Agenda item

Variation of Condition 2 (drawings) of Planning ref: 18/00645/FUL, dated 14.11.2018, to amend the engineering design of the Reservoir

Description

Variation of Condition 2 (drawings) of planning ref: 18/00645/FUL dated 14 November 2018, to amend the engineering design of the Reservoir.

Recommendation

Following the granting of planning permission in November 2018, work had commenced on site, however during the course of survey works and engineering checks it was established that engineering adjustments to the form of the reservoir were required.

The application sought technical design changes to the reservoir only which would not impact the capacity of the reservoir (6 million gallons), maintenance area, access to the site or the power line constraints.

Officers had assessed the application against planning policy and it was not considered to adversely impact the Green Belt or the ecological and biodiversity potential of the site.

Decision

Planning permission is PERMITTED as per the original conditions detailed below with the only change being to the approved drawings as set out in Condition No.2.

Conditions:

(1)            The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of 14 November 2018.

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

(2)            The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in strict accordance with the approved drawings:

RAC_SLP_09_05.18 – Site Location Plan – dated 31.05.18

MWE_RAC_PPS_25_08.19 – Planning Phase Sections – dated 15.08.19

MWE_RAC_PPP_24_08.19 – Planning Phase Plan – dated 15.08.19

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure that the development is carried out in accordance with the approved plans to comply with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007). 

(3)            The development shall be carried out in accordance with the details of the pump house, approved under application ref: 19/00086/COND, granted 15 May 2019

Reason: To secure a satisfactory appearance in the interests of the visual amenities and character of the locality in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM9 and DM10 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(4)            The development shall be carried out and retained in accordance with the details of the fence(s), approved under ref: 19/00086/COND, granted 15 May 2019

Reason: To secure a satisfactory appearance in the interests of the visual amenities and character of the locality in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM9 and DM10 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(5)            The reservoir land forming and development, shall be carried out in strict accordance with the agreed recommendations for Tree Work and Tree Protection as detailed in the Arboricultural Assessment produced by SJA dated July 2018 reference SJA air 18095-01C

Reason: To protect the trees on site which are to be retained in the interests of the visual amenities of the locality in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM5 and DM9 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(6)            The development shall be carried out in accordance with the agreed details of the Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan, as approved under ref: 19/00086/COND, granted 15 May 2019. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the agreed details and no equipment, machinery or materials shall be brought onto the site for the purposes of the development until fencing has been erected in accordance with the Tree Protection Plan. Within the area fenced in accordance with this condition, nothing shall be stored, placed or disposed of above or below ground, the ground level shall not be altered, no excavations shall be made, nor shall any fires be lit, without the prior consent of the local planning authority. The fencing shall be maintained in accordance with the approved details, until all equipment, machinery and surplus materials have been moved from the site.

Reason: To ensure that the tree(s) receive the appropriate treatment and that the tree work is of a satisfactory standard to protect amenity in accordance with Policies CS1 and CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM5 and DM9 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(7)            A Traffic Management Plan and Transport Management Plan were approved under ref: 19/00086/COND, granted 15 May 2019. The approved details shall be implemented during the construction of development.

Reason: To ensure that the development does not prejudice the free flow of traffic and conditions of safety on the highway or cause inconvenience to other highway users in accordance with Policy CS16 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policy DM35 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(8)            The development shall take place in accordance with the detailed Written Scheme of Investigation, approved under ref: 19/00086/COND, granted 15 May 2019. The development shall only take place in accordance with the detailed scheme pursuant to this condition. The archaeological works only shall be carried out by a suitably qualified investigating body acceptable to the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: The site has archaeological potential and it is important that the archaeological information should be preserved as a record before it is destroyed by the development in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007).

(9)            The development shall be implemented strictly in accordance with the mitigation and enhancement measures outlined in the Ecological Appraisal dated August 2018 (Report Reference - EDP1297_r020b) and the recommendations and conclusions drawn in the 2012 Ecological Appraisal (Report Reference - EDP1297_01g) dated September 2012.

Reason: To preserve and enhance biodiversity and habitats in accordance with Policy CS3 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policy DM4 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(10)        The development permitted by this planning permission shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved FRA produced by WSP dated June 2018 reference no. 7004190/MZ/EI.

Reason: To protect the trees on site which are to be retained in the interests of the visual amenities of the locality in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM5 and DM9 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(11)        No construction work shall be carried out in such a manner as to be audible at the site boundary before 08.00 hours or after 18:00 hours Monday to Friday; no construction work shall be audible at the site boundary before 08:00 or after 13:00 hours on Saturdays and no construction work of any nature shall be carried out on Sundays or Bank/Public Holidays.

Reason: In order to safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of neighbouring properties in accordance with Policy DM10 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(12)        Details of both hard and soft landscape proposals, including a schedule of landscape maintenance for a minimum period of 5 years, was submitted to and approved by the local planning authority, ref: 19/00086/COND, dated 15 May 2019. The approved landscape scheme (with the exception of planting, seeding and turfing) shall be implemented prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved and thereafter retained.

Reason: To ensure the provision, establishment and maintenance of an appropriate landscape scheme in the interests of the visual amenities of the locality in accordance with Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM5 and DM9 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(13)        The plant and machinery shall be used in accordance with the approved scheme for enclosure and sound installation materials, approved under ref: 19/00086/COND, granted 15 May 2019

Reason: To protect the occupants of nearby residential properties from noise disturbance in accordance with Policy DM10 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

Informative:

(1)            In dealing with the application the Council has implemented the requirement in the National Planning Policy Framework to work with the applicant in a positive and proactive way.  We have made available detailed advice in the form or our statutory policies in the Core Strategy, Supplementary Planning Documents, Planning Briefs and other informal written guidance, as well as offering a full pre-application advice service, in order to ensure that the applicant has been given every opportunity to submit an application which is likely to be considered favourably.