Agenda item

APP/12/01267: The Old Garden, 4 MEOLS DRIVE, HOYLAKE, CH47 4AQ - Change of use existing residential site to proposed Dementia Care Home comprising the adaptation of the existing single storey dwelling into a staff / administration wing and extending to the rear (North West) of the site with a single-storey communal link to a new 3-storey bedroom wing. Includes the provision of staff and visitor parking (x15) with adjusted vehicular access from meols drive. AMENDED PLANS RECEIVED 1ST MAY 2013.

Minutes:

The Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment submitted the above application for consideration.

 

On a motion by Councillor Elderton and seconded by Councillor Clements it was:

 

Resolved (12:0) that the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

 

1. The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

 

2. PRIOR TO THE FIRST USE/OCCUPATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT a scheme of works shall be submitted to and agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority showing details of all mechanical extraction/ventilation units, air conditioning units, chillers and cooler systems to be installed at the premises prior to their first installation. The scheme should include the sound power levels for each piece of equipment. The development shall only be implemented in accordance with the approved details, and shall be retained as such thereafter.

 

3. PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF DEVELOPMENT AND PRIOR TO THE FIRST USE/OCCUPATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT details of all fencing, walls, gateways and means of enclosure shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The fencing, walls, gateways and means of enclosure shall be erected in accordance with the details so approved, and retained as such thereafter.

 

4. PRIOR TO THE FIRST OCCUPATION OR USE OF THE DEVELOPMENT all windows to the first and second floor in the south western elevation of the bedroom 'wing' (as indicated on approved plan 1916.121 B) shall be glazed in obscure glass (not less than Obscurity Level 3) and shall be non-opening below a height of 1.7 metres measured from the internal finished floor level.  The windows shall not thereafter be altered in any way without the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority.

 

5. NO DEVELOPMENT SHALL TAKE PLACE BEFORE details of a scheme of landscaping, which shall include details of both hard and soft landscaping works and earthworks, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The scheme as approved shall be carried out in the first planting season following the completion of development.  Any trees, shrubs or plants that die within a period of five years from the completion of development, or are removed and/or become seriously damaged or diseased in that period, shall be replaced (and if necessary continue to be replaced) in the first available planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives prior written permission for any variation.

 

6. No deliveries or commercial waste collections shall be taken at or dispatched from the site outside of the following hours: 08.00 to 19.00

 

7. NO DEVELOPMENT SHALL TAKE PLACE BEFORE details of the proposed windows have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development. The details shall include sections of the proposed windows at a scale of no greater than 1:20 unless otherwise agreed by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be in accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter.

 

8. NO WORKS OR DEVELOPMENT SHALL TAKE PLACE BEFORE a scheme for the protection of the retained trees - a 'Tree Protection Plan' (in accordance with section 5.5 of BS5837:2012 Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction - Recommendations) has been submitted to and agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. For the avoidance of doubt, this scheme shall include:

 

A; the details of each retained tree as required at section. 4.4 of BS5837 in a separate schedule.

B; a plan or relevant drawings, including proposed site layout plans, to a scale and level of accuracy appropriate to the proposal that shows constraints posed by existing trees (section 5.2 BS 5837), the position, crown spread and Root Protection Area (section 4.6 of BS5837) of every retained tree on site and on neighbouring or nearby ground to the site in relation to the approved plans and particulars. The positions of all trees to be removed shall be indicated on this plan.

C; a schedule of tree works for all the retained trees in paragraphs (a) and (b) above, specifying pruning and other remedial or preventative work, whether for physiological, hazard abatement, aesthetic or operational reasons.  All tree works shall be carried out in accordance with BS3998, 2010, Tree work-Recommendations.

 

The development shall only be implemented in accordance with the details and measures set out in the agreed Tree Protection Plan

 

9. NO WORKS OR DEVELOPMENT SHALL TAKE PLACE BEFORE an 'Arboricultural Method Statement' detailing measures to be taken during construction to protect the health of the existing trees shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Method Statement shall contain:

 

E; the details and positions (shown on the plan at paragraph (a) of Condition 10) of the Tree Protection Barriers (section 6.2 of BS5837), identified separately where required for different phases of construction work (e.g. demolition, construction, hard landscaping). The Tree Protection Barriers must be erected prior to each construction phase commencing and remain in place, and undamaged for the duration of that phase.  No works shall take place on the next phase until the Tree Protection Barriers are repositioned for that phase.

