Basingstoke & Dean Borough Council
Councillors:
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22
Meetings (2025):
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Meeting
Development Control Committee - Basingstoke & Dean
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Wednesday, 14th May 2025
6:30 PM
Wednesday, 14th May 2025
6:30 PM
End:
Wednesday, 14th May 2025
9:30 PM
Wednesday, 14th May 2025
9:30 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
14 May 2025
14 May 2025
Location:
Council Chamber - Deanes
Council Chamber - Deanes
Webcast:
Available
Available
Meeting Attendees
Committee Member
Chair of Development Control Committee
Reserve
Leader of the Conservative Group
Committee Member
Reserve
Chair of the Human Resources Committee
Committee Member
Vice-Chair of Development Control Committee
Vice-Chair
Chair of the Investigating and Disciplinary and Standards Appeals Committee
Committee Member
Committee Member
Mayor
Councillor Colin Phillimore
Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group
Apologies, sent representative
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Reserve
Vice-Chair of the Licensing Committee
Officer
Assistant Planning Manager
Katherine Fitzherbert-Green
Expected
Officer
Lisa Souden
Expected
Officer
Sue Tarvit
Expected
Agenda
1
Apologies for absence and substitutions
Minutes
Councillor Howard-Sorrell sent his apologies.
Councillor Hussey was replaced by Councillor Bowes.
Councillor Phillimore was replaced by Councillor K Watts.
Councillor Hussey was replaced by Councillor Bowes.
Councillor Phillimore was replaced by Councillor K Watts.
2
Declarations of interest
Minutes
There were no urgent matters.
3
Urgent matters
To consider any items of business, other than those shown on this agenda and which, by reason of special circumstances to be stated at the meeting, in the opinion of the Chairman, should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency
Minutes
There were no declarations of interest.
4
Minutes of the meetings held on the 9th April and the 23rd April 2025
The Chair will move that the minutes of the meeting held on the 9th April 2025 be signed as a correct record.
The minutes of the meeting held on the 23rd April 2025 will be approved at the Development Control Committee on the 28th May 2025.
The only part of the minutes that can be discussed is their accuracy.
The minutes of the meeting held on the 23rd April 2025 will be approved at the Development Control Committee on the 28th May 2025.
The only part of the minutes that can be discussed is their accuracy.
Attachments:
- Document Minutes of the meeting held on the 9th April 2025 02 May 2025
Minutes
The Chair confirmed that the minutes of the meeting held on the 9th April 2025 were confirmed by the Committee as a correct record.
The minutes of the meeting held on the 23rd April 2025 would be approved at the Development Control Committee held on the 28th May 2025.
The minutes of the meeting held on the 23rd April 2025 would be approved at the Development Control Committee held on the 28th May 2025.
5
Applications for planning permission and public participation thereon
This report details the planning applications to the Committee for consideration and decision.
Contact Officer: Planning and Development Manager
Wards Affected: Basing And Upton Grey, Eastrop & Grove, Norden, Oakley & The Candovers, Sherborne St John & Rooksdown, Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst
Contact Officer: Planning and Development Manager
Wards Affected: Basing And Upton Grey, Eastrop & Grove, Norden, Oakley & The Candovers, Sherborne St John & Rooksdown, Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst
Attachments:
- Document Report 02 May 2025
- Document Index 02 May 2025
- Document Applications 02 May 2025
- Document Update Front sheet 14.05.2025 02 May 2025
- Document Update 14.05.2025 02 May 2025
Minutes
The following Public Participation took place:
Interest
Name
Item No./Topic
Support
Ms Futter
Item 1 - 23/03132/FUL
Support
Mr Allwright
Item 2 - 24/01039/FUL
Support
Mr Costello
Item 3 - 24/01354/FUL
Support
Mrs Downie
Item 3 - 24/01354/FUL
Objector
Ms Lambert
Item 4 - 24/02455/HSE
Support
Ms Woodley
Item 5 - 24/02757/FUL
Councillor
Mr Willis
Item 5 - 24/02757/FUL
Support
Mr Bradbury
Item 7 - 24/02859/BPA3
Councillor
L James
Item 7 - 24/02859/BPA3
Support
Mr Flanagan
Item 8 - 24/02890/FUL
Support
Mrs Flanagan
Item 8 - 24/02890/FUL
Item 1 – 23/03132/FUL: Proposed 4 storey extension to the north east elevation of Wella House for 9 flats (5 no. 1-bed and 4 no. 2-bed) with associated car parking, bin store and cycle parking, relocation of existing bin store and reconfiguration of part of existing carpark. Site: Wella House Wella Road Basingstoke Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 75 of 112 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application and acknowledged that a valid appeal was currently lodged with the planning inspectorate on non-determination grounds.
