Agenda item

Recommended for Approval.

The Director of Neighbourhood Services recommended that, in respect of application 3/11/0520/FP, planning permission be granted subject to the conditions now detailed.

After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, the Committee supported the recommendation of the Director of Neighbourhood Services that application 3/11/0520/FP be granted subject to the conditions now detailed.

RESOLVED – that in respect of application 3/11/0520/FP, planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.            Three year time limit (1T12)

2.            Approved plans (2E10) – P001A, P002A, P003A, P004A, P005A, P006A

3.            Materials of construction (2E11)

4.            Access gradient 1 in 20 (3V12)

5.            Private use of stables (5U11)

6.            No works or development shall take place until full details of both hard and soft landscape proposals have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These details shall include: (a) Hard surfacing materials and surface water drainage (b) Minor artifacts and structures (e.g. refuse or lighting) (c) Planting plans including written specifications, schedules of plants, noting species, planting sizes, proposed numbers/densities and implementation timetables.

Reason:To ensure the provision of amenity afforded by appropriate landscape design, in accordance with policies ENV1, ENV2 and ENV11 of the East Herts Local Plan Second Review April 2007.

7.            Landscape Works implementation (4P13)

8.            Prior to the commencement of the creation of the new vehicular access (unless undertaken between the months of October-February), a qualified ecologist shall undertake observations and recording for nesting birds within the immediate area of the proposed access. A record and observations and results shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and any subsequent mitigation shall be undertaken in accordance with the findings of the survey.

Reason: To protect the habitats of breeding birds which are protected under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, and in accordance with Policy ENV16 of the East Herts Local Plan Second Review April 2007 and PPS9: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation.

Directives:

1.            Other legislation (010L)

2.    Where works are required within the public highway to facilitate vehicle access, the Highway Authority require the construction of such works to be undertaken to their specification and by a contractor who is authorised to work in the public highway. Before works commence the applicant will need to apply to the Eastern Herts Highways Area Office, Hertford House, Meadway Corporate Centre, Rutherford Close, Stevenage SG1 3HL (Telephone 01438 757880) for further information and to determine the necessary procedures.

3.            Groundwater Protection Zone (28GP) insert ‘Whitehall’

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 GBC3, ENV1, ENV2, ENV11, ENV16 and PPS7 and PPS9.  The balance of the considerations having regard to those policies is that permission should be granted.

Please note that under new regulation 11D of the Town and Country Planning (fees for applications and deemed applications) (amendment) (England) Regulations 2008, a fee is chargeable of £85 per request (or £25 where the related permission was for extending or altering a dwelling house) for the discharge and/or confirmation of compliance with a condition. To avoid any unnecessary cost we would recommend that you submit all the required information for discharge of conditions in one application as the fee is payable per request.