Agenda item

Report of Corporate Director (Business) (enclosed).

Planning permission granted subject to a Legal Agreement

The Committee received representations from the applicant’s agent)

Application no:                      09/00640/FUL

Proposal:                   Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of 7 two storey detached dwellings with associated garages and infrastructure (re-submission of application 09/0054/FUL)

Location:                    4 Ewell Close, Chorley

Decision:

It was proposed by Councillor David Dickinson, seconded by Councillor Keith Iddon, and was subsequently RESOLVED to grant planning permission subject to a Legal Agreement and the following conditions:

1. The development hereby permitted shall not commence until samples of all external facing materials to the proposed building(s) (notwithstanding any details shown on 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.

2. 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, to ensure that there is not an undue increase in surface water run-off and in accordance with Policy Nos. GN5, HS4 and EP18 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

3. 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.

4. In accordance with the recommendations set out in the Conclusions and Recommendations of the Bat survey Results dated 31^st August 2009, any loose roofing tiles and wooden hanging tiles should be dismantled by hand.

Reasons: In the interests of species protection and in accordance with Policy EP4 of the adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review and PPG9

5. No development shall take place until a scheme for the installation of bat and bird boxes on the site (as required in the recommendations contained in paragraph 4.6 of the Ecological Survey and Assessment) has been submitted to an approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reasons: In the interests of species protection and in accordance with PPG9 and policy EP4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

6. 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 and EM2 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

7. No development shall take place until a scheme detailing the on-site measures to be installed and implemented so as to reduce carbon emissions, by the figure set out in policy SR1 of the Sustainable Resources DPD at the time of commencement of each individual plot, by means of low carbon sources has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted scheme shall also include full details of the predicted energy use of the development expressed in terms of carbon emissions (If no data specific to the application is available benchmark data will be acceptable) and how energy efficiency is being addressed, for example, amongst other things through the use of passive solar design. The approved details shall be fully implemented and retained in perpetuity unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure the proper planning of the area. In accordance with Government advice contained in Planning Policy Statement: Planning and Climate Change - Supplement to Planning Policy Statement 1 and in accordance with Policies EM16 and EM17 of the North West Regional Spatial Strategy and Policy SR1 of Chorley Borough Council's Adopted Sustainable Resources Development Plan Document and Sustainable Resources Supplementary Planning Document.

8. No development shall take place until a scheme to demonstrate and provide full details of how the design and layout of the buildings will withstand climate change has been submitted to an approved on writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include details of the proposed Code for Sustainable Homes Level, how the proposals minimise energy use and maximise energy efficiency. All dwellings commenced after 1^st January 2010 will be required to meet Code Level 3, all dwellings commenced after 1^st January 2013 will be required to meet Code Level 4 and all dwellings commenced after 1^st January 2016 will be required to meet Code Level 6 of the Codes for Sustainable Homes. The approved details shall be fully implemented and retained in perpetuity unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure the proper planning of the area. In accordance with Government advice contained in Planning Policy Statement: Planning and Climate Change - Supplement to Planning Policy Statement 1 and in accordance with Policies EM16 and EM17 of the North West Regional Spatial Strategy and Policy SR1 of Chorley Borough Council's Adopted Sustainable Resources Development Plan Document and Sustainable Resources Supplementary Planning Document.