Agenda item

The application was for a minor material amendment pursuant to planning permission SU/18/0001 (relating to Erection of 6 No. three bedroom and 2 No. two bedroom houses with landscaping, parking and accesses (to Potteries Lane and Coleford Close) whilst retaining existing dwellings on reduced residential curtilages and footpath link.), to allow amendment to the approved dwellings to include changes to roof for all of the dwellings along with an increase in the width of the dwellings for plots 3, 5 and 6, addition of an integral garage with accommodation over (instead of a detached garage), for the dwellings at plot 4 (increasing the number of bedrooms for this dwelling from 3 to 4) and amendment to the parking layout (with no loss of parking provision). (Change to address/clarification - 31.01.2019)(Amended Plans Rec'd 28.02.2019 and change of description)

The application would have normally been determined under the Council’s Scheme of Delegation, however, it was reported to the Planning Applications Committee at the request of Councillor Paul Deach because of concerns about parking provision.

Members were advised of the following updates:

“Details pursuant to conditions attached to permission SU/18/0001 have been provided and agreed.  As such, amendments to the pre-commencement conditions have been made, as below.

One further objection has been received raising no new objections on planning grounds.

Amended drawings have been provided which provide 2 no. two bedroom dwellings rather than 2 no. 3 bedroom dwellings are indicated on the submitted drawings.

AMENDED CONDITIONS:

2. The proposed development shall be built in accordance with the following approved plans: 1369/P-202 Rev A and 1369/P-205 Rev A received on 10 January 2019; 1369/P-201 Rev B received on 28 February 2019 and 1369/P-203 Rev B and 1369/P-204 Rev C received on 3 April 2019; unless the prior written approval has been obtained from the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interest of proper planning and as advised in ID.17a of the Planning Practice Guidance.

3. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the method of construction details approved on 3 April 2019.

Reason: The condition above is required in order that the development should not prejudice highway safety or residential amenities, nor cause inconvenience to other highway users and to accord with Policies CP11 and DM11 of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2012 and the National Planning Policy Framework 2019.

4. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the external material details approved on 3 April 2019.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenities of the area and to accord with Policy DM9 of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2012.

5. The development hereby approved shall be implemented in accordance with the Arboricultural Impact Assessment and BS: 5837 Tree Survey by Sapling Arboriculture Ltd. dated July 2018 [Ref; J1045.03] and received on 23 July 2018 provided for SU/18/0001.  The tree protection measures shall be retained until completion of all works hereby permitted.

Reason: In the interests of amenity and to comply with Policy DM9 of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2012.

7. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the recommendations set out in the Ecological Assessment Phase 1 Habitat & Protected Species Survey by ERAs Consultancy dated 25 August 2017 and validated on 10 January 2018, and the additional ERAs Consultancy Report received on 19 April 2018 provided for SU/18/0001 and details agreed on 3 April 2019.   

Reason: In the interests of nature conservation and to comply with Policy CP14 of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2012 and the National Planning Policy Framework 2019.

11. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the external lighting details approved on 3 April 2019.

Reason: In the interests of nature conservation and visual amenities and to accord with Policies CP14 and DM9 of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2012.

14. The development shall be implemented in accordance with levels details approved on 3 April 2019.

Reason: In the interests of the visual and residential amenities enjoyed by neighbouring occupiers and the occupiers of the buildings hereby approved in accordance with Policy DM9 of the Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2012.”

The officer recommendation to grant the application was proposed by Councillor Mrs Vivienne Chapman and seconded by Councillor Adrian Page, and put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED that application 19/0021 be granted subject to the conditions in the officer report and the updates.

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 approve the application:

Councillors Mrs Vivienne Chapman, Colin Dougan, Edward Hawkins, Paul Ilnicki, Jonathan Lytle, Katia Malcaus Cooper, Adrian Page, Pat Tedder, Victoria Wheeler and Valerie White.