Therefore, there could be no decision made on the application by the local planning authority, the purpose of taking the application to committee would be to confirm what decision Members would have made had the application been determined.
Members were supportive of the proposal of a 4 storey extension to the north east elevation of Wella House for 9 flats. Members considered the design to be similar to the surrounding built form and compliant with local and national policies.
RESOLVED that: Had the council been determining the application the recommendation would have been for Approval subject to the conditions listed below.
Conditions
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
1100 Rev C - Location Plan
1101 Rev E - Proposed Site/Block Plan
1210 Rev B - Proposed Ground Floor Plan
1211 Rev A - Proposed 1st and 2nd Floor Plans
1212 Rev A - Proposed 3rd Floor Plan
1217 - Proposed Roof Plan
1300 Rev A - Proposed Elevations
1310 - Proposed Elevations
1510 - Bins Store Plan and Elevations
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent an accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.
3 Notwithstanding the approved plans, no development shall commence on site above slab level until a schedule of materials and finishes to be used, including samples, for the external walls, roofs, windows and doors of the proposed extension has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out and thereafter maintained in accordance with the details so approved.
REASON: Details are required because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, in the interests of the visual amenities of the area and in accordance with Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
4 All recommendations outlined in the Noise Impact Assessment Noise Assessment Technical Report: R10935-1 Rev 1 shall be implemented and shall be completed before the use, hereby approved, is first commenced and shall be thereafter maintained, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: In the interests of the amenities of the occupants of nearby premises and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
5 No dwelling shall be occupied until a post completion noise survey has been undertaken by a suitably qualified acoustic consultant, and a report submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The post completion testing shall assess performance of the measures against the internal noise criteria as set in section 3.16 of Noise Impact Assessment Noise Assessment Technical Report: R10935-1 Rev 1. The survey and reporting shall be undertaken in accordance with the following methodology, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local
Planning Authority:
Noise Survey Protocol
The acoustic testing shall seek to demonstrate compliance with the standards set out in s3.16 of Noise Impact Assessment Noise Assessment Technical Report: R10935-1 Rev 1. Tests must be carried out prior to the occupation of any dwellings within the development.
The plots for testing shall be agreed with the Environmental Health team and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in advance of the testing.
The acoustic testing will be undertaken in general accordance with the Association of Noise Consultants' publication "ANC Guidelines: Noise Measurement in Buildings: Part2: Noise from External Sources".
If the site is subject to a high level of construction noise during the daytime, then any affected periods shall be discounted from the analysis. In this event it would be possible to use historical noise graphs for the site to estimate the daytime noise levels in the absence of the construction noise to a reasonably high degree of accuracy.
Noise levels shall be monitored at a single location in each test room, with the measurement microphone positioned at a height of 1.2m above floor level and a distance at least 1.5m from any external wall/window.
The measuring equipment shall be "Type 1", as defined in BS EN 61672:2003.
The calibration of the measuring equipment shall be checked prior at the start of the survey using a hand-held calibrator compliant with BS EN 60942:2003 (IEC 60942:2003), Class 1. The calibration will be checked upon completion of the survey.
All measurement and calibration equipment shall hold current laboratory calibration certificates, traceable to national standards and measured at a UKAS approved laboratory.
The measurement instrumentation shall be configured to record the LAeq,T and LAmax, fast sound levels over consecutive 1 minute intervals. Contemporaneous measurements to a higher (1 second) resolution shall also be undertaken.
