Agenda item

Report of the Director of Development and Regeneration (enclosed)

Application No:                  07/00657/FUL

Proposal:                   Proposed conversion of dwelling into three dwellings with two storey rear extension

Location:                    119, School Lane, Brinscall

Decision:

It was proposed by Councillor Dennis Edgerley, seconded by Councillor Ken Ball, 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 not commence until samples of all external facing materials to the proposed buildings (notwithstanding any details 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 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 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

3. Before the development hereby permitted is first commenced, full details of the position, height and appearance of all fences and walls to be erected (notwithstanding any such detail shown on previously submitted plans) shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  No dwelling shall be occupied until all fences and walls shown in the approved details to bound its plot have been erected in conformity with the approved details.  Other fences and walls shown in the approved details shall have been erected in conformity with the approved details prior to substantial completion of the development.

Reason:  To ensure a visually satisfactory form of development, to provide reasonable standards of privacy to residents and in accordance with Policy No. HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

4. No dwelling hereby permitted shall be occupied until the driveways and dropped kerbs which provide access to the site from the public highway has been constructed in accordance with the approved plans.

Reason:  In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policy No.TR4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

5. That part of the access extending from the kerb line/edge of carriageway for a minimum distance of 5 metres into the site shall be paved in permanent construction, in accordance with details to be first approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, before the access is used for vehicular purposes.

Reason:  To prevent loose surface material from being carried on to the public highway thus causing a potential source of danger to other road users and in accordance with Policy No.TR4 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 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 the interests of highway safety. In accordance with Policies No HS4 and TR4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.