Agenda item

Report of Corporate Director (Business) (enclosed)

Full planning permission granted subject to conditions.

Application no:             08/00949/FULMAJ

Location:                    Gillibrand Hall Grounds, Grosvenor Road, Chorley

Proposal:                   Substitution of house types on plots 8 – 15 and plots 80 – 87 and amendment to site layout approved under application 06/00580/FULMAJ

Decision:

It was proposed by Councillor Terry Brown, seconded by Councillor Adrian Lowe, and was subsequently RESOLVED to grant full planning permission subject to the following conditions:

1. Means of vehicular access to the development, including all construction traffic but excepting emergency access, shall only be taken from the site referred to as HS1.6 in the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review and the Gillibrand Link Road as identified in Policy TR3.1 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review, in accordance with Policy HS2 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.  Details of the emergency access to the site shall include the measures to be implemented to ensure that this access is only available for use in an emergency.  The approved measures shall be implemented in full prior to the occupation of any dwelling.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety on Rookery Close, Grosvenor Road and Thirlmere Road, and in accordance with Policy No’s. HS2 and TR3.1 of the Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (No.2) (England) Order 2008, (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 locality and residential amenity in accordance with Policy Nos. GN5 and HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

6. The development hereby permitted shall only be carried out using the approved external facing materials illustrated on the materials schedule submitted with the application.

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.

7. Surface water must drain separate from the foul and no surface water will be permitted to discharge to the foul sewerage system, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To secure proper drainage and in accordance with Policy No. EP17 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 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.

9. The integral garage on Plot 85 shall be kept freely available for the parking of cars and shall not be converted to living accommodation, 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.

10. 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 residentsand in accordance with Policy No. HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.