The equipment shall be installed for a period covering three weekday nights, to obtain representative information regarding any variation in night-time noise events.
Where noise measurements are undertaken in unfinished and unfurnished rooms, the reverberation time in the test room shall be measured in accordance with BS EN ISO 3382-2; "Acoustics. Measurement of room acoustic parameters. Reverberation time in ordinary rooms". The measurement results shall be adjusted accordingly to account for the change in reverberation time between the tested condition and future reverberation time within the room when furnished.
All measurements shall be undertaken with windows closed and the Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) whole house supply and extract system operating.
Reporting
The report shall present the following information:
- date and time of measurements;
- location: i.e. name of building, floor, room name or number;
- description of noise source(s);
- details of all equipment used, i.e. manufacturer and model, serial numbers;
- results of calibration checks;
- measurement positions;
- description of the room finishes, etc. at the time of testing;
- measured reverberation times, if relevant, and any correction used to adjust measured noise levels;
- noise monitoring results;
- an assessment of the measurement data and compliance with the technical requirements set out in s3.16 of Noise Impact Assessment Noise Assessment Technical Report: R10935-1 Rev 1recommendations for additional mitigation measures/repairs where the monitoring shows that the noise standards have not been complied with.
If the noise levels set out in set out in s3.16 of Noise Impact Assessment Noise Assessment Technical Report: R10935-1 Rev 1 are exceeded, additional noise mitigation measures, (where necessary to ensure the appropriate noise levels can be met), shall be submitted to an approved in writing by the Local Authority and implemented in full prior to the first occupation of the relevant phase.
REASON: In the interests of residential amenity, and to ensure acceptable noise levels are not exceeded within the dwellings and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
6 No development shall take place until a site-specific Construction Environmental Management Plan has been submitted to and been approved in writing by the LPA. The plan must demonstrate the adoption and use of the best practicable means to reduce the effects of noise, vibration, dust and site lighting. The plan should include, but not be limited to:
Procedures for maintaining good public relations including complaint management, public consultation and liaison;
Arrangements for liaison with the Council's Environmental Protection Team;
All works and ancillary operations which are audible at the site boundary, or at such other place as may be agreed with the Local Planning Authority, shall be carried out only between the following hours: 07:30 Hours and 18:00 Hours on Mondays to Fridays and 08:00 and 13:00 Hours on Saturdays and; at no time on Sundays and Bank Holidays;
Deliveries to and removal of plant, equipment, machinery and waste from the site must only take place within the permitted hours detailed above.
Mitigation measures as defined in BS 5528: Parts 1 and 2 : 2009 Noise and Vibration Control on Construction and Open Sites shall be used to minimise noise disturbance from construction works.
Procedures for emergency deviation of the agreed working hours;
An undertaking to require all contractors to be 'Considerate Contractors' when working in the Borough by being aware of the needs of neighbours and the environment;
Control measures for dust and other air-borne pollutants;
Measures for controlling the use of site lighting whether required for safe working or for security purposes;
The approved plan shall be adhered to during the demolition/construction period of the
development.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
7 The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the building has provision within its curtilage for secure cycle parking facilities in accordance with the approved plans. The cycle storage shall thereafter be retained and maintained in perpetuity.
REASON: To improve provision for cyclists and discourage the use of the private car wherever possible and in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029.
8 The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied or the approved use commence, whichever is the sooner, until each flat has provision within the site for refuse and recycling storage (prior to disposal), in accordance with the approved plans. The surface materials from the carriageway to the waste container collection point shall have level access and shall not hinder the movement of waste containers to the collection vehicle. The development shall provide enough bin storage to comply with the Design and Sustainability SPD for all 9 of the residential flats on site, and the areas of land so provided shall not be used for any purposes other than the storage (prior to disposal) or the collection of refuse and recycling and shall be thereafter retained and maintained in this way.
REASON: In the interests of general amenity, to ensure convenience of arrangements for refuse and recycling storage and collection and to ensure that no obstruction is caused on the adjoining highway, in the interest of highway safety and in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029 and the Design and Sustainability SPD.
