Agenda item

Construct 15 houses and 4 apartments, associated access and drainage infrastructure and demolition of existing buildings

Hilltop House, Nottingham Road, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3GN

Construct 15 houses and 4 apartments, associated access and drainage infrastructure and demolition of existing buildings

Hilltop House Nottingham Road Eastwood Nottinghamshire NG16 3GN

 

The application had been brought before the Committee as the site would not provide the full policy compliant section 106 contributions.

 

It was noted that the Nottinghamshire County Council Flood Risk Management Team had submitted a late item raising no objections to the application, subject to a condition requesting the submission of a detailed surface water drainage scheme prior to commencement of development. 

 

There were no public speakers on this application.

 

It was noted that the site had been vacant for a number of years and that the proposed development would constitute a substantial improvement.

 

RESOLVED that the Head of Neighbourhoods and Prosperity be given delegated authority to grant planning permission subject to:

 

(i)         prior completion of an agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the conditions set out below.

 

(ii)    the following conditions:

 

1.         The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

 

2.         The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with drawing numbers Existing Site Plan, 2525/P101, Site Sections, 2525/P400, Street Views, 2525/P401, Plot 1 – 3 Proposed Floor Plans, 2525/P200, Plot 4 – 11 Proposed Floor Plans, 2525/P201, Plot 12 – 19, 2525/P202 received by the Local Planning Authority on 27 November 2018, Location Plan, 2525/P100A, Plot 1 – 3 Proposed Elevations, 2525/P300A, Plot 4 – 11 Proposed Elevations, 2525/P301A, Plot 12 – 19 Proposed Elevations, 2525/P302A received by the Local Planning Authority on 29 November 2019, Materials Pallett received by the Local Planning Authority on 07 January 2019, Proposed Boundary Treatments, 2525/P500, Pergola and Bin Storage, 2525/P501 received by the Local Planning Authority on 19 February 2019, Proposed Site Plan, 2525/P102E, Proposed Drainage Plan, 18-210C01B received by the Local Planning Authority on 15 March 2019 and Soft Landscape Proposals, GL1090 01A received by the Local Planning Authority 01 April 2019.

 

3.         All noise mitigation measures shall be designed and installed in accordance with the approved mitigation scheme as detailed in Apex Acoustics report (re 7353.1, dated 7^th February 2019 Revision A). No part of the development shall be occupied until all mitigation measures have been completed to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.

 

4.         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until a dropped vehicular footway access has been constructed and is available for use and constructed in accordance with the Highway Authority specification and the existing site access on Nottingham Road that has been made redundant and are permanently closed and the access crossings are reinstated as full height kerbs in accordance with drawing number 18/210/C01B.

 

5.         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the access driveway to the site/parking/turning areas have been constructed with the provision to prevent the unregulated discharge of surface water from the driveway/parking/turning areas to the public highway in accordance with details first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The provision to prevent the unregulated discharge of surface water shall be retained for the life of the development.

 

6.         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the parking, turning and servicing areas are surfaced in a bound material with parking bays clearly delineated in accordance with drawing number 18/210/C01B. The parking, turning and servicing areas shall be maintained in the bound material for the life of the development and shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking, turning and loading/unloading of vehicles.

 

7.         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the lighting column has been relocated at the applicant’s expense in accordance with the Highway Authority specification to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority and the bin store locations have been installed and made available for use in accordance with drawing number Proposed Site Plan, 2525/P102.

 

8.         No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the footpath facing the site has been redirected and tactile paving relocated with a suitable barrier and one-way sign constructed in accordance with drawing number18/210/C01B.

 

9.         The approved landscaping shall be carried out not later than the first planting season following the substantial completion of the development or occupation of the buildings, whichever is the sooner and any trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years, die, are removed or have become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with ones of similar size and species to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority, unless written consent has been obtained from the Local Planning Authority for a variation.

 

10.       Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, or any order revoking or re-enacting this order, no rear extensions shall be carried out to the dwellings hereby approved which falls within Class A of Schedule 2 Part 1 of the Order without prior written permission of the Local Planning Authority by way of  a formal planning permission.

 

11.     No building operations shall be carried out above ground level until a detailed surface water drainage scheme based on the principles set forward by the Drainage Strategy 18-210- Report C01 – Rev A, February 2019, Dragon Structural Ltd., has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the Lead Local Flood Authority. The scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details prior to completion of the development. The scheme to be submitted shall:

 

·        Demonstrate that the development will use SUDS throughout the site as a primary means of surface water management and that design is in accordance with CIRIA C753.

·        Limit the discharge rate generated by all rainfall events up to the 100 year plus 40% (for climate change) critical rain storm to 5 l/s for the developable area.

·        Provision of surface water run-off attenuation storage in accordance with 'Science Report SCO30219 Rainfall Management for Developments' and the approved FRA.

·        Provide detailed design (plans, network details and calculations) in support of any surface water drainage scheme, including details on any attenuation system, and the outfall arrangements. Calculations should demonstrate the performance of the designed system for a range of return periods and storm durations inclusive of the 1 in 1 year, 1 in 2 year, 1 in 30 year, 1 in 100 year and 1 in 100 year plus climate change return periods.

·        For all exceedance to be contained within the site boundary without flooding new properties in a 100year+40% storm.

·        Details of STW approval for connections to existing network and any adoption of site drainage infrastructure.

·        Evidence of how the on-site surface water drainage systems shall be maintained and managed after completion and for the lifetime of the development to ensure long term operation to design parameters.

Reasons

 

1.          To comply with S91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by S51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

2.          For the avoidance of doubt.

 

3.       To protect future occupiers from excessive road traffic noise.

 

4.       In the interests of highway safety.

 

5.       To ensure surface water from the site is not deposited on the public highway causing dangers to road users.

 

6.       To ensure that adequate off-street parking provision is made to reduce the possibilities of the proposed development leading to on-street parking in the area.

 

7.       To facilitate the dropped kerb access to be installed and to ensure bins can be pulled onto the public highway on bin collection day.

 

8.       In the interests of highway safety.

 

9.       To ensure the development presents a more pleasant appearance in the locality.

 

10.     In the interests of residential amenity.

 

11.  The development cannot proceed satisfactorily without the outstanding matters being agreed in advance of development commencing to ensure satisfactory drainage.

 

 

 

Note to applicant

 

1.         The Council has acted positively and proactively in the determination of this application by communicating with the agent throughout the course of the application.

 

2.         The proposed development lies within a coal mining area which may contain unrecorded coal mining related hazards. If any coal mining feature is encountered during development, this should be reported immediately to the Coal Authority on 0345 762 6848

 

            Further information is also available on the Coal Authority website at:

            www.gov.uk/coalauthority

 

3.         The development makes it necessary to construct a vehicular access crossing over a footway of the public highway, to reinstate the redundant vehicular crossing on Nottingham Road over a footway of the public highway, to direct the footway opposite the site, tactile relocation, barrier and one-way sign to be installed, on/over the footway of the public highway and to relocate the lighting column on the footway of the public highway.

 

             These works shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the Highway Authority. Works will be subject to a design check and site inspection for which a fee will apply. The application process can be found at: http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/transport/licences-permits/temporary-activities or by contacting the County Council’s Customer Services to arrange for these works on telephone 0300 5008080 to arrange for these works to be carried out.

 

4.         Notice will be served on the developer to purchase the first time provision of bins. The residents will need to place bins at the curtilage of the property for collection. For more information, please contact Paul Wolverson on 0115 9173189 or email recycling @broxtowe.gov.uk

 

5.         The recommendations outlined within the Bat Activity Survey should be followed to reduce the potential for disturbing bats.