Agenda item

Construct 5 apartments with car parking and ancillary amenity spaces following demolition of 16 prefabricated garages and hardstanding

Garage Block, Oakfield Road, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire

 

Construct 5 apartments with car parking and ancillary amenity spaces following demolition of 16 prefabricated garages and hardstanding

Garage Block, Oakfield Road, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire

 

This application sought planning permission to construct 5 apartments with car parking and ancillary amenity spaces following demolition of 16 prefabricated garages and hardstanding and had been brought to the Committee as the Council is the landowner.

 

Members considered the late items for the application which included further objections from local residents.

 

Mrs S Hawkins (objector) submitted a formal written representation that was read to members of the Committee.

 

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

 

•         The proposal is appropriate for the area.

•         The plans were amended following consultation with residents.

•         The application would benefit ex-service personnel. 

 

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 drawings: Site Location Plan (1:1250), Drainage Layout Rev P2, Proposed Site Section Rev A, Proposed Elevations Rev A and Proposed Site, Ground and First Floor Plans Rev A received by the Local Planning Authority on 15 April 2020 and Block and Roof Plan received by the Local Planning Authority on 27 April 2020.

 

a)   No development shall commence until a site investigation scheme has been carried out and a report submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme must have regard for any potential ground and water contamination, the potential for gas emissions and any associated risk to the public, buildings and/or the environment. The scheme shall include details of any necessary remedial measures to be taken to address any contamination or other identified problems.

 

(b) The building shall not be first occupied until:

 

i.    All the necessary remedial measures for the building have been completed in accordance with the approved details, unless an alternative has first been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority; and

 

ii. It has been certified to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority, through the submission of a verification report that the necessary remedial measures for the building have been implemented in full.

 

3. No above ground works shall commence until samples of external facing materials have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be constructed only in accordance with the approved details.

 

4. No above ground works shall take place until a landscaping scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  This scheme shall include the following details:

 

a)   numbers, types, sizes and positions of proposed trees and shrubs;

b)   details of boundary treatments;

c)   planting, seeding/turfing of other soft landscape areas and

d)   timetable for implementation.

 

5. The approved scheme shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved details and shall be carried out not later than the first planting season following the substantial completion of the development 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.

 

6. Prior to the first occupation of the apartments hereby approved, the development shall be constructed in accordance with the submitted Flood Risk Assessment prepared by Michael Evans & Associates LTD dated 30 January 2020.  The finished floor levels shall be set no lower than 38.12m AOD as stated in Section 5.4.2.  The floor levels shall be maintained and retained at this level for the lifetime of the development.

 

7. The first floor windows in the north east elevation shall be obscurely glazed to Pilkington Level 4 or 5 (or such equivalent glazing which shall first have been agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority) and retained in this form for the lifetime of the development.

 

8. No construction or site preparation work in association with this permission shall be undertaken outside the hours of 08:00-18:00 Monday to Friday, 08:00-13:00 on Saturdays and at no time on Sundays or bank holidays.  Exceptionally, specific works or operations may be carried out outside these times, but these must be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority 7 days in advance of being undertaken.

 

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. The development cannot proceed satisfactorily without the outstanding matters being agreed in advance of development commencing to ensure the details are satisfactory, in the interests of public health and safety and in accordance with the aims of Policy 17 of the Part 2 Local Plan (2019) and Policy 10 of Broxtowe Aligned Core Strategy (2014).

 

4. No such details were submitted with the application and in the interests of the appearance of the development and in accordance with the aims of Policy 17 of the Part 2 Local Plan (2019) and Policy 10 of the Broxtowe Aligned Core Strategy (2014).

 

5. No such details were submitted with the application, to ensure the development presents a satisfactory standard of external appearance to the area, to ensure a sufficient standard of neighbour amenity and in accordance with the aims of Policy 17 of the Part 2 Local Plan (2019) and Policy 10 the Broxtowe Aligned Core Strategy (2014).

 

6. To reduce the risk of flooding and in accordance with the aims of Policy 1 of the Part 2 Local Plan (2019) and Policy 1 of the Broxtowe Aligned Core Strategy (2014). 

 

7. In the interests of privacy and amenity for nearby residents and in accordance with the aims of Policy 17 of the Part 2 Local Plan (2019) Policy 10 of the Broxtowe Aligned Core Strategy (2014).

 

8. In the interests of the amenities of nearby residents and in accordance with the aims of Policy 17 of the Part 2 Local Plan (2019) and Policy 10 of the Broxtowe Aligned Core Strategy (2014).

 

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. The prospective building manager/occupants should register to receive flood warnings. 

 

3. No waste should be burnt on site at any time.

 

4. In order to comply with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, an assessment is required to determine whether the garages have asbestos containing materials (ACMs). This must be carried out before any structural work on the building occurs. For buildings or demolition, a ‘Refurbishment/ Demolition Survey’ is required. Copies of reports relating to asbestos identification and management should be sent to the Council’s Environmental Health team.

 

5. Wheel washing facilities should be installed on site in order to prevent mud being deposited on the road from construction vehicles.

 

6. The applicant is advised to contact the Council’s Waste and Recycling Section (0115 917 7777) to discuss waste and refuse collection requirements.

 

7. The applicant is advised to contact Severn Trent Water on tel: 0800 707 6600 prior to development commencing.

 

8. Any activities that take place within 8 metres of a main river, 8 metres of a flood defence structure or involve excavation within 16 metres of a main river or flood defence of a watercourse will require a flood risk activity permit.  The applicant is advised to contact the Environment Agency on telephone number: 03708 506 506.  Further guidance can be obtained at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/flood-risk-activities-environmental-permits