Agenda item

Proposed reconfiguration of the car parking area to allow for re-siting and re-design of Animal Husbandry facilities from that permitted under planning permission 13/00822/FUL (as amended by planning permissions 14/00501/MMA and 14/00635/REM), provision of site circulation and access control, landscaping including additional tree screening to main car park within the NESCOT Academic Campus.

Description

Proposed reconfiguration of the car parking area to allow for re-siting and re-design of Animal Husbandry facilities from that permitted under planning permission 13/00822/FUL (as amended by planning permissions 14/00501/MMA and 14/00635/REM), provision of site circulation and access control, landscaping including additional tree screening to main car park within the NESCOT Academic Campus.

Decision

PERMITTED subject to the following conditions:-

Condition(s):

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

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.

(2)         The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans and documents: N274 GA 3019 Rev B, N274 GA 3001 Rev 11, N274 GA 3002 Rev 04, N274 DT 3009 Rev 04, N274 DT 3010 Rev 06,  N274 DT 3012 Rev 01, N274 DT 3013 Rev 02, N274 DT 3016 Rev 02,  N274 DT 3014 Rev 01, N274 DT 3015 Rev 04, N274 GA 3003 Rev 07, N274 GA 3004 Rev 06, N274 GA 3005 Rev 07, N274 GA 3006 Rev 07, N274 GA 3007 Rev 06, N274 GA 3008 Rev 06, N274 GA 3009 Rev 06, N274 GA 3010 Rev 05, N274 GA 3011 Rev 06, N274 GA 3012 Rev 06, N274 GA 3013 Rev 06, N274 GA 3014 Rev 06, N274 GA 3015 Rev 07, N274 GA 3017 Rev 03, N274 GA 3018 Rev 02, N274 PP 3001 Rev 06, N274 PP 3002 Rev 05, 1448.15P003 Rev B, 1448.15P004 Rev B, 1448.15P005 Rev A, 1448.15P006 Rev A 1, 1448.15P007 Rev A, 1448.15P008 Rev A, 1448.15P009 Rev A, 1448.15P010 Rev A,  1448.15P011 Rev A, 1448.15P012 Rev A, 1448.15P013 Rev A, 1448.15P014 Rev A, 1448.15P015 Rev A, 1448.15P016 Rev A, 69267 INF 16 Rev P1, 69267 INF 24 Rev C4, 69267 INF 25 Rev Z1, 69267 INF 500 01 Rev P5, TJ14166.

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)         All planting, seeding or turfing approved shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding season following the occupation of the development or the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which, within a period of five years after planting, are removed, die or become seriously damaged or diseased in the opinion of the local planning authority , shall be replaced in the next available planting season with others of similar size, species and number, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

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.

(4)         No equipment, machinery or materials shall be brought onto the site for the purpose of the development, until the protective fencing has been erected to enclose all retained trees as shown on Tree Protection Plan (SJA TPP 15335-01a). This fencing shall be maintained until all equipment, machinery and surplus materials have been removed from the site. Nothing shall be stored or placed in any area fenced in accordance with this condition and the ground levels within those areas shall not be altered, nor shall any excavation be made, without the prior written consent of the local planning authority.

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.

(5)         The current quantum of parking on the site shall be maintained during the construction phase for the use of students during term time. The new areas of parking as shown on drawing No N274 GA 3001 Rev 11 for 750 cars, 30 motor cycles and 252 cycles must be completed by 1st September 2016 to serve the influx of students starting in the new 2016/17 academic year. The parking areas shall be used and thereafter retained exclusively for their designated purposes.

Reason: To ensure that student parking does not take place on the Public Highway or on adjacent private streets to the detriment of safety and convenience of other highway users in accordance with Policy CS16 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM35 and DM37 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(6)         The means of vehicular access to the development shall be from the new roundabout access on Reigate Road only. The existing vehicular access from Reigate Road to the north of the new roundabout shall be permanently closed and any kerbs, verge, footway, fully reinstated by the applicant, in a manner as already agreed with the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure that the development does not prejudice highway safety or cause inconvenience to other highway users in accordance with Policy CS16 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policies DM35 and DM37 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(7)         Space must be been laid out within the site by 1 September 2016 in accordance with the approved plans and previously approved Travel Plan to provide:

a) Secure cycle parking, changing facilities, safe pedestrian & cycle routes

b) Information for staff and visitors regarding public transport, walking and cycling

Reason: To encourage travel by means other than private motor vehicles in accordance with Policy CS16 of the Core Strategy (2007) and Policy DM36 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(8)         Prior to occupation of the extended area of the eastern car park area, a verification report demonstrating completion of the works set out in the approved remediation strategy and the effectiveness of the remediation shall be submitted to and approved, in writing, by the local planning authority. The report shall include results of sampling and monitoring carried out in accordance with the approved verification plan to demonstrate that the site remediation criteria have been met. It shall also include any plan (a "long-term monitoring and maintenance plan") for longer-term monitoring of pollutant linkages, maintenance and arrangements for contingency action, as identified in the verification plan, if appropriate, and for the reporting of this to the local planning authority. Any long-term monitoring and maintenance plan shall be implemented as approved.

Reason: Should remediation be deemed necessary, the applicant should demonstrate that any remedial measures have been undertaken as agreed and the environmental risks have been satisfactorily managed so that the site is deemed suitable for use. To satisfy Policy CS6 of the Core Strategy 2007 and Policy DM17 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(9)         If, during development, contamination not previously identified is found to be present at the site then no further development (unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority) shall be carried out until the developer has submitted, and obtained written approval from the Local Planning Authority for, a remediation strategy detailing how this unexpected contamination shall be dealt with. The remediation strategy shall be implemented as approved, verified and reported to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: There is always the potential for unexpected contamination to be identified during development groundworks. We should be consulted should any contamination be identified that could present an unacceptable risk to Controlled Waters (the site is located over a Principal Aquifer). To satisfy Policy CS6 of the Core Strategy 2007 and Policy DM17 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(10)      Whilst the principles and installation of sustainable drainage schemes are to be encouraged, no infiltration of surface water drainage into the ground is permitted other than with the express written consent of the Local Planning Authority, which may be given for those parts of the site where it has been demonstrated that there is no resultant unacceptable risk to Controlled Waters. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approval details.

Reason: Infiltrating water has the potential to cause remobilisation of contaminants present in shallow soil/made ground which could ultimately cause pollution of groundwater. To satisfy Policy CS6 of the Core Strategy 2007 and Policy DM17 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

(11)      No development shall take place within the proposed car park areas until the applicant has secured the implementation of a programme of archaeological work in accordance with a written scheme of investigation which has been submitted by the applicant and agreed in writing with the local planning authority. The development shall be carried out in strict accordance with the detailed scheme of investigation and any archaeological works shall be carried out by a suitably qualified investigating body acceptable to the local planning authority.

Reason: The site is of high 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).

Informative(s):

(1)         The Council confirms that in assessing this planning application it has worked with the applicant in a positive and proactive way, in line with the requirements of paragraph 186-187 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2012.