigation of the potential for the installation of a rainwater/grey-water harvesting system on site shall be carried out and verified in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the pre-commencement of the development hereby granted consent. If the study demonstrates that the installation of such a system would be technically and financially viable, a specification shall be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. A system to the approved specification must be installed and be rendered fully operational prior to the first occupation of the development hereby granted consent and retained thereafter.
REASON
To reduce overall water consumption and demand on resources and to demonstrate compliance with policy CS20 of the Local Development Framework Core Strategy Development Plan Document Adopted Version (January 2010).
28. APPROVAL CONDITION – Access to common land and allotments (Performance Condition)
At no time shall there be any direct access made or encroachment of activity onto the adjacent common land from the development hereby approved. In addition, there is to be no access made from private residential gardens into the adjacent allotments or adjacent common land.
REASON
In order to protect the adjacent land in the interests of public and private amenity.
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