F; the details and positions (shown on the plan at paragraph (a) of Condition 10) of the Ground Protection Zones (para 6.2.3 of BS5837).

G; the details and positions (shown on the plan at paragraph (a) of Condition 10) of the Construction Exclusion Zones (section 6 of BS5837).

H; the details and positions (shown on the plan at paragraph (a) of Condition 10) of the underground service runs (para 5.5.6 of BS5837).

I; the details of any changes in levels or the position of any proposed excavations within 5 metres of the Root Protection Area (para. 5.5.6 of BS5837) of any retained tree, including those on neighbouring or nearby ground.

J; the details of any special engineering required to accommodate the protection of retained trees (section 7 of BS5837), (e.g. in connection with foundations, bridging, water features, surfacing)

K; the details of the working methods to be employed with the demolition of buildings, structures and surfacing within or adjacent to the RPAs of retained trees (section 7 BS 5837).

L; the details of the working methods to be employed for the installation of drives and paths within the RPAs of retained trees in accordance with the principles of “No-Dig” construction (section 7.4 BS 5837)

M; the details of the working methods to be employed with regard to the access for and use of heavy, large, difficult to manoeuvre plant (including cranes and their loads, dredging machinery, concrete pumps, piling rigs, etc) on site.

N; the details of the working methods to be employed with regard to site logistics and storage, including an allowance for slopes, water courses and enclosures, with particular regard to ground compaction and phytotoxicity.

O; the details of the method to be employed for the stationing, use and removal of site cabins within any RPA (para. 6.2.2.3 of BS5837).

P; the details of tree protection measures for site works, landscaping operations and management (section 8 of BS5837).

Q; the timing of the various phases of the works or development in the context of the tree protection measures.

 

The measures contained in the approved Method Statement shall be implemented in full throughout the construction phase.

 

10. PRIOR TO THE FIRST USE/OCCUPATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT facilities for cycle parking of a type and in a location previously submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority have been provided and these facilities shall be permanently retained thereafter.

 

11. NO DEVELOPMENT SHALL TAKE PLACE BEFORE samples of all materials to be used in the external construction of this development, including facing, roofing and window materials, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved materials shall then be used in the construction of the development.

 

12. NO DEVELOPMENT SHALL TAKE PLACE BEFORE the applicant or their agent or successors in title has secured the implementation of a programme of archaeological work in accordance with a written scheme of investigation which has previously been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

13. PRIOR TO THE FIRST USE/OCCUPATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT visibility splays of 2.4 metres by 2.4 metres at the proposed exit point to Meols Drive shall be provided clear of obstruction to visibility at or above a height of 0.6 metres above the carriageway level of Meols Drive, in accordance with details previously submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Once created, these visibility splays shall be maintained clear of any obstruction and retained for their intended purpose at all times.

 

14. PRIOR TO THE FIRST USE/OCCUPATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT space and facilities for bin storage of a type and in a location previously submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority shall be provided and these facilities shall be permanently retained thereafter.

 

15. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans received by the local planning authority on 01st May 2013 and listed as follows: 1916.116b, 1916.117b, 1916.119c, 1916.120c, 1916.121c, 1916.122, 1916.123, 1916.124 and 1916.204a.

 

16. No removal of trees/scrubs/hedges or any other vegetation management shall be carried out on site between 1st March to 31st August inclusive in any year, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

17. NO DEVELOPMENT SHALL TAKE PLACE BEFORE details of privacy screens to be erected to the roof terraces at first and second floor have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter. 

 

18. Should any of the development incorporate pile foundations, the method, type and programme to be adopted, shall only be in accordance with details to be submitted to and agreed with the Local Planning Authority before any works commence. The approved scheme shall be implemented in full.

 

 

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