Agenda item

The report was introduced by the case officer Robert Freeman

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

Vote:

For:  7     against:  1                Abstained: 2

Resolved:  Granted

Conditions

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 development hereby approved shall be constructed in accordance with the material schedule submitted and approved under planning reference 20/01871/DRC

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

3          The landscaping of the site shall be carried out in accordance with the details approved under 20/01871/DRC prior to the first occupation of the development hereby permitted.

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development and to safeguard the visual character of the immediate area in accordance with Policy CS12 of the Core Strategy.

4          The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the arrangements for vehicle parking, circulation, loading and unloading shown on drawing No. 11167-902 (Site Plan) shall have been provided, and they shall not be used thereafter otherwise than for the purposes approved.

Reason: To ensure the adequate and satisfactory provision of off-street vehicle parking facilities in accordance with Policies CS8 and CS12 of the Core Strategy and the Car Parking Standards SPD (2020)

5          All remediation or protection measures identified in the Remediation Statement referred to in Condition 5 shall be fully implemented within the timescales and by the deadlines as set out in the Remediation Statement and a Site Completion Report shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority prior to the first occupation of any part of the development hereby permitted.

For the purposes of this condition a Site Completion Report shall record all the investigation and remedial or protection actions carried out. It shall detail all conclusions and actions taken at each stage of the works including validation work. It shall contain quality assurance and validation results providing evidence that the site has been remediated to a standard suitable for the approved use.

Reason: To ensure that the issue of contamination is adequately addressed and to ensure a satisfactory development.

Informative:

Paragraph 121 of the NPPF states that all site investigation information must be prepared by a competent person. This is defined in the framework as 'A person with a recognised relevant qualification, sufficient experience in dealing with the type(s) of pollution or land instability, and membership of a relevant professional organisation.' Contaminated Land Planning Guidance can be obtained from Regulatory Services or via the Council's website www.dacorum.gov.uk

6          The development hereby permitted shall be carried out and thereafter retained fully in accordance with drawings 11167/501 A (Drainage Plan) and 11167/502 A (Drainage Details)

Reason: To ensure that the site is subject to an acceptable drainage system serving the development in accordance with Policies CS31 and CS32 of the Core Strategy”

7          All remediation or protection measures identified in the WDE Verification Plan Report (December 2021) shall be fully implemented within the timescales and by the deadlines as set out in the Remediation Statement and a Site Completion Report shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority prior to the first occupation of any part of the development hereby permitted.

For the purposes of this condition a Site Completion Report shall record all the investigation and remedial or protection actions carried out. It shall detail all conclusions and actions taken at each stage of the works including validation work. It shall contain quality assurance and validation results providing evidence that the site has been remediated to a standard suitable for the approved use.

Reason: To ensure that the issue of contamination is adequately addressed and to ensure a satisfactory development

8          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:   The Council is concerned that large extensions to the properties could result in harm to the amenities of neighbouring properties and lead to conditions prejudicial to matters of highways safety. As such the Council wishes to retain control over the development in the interests of safeguarding the residential and visual amenity of the locality and in the interests of highways safety in accordance with Policies CS8 and CS12 of the Dacorum Borough Core Strategy (2013).

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

11167/ 501 A (Drainage Plan)

11167 / 502 A (Drainage Details)

11167 / 900 – Location Plan

11167 / 901 – Site Layout Plan

11167 / 902 – Access and Parking Plan

11167 / 910 A – Floor Plans to Plot 1

11167 / 911 A – Elevations to Plot 1

11167 / 920 A – Floor Plans to Plot 2

11167 / 921 A – Elevations to Plot 2

11167 / 930 B – Floor Plans to Plot 3

11167 / 931 B – Elevations to Plot 3

WDE Verification Plan Report (December 2021)

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

10        The dwellings, hereby approved, shall not be occupied until sprinklers, have been provided in each residential unit in accordance with BS 9251:2014 or BS EN 12845. The sprinkler system shall thereafter be permanently maintained”

            Reason: To ensure adequate access and provision for the fighting of fires in accordance with Policy CS8 of the Core Strategy