9 The development herby permitted shall not be occupied until a Construction Statement detailing how each flat shall meet a water efficiency standard of 110 litres or less per person per day has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority through a demonstration that this requirement for sustainable water use cannot be achieved on technical or viability grounds. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: In the absence of such details being provided within the planning submission, details are required to ensure that the development delivers a level of sustainable water use in accordance with Policy EM9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
10 The development shall not be occupied until vehicle parking spaces have been constructed, surfaced and marked out in accordance with the approved plans and those areas shall not thereafter be used for any purpose other than parking, loading and unloading of vehicles, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policies EM10 and CN9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
11 The parking spaces shall not be brought into use until they have been laid out with a drained surface. Provision shall be made to direct run-off water from the surface to a permeable or porous area or surface within the curtilage of the development. Such areas shall be retained as such for the lifetime of the development.
REASON: To ensure adequate provision for surface water drainage and in the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policy CN9 and EM10 of the Local Plan 2011-2029.
12 No work relating to the construction of the development hereby approved, including works of demolition or preparation prior to operations, or internal painting or fitting out, shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance Policy EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
13 No deliveries of construction materials or plant and machinery and no removal of any spoil from the site shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
14 No development shall take place on site above slab level until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a scheme of hard and soft landscaping which shall specify species, planting sizes, spacing and numbers of trees/shrubs to be planted (including replacement trees where appropriate). The works approved shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the first occupation of the building(s) or when the use hereby permitted is commenced. In addition, a maintenance programme detailing all operations to be carried out in order to allow successful establishment of planting, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before development commences. Any trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: Details are required prior to commencement because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, to improve the appearance of the site in the interests of visual amenity in accordance with Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. In accordance with paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following positive and creative manner:-
seeking further information following receipt of the application;
seeking amendments to the proposed development following receipt of the application;
considering the imposition of conditions.
In this instance:
the applicant was updated of any issues after the initial site visit.
In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
3. The Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency during 2019 formally making this declaration at the meeting of Cabinet in September 2019. This recognises the need to take urgent action to reduce both the emissions of the Council's own activities as a service provider but also those of the wider borough. In this respect, the Council is working with consultants at present to identify appropriate actions to achieve the targets that have been set. Beyond the requirements of any conditions that may be applicable to this planning permission and the current planning policy framework, the applicant is encouraged to explore all opportunities for implementing the development in a way that minimises impact on climate change. Where this in itself might require separate permission applicants can contact the council for advice through the following link: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process. For information more generally on the Climate Emergency please visit: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/climateemergency.
4. The development hereby approved results in the requirement to make payments to the Council as part of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CiL) procedure. A Liability Notice setting out further details and including the amount of CiL payable will be sent out separately from this Decision Notice following the receipt of CIL Form 2 (Assumption of Liability) (https://ecab.planningportal.co.uk/uploads/1app/forms/form_2_assumption_of_liability.pdf). You are advised to read the Liability Notice and ensure that a Commencement Notice is submitted to the Council prior to the commencement of development. Failure to submit the Commencement Notice prior to the commencement of development will result in the loss of any exemptions claimed; the loss of any right to pay by instalments; and additional costs to you in the form of surcharges. You are advised to await acknowledgement of receipt of the Commencement Notice from the Charging Authority before commencing any works. Further details can be viewed at https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/community-infrastructure-levy.
5. If this development will result in new postal addresses or changes in addresses, please contact the council's Street Naming and Numbering team on 01256 845557 and email GMSTeam@basingstoke.gov.uk to commence the process. Details can be found on the council's website.
Item 2 - 24/01039/FUL: Provision of a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) enclosed by fencing. Site: Headley Recreation Ground Thornford Road Headley Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 113 of 135 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application and were in favour of the erection of a multi-use games area within an existing recreation ground and supported the Officer recommendation.
RESOLVED that: the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions and informatives listed below.
Conditions
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Location Plan - Drawing No. 01
Site Layout Plan - Drawing No. 02
Proposed Elevations - Drawing No. 03
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent an accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.
