Agenda item

Erection of a two storey dwelling following demolition of existing bungalow.

The Committee received a presentation from the Principal Planning Officer.

An Objector spoke in objection to the application

The Applicant spoke in support of the application.

Description:

Erection of a two storey dwelling following demolition of existing bungalow.

Officer Recommendation:

To grant Planning Permission, subject to Planning Conditions.

Decision:

Following consideration, the Committee resolved (7 for, 1 against, 1 abstaining, and the Chair not voting) to:

GRANT planning permission, subject to the following conditions:

Conditions:

(1)          The development hereby permitted shall begin before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

Reason: To comply with 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 permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans and reports:

Site Location Plan at 1:1250

Drawing Number 19DA-PE-001/Rev 1

Drawing Number 19DA-SP-001/Rev 1

Drawing Number 19DA-ss-001/Rev 1

Drawing Number DA-FP-001/Rev 0

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning as required by Policy CS5 of the Core Strategy (2007).

(3)          Prior to the commencement of development hereby approved, details and samples of the external materials to be used for the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

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 Policy DM10 of the Development Management Policies (2015).

(4)          Prior to the commencement of development hereby approved, full details, of both hard and soft landscape proposals, including a schedule of landscape maintenance for a minimum period of 5 years, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. 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.

(5)          The development hereby approved shall not be first occupied until details of the siting and scale of bird boxes and bat boxes, log piles, hedgehog permeability and other enhancements are submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority.  The bird boxes and bat boxes shall be installed in accordance with the agreed details prior to the first occupation of the proposed development.

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.

(6)          No development shall take place until a strategy of surface water drainage for the site using a Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved strategy prior to the first use/or occupation of the cemetery and thereafter retained in that condition.

Reason: To ensure that the principles of sustainable drainage are incorporated into the development and to reduce the impact of flooding in accordance with Policy CS6 of the Epsom and Ewell Core Strategy (2007) and Policy DM19 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(7)          The development shall be carried out in strict accordance with the sustainable design measures contained in the Design and Access Statement, Revision 2  dated 20 May 2023, prior to the first occupation of the building, and shall be maintained as such thereafter and no change shall take place without the prior written consent of the local planning authority.

Reason: To ensure that measures to make the development sustainable and efficient in the use of energy, water and materials are included in the development in accordance with Policy CS6 of the Core Strategy 2007

(8)          The windows on the north elevation of the development herby permitted shall be non-opening to a height of 1.7m from the internal finished floor level and glazed with obscure glazing to the extent that intervisibility is excluded and shall be retained.

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

(9)          Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no windows/dormer windows shall be constructed in the north or south elevations of the development hereby approved without the written permission of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To protect the amenities and privacy of the adjoining residential properties in accordance with Policy DM10 (Design Requirements for New Developments including House Extensions) of the Development Management Policies Document 2015.

(10)       Works related to the construction of the development hereby permitted, including works of demolition or preparation prior to building operations shall not take place other than between the hours of 08.00 to 18.00 hours Mondays to Fridays; 08.00 to 13.00 hours Saturdays; with no work on Saturday afternoons (after 13.00 hours), Sundays, Bank Holidays or 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 Document 2015.

Informatives:

(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.

(2)          It is an offence to cause harm to protect species.   Should the presence of bats be discovered during any tree removal or demolition works, works must immediately cease on site  and Natural England contacted on 0300 060 3900  for further advice.

(3)          Your attention is drawn to the need to comply with the relevant provisions of the Building Regulations, the Building Acts and other related legislation.  These cover such works as - the demolition of existing buildings, the erection of a new building or structure, the extension or alteration to a building, change of use of buildings, installation of services, underpinning works, and fire safety/means of escape works.  Notice of intention to demolish existing buildings must be given to the Council’s Building Control Service at least 6 weeks before work starts. 

A completed application form together with detailed plans must be submitted for approval before any building work is commenced.

(4)          Please ensure that all vehicles associated with the construction of the development hereby approved are properly washed and cleaned to prevent the passage of mud and dirt onto the adjoining highway. You are advised that the Council does have formal powers to control noise and nuisance under The Control of Pollution Act 1974, the Clean Air Acts and other relevant legislation.  For further information and advice, please contact - Environmental Health Department Pollution Section.

(5)          The Party Wall Act 1996 requires a building owner to notify, and obtain formal agreement from, any adjoining owner, where the building owner proposes to:

·                     carry out work to an existing party wall;

·                     build on the boundary with a neighbouring property;

·                     in some circumstances, carry out groundwork’s within 6 metres of an adjoining building.

Notification and agreements under this Act are the responsibility of the building owner and are quite separate from Building Regulations, or Planning Controls.  The Building Control Service will assume that an applicant has obtained any necessary agreements with the adjoining owner, and nothing said or implied by the Council should be taken as removing the necessity for the building owner to comply fully with the Party Wall Act. Further information and advice is to be found in “The Party Walls etc. Act 1996 - Explanatory Booklet”.