Agenda item

4/01327/19/FUL - CONSTRUCTION OF 3 X TWO BEDROOM DWELLINGS INCLUDING WIDENING OF THE ACCESS ROAD AND ASSOCIATED PARKING, AMENITY SPACE AND REFUSE STORAGE - LAND ADJACENT 35-36 WEST DENE, GADDESDEN ROW, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 6HU

Minutes:

The Case Officer, Sally Robbins, introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to committee as it was a Dacorum Borough Council scheme and was contrary to the view of the Parish Council.

 

Panagiotis Velentzas spoke in objection of the application.

 

Mr. Mark Longworth spoke in support of the application.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Durrant and seconded by Councillor Wyatt-Lowe to DELEGATE the application WITH A VIEW TO APPROVAL in line with the officer’s recommendation.

 

Vote:

 

For: 5                           Against: 3                    Abstained: 2 

 

Resolved: That planning permission beDELEGATED with a VIEW to APPROVAL subject to the completion of a planning obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and subject to the following conditions:

 

Conditions

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

No development shall take place until a Construction Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the construction of the development shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved Plan. The Construction Management Plan shall include details of:

 

a. Construction vehicle numbers and type

b. Access arrangements to the site

c. Traffic management requirements

d. Construction and storage compounds (including areas designated for car parking, loading / unloading and turning areas)

e. Cleaning of site entrances, site tracks and the adjacent public highway

f. Timing of construction activities (including delivery times and removal of waste) and to avoid school pick up/drop off times

g. Provision of sufficient on-site parking prior to commencement of construction activities

h. Post construction restoration/reinstatement of the working areas

i. where works cannot be contained wholly within the site a plan should be submitted showing the site layout on the highway including extent of hoarding, pedestrian routes and remaining road width for vehicle movements.

 

Reason: In order to protect highway safety and the amenity of other users of the public highway and rights of way in accordance with Policies 5, 12, 17 and 22 of Hertfordshire's Local Transport Plan (adopted 2018) and Policies CS8 and CS12 of the Core Strategy (2013).

 

3

No development other than groundworks and site clearance shall take place until details of hard landscaping and boundary treatment have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. These details shall include:

 

- Hard surfacing materials

- Means of enclosure

 

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 and in the interests of the visual amenities of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in accordance with Policies CS12 and CS24 of the Core Strategy (2013).

 

4

Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby permitted the proposed access and on-site car parking areas shall be laid out, demarcated, levelled, surfaces and drained in accordance with the approved plan and retained thereafter available for that specific use.

 

Reason: To ensure permanent availability of the parking / manoeuvring area, in the interests of highway safety, in accordance with Policy CS8 of the Dacorum Core Strategy.

 

5

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 and B

 

Reason: To enable the local planning authority to retain control over the development in the interests of safeguarding the residential and visual amenity of the locality, in accordance with Policies CS11 and CS12 of the Dacorum Core Strategy (2013).

 

 

6

The development hereby permitted shall be constructed in accordance with the materials specified on page 20 of the submitted Design and Access Statement.

 

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development, in accordance with Policies CS11 and CS12 of the Core Strategy (2013).

 

 

7

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

 

19 WDGR SL01 (SITE LOCATION PLAN)

18 WDGR SP02 Rev E (SITE CONTEXT & PARKING IN WEST DENE)

18 WDGR SP03 Rev F (PROPOSED SITE PLAN)

18 WDGR PE01 Rev D (PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS)

Design & Access Statement (Materials on Page 20)

 

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

 

Article 35 Statement:

 

Planning permission has been granted for this proposal. The Council acted pro-actively through early engagement with the applicant at the pre-application stage which lead to improvements to the scheme. The Council has therefore acted pro-actively in line with the requirements of the Framework (paragraphs 186 and 187) and in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2015.

 

INFORMATIVES

 

1. The applicant is advised that in order to comply with this permission it will be necessary for the developer of the site to enter into an agreement with Hertfordshire County Council as Highway Authority under Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 to ensure the satisfactory completion of the access and associated road improvements. The construction of such works must be undertaken to the satisfaction and specification of the Highway Authority, and by a contractor who is authorised to work in the public highway. Before works commence the applicant will need to apply to the Highway Authority to obtain their permission and requirements. Further information is available via the website:

 

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/highways-roads-and-pavements/business-and-developer-information/development-management/highways-development-management.aspx or by telephoning 0300 1234047.

 

2. The developer is advised to keep a watching brief during ground works on the site for any potentially contaminated material. Should any such material be encountered, then the Council must be informed without delay, advised of the situation and an appropriate course of action agreed. Paragraph 179 of the NPPF (2019) states that where a site is affected by contamination issues, responsibility for securing a safe development rests with the developer and/or landowner.

 

 

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