3 The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match, in type, colour and texture those on the approved plans and application forms.
REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and in accordance with Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and Policy L1 of the Ashford Hill with Headley Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2029.
4 The Multi Use Games Area shall not open before 08:00 or remain open after 21:00 unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
5 No deliveries of construction materials or plant and machinery and no removal of any spoil from the site shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
6 No work relating to the construction of the development hereby approved, including works of demolition or preparation prior to operations, shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
7 Prior to the commencement of development, a Biodiversity Enhancement and Management Plan (BEMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, that sets out the implementation and delivery of onsite habitat as set out within the supporting BNG Metric Calculation by Phillips Ecology dated 9/9/2024.
The BEMP will include the results of the final version of the Biodiversity Metric that supports the Biodiversity Gain Plan, and set out a 30-year management and monitoring plan that delivers the proposed habitat creation and enhancement measures. The BEMP should include the following:
a. Description and evaluation of habitat features to be retained, created and/or enhanced.
b. Extent and location of proposed habitat works on appropriate scale maps and plans to include species/faunal enhancement measures.
c. Management action plan and associated timetable covering habitat implementation and delivery over 30 years.
d. A monitoring and reporting framework with progress reports sent to the LPA.
e. Details of a mechanism to secure the identification, agreement and implementation of contingency and/or remedial measures that may be required to address any failures of the action plan.
f. Details of the specialist ecological management body or organisation responsible for implementation of the BEMP.
g. Details of the funding mechanisms by which the long-term implementation of the Plan will be secured by the developer with the specialist ecological management body or organisation responsible for its delivery.
The approved Plan shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: To provide net gains for biodiversity in line with the Environment Act 2021, Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024), Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and Policy NE1 of the Ashford Hill with Headley Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2029.
8 Protective measures, including fencing, ground protection, arboricultural supervision, working procedures and special engineering solutions shall be carried out in accordance with the Arboricultural report dated 6 February 2025 submitted by Mark Welby (MW 2502 AHH AIA).Tree protection fencing, and ground protection shall be erected prior to any site activity starting and maintained throughout the development. The development shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved Method Statement.
REASON: To ensure that the trees to be retained are in a safe and healthy condition to the benefit of the local amenities and the enhancement of the development itself, in accordance with Policies EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and Policy NE2 of the Ashford Hill with Headley Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2029.
9 The equipment storage box shall not be installed until details/specification of the types and colours of external materials to be used, together with samples (where appropriate), have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out and thereafter maintained in accordance with the details so approved.
REASON: In the interests of the visual amenities of the area and in accordance with Policies EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and Policy L1 of the Ashford Hill with Headley Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2029.
10 No external lighting shall be installed on site unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: in the interests of the visual and residential amenities of the area, in accordance with Policies EM1, EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. In accordance with paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following positive and creative manner:-
proactively offering a pre-application advice (in accordance with paragraphs 40-47);
seeking further information following receipt of the application;
considering the imposition of conditions.
In this instance:
the applicant was updated of any issues after the initial site visit;
was provided with pre-application advice;
the application was acceptable as submitted and no further assistance was required.
In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
3. The Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency during 2019 formally making this declaration at the meeting of Cabinet in September 2019. This recognises the need to take urgent action to reduce both the emissions of the Council's own activities as a service provider but also those of the wider borough. In this respect, the Council is working with consultants at present to identify appropriate actions to achieve the targets that have been set. Beyond the requirements of any conditions that may be applicable to this planning permission and the current planning policy framework, the applicant is encouraged to explore all opportunities for implementing the development in a way that minimises impact on climate change. Where this in itself might require separate permission applicants can contact the council for advice through the following link: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process. For information more generally on the Climate Emergency please visit: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/climateemergency.
4. Great Crested Newts (GCN) and their habitats are fully protected by law. Where GCNs are discovered on site before or during construction works, all construction and related works must cease immediately, and advice sought from a suitably qualified Ecologist or Natural England. An Enquiry can also be made to NatureSpace Partnership to explore the use of the Council's District Level Licensing Scheme post planning.
