Agenda item

Report of the Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy (enclsoed).

Planning permission granted subject to conditions.

Application No:            10/00812/FULMAJ

Proposal:                     Change of use of existing leisure moorings to 48 residential moorings

Location:                     White Bear Marina, Park Road, Adlington, Chorley

Decision:

It was proposed by Councillor David Dickinson, seconded by Councillor Henry Caunce and subsequently unanimously RESOLVED – To grant full 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 and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.      This consent relates to the following plans:

         Plan Ref:                 Received On:            Title:

    WBR/003 Rev C     10 December 2010    Proposed Site Plan

         Reason: To define the consent and to ensure all works are carried out in a satisfactory manner.

3.      The permanent residential moorings hereby granted shall only be occupied by canal boats up to 60 feet in length and by no other vessels.

         Reason: The permission was granted having regard to the special circumstances advanced in support of the application, however larger family boats would be inappropriate in this area without appropriate provision for contributions towards play space provision and the requirements of Policy EP21 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

4.      Notwithstanding the information shown on the approved drawings, full details of a design for the screening of the existing external bin store shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The agreed design shall then be implemented on site prior to the commencement of the use hereby approved and shall remain thereafter.

         Reason: In the interest of residential amenity of the future occupiers of the site and in accordance with Policy No HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Local Plan

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5.      Before the development hereby permitted is first occupied, provision for cycle parking provision, in accordance with details to be first agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority, shall have been made.

         Reason : To ensure adequate on site provision for cycle parking and in accordance with Policy No. TR18 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

6.      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.

7.      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.

8.      Before any development hereby permitted is first commenced, full details of the surfacing, drainage and marking out of all car park and vehicle manoeuvring areas shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The car park and vehicle manoeuvring areas shall be provided in accordance with the approved details prior to first occupation of the premises as hereby permitted. The car park and vehicle manoeuvring areas shall not  thereafter be used for any purpose other than the parking of and manoeuvring of vehicles.

         Reason: To ensure adequate on site provision of car  parking and manoeuvring areas and in accordance with Policy No. TR8 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

9.            Prior to the commencement of development a habitat creation/enhancement and management plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved plan shall be implemented in full.

         Reason:  To ensure the protection of wildlife habitats and in accordance with guidance contained in PPS9.

10.        Within 6 months of the date of this permission, or other timeframe to be agreed, a programme for the establishment of the berths and  a scheme identifying the specific location of those berths to be used as permanent moorings shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason:  To define the consent and ensure all works are carried out in a satisfactory manner.