Agenda item

Construct student accommodation building (providing 28 bedrooms) following demolition of bungalow and single storey extension (at 3 Queens Road East).

1 Queens Road East, Beeston, Nottinghamshire NG9 2GN

Construct student accommodation building (providing 28 bedrooms) following demolition of bungalow and single-storey extension (at 3 Queens Road East)

1 Queens Road East, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, NG9 2GN

 

Councillor J C Patrick joined the meeting for this item onwards.

 

The application, which was first brought to Planning Committee on 4 September 2019 and deferred to enable a site visit to take place called in to Committee by Cllr P Lally.

 

Members were asked to consider the late items for the application, which included four objections which raised concerns over appearance, parking, over-population and inaccuracies over the plans amongst other issues. Further late items included provision by the applicant of a copy of the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement and a recommendation from Severn Trent Water Ltd.

 

Miss Chris Storer (objecting) and Mr Fraser Williams (applicant) and Councillor L A Lally (Ward Member) addressed the Committee prior to the general debate.

 

Members debated the application and the following comments were amongst those noted:

 

·       Student accommodation was preferable to not having any suitable accommodation. The reduction in size was helpful and the site was close to the University campus.

·       The building was too large for the area and access was along a private road.

·       The Committee was only able to debate what was in front of it and all housing areas were once green fields.

·       There were no guarantees that the students would not have cars and there were not enough parking spaces for all of them. The site was unsuitable student accommodation as it was a residential family area.

·       The University was expanding and the site was in a good position for the area.

 

RESOLVED that planning permission be granted subject to 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 the drawings numbered DL/446/303 Rev A, DL/446/305 Rev H, DL/446/306 Rev G, DL/446/307 Rev G, DL/446/308 Rev C, DL/446/309 Rev F, DL/446/310 Rev B, DL/446/312 Rev C, DL/446/313 Rev B, DL/446/315 Rev A, DL/446/319, DL/446/316, DL/446/317, 318, DL/446/321; received by the Local Planning Authority on 8 July and 16 September 2019.

 

3.     No above ground works shall be carried out until the type, style and manufacturer of the materials to be used in the external facing elevations have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

4.     The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted flood risk assessment (RPS Consulting Services Ltd., dated May 2019) and in particular the following mitigation measures detailed within:

 

·       Finished floor levels shall be set no lower than 27.31mAOD;

·       Flood resilient construction measures shall be incorporated throughout the development to a minimum height of 27.61mAOD.

The mitigation measures shall be fully implemented prior to occupation.

 

5.     No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the access has been widened and the dropped vehicular footway crossing has been amended and is available for use and constructed in accordance with the Highway Authority specification.

 

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 the parking bays clearly delineated in accordance with drawing number DL/446/305 Rev H. 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 and unloading of vehicles.

 

7.     No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use untilthe access driveway / parking / turning areas are constructed with provision to prevent the unregulated discharge of surface water from the driveway/parking/turning areas to the public highway. The provision to prevent the unregulated discharge of surface water to the public highway shall then be retained for the life of the development.

 

8.     No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the cycle parking has been constructed and is available for use in accordance with drawing number DL/446/305 Rev H.

 

9.     No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the area between the adopted highway and the applicants own land is delineated with flush kerb/pin kerb in accordance with drawing number DL/446/305 Rev H.

 

10.No part of the development hereby permitted shall be brought into use until the carriageway has been widened at the access entrance to Tattershall Drive in accordance with drawing number F19075/03 Rev B and the footway on Queens Road East/pedestrian access has had the corduroy paving constructed in accordance with drawing number F19075/04 Rev B. 

 

11.The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the details submitted in Sections 2, 4 and 5 of the Arboricultural Method Statement (document reference 0291/AB); received by the Local Planning Authority on 3 June 2019.

 

12.The development shall be constructed in accordance with the noise mitigation measures as detailed in sections 7.5 and 7.6 of the Acute Acoustics Ltd noise assessment dated 20^th March 2019.

 

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 ensure a satisfactory standard of external appearance in accordance with Broxtowe Local Plan (2004) Policy H7 and Broxtowe Aligned Core Strategy Policy (2014) Policy 10.

 

4.     To reduce the risk of flooding to the proposed development and future occupants.

 

5.     In the interests of highway safety.

 

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 ensure surface water from the site is not deposited on the public highwaycausing dangers to road users.

 

8.     To ensure that adequate cycle parking provision is available.

 

9.     To ensure that highway and applicants land is clearly defined.

 

10.In the interests of general highway safety.

 

11.To ensure the trees situated adjacent to the site are not adversely affected by the development in accordance with Policy E24 of the Broxtowe Local Plan (2004)

 

12. To protect the occupiers from excessive external noise in accordance with Policy H7 of the Broxtowe Local Plan (2004).

 

Notes to Applicant

 

1.     The Council has acted positively and proactively in the determination of this application by working to determine it within the agreed determination timescale.

 

2.     Noisy works should be limited to between 08.00 and 18.00 hours Mondays to Fridays, 08.00 and 13.00 hours on Saturdays and no noisy works on Sundays, bank holidays and any other public holidays. There should also be no bonfires on site at any time.

 

3.     It is an offence under s148 and s151 of the Highways Act 1980 to deposit mud on the public highway and as such you should undertake every effort to prevent it occurring.

 

4.     In order to carry out the off-site works required you will be undertaking work in the public highway which is land subject to the provisions of the Highways Act 1980 (as amended) and therefore land over which you have no control. In order to undertake the works, you will need to enter into an agreement under Section 278 of the Act. Please contact Highways Development Control Team within Nottinghamshire County Council for more information. The development makes it necessary to widen/construct/improve the vehicular crossing over 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