Item 3 - 24/01354/FUL: Laying of hardstanding to provide access to the cesspit for the pump-out lorry and to enable the dray lorry to make deliveries clear of the highway; the hardstanding also to serve as additional parking to serve The Gamekeepers; provision of 4 No. low-level, bat-friendly downlighters within the landscaped margin. (Reduced scheme to 21/01777/RET). Site: The Gamekeepers Tunworth Road Mapledurwell Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 136 of 187 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application and thought the size of the enlarged car park at the existing public house to be acceptable and due to its location, there would be no visual impact on Frog Lane.
RESOLVED that: the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions and informatives listed below.
Conditions
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Proposed Site Plan (includes location plan) - Drawing No. P01 Rev E
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 Unless within three [3] months of the date of this decision a scheme of hard and soft landscaping is submitted in writing to the Local Planning Authority for approval, including as a minimum:
a) Details of size of plants / trees based on the detail shown in Proposed Site Plan (includes location plan) - Drawing No. P01 Rev E.
b) a knee rail type fence located around the east and south boundaries of the car parking area to prevent encroachment of cars into the landscape area.
c) revised car park layout showing details of the materials / markers inset into the ground and signage for delineation of individual parking bays and disabled parking bays for both the proposed and existing car park.
d) smooth access from the disabled parking bays to the public house that shall be kept clear from obstructions at all times.
e) a timetable for implementation.
f) once the vehicle parking spaces have been constructed, surfaced and marked out in accordance with the approved details (both existing and
proposed parking) that area shall not thereafter be used for any purpose other than parking, loading and unloading of vehicles,
g) once the fencing approved by b) has been constructed in accordance with the approved details it shall thereafter be retained and maintained in perpetuity; and
h) a schedule of maintenance of any trees and shrubs planted until successfully established. This shall include the provision for replacement
planting should establishment fail and if, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, a tree is removed, uprooted, destroyed, dies or is
seriously damaged.
Unless the approved scheme is implemented in accordance with the timetable therein, the use of the site shall cease and all equipment, vehicles and materials brought onto the land for the purposes of such use shall be removed until such time as a scheme is approved and implemented. Upon implementation of the approved scheme of hard and soft landscaping specified in this condition, it shall thereafter be retained and maintained.
If no scheme in accordance with this condition is approved within nine [9] months of the date of this decision, the use of the site as a car park and all equipment, vehicles and materials brought onto the land for the purposes of such use shall be removed until such time as a scheme approved by the Local Planning Authority is implemented.
In the event of a legal challenge to this decision, or to a decision made pursuant to the procedure set out in this condition, the operation of the time limits specified in this condition will be suspended until that legal challenge has been finally determined.
REASON: To protect the landscape character and visual appearance of the area, to protect the biodiversity net gain area, residential amenity, highway safety and to prevent encroachment of parking into the landscape area in accordance with Policies EM1, EM4, EM10, EM11 and CN9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan (2011-2029).
3 Unless within three [3] months of the date of this decision a Biodiversity Enhancement & Management Plan (BEMP) for the implementation and
delivery of proposed and retained habitats on site that set out a 30-year management plan that delivers a minimum of 0.03 Biodiversity Units as set out within the supporting Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment (Biodiversity Metric Calculation by ES Ltd dated 17/2/2025) is submitted in writing to the Local Planning Authority for approval, including as a minimum:
a. The results of the final version of the Biodiversity Metric and
b. Description and evaluation of habitat and species features to be retained or created.
c. Extent and location/area of proposed habitat enhancement works on appropriate scale maps and plans to include species/faunal enhancement
measures.
d. Management action plan and associated timetable covering habitat implementation and delivery over 30 years.
e. A monitoring and reporting framework with progress reports sent to the Local Planning Authority.
f. Details of a mechanism to secure the identification, agreement and implementation of contingency and/or remedial measures that may be
required to address any failures of the action plan.
g. Details of the specialist ecological management body or organisation responsible for implementation of the BEMP.
h. Details of the funding mechanisms by which the long-term implementation of the Plan will be secured by the developer with the specialist ecological management body or organisation responsible for its delivery.
