Decision details

19/02999/FP Land Off, Gernon Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

Decision Maker: Planning Control Committee

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

RESOLVED: That application 19/02999/FP be GRANTED planning permission subject to the conditions and reasons in the report of the Development and Conservation Manager and the following amended and additional reasons:

 

Condition 15 to be amended to read:

“Notwithstanding the plans submitted, the parking provision shall be reviewed annually from first occupation for a period of 5 years through monitoring of use and car ownership. Monitoring shall include:

 

    i.       The use of parking spaces using data from weekdays;

   ii.       Car ownership/staff car useage;

  iii.       The provision of active and passive electric vehicle charging;

  iv.       Travel plan initiatives.

 

Car parking provision that is used less than 40% of weekdays throughout that year shall be converted into landscaping to be submitted to and agreed by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason: to ensure that the parking provision is being utilised to capacity.”

 

Condition 26 to be amended to read:

“Prior to occupation, there shall be EV charge bays for all office use car parking bays and all residential use car parking bays. Consideration should be given to a range of slow, fast and rapid charge points. Such bays shall remain operational in perpetuity thereafter.

 

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.”

Report author: Melissa Tyler

Publication date: 26/11/2020

Date of decision: 24/11/2020

Decided at meeting: 24/11/2020 - Planning Control Committee

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