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. (Copy of the report circulated with the agenda and appended to the signed minutes).
Installation of a Temporary Modular Three Classroom Building for 5 years, Following Demolition of the Existing Caretaker House.
Mr Todd (Applicant), Mr Gill (Applicant) and Mr Langley (objecting) (Local Resident) were present and with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.
The presenting officer reported one amendment to the report in paragraph 2.1 as the children being provided with classroom accommodation were not from across the city and he reported an additional condition be added:
05. APPROVAL CONDITION - Landscaping & means of enclosure detailed plan [Pre-Commencement Condition]
Notwithstanding the submitted details before the commencement of any site works a detailed landscaping scheme and implementation timetable shall be submitted, which includes:
i. proposed finished treatment of the proposed replacement soft play area, including any hard surfacing materials passing through that area, structures and ancillary objects;
ii. planting plans; 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;
iii. an accurate plot of all trees to be retained and to be lost. Any trees to be lost shall be replaced on a favourable basis (a two-for one basis unless circumstances dictate otherwise);
iv. details of any proposed means of enclosure to that replacement play area; and
v. a landscape management scheme.
Any trees, shrubs, seeded or turfed areas which die, fail to establish, are removed or become damaged or diseased, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting shall be replaced by the Developer in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation. The Developer shall be responsible for any replacements for a period of 5 years from the date of planting.
The approved hard and soft landscaping scheme for the replacement play area shall be carried out prior to first occupation of the temporary school building or during the first planting season following the full completion of building works, whichever is sooner. The approved scheme implemented shall be maintained for a minimum period of 5 years following its complete provision.
Reason:
To provide for a suitable replacement play area to that being lost, to improve the appearance of the site and enhance the character of the development in the interests of visual amenity, to ensure that the development makes a positive contribution to the local environment and, in accordance with the duty required of the Local Planning Authority by Section 197 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
RESOLVED unanimously to delegate to the Planning and Development Manager to grant planning permission subject to the conditions listed in the report and subject to the following additional condition.
Additional Condition
06. PERFORMANCE CONDITION - Deliveries restriction and construction method statement
Before development commences a statement setting out the management of construction operations shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The statement shall include detailed plans specifying the areas to be used for contractor's vehicle parking and plant; storage of building materials, and any excavated material, huts and all working areas required for the construction of the development hereby permitted. No deliveries of construction materials or equipment or removal of demolition materials shall take place between the following times Mondays to Fridays - 08.30 to 09.15 hours and 14.30 to 15.30 hours. The statement shall set out the means by which the construction operations shall be managed to conform to these requirements and the arrangements for complaints about the construction operation to be received, recorded and resolved. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the agreed statement.
REASON
To safeguard children at Sholing Infants School and other abutting/nearby schools and colleges.
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