Issue - items at meetings - 19/01213/FP Brookside, Bedford Road, Holwell, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 3RX

REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION MANAGER

Erection of one detached 4-bed dwelling with associated garden and parking area, (following demolition of existing garage) (as amended by plans received 31 July 2019).

RESOLVED: That application 19/01213/FP be GRANTED planning permission subject to the conditions and reasons contained within the report of the Development and Conservation Manager and the additional Condition 8 below.

No development shall commence until a Construction Traffics Management Plan

has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Thereafter the construction traffics of the development shall only be carried out in

accordance with the approved Plan. The Construction Traffic Management Plan

shall include details of the following:

· Construction vehicle numbers, type, routing;

· Traffic management requirements;

· Construction and storage compounds (including areas designated for car parking);

· Cleaning of site entrances, site tracks and the adjacent public highway;

· Demolition and removal plan for the exiting house;

· Timing of construction activities to avoid school picks up/drop off times;

· Provision of sufficient on-site parking prior to commencement of construction activities;

· Post construction restoration/reinstatement of the working areas and temporary access to the public highway.

Reason: In order to protect highway safety and the amenity of other users of the

public highway verges

Audio Recording – Session 3 – 1 Minute

Erection of one detached 4-bed dwelling with associated garden and parking area (following demolition of existing garage) (as amended by plans received 31 July 2019).

The Principal Planning Officer introduced the report and updated the Committee. He advised that comments from Hertfordshire Highways had been received and there were no objections, subject to imposition of a construction traffic management condition, which the applicant had agreed to.

The Principal Planning Officer informed the Committee that there was a typing error on paragraph 2.3. and it should read ‘deliverable housing’.

The Principal Planning Officer presented the report in respect of application 19/01213/FP supported by a visual presentation consisting of photographs and plans.

Members commented that, if an item was “called in” by a Councillor, he or she should be present to address the Committee.

The Planning Lawyer advised that Councillors who had “called items in”, could not be compelled to attend the Planning Committee, however, she stated that the issue would be reiterated at the training sessions held for Members of the Planning Committee.

It was proposed by Councillor Daniel Allen, seconded by Councillor Morgan Derbyshire and upon being put to the vote, it was: