Agenda item

Recommended for Approval, subject to a S106 Planning Obligation of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

The Director of Neighbourhood Services recommended that, in respect of application 3/11/0267/FP, subject to the applicant or successor in title signing a legal agreement pursuant to S106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, planning permission be granted subject to the conditions now detailed.

After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, the Committee accepted the recommendation of the Director of Neighbourhood Services that, subject to the applicant or successor in title signing a legal agreement pursuant to S106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, application 3/11/0267/FP be granted subject to the conditions now detailed and the section 106 legal agreement.

RESOLVED – that subject to the applicant or successor in title signing a legal agreement pursuant to S106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to cover the following matters:

1.           To provide 1 no. unit as affordable housing.

in respect of application 3/11/0267/FP, planning permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1.            Three Year Time Limit (1T12)

2.            Levels (2E05)

3.            Boundary walls and fences (2E07)

4.            Approved Plans (2E10 – 20~10.1 B, 20~10.6, 20~10.7)

5.            Materials of construction (2E11)

6.            The proposed window openings in the first floor northwest elevation of Plot A, and the first floor southeast elevation of Plot C shall be fitted with obscured glass, and shall be permanently retained in that condition.

        Reason: To safeguard the privacy of occupiers of the adjoining property, in accordance with policy ENV1 of the East Herts Local Plan Second Review April 2007.

7.            Refuse disposal facilities (2E24)

8.            Wheel washing facilities (3V25)

9.            Landscape design proposals (4P12 - e, i, j, k, l)

10.      Landscape works implementation (4P13)

11.      Prior to first occupation of the development hereby permitted space shall be provided within the application site, in accordance with a plan to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, to enable vehicles to stand clear of the highway.

        Reason: In the interests of highway safety, and in accordance with policies TR2 and TR7 of the East Herts Local Plan Second Review April 2007.

12.      Prior to first occupation of the development hereby approved, the amended vehicular access arrangements, including dropped kerbs at each crossover, shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans.

        Reason: To secure a satisfactory access appropriate to the development, in the interest of public safety and convenience.

13.      Construction hours of working - plant and machinery (6N07)

Directives:

1.            Other Legislation (01OL)

2.            Street Naming and Numbering (19SN)

3.            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, and appropriate mitigation measures implemented as approved in writing.

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 SD2, HSG7, GBC1, TR2, TR7, ENV1, ENV2, OSV2, and PPS1, PPS3 and PPS23. The balance of the considerations having regard to those policies is that permission should be granted.