Agenda item

APPEAL NOT CONTESTED

Description of application – Proposed ground floor front, side and rear extension, garage conversion, facade alterations and paved driveway

Oral representations in objection to the application were received at the meeting.

The Development Management Area Team Leader (East) reported that a further objection had been received and circulated to Members.

Members having considered the report, objections and representations, RESOLVED NOT TO CONTEST THE APPEAL as recommended and for the reasons set out in the report of the Assistant Director, Planning with condition 4 amended, and the addition of further conditions to read:-

Condition 4:

4.  (a) Notwithstanding Condition 2 and drawing No. B99825-01-3500 REV A prior to commencement of above ground works, details of the materials to be used for the new driveway including landscaping areas and drainage channels where appropriate shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 

(b) Such provision as approved under part (a) 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. 

(c) No development whether permitted by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 2015 (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 Policies 30 and 37 of the Bromley Local Plan and to avoid development without adequate parking 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 the interest of the appearance of the building and the visual amenities of the area.

Additional conditions

5.  (a) Surface water from private land shall not discharge on to the highway.

(b) Prior to the commencement of above ground works 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.

(c) Before any part of the development hereby permitted is first occupied, the drainage system shall be completed in accordance with the details approved under Part (b) and shall be retained permanently thereafter.

Reason: To ensure satisfactory implementation of the surface water drainage proposals can be secured before additional pressure is placed on existing arrangements and to accord with to  London Plan Policy 5.13 Sustainable Drainage and Policies 115, 116 and 117 of the Bromley Local Plan

6.  i) Prior to commencement of above ground works details of treatment of all parts on the site not covered by buildings shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The site shall be landscaped strictly in accordance with the approved details in the first planting season after completion or first occupation of the development, whichever is the sooner. Details shall include:

1. A scaled plan showing all existing vegetation to be retained and trees and plants to be planted which shall include use of a minimum of 30% native plant species of home grown stock (where possible) and no invasive species

2. Proposed hardstanding and boundary treatment

3. A schedule detailing sizes and numbers of all proposed trees/plants

4. Sufficient specification to endure successful establishment and survival of new planting.

(ii) There shall be no excavation or raising or lowering of levels within the prescribed root protection area of retained trees unless agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

(iii) Any new tree(s) that die(s), are/is removed or become(s) severely damaged or diseased shall be replaced and any new planting (other than trees) which dies, is removed, becomes severely damaged or diseased within five years of planting shall be replaced.  Unless further specific permission has been given by the Local Planning Authority, replacement planting shall be in accordance with the approved details

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.

7.  Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any Order amending, revoking and re-enacting this Order) no building, structure, extension, enlargement or alteration permitted by Class B of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the 2015 Order (as amended), shall be erected or made within the curtilage(s) of the dwelling(s) hereby permitted without the prior approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In the interests of protecting the character of the area and residential amenity of neighbouring properties in accordance with Policy 37 of the Bromley Local Plan.