Your council
Agenda item
Planning Application - EPF/2364/19 Site adjacent to Great Notts, Moreton Road, Bobbingworth CM5 0LU
To consider the attached report on the proposed conversion of an existing barn to form a single detached residential unit, retaining existing access and on-site car parking.
Minutes:
Application Ref: |
EPF/2364/19 |
Application Type: |
Full planning permission |
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Case Officer: |
Cuma Ahmet |
Site Address: |
Site adjacent to Great Notts Moreton Road Bobbingworth Ongar CM5 0LU |
Proposal: |
Proposed conversion of an existing barn to form a single detached residential unit, retaining existing access & on-site car parking. |
Ward: |
Moreton and Fyfield |
Parish: |
Moreton, Bobbingworth and the Lavers |
View Plans: |
https://eppingforestdcpr.force.com/pr/s/planning-application/a0h8d000000NyP5 |
Decision: |
Approve with Conditions |
Conditions: (12) |
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The development hereby permitted shall begin not later than three years from the date of this decision.
Reason: To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). |
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The development hereby permitted shall be carried out and retained strictly in accordance with the following approved plans:
18/31008/101 18/31008/102 18/31008/104 18/31008/006 18/31008/007A 18/31008/008A
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure the proposal is built in accordance with the approved plans. |
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The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match those of the existing building [or those specified on the approved plans, or those specified in the submitted application form].
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory appearance in the interests of visual amenity of the area, in accordance with policy DBE10 [or DBE1 if structure is not a residential extension] of the adopted Local Plan 1998 & 2006, and Policy DM9 of the Local Plan Submission Version 2017, and the NPPF. |
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Prior to any above ground works, full details of both hard and soft landscape works (including tree planting) and implementation programme (linked to the development schedule) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. All hard and soft landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. The works shall be carried out prior to the occupation of the building or completion of the development, whichever is the sooner. The hard landscaping details shall include, as appropriate, and in addition to details of existing features to be retained: proposed finished levels or contours; means of enclosure; car parking layouts; other minor artefacts and structures, including signs and lighting and functional services above and below ground. The details of soft landscape works shall include plans for planting or establishment by any means and full written specifications and schedules of plants, including species, plant sizes and proposed numbers /densities where appropriate. If within a period of five years from the date of the planting or establishment of any tree, or shrub or plant, that tree, shrub, or plant or any replacement is removed, uprooted or destroyed or dies or becomes seriously damaged or defective another tree or shrub, or plant of the same species and size as that originally planted shall be planted at the same place.
Reason: To comply with the duties indicated in Section 197 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 so as to ensure that the details of the development of the landscaping are complementary, and to ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development, in accordance with policies CP2 and LL11 of the adopted Local Plan and Alterations 1998 & 2006, policies DM3 and DM5 of the Local Plan Submission Version 2017, and the NPPF. |
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Prior to first occupation of the development herby permitted a plan indicating the position, design, materials and type of boundary treatment to be erected, shall have been submitted to an approved by the Local Planning Authority. The approved boundary treatment shall be implemented prior to the occupation of the development and thereafter permanently retained.
Reason: To ensure the safe movement of vehicles between the highway and off-street parking areas and to ensure a satisfactory appearance of the development, in accordance with Policies ST4 & DBE1 of the adopted Local Plan and Alterations 1998 & 2006, Policies T1 & DM9 of the Local Plan Submission Version 2017, and the NPPF. |
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A) No work on any phase of the development (with the exception of demolition works where this is for the reason of making areas of the site available for site investigation), shall commence until an assessment of the risks posed by any contamination within that phase shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This assessment must be undertaken by a suitably qualified contaminated land practitioner, in accordance with British Standard BS 10175: Investigation of Potentially Contaminated Sites - Code of Practice and the Environment Agency's Guidelines for the Land Contamination: Risk Management (LCRM 2020) (or equivalent if replaced), and shall assess any contamination on the site, whether or not it originates on the site. The development shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved details unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written consent to any variation. The assessment shall include: (1) A survey of the extent, scale and nature of contamination and (2) An assessment of the potential risks to: human health; property (existing or proposed) including buildings, crops, livestock, pets, woodland, service lines and pipes; adjoining land; groundwater and surface waters; ecological systems; and archaeological sites and ancient monuments.
