Agenda item

The report was introduced by the case officer Heather Edny that the application be Granted

It was proposed by Councillor Beauchamp and seconded by Councillor Maddern that the application be Granted

Vote:

For:  9              against: 0                    Abstained: 2   

Resolved:  Granted

Condition(s) and Reason(s):

 1.        The development hereby permitted shall begin 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 (excluding demolition/ground investigations) shall take place until details of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted have been submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.  Please do not send materials to the Council offices.  Materials should be kept on site and arrangements made with the Planning Officer for inspection.

            Reason:  To preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the designated heritage asset in accordance with the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and Policy CS27 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013).

 3.        The listed brick boundary wall shall be stabilised for the duration of construction works.

            Reason:  To ensure that the character or appearance of the designated heritage asset is preserved or enhanced as required per Section 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Policy CS27 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013) and Section 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2019).

 4.        The demolition of the listed brick boundary wall shall be carried out by hand [or by tools held in the hand other than power-driven tools] and the materials stored for re-use.

            Reason:  To ensure that the character or appearance of the designated heritage asset is preserved or enhanced as required per Section 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Policy CS27 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013) and Section 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2019).

 5.        The 6.5m length of the demolished brick boundary wall shall be rebuilt using existing bricks and shall be constructed to match the existing wall in terms of height, brick bond and mortarfinish. The rebuilt wall shall be tied to existing walls. Where new bricks are required to complete these works, these bricks shall be selected to match existing bricks.

            Reason:  To ensure that the character or appearance of the designated heritage asset is preserved or enhanced as required per Section 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Policy CS27 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013) and Section 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2019).

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

            20002-00-100

            20002-00-101

            20002-00-102

            20002-00-103

            20002-00-104

            20002-00-105

            20002-00-201 Rev A

            20002-00-202 Rev A

            20002-00-203 Rev A

            20002-00-204 Rev A

            20002-00-205 Rev A

            20002-00-206 Rev A

            Design and Access Statement (Rev A)

            Heritage Statement (dated 8th Sept 2020)

            Structural Engineering Advice Letter (dated 20th Nov 2020)

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

Informatives:

 1.        Planning permission has been granted for this proposal. The Council acted pro-actively through positive engagement with the applicant at the pre-application stage and during the determination process which lead 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.