Agenda item

Recommended for Approval.

The Director of Neighbourhood Services recommended that, in respect of application 3/11/0377/FN, planning permission be granted subject to the conditions now detailed.

Councillor S Rutland-Barsby stated she had been concerned about application 3/08/0940/OP and her concerns remained on this application to renew the previous planning permission.  She stressed that she would abstaining from voting.

After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, the Committee supported the recommendation of the Director of Neighbourhood Services that application 3/11/0377/FN be granted subject to the conditions now detailed.

Councillor Rutland-Barsby requested that her abstention from voting be recorded.

RESOLVED – that in respect of application 3/11/0377/FN, planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.    Application for approval in respect of all matters reserved in this permission shall be made to the Local Planning Authority within a period of 3 years commencing on the 27^th August 2011. The development to which this permission relates shall be begun by not later than the expiration of a period of 2 years commencing on the date upon which final approval is given by the Local Planning Authority or by the Secretary of State, or in the case of approval given on different dates, the final approval of the last such matter to be approved by the Local Planning Authority or by the Secretary of State.

        Reason: To comply with the requirements of Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2.            The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out otherwise than in accordance with detailed plans and drawings showing the layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping of the site, which shall have been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before any development is commenced.

        Reason:  To comply with the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2010.

3.           Details of facilities to be provided for the storage and removal of refuse from the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development.

        Reason:  In the interests of amenity, in accordance with policy ENV1 of the East Herts Local Plan Second Review April 2007.

4.           No development shall take place until the Local Planning Authority has received, and approved in writing, a detailed scheme for the preservation during construction of the historic milestone adjacent to the site. The development shall take place in accordance with the requirements of the scheme unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

        Reason:  In the interests of preserving this heritage asset in accordance with the requirements of Planning Policy Statement 5 – Planning for the Historic Environment.

Directives:

1.           This permission does not convey any consent which may be required under any legislation other than the Town and Country Planning Acts. Any permission required under the Building Regulations or under any other Act, must be obtained from the relevant authority or body e.g. Fire Officer, Health and Safety.

2.           The attention of the applicant is drawn to the Control of Pollution Act 1974 relating to the control of noise on construction and demolition sites.

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 East Herts Local Plan Second Review April 2007), and in particular policies HSG1, HSG7, ENV1, ENV2, ENV9, TR2 and TR7 and the requirements of national Planning Policy Statements 3 – Housing and 5 – Planning for the Historic Environment. The balance of the considerations having regard to those policies is that permission should be granted.