Agenda item

PERMISSION

Description of application - Demolition of existing buildings at Nos.50-54 Station Road and erection of three storey building comprising commercial/office space at ground floor level and 2 two bedroom and 4 one bedroom apartments at first and second floor levels with associated secure bin and cycle storage for commercial and residential use and landscaped

amenity space.

Oral representations in objection to and in support of the application were received.  Oral representations from Ward Member, Councillor William Huntington-Thresher were received at the meeting.  Comments from Environmental Health and three further objections to the application had been received and circulated to Members. 

The Agent confirmed that in the event of permission being granted the applicant would withdraw their planning appeal against the refusal of application 19/03187 lodged on 18 March 2020.

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 Assistant Director, Planning with an amendment to Condition 8, two further Conditions and an Informative to read:-

“8. A proposed planting plan / landscaping scheme to include additional screen planting on the boundary with No. 46 Station Road shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to the occupation of the development. The landscaping scheme shown on the approved drawings shall be implemented in the first planting season following the first occupation of the buildings or the substantial completion of the development whichever is the sooner.  Any trees or plants which within a period of 5 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. Furthermore any boundary treatments shall be retained in perpetuity.

REASON:  In order to comply with Policies 37, 73 and 74 of the Bromley Local Plan to secure a visually satisfactory setting for the development and to protect neighbouring amenity.

19. The use hereby permitted shall not be commenced until a Travel Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. This shall include measures to promote the use of alternative modes of transport to the private car, a timetable for implementation and details of the mechanisms for implementation, monitoring and updating. The Travel Plan shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and timescale.

REASON: In order to comply with Policies 30, 31, 32 and 37 of the Bromley Local Plan and in the interest of the amenities of the future occupants of the development and the adjacent properties

20.  i) A Noise Impact Assessment to demonstrate the impact of railway noise on future occupiers of the property, including a scheme to protect against railway noise as necessary, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority prior to construction of above ground works.

(ii) The scheme shall be fully implemented before any of the dwellings are occupied and permanently retained as such thereafter.

REASON: In order to comply with Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan and to ensure a satisfactory standard of residential amenity

INFORMATIVE 3:  Before works commence, the Applicant is advised to contact the Pollution Team of Environmental Health & Trading Standards regarding compliance with the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and/or the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The Applicant should also ensure compliance with the Control of Pollution and Noise from Demolition and Construction Sites Code of Practice 2017 which is available on the Bromley web site. 

If during the works on site any suspected contamination is encountered, Environmental Health should be contacted immediately. The contamination shall be fully assessed and an appropriate remediation scheme submitted to the Local Authority for approval in writing.