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Decision Maker: East Area Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Committee received an application for
full planning permission.
The application sought approval for the
relocation of an existing Scout Hut with 8 additional affordable and private
sale new dwellings, associated car parking and cycle parking and private and
shared amenity space. This is as part of the Cambridge City Council Affordable
Housing Framework
The Committee:
Resolved (by 9 votes to 0) to accept the officer recommendation to
approve planning permission subject
to the revised and additional conditions below and conditions 1, 9, 10, 11, 12,
14 and 15 from the original agenda, Authority delegated to officers to reorder
and renumber the 27 conditions into a logical sequence.
Revised
Conditions:
2. No unbound material shall be used in the
surface finish of any road or vehicle manoeuvring space on the application
site.
Reason: To avoid
displacement of loose material onto the highway in the interests of highway
safety and to comply with policy 8/2 of the Local Plan 2006.
4. Prior to the commencement of the first
use the vehicular access where it crosses the public highway shall be laid out
and constructed in accordance with the Cambridgeshire County Council
construction specification.
Reason: In the interests of
highway safety and to ensure satisfactory access into the site and to comply
with policy 8/2 of the Local Plan 2006.
5. The access shall be constructed with
adequate drainage measures to prevent surface water runoff onto the adjacent
public highway, in accordance with a scheme submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority, in consultation with the Highway
Authority.
Reason: To prevent surface
water discharging to the highway and to comply with policy 8/2 of the Local
Plan 2006.
6. Prior to the commencement of the
development hereby approved (including any pre-construction, demolition,
enabling works or piling), the applicant shall submit a report in writing,
regarding the demolition / construction noise and vibration impact associated
with this development, for approval by the local authority. The report shall be
in accordance with the provisions of BS 5228:2009 Code of Practice for noise
and vibration control on construction and open sites and include full details
of any piling and mitigation measures to be taken to protect local residents
from noise and or vibration. Development shall be carried out in accordance
with the approved details.
Reason: In order to protect neighbours amenities and
to comply with policy 4/13 of Local Plan 2006.
7. Except with the prior written agreement
of the local planning authority in writing no construction work or demolition
shall be carried out or plant operated other than between the following hours:
0800 hours to 1800 hours Monday to Friday, 0800 hours to 1300 hours on Saturday
and at no time on Sundays, Bank or Public Holidays.
Reason: In order to protect neighbours amenities and
to comply with policy 4/13 of Local Plan 2006.
8. Except with the prior agreement of the
local planning authority in writing, there should be no collection or
deliveries to the site during the demolition and construction stages outside
the hours of 0700 hrs and 1900 hrs
on Monday Saturday and there should be no collections or deliveries on Sundays
or Bank and public holidays.
Reason: In order to protect neighbours amenities and
to comply with policy 4/13 of Local Plan 2006.
9. No development approved by this
permission shall be COMMENCED prior to a contaminated land assessment and
associated remedial strategy, being submitted to the LPA and receipt of
approval of the document/documents from the LPA. This applies to paragraphs a),
b) and c). This is an iterative process and the results of each stage will help
decide if the following stage is necessary.
(a) The contaminated land
assessment shall include a desk study to be submitted to the LPA for approval.
The desk study shall detail the history of the site uses and propose a site
investigation strategy based on the relevant information discovered by the desk
study. The strategy shall be approved by the LPA prior to investigations
commencing on site.
(b) The site investigation,
including relevant soil, soil gas, surface and groundwater sampling, shall be
carried out by a suitable qualified and accredited consultant/contractor in
accordance with a quality assured sampling and analysis methodology.
(c) A site investigation
report detailing all investigative works and sampling on site, together with
the results of the analysis, risk assessment to any receptors and a proposed
remediation strategy shall be submitted to the LPA. The LPA shall approve such
remedial works as required prior to any remediation commencing on site. The
works shall be of such a nature as to render harmless the identified
contamination given the proposed end use of the site and surrounding
environment including any controlled waters.
