Decision details

19/01416/HYA LAND AT 25-35 JOHN BAKER PLACE AND 1-36, FREEMANS CLOSE, HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE

Decision Maker: Planning Control Committee

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

RESOLVED: That application 19/01416/HYA be GRANTED planning permission, subject to the conditions and reasons contained in the report od the Development and Conservation Manager and the additional and amended conditions below

 

Development A

Condition 10

Prior to occupation, each apartment block, shall incorporate one EV ready domestic charging point for between 5 - 10 apartments and these shall be made available to its residents and managed and maintained by the management company(ies) appointed as responsible for each apartment block.

OR

(b)        Prior to occupation, a contract shall be entered into with a private provider to operate an EV car club for the residents of the apartment blocks for a period, scope and a level of provision to be agreed in writing with the LPA.

 

Reason: To contribute to the objective of providing a sustainable transport network and to provide the necessary infrastructure to help off-set the adverse impact of the operational phase of the development on local air quality.

 

Additional Condition 25

The development permitted by this planning permission shall be carried out in accordance with the Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy – Addendum, Ref: 1809-217, Rev -, A and B, prepared by Ingent Consulting Engineers and the Phase 1 & 2 Drainage Strategy Drawing, dated 06.12.2019, Rev B, prepared by Ingent Consulting Engineers and the following mitigation measures:

1.  Provide attenuation to ensure no increase in surface water run-off volumes for all rainfall events up to and including the 1 in 100 year + 40% for climate change event (minimum 329.4m3).

2.  Implement drainage strategy based on lined permeable paving with sub-base and perforated pipes, attenuation crates and restricted discharge at 5l/s into the surface water sewer.

 

Reason

To prevent flooding by ensuring the satisfactory storage of and disposal of surface water from the site.

 

Additional Condition 26

No development shall take place until the final design of the drainage scheme is completed and sent to the LPA for approval. The surface water drainage system will be based on the submitted Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy – Addendum, Ref: 1809-217, Rev -, A and B, prepared by Ingent Consulting Engineers and the Phase 1 & 2 Drainage Strategy Drawing, dated 06.12.2019, Rev B, prepared by Ingent Consulting Engineers. The scheme shall also include:

1.  Detailed engineered drawings of the proposed SuDS features including their location, size, volume, depth and any inlet and outlet features including any connecting pipe runs and all corresponding calculations/modelling to ensure the scheme caters for all rainfall events up to and including the 1 in 100 year + 40% allowance for climate change event.

2.  Provision of half drain down times within 24 hours

3.  Silt traps for protection for any residual tanked elements.

4.  Demonstrate appropriate SuDS management and treatment and inclusion of above ground features such as permeable paving etc. for the paved areas and reducing the requirement for any underground storage.

5.  Provision of exceedance routes for events greater than the 1 in 100 year + climate change

 

Reason

To prevent flooding by ensuring the satisfactory storage of and disposal of surface water from the site.

 

Additional Condition 27

Upon completion of the drainage works for the site and in accordance with the timing / phasing arrangement, a management and maintenance plan for the SuDS features and drainage network must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include:

1.  Provision of complete set of as built drawings for site drainage.

2. Maintenance and operational activities.

3. Arrangements for adoption and any other measures to secure the operation of the scheme throughout its lifetime.

 

Reason

To prevent flooding by ensuring the satisfactory storage of/disposal of surface water from the site.

 

Development  B

 

Amended Condition 2

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out wholly in accordance with the details specified in the application and supporting, approved documents and plans, including the children’s play area, together with the reserved matters approved by the Local Planning Authority, or with minor modifications of those details or reserved matters which previously have been agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority as being not materially different from those initially approved.

 

Reason: To ensure the development is carried out in accordance with details which form the

basis of this grant of permission or subsequent approval of reserved matters.

 

Amended Condition 3

The development shall not begin until a scheme for the provision of at least 40% 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 and shall meet the definition of affordable housing in the NPPF or any future guidance that replaces it. The scheme shall include:

·      the numbers, type and tenure on the site of the affordable housing provision to be made;

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

·      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.

