Agenda item

APP/19/01192 - 26 CORNELIUS DRIVE, IRBY, CH61 9PR, The proposal involves the demolition of the existing bungalow, the formation of a new vehicular access onto the land, the erection of 7no. dwellings and associated external works at 26 Cornelius Drive, Thingwall, Wirral, CH61 9PR.

Minutes:

The Director of Regeneration and Place submitted the above application for consideration.

 

A petitioner addressed the Committee.

 

The agent addressed the Committee.

 

A Ward Councillor addressed the Committee.

 

On a motion by the Councillor K Hodson and seconded by Councillor S Foulkes it was –

 

Resolved (14:0) – That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

 

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

 

2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans received by the local planning authority on 23 August 2019 and listed as follows: PL01, PL02, PL03, PL06, PL07, PL08, PL09

 

3. Prior to commencement of any development above ground floor level, approval of the following details shall be obtained from the local planning authority. The stated details shall be approved in writing and such approved details shall be implemented in the development hereby approved in full:

I.  Samples or specifications of the facing materials

II.  Samples or specifications of all doors and windows

 

4. Full details of all fencing, walls, gateways and means of enclosure shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the development hereby approved is completed and the work shall be carried out prior to occupation, in accordance with the details so approved, and subsequently maintained to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.

 

5. 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 (where practical) species of local provenance and native and non-native flowering perennial species and features such as log piles, bug boxes, solitary bee houses and hedgehog homes to encourage net gains in biodiversity and 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.

 

6. Prior to occupation, a “lighting design strategy for biodiversity” for the developed area shall be submitted to and approvedin writing by the local planning authority. The strategy shall:

(a) identify those areas/features on site that are particularly sensitive for bats and that are likely to cause disturbance in or around their breeding sites and resting places or along important routes used to access key areas of their territory, for example, for foraging;

 

And

 

(b) show how and where external lighting will be installed (through the provision of appropriate lighting contour plans and technical specifications) so that it can be clearly demonstrated that areas to be lit will not disturb or prevent the above species using their territory or having access to their breeding sites and resting places.

 

All external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the specifications and locations set out in the strategy, and these shall be maintained thereafter in accordance with the strategy. Under no circumstances should any other external lighting be installed without prior consent from the local planning authority.

 

7. Before development commences, a Site Waste Management Plan, confirming how demolition and construction waste will be recovered in relation to this phase 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.

 

8. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any subsequent Order or statutory provision revoking or re-enacting the provisions of that Order), no garages, outbuildings or other extensions to a dwelling shall be erected.

 

9. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any subsequent Order or statutory provision re-enacting or revoking the provisions of that Order), no window or dormer window shall be added to the properties hereby approved.

 

10. Prior to the commencement of development a survey of existing and proposed ground levels, sections across the site and details of the finished slab level for each property shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The ground levels across the site and finished slab levels for each property shall be as per the approved plans.

 

11. Prior to commencement of any development above ground level, details of bird and bat boxes and a time frame for their implementation shall be submitted to and agreed in writing with the local planning department. The boxes shall be implemented in accordance with the agreed details and be retained as such thereafter.

 

12. No site clearance, preparatory work or development shall take place until a scheme for the protection of the retained trees (the tree protection plan) and the appropriate working methods (the arboricultural method statement) in accordance with paragraphs 5.5 and 6.1 of British Standard BS 5837: Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction - Recommendations (or in an equivalent British Standard if replaced) shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme for the protection of the retained trees shall be carried out as approved.

 

13. The details submitted in accordance with condition 12 above shall include:

 

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

II.  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.

III.  a schedule of tree works for all the retained trees in paragraphs (i) and (ii) 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.

IV.written proof of the credentials of the arboricultural contractor authorised to carry out the scheduled tree works.

V.  the details and positions (shown on the plan at paragraph (i) above) 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

VI.the details and positions (shown on the plan at paragraph (i) above) of the Ground Protection Zones (para 6.2.3 of BS5837).

VII. the details and positions (shown on the plan at paragraph (i) above) of the Construction Exclusion Zones (section 6 of BS5837).

VIII. the details and positions (shown on the plan at paragraph (i) above) of the underground service runs (para 5.5.6 of BS5837).

IX.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.

X.  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).

XI.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).

XII. 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)

XIII. 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.

XIV. 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.

XV. 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).

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

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

 

 

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