No development approved by
this permission shall be OCCUPIED prior to the completion of any remedial works
and a validation report/s being submitted to the LPA and receipt of approval of
the document/documents from the LPA. This applies to paragraphs d), e) and f).
(d) Approved remediation
works shall be carried out in full on site under a quality assurance scheme to
demonstrate compliance with the proposed methodology and best practice
guidance.
(e) If, during the works
contamination is encountered which has not previously been identified then the
additional contamination shall be fully assessed and an appropriate remediation
scheme agreed with the LPA.
(f) Upon completion of the
works, this condition shall not be discharged until a closure report has been
submitted to and approved by the LPA. The closure report shall include details
of the proposed remediation works and quality assurance certificates to show
that the works have been carried out in full in accordance with the approved
methodology. Details of any post-remedial sampling and analysis to show the
site has reached the required clean-up criteria shall be included in the
closure report together with the necessary documentation detailing what waste
materials have been removed from site.
Reason: In order to protect neighbours and future occupiers amenities and to comply with policy 4/13 of Local
Plan 2006.
10. No building hereby permitted shall be
occupied until surface water drainage works have been implemented in accordance
with details that have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local
planning authority. Before these details are submitted an assessment shall be
carried out of the potential for disposing of surface water by means of a
sustainable drainage system in accordance with the principles set out in The
National Planning Policy Framework Technical Guidance, and the results of the
assessment provided to the local planning authority. The submitted details
shall:
i)
provide information about the design storm period and intensity, the method
employed to delay and control the surface water discharged from the site
including calculations and the measures taken to prevent pollution of the
receiving groundwater and/or surface waters;
ii) the
results of any infiltration tests;
iii) include
a timetable for its implementation; and
iv) provide
a management and maintenance plan for the lifetime of the development which
shall include the arrangements for adoption by any public authority or
statutory undertaker and any other arrangements to secure the operation of the scheme
throughout its lifetime.
Reason: In order to protect neighbours and future occupiers amenities and to comply with policy 4/13 of Local
Plan 2006.
Additional
conditions:
15. No development shall take place until a
schedule of landscape maintenance for a minimum period of five years has been
submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The schedule shall include details of the
arrangements for its implementation.
Reason: To ensure that the
landscaped areas are maintained in a healthy condition in the interests of
visual amenity. (Cambridge Local Plan
2006 policies 3/4, 3/11 and 3/12)
16. A landscape management plan, including long
term design objectives, management responsibilities and maintenance schedules
for all landscape areas, other than small privately owned, domestic gardens,
shall be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority in writing
prior to occupation of the development or any phase of the development
whichever is the sooner, for its permitted use. The landscape plan shall be
carried out as approved.
Reason: In the interests of
visual amenity and to ensure that suitable hard and soft landscape is provided
as part of the development. (Cambridge Local Plan 2006 policies 3/4, 3/11 and
3/12)
17. The development hereby permitted shall be
carried out in accordance with the approved plans as listed on this decision
notice.
Reason: In the interests of good planning, for the
avoidance of doubt and to facilitate any future application to the Local
Planning Authority under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
18. No development shall take place within the
area indicated until the applicant, or their agents or successors in title, has
secured the implementation of a programme of archaeological work in accordance
with a written scheme of investigation which has been submitted by the
applicant and approved in writing by the local planning authority.
Reason: To ensure that an
appropriate archaeological investigation of the site has been implemented
before development commences. (Cambridge Local Plan 2006
policy 4/9).
19. The first floor level WC and bathroom
windows on the houses and flat shall be obscure glazed to a minimum level of
obscurity to conform to Pilkington Glass level 3 or equivalent prior to
commencement of use and shall have restrictors to ensure that the window cannot
be opened more than 45 degrees beyond the plane of the adjacent wall and shall
be retained as such thereafter.
Reason: In the interests of
residential amenity (Cambridge Local Plan 2006 policies 3/4 and 3/12.
