Agenda item
18/00359/RM - LAND EAST OF GARDEN WALK AND NORTH OF NEWMARKET ROAD, GARDEN WALK, ROYSTON, HERTFORDSHIRE
- Meeting of Planning Control Committee, Thursday, 20th September, 2018 7.30 pm (Item 43.)
- View the background to item 43.
REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION
MANAGER
Reserved Matters application for the approval of landscaping,
layout, access, scale and appearance relevant to the implementation
of Phase 2 of the development under outline planning permission
14/02485/1 for residential development and community open space
with access onto the A505.
Decision:
Audio Recording – Session 3 – Start of Item - 4 minutes 9 seconds
RESOLVED: That Reserved Matters 18/00359/RM be APPROVED, subject to the conditions and reasons set out in the report of the Development and Conservation Manager with the following amendments, deletions and additions to the conditions:
Condition 9
Condition 9 to read:
“Notwithstanding the plans submitted the development shall not commence until details of design of pedestrian footway for all persons including disabled persons that connects the Phase 2 development site with circular footway approved within Phase 1 of the wider site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the Highway Authority. The facilities shall be provided in accordance with the approved details before the development is occupied or use commences.
Reason: In the interests of access for all within the site.”
Condition 10
That Condition 10 be deleted.
Condition 16
Condition 16 to read:
“Notwithstanding the plans hereby approved, an amended site plan and elevation details showing provision of covered external residential storage for dwellings must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details should include provision for covered storage of residential paraphernalia (garden equipment), secure cycle storage for the occupants of the residential units, as well as bin stores. The details approved by way of this condition must be implemented prior to the occupation of any dwelling hereby approved.
Reason: To ensure adequate outdoor storage as required in association with the residential use of the site and promote storage of waste receptacles off-street in the interests of the living conditions of future occupiers and the character and quality of the development.”
Additional Condition
That the following condition be added:
“That the first floor windows in elevations of plots referred to in Paragraph 4.3.28 are fitted with obscure glass.”
Minutes:
Audio Recording – Session 3 – Start of Item - 4 minutes 9 seconds
Reserved Matters application for the approval of landscaping, layout, access, scale and appearance relevant to the implementation of Phase 2 of the development under outline planning permission 14/02485/1 for residential development and community open space with access onto the A505.
The Development and Conservation Manager advised that the second sentence of Paragraph 4.3.27 should read:
“The back to back distances are largely within 20m.”
Paragraph 4.3.28 set out plots that certain windows should have obscure glazing to prevent overlooking and associated loss of privacy, but this had not be included in the recommendation. Therefore an additional condition was required as follows:
“That the first floor windows in elevations of plots referred to in Paragraph 4.3.28 are fitted with obscure glass.”
Condition 9 needed to be clarified, as some of the work referred to in the condition was not part of Phase 2 and should read:
“Notwithstanding the plans submitted the development shall not commence until details of design of pedestrian footway for all persons including disabled persons that connects the Phase 2 development site with circular footway approved within Phase 1 of the wider site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the Highway Authority. The facilities shall be provided in accordance with the approved details before the
development is occupied or use commences.
Reason: In the interests of access for all within the site.”
The Development and Conservation Manager recommended deletion of Condition 10. This road network would be designed to an adoptable standard and would be adopted by the Highway Authority. Therefore this level of detail would be secured through a Section 278 agreement.
Following further discussion with the Case Officer and the Applicant, he proposed an amendment to Condition 16 so that it read as follows:
“Notwithstanding the plans hereby approved, an amended site plan and elevation details showing provision of covered external residential storage for dwellings must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details should include provision for covered storage of residential paraphernalia (garden equipment), secure cycle storage for the occupants of the residential units, as well as bin stores. The details approved by way of this condition must be implemented prior to the occupation of any dwelling hereby approved.
Reason: To ensure adequate outdoor storage as required in association with the residential use of the site and promote storage of waste receptacles off-street in the interests of the living conditions of future occupiers and the character and quality of the development.”
Since the report was written comments had been received from the Environmental Protection Officer who supported Condition 17.
The Development and Conservation Manager presented the report of the Development and Conservation Manager in respect of planning application 18/00359/RM.
The Acting Committee and Member Services Manager reminded Members that Mr Baines,the Applicant, had advised that he no longer wished to speak on this Item.
Members asked who would manage the play area and asked whether the condition regarding the type of barrier to be installed at the access from Garden Walk had been settled.
The Development and Conservation Manager advised that the Section 106 agreement had two elements with some areas managed by a management company and some adopted by NHDC in either case there was secure provision in the Section 106 agreement to ensure the areas would be maintained and kept for the use of residents.
In respect of the access from Garden Walk, the condition had not yet been resolved.
It was proposed, seconded and upon the vote was
RESOLVED: That Reserved Matters 18/00359/RM be APPROVED, subject to the conditions and reasons set out in the report of the Development and Conservation Manager with the following amendments, deletions and additions to the conditions:
Condition 9
Condition 9 to read:
“Notwithstanding the plans submitted the development shall not commence until details of design of pedestrian footway for all persons including disabled persons that connects the Phase 2 development site with circular footway approved within Phase 1 of the wider site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the Highway Authority. The facilities shall be provided in accordance with the approved details before the development is occupied or use commences.
Reason: In the interests of access for all within the site.”
Condition 10
That Condition 10 be deleted.
Condition 16
Condition 16 to read:
“Notwithstanding the plans hereby approved, an amended site plan and elevation details showing provision of covered external residential storage for dwellings must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details should include provision for covered storage of residential paraphernalia (garden equipment), secure cycle storage for the occupants of the residential units, as well as bin stores. The details approved by way of this condition must be implemented prior to the occupation of any dwelling hereby approved.
Reason: To ensure adequate outdoor storage as required in association with the residential use of the site and promote storage of waste receptacles off-street in the interests of the living conditions of future occupiers and the character and quality of the development.”
Additional Condition
That the following condition be added:
“That the first floor windows in elevations of plots referred to in Paragraph 4.3.28 are fitted with obscure glass.”
Supporting documents:
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18/00359/RM - Land East of Garden Walk and North of Newmarket Road, Garden Walk, Royston, Hertfordshire, item 43.
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Plan, item 43.
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