B) If following the risk assessment unacceptable risks are identified from land affected by contamination in that phase, no work on any phase of the development shall take place, until a detailed land remediation scheme has been completed. The scheme will be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall include an appraisal of remediation options, identification of the preferred option(s), the proposed remediation objectives and remediation criteria, and a description and programme of the works to be undertaken including the verification plan. (The remediation scheme shall be sufficiently detailed and thorough to ensure that after remediation, as a minimum, land should not be capable of being determined as contaminated land under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990). The development shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme. Following the completion of the remediation works and prior to the first occupation of the development, a verification report by a suitably qualified contaminated land practitioner shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.
Reason: To ensure that risks from land contamination to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors in accordance with policy RP4 of the adopted Local Plan 1998 & 2006, and policy DM21 of the Local Plan Submission Version 2017, and the NPPF. |
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Prior to any above groundworks, details and location of the parking spaces (including garages) equipped with active Electric Vehicle Charging Point(s) shall have been submitted to and approved in writing with the Local Planning Authority (LPA), unless otherwise agreed in writing with the LPA. The installation of EVCP shall be completed in accordance with the approved details and made operational prior to first occupation. The details must include details as follows:
- Location of active charging infrastructure; and - Specification of charging equipment to be used.
Reason: To ensure the development contributes to supporting the Council towards a low carbon future and the wider aims and objectives for reducing car-led air pollution in regard to the EFSAC, in accordance with policy CP1 of the adopted Local Plan 1998 & 2006, Policies T1 & DM22 of the Local Plan Submission Version 2017, and the NPPF. |
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Prior to preliminary ground works taking place, details of foul and surface water disposal shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and shall be provided on site prior to the first occupation and shall be retained for the lifetime of the development.
Reason: To ensure satisfactory provision and disposal of surface water in the interests of Land Drainage, in accordance with policy RP3 of the adopted Local Plan and Alterations 1998 & 2006, policies DM16 and DM18 of the Local Plan Submission Version 2017, and the NPPF. |
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Prior to any above groundworks, a strategy to facilitate super-fast broadband for future occupants of the site shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority (LPA). The strategy shall seek to ensure that upon occupation of a dwelling, either a landline or ducting to facilitate the provision of a broadband service to that dwelling from a site-wide network, is in place and provided as part of the initial highway works and in the construction of frontage thresholds to dwellings that abut the highway, unless evidence is put forward and agreed in writing by the LPA that technological advances for the provision of a broadband service for the majority of potential customers will no longer necessitate below ground infrastructure. The development of the site shall be carried out in accordance with the approved strategy.
Reason: To ensure the development contributes to supporting improved digital connectivity throughout the District and supports the wider aims and objectives for reducing car-led air pollution, improving the health and wellbeing of residents and visitors including the EFSAC, in accordance with policy CP1 of the adopted Local Plan 1998 & 2006, Policies D5, DM2, DM9, DM10 & DM22 of the Local Plan Submission Version 2017, and the NPPF. |
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The driveway access shall be used for purposes connected to the occupation of the residential use of the site and for no other purpose.
Reason : To ensure the use of the vehicle access is connected to the residential occupation of the development and for no other purpose and/or associated uses. |
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Prior to any above groundworks of the development hereby permitted, details of provision for adequate storage for waste and recycling for the residential units hereby permitted shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The measures as agreed shall be complete and available for use prior to first occupation of the residential units and thereafter maintained in accordance with the agreed details.
Reason: To ensure adequate provision is made in a suitable location in accordance with Policy DBE3 of the adopted Local Plan 1998 & 2006, Policy DM11 of the Local Plan Submission Version 2017, and the NPPF. |
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Prior to occupation of development, the applicant shall provide details of private garden amenity provision within the site including any landscaping thereof for the written agreement of the Local Planning Authority. The details approved shall be implemented before first occupation and maintained for the life of the development.
Reason: To ensure suitable private garden amenity can be provided for its future occupiers in accordance with Policies DBE4 and DBE8 of the Adopted Local Plan and Alterations (2006) and Policies DM9 and DM10 of the Submission Version Local Plan (2017).
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Informatives: (4) |
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The Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that may have been received and subsequently determining to grant planning permission in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework. |
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Note: Under the Land Drainage Byelaws of this Council, Land Drainage Consent is also required before any work commences. Please contact the Land Drainage team on 01992 564000 for application forms. The grant of planning permission does not imply the automatic grant of Land Drainage Consent. |
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This permission is also subject to conditions and/or covenants of an accompanying Section 106 Agreement. |
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The applicant is advised to note the advice provided by National Grid in relation to the presence of a nearby high pressure gas pipeline. Should the applicant be unsure of the impacts its development may have on the abovementioned infrastructure, you should contact National Grid in the first instance before any works are carried out and/or continued. |
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