Agenda item

Application No:            06/00846/FULMAJ

Proposal:                   Change of use of existing informal kick-around space (located to the rear of Brinscall St John’s Primary School) into a new 11 side football playing pitch.

Location:                    Land sat Rear of 139 to 157 School Lane, Brinscall

Decision:

It was proposed by Councillor Dennis Edgerley, seconded by Councillor Adrian Lowe and subsequently RESOLVED 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 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2. Before the development hereby permitted is first commenced full details of existing and proposed ground levels (all relative to ground levels adjoining the football pitch) 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 No. GN5 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

3. No development approved by this permission shall be commenced until a scheme for the provision and implementation of a surface water regulation system restricting surface water runoff to existing rates has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in conjunction with the Environment Agency. The scheme shall be fully completed in accordance with the approved details prior to first use of the football pitch and retained at all times thereafter.

Reason: To reduce the increased risk of flooding and in accordance with Policy No. EP18 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

4. The development hereby permitted shall not commence until full details of the upgrade works to the pedestrian site access from School Lane (notwithstanding any such detail shown on the approved plans) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The access upgrade works 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 No. GN5 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

5. No vehicular access shall be permitted to the site via the existing access between 157B and 159 School Lane other than for maintenance vehicles associated with the football pitch. The access shall only be used by pedestrians.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety 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 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order, with or without modification), no fences, walls, means of enclosure or external illumination shall be erected on any part of the site.

Reason: To protect the open and rural character of the Green Belt and in accordance with Policy DC1 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.