Agenda item

No.

Condition

1

The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason:  To comply with the requirements of Section 91 (1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 (1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2

The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the extension hereby permitted shall match in size, colour and texture those used on No.1 Austins Mead, Bovingdon (as indicated in section 7 of the application form submitted with this application).

Reason:  To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development in accordance with Policy CS12 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (September 2013).

3

No development, other than groundworks and demolition, shall take place until full details of both hard and soft landscape works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These details shall include:

a) Hard surfacing materials

b) All on site vehicular parking areas

c) Details of surface water interception and disposal

d) Means of enclosure

e) Boundary treatment

f) Soft landscape works

g) Refuse storage.

The approved landscape works shall be carried out prior to the first occupation of the development hereby permitted.

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development, to safeguard the visual character of the immediate area and in order to minimise danger, obstruction, and inconvenience to users of the highway and of the premises, in accordance with Core Strategy (2013) Policy CS12.

4

Vehicular visibility splays of 2.4m x 43m shall be provided, and thereafter maintained, in both directions from the access, within which there shall be no obstruction to visibility between a height of 0.6m and 2m above the carriageway.

Reason: In the interest of highway safety, in accordance with Core Strategy (2013) Policy CS8.

5

Pedestrian visibility splays of 2m x 2m shall be provided, and thereafter maintained, on both sides of the vehicle crossover, which will be restricted to a double width, i.e. as per Roads in Herts - Highway Design Guide 3rd ed guidance, within which there shall be no obstruction to visibility between 0.6m and 2m above the carriageway.

Reason: In the interest of highway safety, in accordance with Core Strategy (2013) Policy CS8.

6

The proposed parking spaces shall have measurements of 2.4m x 4.8m respectively. Such spaces shall be maintained as a permanent ancillary to the development, shall be paved and shall be used for no other purpose.

Reason: To ensure the adequate provision of off-street parking at all times in order to minimise the impact on the safe and efficient operation of the adjoining highway, in accordance with Core Stratgey (2013).

7

The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the double width crossover has been constructed in accordance with approved drawing 2018-3 Rev.B (04 April 2019).

Reason:  In the interests of highways safety in accordance with Policy CS12 of the Dacorum Core Strategy (September 2013).

8

The window at first floor level on the south elevation of the dwelling hereby permitted (labelled L/H Side Elevation on plan no. 2018-4 REV A) shall be permanently fitted with obscured glass and non-opening below a level of 1.7m above internal floor level.

Reason: In the interests of the residential amenities of the occupants of the adjacent dwellings, in accordance Core Strategy (2013) Policy CS12.

9

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015  (or any Order amending or re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no development falling within the following classes of the Order shall be carried out without the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority:

Schedule 2 Part 1 Classes A, B, C and E

Reason: To enable the Local Planning Authority to retain control over the development in the interests of safeguarding the privacy of 27 Austins Mead and to retain the rear amenity space as a garden for the new dwelling, in accordance with Core Strategy (2013) Policy CS12 and Saved Appendix 3 of the Local Plan (2004).

10

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans/documents:

2018-3 REV. B (received 4 April 2019)

2018-4 REV. A

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

Article 35 Statement

Planning permission has been granted for this proposal. Discussion with the applicant to seek an acceptable solution was not necessary in this instance. The Council has therefore acted pro-actively in line with the requirements of the Framework (paragraph 38) and in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015.

INFORMATIVES

1. The Highway Authority requires the alterations to or the construction of the vehicle crossovers to be undertaken such that the works are carried out to their specification and by a contractor who is authorised to work in the public highway. If any of the works associated with the construction of the access affects or requires the removal and/or the relocation of any equipment, apparatus or structures (e.g. street name plates, bus stop signs or shelters, statutory authority equipment etc.), the applicant will be required to bear the cost of such removal or alteration. Before works commence the applicant will need to apply to the Highway Authority to obtain their permission and requirements. The applicant may need to apply to Highways (Telephone 0300 1234047) to arrange this, or use link:- https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/droppedkerbs/

2. Obstruction of public highway land: It is an offence under section 137 of the Highways Act 1980 for any person, without lawful authority or excuse, in any way to wilfully obstruct the free passage along a highway or public right of way. If this development is likely to result in the public highway or public right of way network becoming routinely blocked (fully or partly) the applicant must contact the Highway Authority to obtain their permission and requirements before construction works commence. Further information is available via the website:

http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/transtreets/highways/ or by telephoning 0300 1234047.

3. Road Deposits: It is an offence under section 148 of the Highways Act 1980 to deposit mud or other debris on the public highway, and section 149 of the same Act gives the Highway Authority powers to remove such material at the expense of the party responsible. Therefore, best practical means shall be taken at all times to ensure that all vehicles leaving the site during construction of the development are in a condition such as not to emit dust or deposit mud, slurry or other debris on the highway. Further information is available via the website http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/transtreets/highways/ or by telephoning 0300 1234047