Agenda item

4/01430/19/FUL - DETACHED AGRICULTURAL BARN - LONG LANE FARM, LONG LANE, BOVINGDON, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP3 0NE

Minutes:

The Case Officer, Nigel Gibbs, introduced the report to Members and said that the application had been referred to the committee as the recommendation is contrary to the response of Bovingdon Parish Council.

 

Scott Wiggins spoke in objection of the application.

 

Ken Baker, Christine Brown and Mrs Hunt spoke in support of the application.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Beauchamp and seconded by Councillor Hobson to GRANT the application in line with the officer’s recommendation.

 

Vote:

 

For: 7                          Against: 1                    Abstained: 2    

 

Resolved: That planning permission be GRANTED subject to the following conditions:

 

Conditions

No

Condition

1

The building hereby permitted shall only be used for non-commercial equestrian or agricultural purposes and therefore excludes any residential use.

 

Reason: To safeguard the Green Belt and the residential amenity of the locality in accordance with Policies CS5 and CS12 of the Dacorum Core Strategy 2013 and for the avoidance of doubt.

 

2

There shall be no additional floor space formed within the building hereby permitted (and therefore no first floor shall be formed) and no external alterations to the approved design of the building hereby permitted.

 

Reason: To safeguard the Green Belt and the local environment in accordance with Policies CS5, CS12 and CS29 of the Dacorum Core Strategy 2013. 

 

3

The building hereby permitted shall be constructed in the materials specified on Drawing No. DRG 1819/1E.

 

Reason: In the interests of the visual amenity in accordance with Policies CS5 and CS12 of the Dacorum Core Strategy 2013.

 

4

The development hereby permitted shall be served by a sustainable drainage system at all times.

 

Reason: To ensure that the development is subject to an acceptable drainage system in accordance with the aims of Policies CS12 and CS31 of the Dacorum Core Strategy 2013 and to protect groundwater to accord with the requirements of Policies CS31 and CS32 of the Dacorum Core Strategy 2013.

 

5

The building hereby permitted shall at all times feature a bat roost unit (tubes) integrated within the fabric of the new barn and designed/installed under the guidance of a suitably experienced ecologist.

 

Reason: To ensure biodiversity benefit in accordance with Policy CS29 of Dacorum Core Strategy 2013.

 

6

Prior to the first use of the building hereby permitted details of all exterior lighting to be installed to serve the building shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The approved exterior lighting shall be installed within three months following the first use of the building hereby permitted and thereafter retained fully in accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason: To safeguard the local environment in accordance with the requirements of Policies CS5, CS12, CS24 , CS29 and CS32 of the Dacorum Core Strategy 2013 and Policy 113 and Appendix 8 of the saved Dacorum Borough Local Plan.

 

7

Subject to the requirements of other conditions of this planning permission  the development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following plans:

 

1819/1E

1819/3D

1819/3E

1819/2B

 

Reason:  To safeguard and maintain the strategic policies of the local planning authority and for the avoidance of doubt.

 

NOTE 1: ARTICLE 35 STATEMENT

 

Planning permission has been granted for this proposal. The Council acted pro-actively through early engagement with the agent during the determination process which led to improvements to the scheme.

 

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) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2015.

 

INFORMATIVES

 

Bats

 

UK and European Legislation makes it illegal to:

 

Deliberately kill, injure or capture bats;

Recklessly disturb bats;

Damage, destroy or obstruct access to bat roosts (whether or not bats are present).

 

 

Contacts:

 

English Nature                   01206 796666

UK Bat Helpline                 0845 1300 228 (www.bats.org.uk)

Herts & Middlesex Bat Group        01992 581442

Bats : Condition 6

The bat feature should be designed/installed under the guidance of a suitably experienced ecologist.

 

Un-expected Contaminated Land Informative

In the event that contamination is found at any time when carrying out the approved development that was not previously identified, it must be reported in writing immediately to the Local Planning Authority with all works temporarily suspended because, the safe development and secure occupancy of the site lies with the developer.

 

Construction Hours of Working – (Plant & Machinery) Informative

In accordance with the councils adopted criteria, all noisy works associated with site demolition, site preparation and construction works shall be limited to the following hours: 0730hrs to 1830hrs on Monday to Saturdays, no works are permitted at any time on Sundays or bank holidays.

 

Noise on Construction/Demolition Sites Informative

The attention of the applicant is drawn to the Control of Pollution Act 1974 relating to the control of noise on construction and demolition sites.

 

 

 

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