Agenda item

Report of the Director of Development and Regeneration (enclosed)

Application No:                  07/00483/FULMAJ

Proposal:                   Proposed private residential development consisting of 139 No. 2,3,4 and 5 bed roomed dwellings

Location:                    Land south of Parcel 7 and Parcel F, Euxton Lane, Euxton

Decision:

It was proposed by Councillor Dennis Edgerley, seconded by Councillor Ken Ball, and subsequently RESOLVED to grant full planning permission subject to 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 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

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 buildings (notwithstanding any details shown on the 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 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. 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.

6. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995, (Schedule 2, Part 1, Classes A to E), or any Order amending or revoking and re-enacting that Order, no alterations or extensions shall be undertaken to the dwellings hereby permitted, or any garage, shed or other outbuilding erected (other than those expressly authorised by this permission).

Reason: To protect the appearance of the localityand in accordance with Policy No. HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

7. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (Schedule 2, Part 1, Class F and Schedule 2, Part 2, Class B) or any Order revoking or re-enacting the Order, no hard surfacing shall be provided within any curtilage that is adjacent to a highway of any dwelling hereby permitted, nor shall any means of access to a highway be formed, laid out or constructed to any dwelling hereby permitted (other than those expressly authorised by this permission).

Reason: To protect the appearance of the locality, in particular to avoid the proliferation of frontage parking and in accordance with Policy No. HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

8. The garages hereby permitted shall be kept freely available for the parking of cars, notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995.

Reason:  To ensure adequate garaging/off street parking provision is made/maintained and thereby avoid hazards caused by on-street parking and in accordance with Policy No. TR4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

9. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (Schedule 2, Part 2, Class A) (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order) no fences, gates or walls shall be erected within the curtilage of any dwelling hereby permitted (other than those expressly authorised by this permission).

Reason: To protect the appearance of the locality and in accordance with Policy No HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

10. Prior to the commencement of the development full details of the timber 'Juliet' balconies proposed on the apartment blocks shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The balconies thereafter shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the approved plans.

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.

11. Prior to the commencement of the development details of the cycle parking provision associated with the apartment blocks shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The cycle parking provision shall be in accordance with the approved details.

Reason : To ensure adequate on site provision for cycle parking and in accordance with Policies No. TR18 and HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

12. Prior to the commencement of the development full details of the bin storage facilities associated with the apartment blocks shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The bin storage thereafter shall be constructed and retained in accordance with the approved plans.

Reason: To ensure that adequate refuge storage is provided on site and in accordance with Policy HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

13. Surface water must drain separate from the foul and no surface water will be permitted to discharge to the foul sewerage system.

Reason: To secure proper drainage and in accordance with Policy Nos. EP17 of the adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

14. No development shall take place until details of the proposed surface water drainage arrangements have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing.  No part of the development shall be occupied until the approved surface water drainage arrangements have been fully implemented.

Reason: To secure proper drainage and to prevent flooding and in accordance with Policy Nos. EP18 and EP19 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

15. The first floor windows on the rear elevation (east elevation) of the Melville House type (Plot 131 of Plan reference PL/01M) shall be fitted with obscure glazing and obscure glazing shall be retained at all times thereafter.

Reason: In the interests of the privacy of occupiers of neighbouring property and in accordance with Policy Nos. GN5 and HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

16. Notwithstanding the submitted details, prior to the commencement of the development full details of the proposed railings shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The railings shall replicate the Buckshaw railings which have been erected throughout Buckshaw Village. The development thereafter shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans.

Reason: In the interests of the visual amenities of the area and in accordance with Policy GN5 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.