Agenda item

Report of Director of Development and Regeneration (enclosed)

Application No:                  07/00500/FUL

Proposal:                   Demolition of existing buildings, removal of trees and the erection of eight dwellings

Location:                    352, Preston Road, Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley

Decision:

It was proposed by Councillor Henry Caunce, seconded by Councillor David Dickinson, and subsequently RESOLVED to grant planning permission subject to a legal 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 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted plans, as amended on 4^th July 2007.

Reason:  To define the permission and ensure a satisfactory form of development.

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. No development shall take place until a plan and section of the access into the site from the A6 Preston Road indicating a 12 metre long stretch of highway at less than 5% gradient has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  No part of the development hereby permitted shall be commenced until the junction has been constructed in accordance with the approved plan.

Reason: To ensure that the development has a safe access onto the public highway and to comply with Policy TR4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

6. Notwithstanding the submitted plan, the hedge along the perimeter of the site adjacent to the A6 Preston Road shall be retained, except for the necessary access into the site and visibility splays.  The existing access into the site shall be closed and the perimeter hedge extended by  planting across it.

Reason: In the interests of the visual amenity of the area and to comply with Policy EP9 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, Classes A to E), or any Order amending or revoking and re-enacting that Order, no alterations or extensions shall be undertaken to the dwelling(s) 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 locality and in accordance with Policy No. HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

8. 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.

9. 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.