Agenda item

The application was for the replacement two storey building for use as car sales with revised vehicular access from Admiralty Way, roof deck parking, ancillary vehicle repairs, office space and valet buildings. (Addtional information recv'd 2/8/18 & 25/9/18). (Additional plans recv'd 3/10/2018.)

Members were advised of the following updates:

“i) The applicant has requested that Condition 4 be re-worded to directly refer to the submitted Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Arboricultural Method Statement, rather than the general term of Arboricultural Report. It is therefore proposed to re-word Condition 4 as follows:

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out wholly in accordance with the submitted Arboricultural Survey, Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Arboricultural Method Statement prepared by Viewpoint Associates [unnamed consultant] and dated 21 May 2018. No development shall commence until digital photographs have been provided by the retained Consultant and forwarded to and approved by the Council's Arboricultural Officer. This should record all aspects of any facilitation tree works and the physical tree and ground protection measures having been implemented and maintained in accordance with the Arboricultural Report. The tree protection measures shall be retained until completion of all works hereby permitted.

ii) Condition 11 is proposed to be re-worded to reflect the submitted Construction Transport Management Plan that has now been deemed acceptable in writing by Surrey County Highway Authority:

The enabling works to the development hereby approved shall be undertaken in accordance with the Enabling Works Construction Transport Management Plan [McAuliffe - October 2018]. No construction of the buildings hereby approved shall take place until a further Method of Construction Statement, to include details of:

(a) parking for vehicles of site personnel, operatives and visitors

(b) loading and unloading of plant and materials

(c) storage of plant and materials

(d) measures to prevent the deposit of materials on the highway

(e) on-site turning for construction vehicles

has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Only the approved details shall be implemented during the construction period.

iii) The applicant has also requested that Condition 20 be changed to pre-occupation, as the final lighting specification may not be available until a contractor is appointed. Officers consider this acceptable and as such it is proposed to re-word Condition 20 as follows:

Prior to first occupation of the development hereby approved, a Sensitive Lighting Management Plan must be submitted to and agreed upon in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The proposed development shall be undertaken in accordance with the agreed Sensitive Lighting Management Plan alongside the submitted Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey Report [Viewpoints Associates LLP] dated 21 May 2018, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by the Local Planning Authority.”

The Committee requested a that condition be added to the officer’s recommendation to dictate that the valet building would only be used in connection to the proposed car sales and vehicle repair businesses.

The recommendation to grant the application was proposed by Councillor Adrian Page, seconded by Councillor Katia Malcaus Cooper and put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED that application 18/0491 be granted subject to the

conditions set out in the officer’s report, as amended.

Note 1

In accordance with Part 4, Section D, paragraph 18 of the Constitution, the voting in relation to the application was as follows:

Voting in favour of the recommendation to grant the application:

Councillors Mrs Vivienne Chapman, Surinder Gandhum, Edward Hawkins Paul Ilnicki, Jonathan Lytle, Katia Malcaus Cooper, Adrian Page, Robin Perry, Ian Sams, Pat Tedder, Victoria Wheeler, John Winterton and Valerie White.