Agenda item

APPLICATION No:

EPF/1533/20

SITE ADDRESS:

Former Duke Of Wellington

Wellington Hill

Loughton

IG10 4AH

PARISH:

Waltham Abbey

WARD:

Waltham Abbey High Beach

DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL:

Proposed demolition of existing buildings & construction of x2 no. apartment blocks, consisting of 8 flats , provision of ancillary car & cycle parking, electric vehicle charging points, amenity space, landscaping & boundary treatment.

DECISION:

Grant Permission (Subject to Legal Agreement)

1

The development hereby permitted must be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this notice.

2

No construction works above ground level shall have taken place until documentary and photographic details of the types and colours of the external finishes have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority, in writing, prior to the commencement of the development. The development shall be implemented in accordance with such approved details.

3

If any tree, shrub or hedge shown to be retained in the submitted Arboricultural reports is removed, uprooted or destroyed, dies, or becomes severely damaged or diseased during development activities or within 3 years of the completion of the development, another tree, shrub or hedge of the same size and species shall be planted within 3 months at the same place, unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written consent to any variation. If within a period of five years from the date of planting any replacement tree, shrub or hedge is removed, uprooted or destroyed, or dies or becomes seriously damaged or defective another tree, shrub or hedge of the same species and size as that originally planted shall, within 3 months, be planted at the same place.

4

No development shall commence until an assessment of the risks posed by any contamination, carried out in accordance with British Standard BS 10175: Investigation of potentially contaminated sites - Code of Practice and the Environment Agency's Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination (CLR 11) (or equivalent British Standard and Model Procedures if replaced), shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. If any contamination is found, a report specifying the measures to be taken, including the timescale, to remediate the site to render it suitable for the approved development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The site shall be remediated in accordance with the approved measures and timescale and a verification report shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. If, during the course of development, any contamination is found which has not been previously identified, work shall be suspended and additional measures for its remediation shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The remediation of the site shall incorporate the approved additional measures and a verification report for all the remediation works shall be submitted to the local planning authority within 21 days of the report being completed and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

5

Following completion of the measures identified in the approved remediation scheme, and prior to the first use or occupation of the development, a verification report that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation carried out must be produced together with any necessary monitoring and maintenance programme and copies of any waste transfer notes relating to exported and imported soils shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval. The approved monitoring and maintenance programme shall be implemented. 

6

In the event that any evidence of potential contamination is found at any time when carrying out the approved development that was not previously identified in the Phase 2 report, work shall be suspended and additional measures for its remediation shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The remediation of the site shall incorporate the approved additional measures and a verification report for all the remediation works shall be submitted to the local planning authority within 21 days of the report being completed and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

7

The development must be carried out in accordance with the Drainage Strategy (Surface Water Drainage Strategy, July 2020, Ref SuDs-2637-2020, Rev B) submitted with the application unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

8

No development shall take place until wheel washing or other cleaning facilities for vehicles leaving the site during construction works have been installed in accordance with details which shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved installed cleaning facilities shall be used to clean vehicles immediately before leaving the site.

9

The access arrangements, including visibility splays, vehicle parking and turning

areas as indicated on the approved plans shall be provided and retained as such in

perpetuity for their intended purpose.

10

No unbound material shall be used in the surface treatment of the vehicular access

within 6 metres of the highway boundary.

11

Any gates provided at the vehicular access shall be inward opening only and shall

be set back a minimum of 6 metres from the back edge of the carriageway.

12

Before any preparatory demolition or construction works commence on site, full ecological surveys, and where necessary a mitigation strategy, for the site shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for agreement in writing with a working methodology for site clearance and construction work to minimise impact on any protected species and nesting birds. Development shall be undertaken only in accordance with the agreed strategy and methodology.

13

Prior to first occupation of the development, a scheme to enhance the ecological value of the site shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The ecological value shall be quantified using the Biodiversity Impact Assessment Calculator (BIAC) where appropriate. The scheme shall be implemented in full prior to the occupation of the development hereby approved.

14

The development hereby permitted will be completed and retained strictly in accordance with the approved drawings numbers:

a) Drawing No. 2626.3 (Ground Floor Plan Block A)

b) Drawing No. 2626.4 (First Floor Plan Block A)

c) Drawing No. 2626.5 (Proposed Block A Front, Rear and Side  Elevations Plan)

d) Drawing No. 2626.8 (Existing Plan including Key to Buildings )

e) Drawing No. 2626/9 ( Former Public House  Building A )

f) Drawing No. 2626./10  (Existing Buildings B& D)

g) Drawing No.2626/11 ( Existing Building C )

h) Drawing No. 26.26.2A ( Proposed Site wit  Railings  Added)

i) Drawing No. 2626.1A (Proposed Site Plan with Frontage Treatment Amended)

J) Drawing No. 2626.7A (Existing & Proposed  Street Scenes)

k) Drawing No. (3926/1(Site Location Plan),Dated 20/05/2020.

l) Drawing No.( Artwork Site Plan )

m) Drawing No. (Street  Scene From  Wellington Hill )

n) Drawing No. LP1 Rev 1 ( Proposed Landscape Plan Amended) Dated 10/08/2020.

o) Arboricultural Report and Tree Condition Survey for Proposed Development)

p) Desk Study/Preliminary Risk Assessment Report Ref no. P2529J1853/JWT  Dated 06/12/2019.

q) Planning Statement

r) Drawing No.2626.6 (Proposed Bike & Bin Stores)

s) Transport Statement Letter Dated 15th July 2020.

t)SuDS Statement Document Ref: SuDS-2637-2020 Revs:B- Final Dated 12/06/2020.

15

No development shall take place, including any works of demolition, until a Construction Method Statement has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The approved Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period. The Statement shall provide for:

1. The parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors

2. Loading and unloading of plant and materials

3. Storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development

4. The erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate

5. Measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction, including wheel washing.

6. A scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and construction works.

7. Tree protection measures.

16

Prior to the first occupation of the dwellings the 4 electric charging points as per plan Drawing No. 2626.2A  shall be installed and operational (and shall continue operation during occupation).