Agenda item

PERMISSION

Description of application - Construction of a Museum with integral cafeteria, shop, display areas and lavatories and relocation of existing car park.

Oral representations in support of the application were received.

Comments from Ward Member Councillor Julian Benington in support of the application were reported at the meeting.

Further letters of support had been received.

Members were advised that Environmental Health and the Metropolitan Police raised no objections to the application.

Comments from the Highways Agency were reported.

Members having considered the report and representations, RESOLVED that PERMISSION BE GRANTED as recommended, subject to the conditions and informative set out in the report of the Chief Planner with the addition of a further 7 conditions to read:-

'11  Notwithstanding the access details shown on drawing 4671-201A, details of the layout of the proposed vehicular access onto Main Road and the coach parking area, including dimensions of visibility splays, a Road Safety Audit to inform the design of the access and details of any related changes to the existing accesses onto Main Road, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to commencement of the development and these access arrangements shall be substantially completed before any part of the development hereby permitted is first used.  There shall be no obstruction to visibility in excess of 1.0m in height within the approved splays and the splays shall be permanently retained.

Reason: In order to comply with Policy T18 of the Unitary Development Plan and in the interest of pedestrian and vehicular safety.

12  Before commencement of the use of the land or building hereby permitted parking spaces and/or garages and turning space shall be completed in accordance with the approved details and thereafter shall be kept available for such use and no permitted development whether permitted by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order 1995 (or any Order amending, revoking and re-enacting this Order) or not, shall be carried out on the land or garages indicated or in such a position as to preclude vehicular access to the said land or garages.

Reason: In order to comply with Policy T3 of the Unitary Development Plan and to avoid development without adequate parking or garage provision, which is likely to lead to parking inconvenient to other road users and would be detrimental to amenities and prejudicial to road safety.

13  Details of the finished surfaces of the access road and parking areas and of the street lighting installations, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the development commences and the access road, parking areas and street lighting shall be completed in accordance with the approved details before the development hereby permitted is first used.  The approved lighting scheme shall be self-certified to accord with BS 5489-1:2003.

Reason: In order to comply with Policy BE1 of the Unitary Development Plan and in the interest of the visual amenities of the area.

14  Before any part of the development hereby permitted is first occupied, bicycle parking (including covered storage facilities where appropriate) shall be provided at the site in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the bicycle parking/storage facilities shall be permanently retained thereafter.

Reason: In order to comply with Policy T7 and Appendix II.7 of the Unitary Development Plan and in order to provide adequate bicycle parking facilities at the site in the interest of reducing reliance on private car transport.

15  Whilst the development hereby permitted is being carried out, provision shall be made to accommodate operatives and construction vehicles off-loading, parking and turning within the site in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and such provision shall remain available for such uses to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority throughout the course of development.

Reason: In the interests of pedestrian and vehicular safety and the amenities of the area and to accord with Policy T18 of the Unitary Development Plan.

16  Surface water from private land shall not discharge on to the highway.  Details of the drainage system for surface water drainage to prevent the discharge of surface water from private land on to the highway shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to commencement of works.  Before any part of the development hereby permitted is first occupied, the drainage system shall be completed in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained permanently thereafter.

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory means of surface water drainage and to accord with Policy ER13 of the Unitary Development Plan.

17  The development hereby permitted shall incorporate measures to minimise the risk of crime.  No development shall take place until details of such measures, according to the principles and physical security requirements of Secured by Design, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved measures shall be implemented before the development is occupied and thereafter retained.

Reason: In the interest of security and crime prevention and to accord with Policies H7 and BE1 of the Unitary Development Plan.’.