Issue - meetings

To consider the above report.

The Committee considered a report and a written update regarding the above planning application.

Following approval of the application by the Southern Planning Committee at its meeting on 10 March 2010, a request had been received for the substitution of the area of recreational open space in front of plot 1 with the provision of an area to be used as front garden to the dwelling at plot 1, which would be landscaped as shown in the submitted application.

RESOLVED – That the application be APPROVED subject to the prior completion and signing of a variation to the Section 106 agreement to:

(1) allow the country park and community hall to be managed and owned separately,

(2) the development of the mixed use site for housing,

(3) the payment of a commuted sum of £25,000 towards the initial set up and running costs of the community hall provided that there is transfer of the hall within 12 months of the date of the agreement

and the following conditions:

1. Amended plans

2. Details/ samples of materials to be submitted approved and implemented.

3. Details / samples of surface materials to be submitted approved and implemented.

4. Details of the boundary treatment, including the use of Cheshire Railings to the garden to the front of plot 1 to be submitted, approved and implemented. The approved boundary treatment to the front garden area at plot 1 shall be retained at all times and not altered without the prior submission and approval of a further planning application

5. Notwithstanding the submitted landscaping scheme no planting other than trees and grass shall be provided in the forward visibility splay. The forward visibility splay shall be provided before the residential development is first occupied and thereafter retained.

6. Implementation of landscaping scheme submitted modified in accordance with condition 5. Maintenance of plot planting.

7. The area in front of the dwelling at plot 1 shall be used solely as front garden to that dwelling and the trees and shrub planting within the landscaping scheme shall be retained at all times.

8. Access to garage court to be formed in accordance with submitted plans and CEC specification before dwellings 1-6 and 9-11 are first occupied.

9. Access to plots 7 & 8 to be formed in accordance with submitted plans and CEC specification before dwellings are first occupied.

10. Garages only to be used for parking of cars and no other use which would preclude car parking.

11. Parking to be provided for each dwelling before it is first occupied.

12. Submission of details of appearance of canopies to dwellings and implementation in accordance with details.

13. Provision of rear access between dwellings/gardens and garages to enable removal of waste / recycling bins.

14. Withdraw permitted development rights for alterations, extensions and outbuildings.

15. Provision of services in the hard surfaced area of the access to the garage court to ensure that planting is provided at each side of this access.

16.  3 year time limit.