Agenda item

APP/18/00786: Andrew Gibson House, BLENHEIM ROAD, EGREMONT, WIRRAL - Conversion of Andrew Gibson House to 34 apartments, restoration of adjacent lodge to be used as a dwelling, provision of three detached dwellings and three apartment blocks comprising 26 units, 61 units and 11 units together with associated parking, access and landscaping and works, plus demolition of non-original extension to the House

Minutes:

The Corporate Director for Economic and Housing Growth submitted the above application for consideration.

 

A Ward Councillor addressed the Committee.

 

On a motion by Councillor T Jones and seconded by Councillor D Davies it was:

 

Resolved (13:0) That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

 

The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission.

 

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans received by the local planning authority on 14 August 2018 and 29 January 2019 and listed as follows: PL-101 REV. B, PL-001, PL002, PL-301, PL-302, PL-010, PL-011, PL-012, PL-013, PL-014, PL-015, PL-020, PL-019, PL-018, PL-203, PL-016, PL-201, PL-202, PL-017, PL-110, PL-111, PL-112, PL-113, PL-114, PL-115, PL-031, PL-242, PL-030, PL-403, PL-241, PL-402 House Type 2, PL-230, PL-231, PL-232, PL-233, PL-143, PL-140, PL-141, PL-142, PL-144, PL-125, PL-210, PL-211, PL-120, PL-121, PL-122, PL-123, PL-124, PL-130 REV.B, PL-131 REV.B, PL-132 REV. B, BLOCK B PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR REV. B, PL-134 REV.B, PL-136 REV.B, PL-221 REV. B, PL-222 REV. B, PL-250 REV. A, PL-251 REV. A, PL-252 REV. A, PL-310 REV. A, PL-402 REV. C, PL-401 REV. C

 

Insofar as this consent relates to the refurbishment and conversion of Andrew Gibson House any new roof covering and/or patch repairs shall precisely match the existing roofing

 

 

Insofar as this consent relates to the refurbishment and conversion of Andrew Gibson House, notwithstanding the submitted plans and drawings, approval of the following details shall be obtained from the local planning authority prior to their implementation and such approved details shall be implemented in full unless otherwise agreed in writing;

 

(i)  Samples of the construction materials used in all new dormer windows;

(ii)  Specification for all new rainwater goods;

(iii)  All external lighting systems, including hours of operation, which for the avoidance of doubt shall not exceed 6 lux at any habitable room windows or cause unacceptable glare to passing pedestrians and motorists

 

A full schedule of works including method statements where required, for the following features of the Andrew Gibson House which shall be retained in situ and restored as part of the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The scheme of repairs shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and completed to the satisfaction of the local planning authority before the development is occupied/brought into use.

 

(i)  Original staircase with cast iron newel post and balusters;

(ii)  Original door-screen of the front door;

(iii)  Commemorative plaque

 

 

Notwithstanding the indicative detail shown on the approved drawings, details of the refuse and recycling store to serve Andrew Gibson House shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved refuse and recycling store shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details prior to first occupation of Andrew Gibson House and be permanently retained thereafter.

 

Notwithstanding the submitted plans and drawings, prior to any development above ground level for each phase of the development (Blocks A/ Block B/ Block C/ Gatehouse buildings/ House Type 2/Lodge extension) approval of the following details shall

be obtained from the local planning authority

 

i. Samples or details of all facing materials including all new windows and doors for the specified phase

 

The stated details shall be approved in writing and such approved details shall be implemented in the development hereby approved in full:

 

Notwithstanding the submitted plans and drawings, prior to first occupation of each phase of the development (Andrew Gibson House/Blocks A/ Block B/ Block C/ Gatehouse buildings/ House Type 2/Lodge extension) approval of the following details shall be obtained from the local planning authority

 

Details of all walls (including retaining walls), fences, gates or other means of enclosure to be erected in or around each phase of the development

 

The stated details shall have regard to paragraph 6.16 of the Ecology Assessment Report and shall be implemented in full prior to first occupation and thereafter be permanently retained and maintained.

 

No works shall commence, other than detailed survey work, until a site specific Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP), including consideration of the restoration and refurbishment of Andrew Gibson House, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The plan shall demonstrate the adoption and use of the best practicable means to reduce noise, dust and pollution risks (emissions and runoff). The approved Construction Environmental Management Plan shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details at all times during the implementation of the approved development. 

 

No tree felling, scrub clearance, hedgerow removal, vegetation management is to take place during the period 1 March to 31 August inclusive. If it is necessary to undertake works during the bird breeding season then all buildings, trees, scrub, hedgerows and vegetation are to be checked first by an appropriately experienced ecologist to ensure no breeding birds are present. If present, details of how they will be protected are required to be submitted for approval.

 

The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until details of bird boxes and timing, has been provided to the Local Planning Authority for approval and implemented in accordance with those details.

 

The fox den identified in section 6.9 of the Ecology Assessment Report is to be removed strictly in accordance with the recommendations of the Ecology Assessment Report.

