Agenda item

The Director of Neighbourhood Services recommended that, in respect of application 3/10/2079/FP, planning permission be granted subject to the conditions now detailed.

Councillor M G Carver, as the local ward Member reiterated the comments of High Wych Parish Council in relation to the affordable housing on what had been a contentious site in the past.  He emphasised the importance of achieving the proportionality that was stated in the report now submitted prior to any development on this site.

The Committee supported the recommendation of the Director of Neighbourhood Services that application 3/10/2079/FP be granted subject to the conditions now detailed.

RESOLVED – that in respect of application 3/10/2079/FP, planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.    Three year time limit (1T121)

2.       No development shall take place until a scheme for the provision of affordable housing as part of the development has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The affordable housing shall be provided in accordance with the approved scheme. The scheme shall include:

a)           The numbers, type, and location on the site of the affordable housing provision to be made;

b)          The timing of the construction of the affordable housing;

c)           The arrangements to ensure that such provision is affordable for both first and subsequent occupiers of the affordable housing and;

d)          The occupancy criteria to be used for determining the identity of occupiers of the affordable housing and the means by which such occupancy criteria shall be enforced.

        Reason: To ensure that an appropriate level of affordable housing is provided in accordance with policies HSG3 and OSV2 of the East Herts Local Plan Second Review April 2007.

3.    Levels (2E051)

4.    Samples of materials (2E123)

5.    Boundary walls and fences (2E073)

6.    Hard surfacing (3V213)

7.    Tree retention and protection (4P075)

8.    Hedge retention and protection (4P063)

9.    The proposed development shall be undertaken in accordance with the Tree survey, arboricultural impact assessment, method statement and landscape proposals (reference 203.10) and related plans 203.10.1 Appendix E and 203.10.2 Appendix F.

        Reason: To ensure the provision of appropriate soft landscaping within the development site and to ensure that trees, shrubs and other natural features to be retained are adequately protected from damage to health and stability throughout the construction period in the interests of amenity and in accordance with policies ENV2 and ENV11 of the East Herts Local Plan Second Review April 2007.  

10.  Construction hours of working – plant and machinery (6N072)

11.  Prior to the commencement of development, details of storage, parking and wheel washing facilities during the construction of the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the development shall only proceed in accordance with the approved details and all building, storage and parking operations associated with the development shall be contained within the site.

        Reason: To ensure adequate off-street parking and storage facilities and to prevent the tracking out of materials onto the highway in the interests of highway safety.

12.  Withdrawal of PD (Part 1 Class A)(2E203)

13.  Withdrawal of PD (Part 1 Class E)(2E223)

14.  Prior to first occupation of the development, the car parking spaces and/or garage(s) serving the development shall be completed in accordance with the approved plans and any such spaces shall be kept available for the parking of cars in connection with the use of the dwelling, at all times.

        Reason: To ensure the provision of appropriate off street parking space.          

15.  Prior to the commencement of development, full details, including drawings and specification of the footway and layby fronting the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and implemented in accordance with the approved details, prior to the occupation of the development.

        Reason: To ensure the provision of an appropriate pedestrian footway and layby in the interests of highway and pedestrian safety.

16.  Approved plans (2E102) (insert:- 01, BRD/10/068/1 A, BRD/10/068/2 A, BRD/10/068/3 A, BRD/10/068/4 A, BRD/10/068/5 A, BRD/10/068/6 A, BRD/10/068/7, BRD/10/068/8 A, 203.10.1 Appendix E, 203.10.2 Appendix F, 203.10.3A)

Directives:

1.    Other legislation (01OL1)

2.    The presence of any significant unsuspected contamination that becomes evident during the development of the site shall be brought to the attention of the Local Planning Authority.

3.    You are advised that in order to comply with the planning conditions set out in this permission that it will be necessary to enter into an agreement with Hertfordshire County Council as Highway Authority under Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 to ensure the satisfactory completion of the access, closure of the existing access and TRO to restrict long term parking within the lay-by along High Wych Lane. You are advised to contact the Eastern Herts Highways Area Officer, Hertford House, Meadway Corporate Centre, Rutherford Close, Stevenage, SG1 3HL (01438 757880) to obtain the requirements of the procedure to enter into the necessary agreement with the Highway Authority prior to the commencement of development.

4.    Street name and numbering (19SN4)

Summary of Reasons for Decision

The proposal has been considered with regard to the policies of the Development Plan (East of England Plan May 2008, Hertfordshire County Structure Plan, Minerals Local Plan, Waste Local Plan and the saved policies of the East Herts Local Plan Second Review April 2007), and in particular policies SD1, HSG1, HSG3, HSG4, GBC3, TR1, TR7, ENV1, ENV2, ENV9, ENV11 and OSV2.  The balance of the considerations having regard to those policies and the Planning Inspectorates decision to allow an appeal against LPA reference 3/07/0592/FP is that permission should be granted.