Agenda item

The application was an amended Phase 1 reserved matters application to replace permission 15/1062 (as amended by 17/0774) pursuant to hybrid permission 12/0546 (as amended by 18/0861) for the internal access, layout, scale, appearance and landscaping pursuant to condition 4 of the central SANG, Village Green, Spine Road, landscaping, Green Swathe, Southern SUDS and for the partial discharge of Conditions 16 (ecological management strategy), 21 (LAPS and LEAPS), 23 (visibility zones), 28 (cycle parking), 29 (tree retention and protection), 32 (hard and soft landscaping), 33 (landscape management), 40 (surface water drainage), 41 (wetland features), 43 (foul sewerage).

The Committee were advised of the following updates on the application:

“UPDATE

No further information has been provided on the specification of liner for the Village Green Pond.  Given this it is not considered appropriate to approve the detailed sections of the pond which indicate a covering of 200mm rather than 400mm as specified by the manufacturer. The use of a liner in accordance with the manufacturer specification is acceptable for the purposes of condition 40 but this does not mean that it would be acceptable for the purposes of adoption, which is a separate process.

The outstanding query from the Greenspaces team is in respect of the Central SANG Management Plan.  This relates to the presence of utilities underneath the Central SANG particularly in relation electricity infrastructure under the landfill near the SANG hut  and the sewer main under the landfill  near the school.  Environmental Health and the Greenspaces team are of the view that further information is required  in relation to the land remediation that has taken place if maintenance works to these utilities take place which would require digging in remediated areas.  This may be secured by way of condition. 

The applicant has raised queries about the 6 month implementation period within some of the conditions due to ecology concerns.  As such it is requested that this period be extended to 12 months.  It is your officer’s view that given that the outstanding works are largely for mitigation purposes for works that have already taken place, the 6 month period is appropriate.  .

Condition 16 is updated to include the approved plans.

There is an inconsistency between conditions 7 and 8 and this is amended below

The applicant has submitted a pre-application enquiry for the next phases of development including the link between the Central and Southern SANGS.  The layout for the Central SANG does not match up with the proposed link.  It is therefore appropriate to impose a condition which would enable the provision of this link.

 A revision  number to the Central SANG Surface and Edge details is also proposed (rev T06)

AMENDED CONDITIONS

Condition 1

Central SANG

Surface and Edge Details DC1-NPA-LX-104-00-DR-97-702 rev T06

Condition 8

Notwithstanding the provisions of condition 7 and any details....

Condition 16

The footway link  between the formal park and the Village Green shall be retained and maintained in accordance with the details approved by letter dated 26 April 2018

NEW CONDITIONS

27. In the event of any maintenance or repair works taking place to the electricity infrastructure or sewer main within the Central SANG, a method statement shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval a minimum of 6 weeks before these works commence, unless in an emergency, to ensure that the works do not prejudice the remediation works that have been undertaken.  The maintenance or repair works shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved details.  If the works are undertaken in an emergency, the method statement shall be submitted within one month of the works taking place.

Reason; To safeguard the land remediation measures that have been undertaken within the Central SANG to ensure that the land remains fit for public use

28. Notwithstanding any details submitted with the application, within 6 months of the date of the reserved matters approval of the SANG link between the Central and Southern SANGS, details of the pedestrian access to link the south of the Central SANG to the SANG link leading to the Southern SANG for public use shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval.  The access arrangements shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details before the SANG link is made available for public use and thereafter retained and maintained for public use.

Reason: To ensure connectivity between existing and proposed neighbourhoods, to promote sustainable communities and to meet the objectives of Policy CP4 of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2012 and the Deepcut SPD”.

It was noted that the Council was still awaiting information from the applicant in respect of the translocation of reptiles. The Committee agreed to add a condition to the Officers’ report in order to proactively protect the local reptile population and promote the development’s biodiversity goals.

The officer recommendation to grant the application was proposed by Councillor Morgan Rise, seconded by Councillor Colin Dougan and put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED that application 19/0735 be granted subject to the additional condition and the conditions in the Officer’s report and planning updates.

Note 1

A roll-call vote was conducted on the application and the voting was as follows:

Voting in favour of the officer recommendation:

Councillors Peter Barnett, Cliff Betton, Colin Dougan, Shaun Garrett, Edward Hawkins, David Lewis, Emma-Jane McGrath, Charlotte Morley, Robin Perry, Darryl Ratiram, Morgan Rise, Graham Tapper, Victoria Wheeler, Helen Whitcroft and Valerie White.