Agenda item

Application Proposal: Outline application for the erection of a four bedroom dwelling & garage (resubmission of 14/01514/OUT)

The Planning Officer presented his report to members, with the aid of a PowerPoint presentation. He clarified that this application was for the same site as the application which had previously been discussed and subsequently approved.

He informed members that this application had previously been referred to Area East Committee; however the decision had been deferred to allow members to undertake a site visit.

The Senior Legal Executive advised members that this application was a renewal of the previously approved outline permission and that this application was simply to extend the life of the outline approval as a fall back, in case the previously approved reserved matters is not implemented.

Following the short discussion it was proposed and seconded that the application be approved as per the officers recommendation as detailed in the agenda. 

On being put to the vote, this was carried 7 votes in support, 1 against with 1 abstention.

RESOLVED:  that planning application 17/01636/OUT be approved for the following reason;

01.          The proposal, by reason of its location, represents appropriate infill within the defined development area and does not foster growth in the need to travel and is therefore sustainable and can achieve an acceptable highways access and on site highway arrangements in accordance with the aims of objectives of policies EQ2 and TA5 of the South Somerset Local Plan 2006- 2028.

SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS;

01.       The development hereby permitted shall be begun either before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission, or before the expiration of two years from the date of approval of the last of the reserved matters to be approved, whichever is the later.

            Reason: To accord with the provisions of Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2010.

02.       Application for approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the Local Planning Authority before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

            Reason: As required by Section 92(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act

            1990.

03.       Approval of the details of the access, appearance of the building(s), the landscaping of the site, Layout and Scale (hereinafter called 'the reserved matters') shall be obtained from the Local Planning Authority in writing before any development is commenced.

            Reason: To accord with the provisions of Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2010.

04.       The access arrangement submitted with the Reserved Matters shall be based on drawing number 618/01a received 7 April 2017.

            Reason: In the interests of highway safety in accordance with policy TA5 of the South Somerset Local Plan 2006- 2028.

05.       No development shall commence, before details of the proposed finished ground floor levels of the buildings hereby permitted, in relation to the natural and finished ground floor levels of the site, have been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter, the development shall be implemented in accordance with any details as may be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

            Reason: To enable the Local Planning Authority to retain adequate control over proposed slab levels, in the interests of visual amenity and the appearance and character of the Conservation Area, further to policies EQ2 and EQ3 of the South Somerset Local Plan 2006- 2028.

06.       The development hereby permitted shall not commence until a Construction Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The plan shall include construction vehicle movements, construction delivery hours, expected number of construction vehicles per day, drained parking area for contractors, construction operation hours, construction vehicular routes to and from site, point of access, the making good any temporary access resulting from works to facilitate access, and specific anti-pollution measures to be adopted to mitigate construction impacts. The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved Construction Management Plan.

            Reason: In the interests of highways safety and to safeguard the amenities of the locality in accordance with policies TA5 and EQ2 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

07.       Prior to commencement of the approved development, the appointed construction/ groundworks contractor shall arrange for the Council's Tree Officer (01935 462670) to attend a pre-commencement site meeting at a mutually convenient time. The submitted scheme of tree protection measures (as prepared by Mr Nick Hellis, dated May 2016 - specifically the installation of the specially engineered trackway) shall be implemented in its entirety for the duration of the construction of the approved development.

Reason: To preserve existing landscape features (trees) in accordance with the Council's statutory duties relating to The Town & Country Planning Act, 1990 (as amended)[1] and the following policies as stated within The South Somerset Local Plan (2006 - 2028); EQ2: General Development, EQ4: Bio-Diversity & EQ5: Green Infrastructure.

08.       The development permitted by this planning permission shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved Flood Risk Assessment (FRA, dated July 2009, by D.G. Alsop) and the following mitigation measures detailed within the FRA: 1. Finished floor levels are set no lower than 79.0m above Ordnance Datum (AOD). 2. Identification and provision of safe route(s) into and out of the site to higher ground.

            Reason: In the interests of environmental amenity further to policy EQ2 and EQ1 of the South Somerset Local Plan 2006- 2028.

09.       The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: LK AL (-) 05 received 3.05.2017.

            Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

(Voting: 7 votes in support, 1 against with 1 abstention)