20. No development shall take place until there
has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority a
plan indicating the positions, design, materials and type of boundary treatment
to be erected. The boundary treatment
shall be completed before the building(s) is/are occupied and retained
thereafter unless any variation is agreed in writing by the local planning
authority. Development shall be carried
out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure an
appropriate boundary treatment is implemented. (Cambridge
Local Plan 2006 policies 3/4, 3/11 and 3/12).
21. Before the development hereby permitted is
commenced details of the following matters shall be submitted to and approved
by the local planning authority in writing.
I) contractors access arrangements for vehicles, plant and
personnel,
ii) contractors site storage
area/compound,
iii) the means of moving, storing and
stacking all building materials, plant and equipment around and adjacent to the
site,
iv) the arrangements for parking of
contractors vehicles and contractors personnel vehicles.
Thereafter the development
shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To protect the
amenity of the adjoining properties during the construction period. (Cambridge
Local Plan 2006 policy 4/13)
22. Before the development hereby permitted is
commenced, a dust suppression method statement shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To avoid unreasonable harm to neighbours
amenities and for highway safety reasons and to comply with policies 4/13 and
8/2 of the Local Plan (2006).
23. No development shall take place until
samples of the materials to be used in the construction of the external
surfaces of the development hereby permitted have been submitted to and
approved in writing by the local planning authority. Development shall be carried out in
accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure that the
appearance of the external surfaces is appropriate. (Cambridge Local Plan 2006
policies 3/4, 3/12 and 3/14)
24. Prior to the commencement of development
and with reference to BS 5837 2012, details of the specification and position
of protection barriers and any other protection measures and techniques to be
adopted for the protection of any trees from damage during the course of any
activity related to the development, shall be submitted to the local planning
authority for its written approval in the form of an Arboricultural
Method Statement (AMS) and Tree Protection Plan (TPP).
Reason: To protect trees on
site and accord with policy 4/4 of the Local Plan (2006).
25. Prior to the commencement of development a
pre-start meeting is to be held on site with the Local Planning Authority tree
officer, project arboriculturalist and developer to
agree tree works and proposed tree protection.
Reason: To protect trees on
site and accord with policy 4/4 of the Local Plan (2006).
26. The approved Arboricultural
Method Statement (AMS) and Tree Protection Plan (TPP) will be implemented
throughout the development and the agreed means of protection shall be retained
on site until all equipment, and surplus materials have been removed from the
site. The project arboriculturalist will monitor the
site and tree protection at regular intervals and provide a written report of
findings to the Local Planning Authority. Nothing shall be stored or placed in
any area protected in accordance with this condition, and the ground levels
within those areas shall not be altered nor shall any excavation be made
without the prior written approval of the local planning authority.
Reason: To protect trees on
site and accord with policy 4/4 of the Local Plan (2006).
Unless prior agreement has been obtained from
the Head of Planning, in consultation with the Chair and Spokesperson of this
Committee to extend the period for completion of the Planning Obligation
required in connection with this development, if the Obligation has not been
completed by 30 November 2013, or if Committee determine that the application
be refused against officer recommendation of approval, it is recommended that
the application be refused for the following reason(s):
The proposed development does not make
appropriate provision for public open space, community development facilities,
education and life-long learning facilities, transport mitigation measures,
waste facilities, waste management and monitoring in accordance with Cambridge
Local Plan 2006 policies 3/7, 3/8, 3/12, 5/5, 5/14, 8/3 and 10/1 Cambridgeshire
and Peterborough Structure Plan 2003 policies P6/1 and P9/8 and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Minerals
and Waste Development Plan (Core Strategy Development Plan Document July 2011)
policy CS16 and as detailed in the Planning
Obligation Strategy 2010, the Open Space Standards Guidance for
Interpretation and Implementation 2010, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Waste Partnership (RECAP): Waste Management Design Guide Supplementary Planning
Document 2012.
3. In the event that the application is
refused, and an Appeal is lodged against the decision to refuse this application,
delegated authority is sought to allow officers to negotiate and complete the Planning Obligation required in connection with this development
Publication date: 19/08/2013
Date of decision: 25/07/2013
Decided at meeting: 25/07/2013 - East Area Committee
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