Agenda item

Report of the Director of Development and Regeneration (enclosed)

Permit Full Planning Permission, subject to conditions.

Application No:                  07/00468/FULMAJ

Proposal:       Proposed alterations and extension to existing premises to create 11 no. Apartments with associated infrastructure

Location:        21 – 23, Southport Road, Chorley

Decision:

It was proposed by Councillor Eric Bell, seconded by Councillor Ralph Snape, and subsequently RESOLVED (12:0) to grant 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 51 of the Planning Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2. Plans and particulars showing the alignment height and materials of all walls and fences and other means of enclosure, shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority, and development shall not be commenced before these details have been approved.  Such details as may be agreed shall be implemented in their entirety prior to the first occupation of the building to which these elements relate, maintained for a period of five years and any structural or decorative defect appearing during this period shall be rectified and the enclosure shall thereafter be retained.

Reason: In order that the Council may be satisfied with the enclosure details of the proposal and its implementation and retention in accordance with policy GN5 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review 2003.

3. Prior to the commencement of development details of works to the existing boundary retaining wall to Southport and Windsor Roads shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  All works undertaken on site shall be undertaken strictly in accordance with those details unless first agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order that the Council may be satisfied with the enclosure details of the proposal and its implementation and retention in a position adjacent to the highway in accordance with policy GN5 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review 2003.

4. The materials and finishes to be employed on the external faces of the development, hereby permitted, shall be identical in every respect to those of the existing building unless otherwise first agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure satisfactory visual relationship of the new development to the existing in accordance with policy GN5 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review 2003.

5. Prior to the first occupation of the apartments, the residents car park shall be hard surfaced in accordance with surfacing details which shall first be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the parking spaces shown on the approved site plan shall be fully marked out and made available for use. The parking facilities shall thereafter be permanently retained at all times for the purposes of residents parking.

Reason: To ensure provision of adequate off-street parking facilities within the site in accordance with policy TR4 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review 2003.

6. Both in the first instance and upon all subsequent occasions all windows in the first and second floors of the east facing elevation (such expression to include the roof) shall be non-opening and glazed with obscure glass.  Furthermore, notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995, or any subsequent re-enactment, no further fenestration or door shall be installed in the said elevation without express planning permission.

Reason: To preserve the amenity and privacy of the adjoining property in accordance with policy GN5 and HS7 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review 2003.

7. No ground clearance, demolition or construction work shall commence until a chestnut pale or similar form of protective fencing, at least 1.25m high, and supported and braced with scaffolding, as outlined in figure 4 and 5 of BS5837: 1991 ‘Trees in Relation to Construction’.  Within the areas so fenced the existing ground level shall be neither raised nor lowered and there shall be no development or development-related activity of any description including the deposit of spoil or the storage of materials.

Reason: To prevent trees on site from being damaged in accordance with policy GN5 and EP9 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review 2003.

8. Before the development is commenced, proposals for the landscaping of the site, to include provision for the retention and protection of existing trees and shrubs, if any, thereon, together with any means of enclosure proposed or existing within or along the curtilage of the site shall be submitted to and approved by the District Planning Authority by means of a large scale plan and a written brief.  All proposed and existing trees and shrubs shall be correctly described and their positions accurately shown.  Upon approval such new planting shall be carried out during the planting season October/March inclusive, in accordance with the appropriate British Standards for ground preparation, staking, etc., in BS4428:1989 (1979), immediately following commencement of the development.  The landscaping shall thereafter be maintained for five years during which time any specimens, which are damaged, dead or dying shall be replaced and hence the whole scheme shall thereafter be retained.

Reason: Pursuant to Section 197 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to protect and enhance the appearance and character of the site and the locality in accordance with policy GN5 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review 2003.

9. Prior to the commencement of development, the existing vehicular access onto Southport Road shall be permanently closed in accordance with a scheme of closure, which shall first be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

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

10. The development hereby permitted shall not commence until details of the number of bins and the area designated for their storage have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The bin storage area and the bins shall be made available prior to the occupation of any of the apartments hereby permitted and retained as such in perpetuity.

Reason: To ensure a suitable number of bins and adequate storage area is provided and in accordance with Policy No. HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

Application No :            07/00489/FULMAJ

Proposal :                Proposed livestock building and associated access track

Location :             Bradley Hall Parr Lane Eccleston Chorley PR7 5RL

Decision:                  Permit Full Planning Permission

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 approved plans) 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 EP7 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

3. The building hereby permitted shall be used only for those purposes reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture within the unit, and where such use ceases for a period exceeding 6 months within 10 years of the date of this permission, the building shall be removed from the site and the land restored to its original condition prior to development.

Reason: To protect the character and appearance of the area, and avoid the proliferation of buildings in a countryside area for which there is not a continuing need, and in accordance with PPG2 and Policy Nos. DC1 and EP7 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, a detailed method statement shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority (in conjunction with Lancashire County Council), implemented in full and maintained as such detailing how Great Crested Newts will be excluded from the development site during the works to construct the building.

Reason: In the interests of protecting Great Crested Newts and in accordance with Policy No. EP4 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

7. Prior to the commencement of development, a scheme detailing the creation of an additional terrestrial habitat for Great Crested Newts and a schedule of implementation shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority (in conjunction with Lancashire County Council). The scheme shall thereafter be carried out in full in accordance with the schedule of implementation and approved details.

Reason: To protect Great Crested Newts and in accordance with Policy No. EP4 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

8. 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 the approved plans. 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 EP7 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

9. No development approved by this permission shall be commenced until a scheme for the disposal of foul and surface waters has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such a scheme shall be constructed and completed in accordance with the approved plans prior to the first use of the building for agricultural purposes.

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory means of drainage and in accordance with Policy Nos. EP17 and EP18 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.