Agenda item

PERMISSION

Description of application – Erection of two pairs of semi-detached houses with green landscaped courtyard on land to the south east of Ravensbourne House.  Reconfiguration of parking layout in front of main building to allow additional landscaping, provision of basement parking area to be accessed via car lift and associated landscaping work.

Oral representations in support of the application were received at the meeting.

The Chief Planner reported that Highways Division had raised no objection to the application but had requested further conditions in regard to lighting, access and refuse be added.  Further supplementary documents had been received.

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

18  Parking bays shall measure 2.4m x 5m and there shall be a clear space of 6m in front of each space (or 7.5m if garages are provided) to allow for manoeuvring and these spaces shall be permanently retained as such thereafter.

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

19  Garages shall have minimum internal dimensions of 2.6m x 6m and there shall be a minimum clear space in front of their doors of 6m (or 7.5m where the garages are in a compound or opposite a structure or means of enclosure) to allow for manoeuvring and these dimensions shall be permanently retained as such thereafter.

Reason: In order to comply with Appendix II of the Unitary Development Plan to ensure that adequate on-site parking is provided and in the interest of pedestrian and vehicular safety.

20  Before commencement of the development hereby permitted, details of turning area(s) within the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The turning area(s) shall be provided before any part of the development is first occupied and shall be permanently retained thereafter.

Reason: In order to comply with Policies T3 and T18 of the Unitary Development Plan and to enable vehicles to enter and leave the site in a forward direction, in the interest of pedestrian and vehicular safety.

21  Details of a scheme to light the access drive and car parking areas hereby permitted shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the development hereby permitted is commenced.  The approved scheme shall be self-certified to accord with BS 5489 – 1:2003 and be implemented before the development is first occupied and the lighting shall be permanently retained thereafter.

Reason: In order to comply with Policy T3 and appendix II of the Unitary Development Plan in the interest of visual amenity and the safety of occupiers of and visitors to the development.