Agenda item

PERMISSION

Description of application – The enlargement of the existing car park for Keston Parish Church and Church Hall.

Oral representations in support of the application were received at the meeting.  Oral representations from Ward Member, Councillor Robert Mcilveen, in support of the application were received at the meeting.

An email dated 14 January 2019 from Councillor David Jefferys had been received and circulated to Members in which he stated his support for the application.

MEMBERS CONSIDERED THAT THE PROPOSAL TO ENHANCE ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY CONSTITUTED VERY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD CLEARLY OUTWEIGH THE HARM CAUSED TO THE GREEN BELT.

Members having considered the report and representations, RESOLVED that PERMISSION be GRANTED AGAINST OFFICERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS subject to the following conditions and informatives:-

“1. The development to which this permission relates must be begun not later than the expiration of 3 years, beginning with the date of this decision notice.

REASON: Section 91, Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2. The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out otherwise than in complete accordance with the plans approved under this planning permission unless previously agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 

REASON: In the interest of the visual and residential amenities of the area and in order to comply with Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan.

3. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the details set out in the Arboricultural Statement dated 4^th February 2018 (AR/3570a/jq), approved as part of the planning application, under the supervision of a retained arboricultural specialist in order to ensure that the correct materials and techniques are employed.

REASON: To ensure that works are carried out according to good arboricultural practice and in the interests of the health and amenity of the trees to be retained around the perimeter of the site and to comply with Policy 73 of the Bromley Local Plan.

4. Before any work is commenced details of parking spaces and/or garages and sufficient turning space shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and such provision shall be completed before the commencement of the use of the land or building hereby permitted and shall thereafter be kept available for such use.  No 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: 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 and in order to comply with Policy 30 of the Bromley Local Plan.

5.  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 5.16 of the London Plan.

6. The enlarged area of car parking hereby permitted shall be used as an overflow car park to the main car park only and shall not be used for general car parking other than at peak times of use.

REASON: In order to comply with Policies 30 and 32 of the Bromley Local Plan and in the interest of highway safety.

7. Prior to the commencement of any above ground works, details of the materials to be used for the car parking area, which shall include a porous material and open mesh finish, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be completed in accordance with the approved details and permanently maintained as such thereafter.

REASON: In order to comply with Policies 37 and 49 of the Bromley Local Plan and in the interest of the visual amenities of the Green Belt.

8. The landscaping scheme as shown on plan ref. 847/5 rev. E shall be implemented in the first planting season following the substantial completion of the development.  Any trees or plants which within a period of 10 years from the substantial completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species to those originally planted.

REASON: In order to comply with Policies 37 and 73 of the Bromley Local Plan and in the interest of the visual amenities of the area and the protection of the trees planted alongside the development.”