Agenda item

Report of Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy (enclosed).

Planning permission granted subject to conditions and Legal Agreement.

Application:                  10/00278/FULMAJ

Proposal:                     Revisions to approved site layout involving 26 dwelling

Location:                     Quarry Road Industrial Estate, Quarry Road, Chorley

Decision:

It was proposed by Councillor Simon Moulton, seconded by Councillor David Dickinson and subsequently RESOLVED – To grant the application subject to a Section 106 Agreement and the following conditions:

1. The proposed development must be begun not later than three years from the date of this permission.

    Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 51 of the Planning and compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2. The development hereby permitted shall not commence until full details of the colour, form and texture of all external facing materials to the proposed building(s) (notwithstanding any details shown on the previously submitted plan(s) and specification) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall only be carried out using the approved external facing materials.

Reason:  To ensure that the materials used are visually appropriate to the locality and in accordance with Policy Nos. GN5, and HS4, of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

3. No development shall take place until a scheme of landscaping has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, notwithstanding any such detail which may have previously been submitted.  The scheme shall indicate all existing trees and hedgerows on the land; detail any to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development; indicate the types and numbers of trees and shrubs to be planted, their distribution on site, those areas to be seeded, paved or hard landscaped; and detail any changes of ground level or landform.

Reason: In the interests of the amenity of the area and in accordance with Policy No.GN5 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

4. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of any buildings or the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner, and any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation.

Reason:  In the interest of the appearance of the locality and in accordance with Policy No GN5 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

5. Before the development hereby permitted is first commenced full details of existing and proposed ground levels and proposed building slab levels (all relative to ground levels adjoining the site) shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, notwithstanding any such detail shown  on previously submitted plan(s).  The development shall only be carried out in conformity with the approved details.

Reason:  To protect the appearance of the locality, in the interests of the amenities of local residents and in accordance with Policy Nos. GN5 and HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

6. No development shall take place until :

a)  a methodology for investigation and assessment of ground contamination has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The investigation and assessment shall be carried out in accordance with current best practice including British Standard 10175:2001 “Investigation of potentially contaminated sites – Code of Practice”.  The objectives of the investigation shall be, but not limited to, identifying the type(s), nature and extent of contamination present to the site, risks to receptors and potential for migration within and beyond the site boundary;

b) all testing specified in the approved scheme  (submitted under a) and the results of the investigation and risk assessment, together with remediation proposals to render the site capable of development have been submitted to the Local Planning Authority;

c)  the Local Planning Authority has given written approval to the remediation proposals (submitted under b), which shall include an implementation timetable and monitoring proposals.  Upon completion of the remediation works, a validation report containing any validation sampling results have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To protect the environment and prevent harm to human health by ensuring that the land is remediated to an appropriate standard for the proposed end use and in accordance with Policy No. EP16 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

7. Japanese Knotweed is present within the application area. Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) it is an offence to cause Japanese Knotweed to grow in the wild. Therefore a programme of control/eradication of this species shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development. The programme shall accord with the Environment Agency Guidelines.

Reason: To ensure the eradication of Japanese Knotweed in accordance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended).

8. No development shall take place until full details have been submitted of the predicted energy use of the development expressed in terms of carbon emissions and a schedule setting out how energy efficiency is being addressed, including benchmark data. I will show on-site measures to be installed and implemented so as to produce a minimum of 10% or locally set targets whichever is the higher) of the predicted energy use of the development by means of low carbon energy sources. Appropriate on-site measures including rainwater/brown water recycling. No development shall commence until implemented and retained in perpetuity unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure the proper planning of the area, in line with the objective of National Planning Policy contained in Planning Policy Statement: Planning the Climate Change Supplement to PPS1 and Chorley Borough Council’s adopted Sustainable Resources SPD.

9. During the construction period, all trees to be retained shall be protected by 1.2 metre high fencing as specified in paragraph 8.2.2 of British Standard BS5837:2005 at a distance from the tree trunk equivalent to the outermost limit of the branch spread, or at a distance from the tree trunk equal to half the height of the tree (whichever is further from the tree trunk), or as may be first agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.   No construction materials, spoil, rubbish, vehicles or equipment shall be stored or tipped within the area(s) so fenced.  All excavations within the area so fenced shall be carried out by hand.

Reason: To safeguard the trees to be retained and in accordance with Policy Nos. EP9 and HT9 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

10.The development hereby permitted shall not commence until full details of the colour, form and texture of all hard ground- surfacing materials (notwithstanding any such detail shown on previously submitted plans and specification) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall only be carried out in conformity with the approved details.

Reason:  To ensure a satisfactory form of development in the interest of the visual amenity of the area and in accordance with Policy Nos. GN5 and HS4, of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.