 

Prior to commencement of development a method statement having regards to Cotoneaster shall be submitted to and agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority detailing:

 

  - A plan showing the extent of the plants

  - What methods will be used to prevent the plant spreading further, including demarcation; and  What methods of control will be used, including details of monitoring

 

Once the work has been carried out within the agreed timescale as set out in the method statement a validation report shall be submitted to and agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority confirming the remediation treatment has been carried out and that the site has been free of the invasive species for 12 consecutive months for approval in writing by the Local Planning Authority

 

A scheme of landscape proposals including a timetable of works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to first occupation of the proposed development. The scheme shall include the mitigation measures as detailed in paragraphs 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15 and 6.16 of the Ecology Assessment Report and shall include full plans and specifications for all hard and soft landscape works and indications of all existing trees and hedgerows on the land, including those to be retained.

All planting, seeding and/or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the building(s) or the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner, and any trees, shrubs, hedges or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation.

 

No development shall take place until a Site Waste Management Plan, confirming how demolition and construction waste will be recovered and re-used on the site or at other sites, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved Plan shall be implemented in full unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

 

Prior to first occupation of development, a waste management plan for Blocks A, B and C shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The management plan shall include details of the refuse and recycling storage facilities for the development hereby permitted and the strategy for the transfer and collection of waste. The approved scheme for bin/waste storage shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and retained thereafter unless otherwise agreed in writing. For the avoidance of doubt no approval is hereby given for any external bin storage facilities.

 

No waste material shall at any time be stored outside the designated facility and all waste material shall be kept within the curtilage of the premises until collected.

 

No development shall commence until the final detailed sustainable drainage design1 for the management and disposal of surface water from the site based on the principles and details identified in the following submissions has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, in consultation with the Lead Local Flood Authority:

 

·  Flood Risk Assessment (2nd October 2018/ Andrew Gibson House/ Ref: 8/1786 Version A Rev C/ Clancy Consulting)

·  Existing and Proposed Section (22nd October 18 / Andrew Gibson House/ Job No 8/1786/ Drawing No 400003 Rev P1/ Clancy Consulting)

 

Prior to first occupation, the following features shall be restored and retained in situ in accordance with drawing No. PL-101 Rev. B unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority

i.  The original iron panels on either side of the existing entrance into the site

ii.  The original iron gate within the central piers fronting Seabank Road

iii.  The original iron gate within the piers along Blenheim Road

 

 

Before the works hereby approved commence, a scheme detailing the phasing of the construction of the development including the means of access, layout of buildings, car parking and servicing arrangements, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development will be carried out in accordance with the details approved.

 

The development hereby approved shall be occupied in accordance with details within the Planning Statement unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. For the avoidance of doubt 26 units shall be reserved for The Nautilus Welfare Fund.

 

The development hereby permitted by this planning permission, including all components of the sustainable drainage system, shall be carried out in accordance with the approved final Sustainable Drainage Strategy, including any phasing embodied within, and maintained in perpetuity in accordance with an agreed Operation and Maintenance Plan, to be submitted for each development phase, approved by the Local Planning Authority, in consultation with the Lead Local Flood Authority.

 

The approved drainage scheme shall be fully constructed prior to occupation in accordance with the approved details, phasing and timetable embodied within the approved final Sustainable Drainage Strategy, or within any other period as may subsequently be agreed, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the Lead Local Flood Authority.  ‘As built’ drainage design/layout drawings and a final Operation and Maintenance Plan, confirming asset details and maintenance arrangements, shall be submitted to the Lead Local Flood Authority, in accordance with any approved phasing, prior to occupation.

 

Prior to the commencement of Blocks A, B or C as shown on drawing No. Pl-101 Rev. B details of the proposed finished floor levels; ridge and eaves heights of the buildings hereby approved have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted levels details shall be measured against a fixed datum and shall show the existing and finished ground levels, eaves and ridge heights of surrounding property. The development shall be carried out as approved.

 

Prior to any development above ground level for each phase of the development (Blocks A/ Block B/ Block C/ Gatehouse buildings/ House Type 2/Lodge extension) details of secure covered cycle parking and/or storage facilities shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These facilities shall be provided in accordance with the approved details and made available for use prior to the first use of the relevant phase of development hereby permitted and shall be retained for use at all times thereafter.

 

 

Prior to first occupation, the window(s) shown on drawing No. PL-1221 Rev. B Block B Proposed South Elevation shall be glazed in obscure glass 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 written approval of the Local Planning Authority.

 

The development hereby approved shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the submitted Arboricultural Impact Assessment.For the avoidance of doubt protective fencing should be erected around the Root Protection Areas of all retained trees as shown on the Tree Impact Plan unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

 

Construction of the approved Blocks A, B and C, as authorised by this permission, shall not begin until the LPA has approved in writing  a full scheme of works for the construction of the new vehicle accesses from the highway and amendments to the existing highway made necessary by this development, including new vehicle crossing accesses in accordance with LPA commercial crossing specifications and the reinstatement to standard footway level of any existing vehicle access from the highway rendered obsolete by the development. The approved works shall be completed in accordance with the LPA written approval and prior to occupation of any part of the development.

 

No more than 50% of the development hereby permitted shall be occupied until the introduction of a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) has been agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. The TRO shall be introduced along Maddock Road to manage and control parking associated with the proposed development. For the avoidance of doubt, this agreement may conclude there is no requirement for a TRO

 

 

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