Agenda item

22/00160/FUL

Construction of 9 flats following demolition of former place of worship      

Former New Jerusalem Church, Grove Street, Beeston, Nottinghamshire

Minutes:

Construction of 9 flats following demolition of former place of worship

Former New Jerusalem Church, Grove Street, Beeston, Nottinghamshire

 

Councillor S Dannheimer and Councillor T A Cullen had requested that this application be determined by Committee.

 

The Committee considered the late item pertaining to this application, which was an objection from a local resident.

 

June Cobley, objecting, addressed the Committee prior to the general debate.

 

The Committee considered the proposed development appropriate for a brownfield site and that it’s contemporary style would sit well within the predominately Victorian surroundings. 

 

There was a discussion about the potential loss of light for solar panels and legal advice was given to the Committee.

 

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.

 

Reason: 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.

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with drawings:

 

Received by the Local Planning Authority on 15 March 2022:

 

Site Location Plan (1:1250)

 

Received by the Local Planning Authority on 13 September 2022:

 

JG/TH/2021/066/02 Rev D

 

Received by the Local Planning Authority on 4 October 2022:

 

JG/TH/2021/066/01 Rev C

 

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt.

 

3.

No development shall commence until a Demolition and Construction Method Statement has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved Demolition and Construction Method Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period.  The Demolition and Construction Method Statement shall include:

 

a)         The means of access for construction traffic;

b)         parking provision for site operatives and visitors;

c)         the loading and unloading of plant and materials;

d)         the storage of plant and materials used in construction/

            demolition the development;

e)         a scheme for the recycling/disposal of waste resulting from

            construction/ demolition works; and

f)          details of dust and noise suppression to be used during the

            construction phase.

g)         a report identifying any asbestos and documenting its safe removal.

 

Reason: No such details were provided and the development cannot proceed satisfactorily without such details being provided

before development commences to ensure that the details are satisfactory, in the interests of highway safety, to minimise disturbance to neighbour amenity and in accordance with the aims of aims of Policy 17 of the Broxtowe Part 2 Local Plan (2019) and Policy 10 of the Broxtowe Aligned Core Strategy (2014).

 

4.

No development shall commence until details of a noise assessment have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The report shall include details of noise attenuation measures required to meet the standard for internal noise levels defined in the current BS8233:2014 (including glazing and ventilation details). The dwellings hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the noise mitigation measures have been provided in accordance with the approved details and shall thereafter in retained in perpetuity.

 

Reason: No such details were submitted with the application, to protect occupiers from excessive external noise and in accordance with the aims of Policy 17 of the Part 2 Local Plan (2019) and Policy 10 of the Aligned Core Strategy (2014).

 

5.

 

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.

 

Reason: 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 Aligned Core Strategy (2014).

 

6.

 

 

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)         proposed bin and cycle stores;

d)         proposed hard surfacing treatment;

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

f)          timetable for implementation of the scheme.

 

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.

 

Reason: No such details were submitted with the application and to ensure the development presents a satisfactory standard of external appearance to the area 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).

 

7.

 

No works shall commence until the protective tree fencing as shown on page 10 of the Tree Survey, Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) and Arboricultural Impact Assessment (AIA) under Appendix 3 – Tree Protection Specification has been erected in the position shown on page 14 annotated “position of protective fencing as shown in appendix 3”.  The fencing shall be retained in this position until the completion of the construction of the building.

 

Reason: To reduce the risk of damage to a TPO tree and in accordance with Policy 31 of the Part 2 Local Plan and Policy 17 of the Aligned Core Strategy (2014).

 

8.

 

The finished floor levels shall be set no lower than 0.9m above ground level in accordance with drawings: JG/TH/2021/066/02 Rev D and Flood Resilience measures shall be incorporated into the design of the building as detailed in paragraph 5.5.4 of the submitted Flood Risk Assessment by Michael Evans & Associates LTD ref: 21-668 dated 13 January 2022 received by the Local Planning Authority on 4 March 2022. 

 

Reason: 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).

 

9.

 

 

The windows in flats 9 and 6 serving en-suites 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.

 

Reason: In the interests of neighbour amenity and in accordance with Policy 17 of the Part 2 Local Plan (2019) and Policy 10 of the Broxtowe Aligned Core Strategy (2014).

 

10.

No construction or site preparation work in association with this permission shall be undertaken outside of the hours of 08:00-18.00 Monday to Friday, 08:00-13:00 Saturdays and at no time on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

 

Reason: To minimise disturbance to neighbours and in accordance with the aims of aims of Policy 17 of the Broxtowe Part 2 Local Plan (2019) and Policy 10 of the Broxtowe Aligned Core Strategy (2014).

 

 

NOTE 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.

 

Burning waste on site is prohibited.

3.

The future owners/occupiers of the proposed dwelling should sign up to the Environment Agency's Flood Warning Direct Service.

 

4.

As this permission relates to the creation of a new units, please contact the Council's Street Naming and Numbering team: 3015snn@broxtowe.gov.uk to ensure an addresses are created.  This can take several weeks and it is advised to make contact as soon as possible after the development commences. A copy of the decision notice, elevations, internal plans and a block plan are required. For larger sites, a detailed site plan of the whole development will also be required.

 

5.

Any works to a TPO tree must receive consent from the Local Planning Authority in advance of works being carried out.

 

 

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