 

Occupation of the development hereby permitted shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with the approved affordable housing scheme unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

This condition shall not be binding on :-

a mortgagee or chargee (or any receiver (including an administrative receiver) appointed by such mortgagee or chargee or any other person appointed under any security documentation to enable  such  mortgagee  or chargee to realise its security or any administrator (howsoever appointed) including a housing administrator (each a  Receiver)

of the whole  or any  part  of the affordable dwellings  or any persons or bodies  deriving title through such mortgagee or chargee or Receiver  PROVIDED THAT such mortgagee or chargee (or any receiver appointed thereby) or administrator (howsoever appointed) including a housing administrator acting pursuant to any event of default shall first give written notice to the Council of its intention to dispose and shall have used reasonable endeavours over a period of twelve weeks from the date of the written notice to dispose of the affordable housing unit(s) to another registered social landlord  or to the council for a consideration not less than the amount due and outstanding to the mortgagee or chargee under the terms of the mortgage or charge including all accrued principal monies, interest and costs and expenses incurred by the mortgagee or chargee in respect of the mortgage or charge. If such disposal has not taken place within the twelve week period, the mortgagee, chargee or receiver shall be entitled to dispose of the affordable housing unit(s) free from the affordable housing provisions in this Planning Permission which shall determine absolutely.

 

Reason: To ensure that the dwellings hereby permitted are occupied in accordance with the terms of the submitted application and to accord with the Council's policies with regard to affordable housing

 

Additional Condition 19

The development permitted by this planning permission shall be carried out in accordance with the Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy – Addendum, Ref: 1809-217, Rev -, A and B, prepared by Ingent Consulting Engineers and Phase 3 Drainage Strategy Drawing, dated 06.12.2019, Rev A, prepared by Ingent Consulting Engineers and the following mitigation measures:

1.  Provide attenuation to ensure no increase in surface water run-off volumes for all rainfall events up to and including the 1 in 100 year + 40% for climate change event (minimum 462.9m3)

2.  Implement drainage strategy based on lined permeable paving with sub-base and perforated pipes, attenuation crates and restricted discharge at 5l/s into the surface water sewer.

 

Reason

To prevent flooding by ensuring the satisfactory storage of and disposal of surface water from the site.

 

Additional Condition 20

No development shall take place until the final design of the drainage scheme is completed and sent to the LPA for approval. The surface water drainage system will be based on the submitted Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy – Addendum, Ref: 1809-217, Rev -, A and B, prepared by Ingent Consulting Engineers and the Phase 3 Drainage Strategy Drawing, dated 06.12.2019, Rev A, prepared by Ingent Consulting Engineers. The scheme shall also include:

1.  Detailed engineered drawings of the proposed SuDS features including their location, size, volume, depth and any inlet and outlet features including any connecting pipe runs and all corresponding calculations/modelling to ensure the scheme caters for all rainfall events up to and including the 1 in 100 year + 40% allowance for climate change event.

2.  Provision of half drain down times within 24 hours

3.  Silt traps for protection for any residual tanked elements.

4.  Demonstrate appropriate SuDS management and treatment and inclusion of above ground features such as permeable paving etc. for the paved areas and reducing the requirement for any underground storage.

5.  Provision of exceedance routes for events greater than the 1 in 100 year + climate change

 

Reason

To prevent flooding by ensuring the satisfactory storage of and disposal of surface water from the site.

 

Additional Condition 21

Upon completion of the drainage works for the site and in accordance with the timing / phasing arrangement, a management and maintenance plan for the SuDS features and drainage network must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include:

1.  Provision of complete set of as built drawings for site drainage.

2.  Maintenance and operational activities.

3.  Arrangements for adoption and any other measures to secure the operation of the scheme throughout its lifetime.

 

Reason

To prevent flooding by ensuring the satisfactory storage of/disposal of surface water from the site.

Report author: Tom Rea

Publication date: 11/02/2020

Date of decision: 23/01/2020

Decided at meeting: 23/01/2020 - Planning Control Committee

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