The approved BEMP will be implemented, retained and maintained in accordance with the approved details.
If no scheme in accordance with this condition is approved within nine [9] months of the date of this decision, the use of the site shall cease and all equipment, vehicles and materials brought onto the land for the purposes of such use shall be removed until such time as a scheme approved by the Local Planning Authority is implemented.
In the event of a legal challenge to this decision, or to a decision made pursuant to the procedure set out in this condition, the operation of the time limits specified in this condition will be suspended until that legal challenge has been finally determined.
REASON: To provide long term net gains for biodiversity in line with the Environment Act 2021, Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan (2011-2029).
4 Notwithstanding any details approved by Condition 2 and the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no buildings, plant, machinery, structures, walls or fences shall be erected on the site.
REASON: To protect the landscape character and visual appearance of the area, to protect the biodiversity net gain area, residential amenity, flooding and to prevent encroachment of parking into the landscape area in accordance with Policies EM1, EM4, EM7, EM10 and EM11 of the
Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan (2011-2029).
5 The area identified on Drawing No. P01 Rev E within the red line but not available for car parking shall be retained as landscaping / biodiversity net gain area and shall not be used for any other purpose, including but not limited to any outside seating / event space / overflow parking area.
REASON: To protect the landscape character and visual appearance of the area, to protect the biodiversity net gain area, residential amenity, flooding and to prevent encroachment of parking into the landscape area in accordance with Policies EM1, EM4, EM7, EM10 and EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan (2011-2029).
6 There shall be no built development within the 0.1% AEP flood extent, in accordance with the block plan that demonstrates the location of the proposed hardstanding in relation to the Flood Zones.
REASON: To prevent an increase in flood risk elsewhere by ensuring that the flow of flood water is not impeded, and the proposed development does not cause a loss of floodplain storage in accordance with Policy EM7 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan and the aims of the National Planning Policy Framework.
7 The location of the 4 Car Park lighting (low level) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority prior to installation. The lighting scheme shall be implemented and maintained in accordance with "The Gamekeepers: Car Park Lighting (low level) document prepared by LED by Vision Ltd (dated 15th January 2024).
REASON: To protect the landscape character and visual appearance of the area, to protect the biodiversity net gain area, residential amenity, flooding and to prevent encroachment of parking into the landscape area in accordance with Policies EM1, EM4, EM7, EM10 and EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan (2011-2029).
8 All works and ancillary operations shall be carried out only between the following hours:
- 0730 Hours and 18 00 Hours on Mondays to Fridays and
- 08 00 and 13 00 Hours on Saturdays and;
- at no time on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
All deliveries to and removal of plant, equipment, machinery and waste from the site must only take place within the permitted hours detailed above.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. In accordance with paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following positive and creative manner:-
seeking further information following receipt of the application;
considering the imposition of conditions and or the completion of a s.106 legal agreement (in accordance with paragraphs 56-59).
In this instance:
the applicant was updated of any issues after the initial site visit.
In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
3. The Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency during 2019 formally making this declaration at the meeting of Cabinet in September 2019. This recognises the need to take urgent action to reduce both the emissions of the Council's own activities as a service provider but also those of the wider borough. In this respect, the Council is working with consultants at present to identify appropriate actions to achieve the targets that have been set. Beyond the requirements of any conditions that may be applicable to this planning permission and the current planning policy framework, the applicant is encouraged to explore all opportunities for implementing the development in a way that minimises impact on climate change. Where this in itself might require separate permission applicants can contact the council for advice through the following link: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process. For information more generally on the Climate Emergency please visit: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/climateemergency.
4. Great Crested Newts
The applicant is reminded that, under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended) and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), it is an offence to (amongst other things): deliberately capture, disturb, injure, or kill great crested newts; damage or destroy a breeding or resting place; intentionally or recklessly obstruct access to a resting or sheltering place. Planning permission for a development does not provide a defence against prosecution under this legislation. Should great crested newts be found at any stage of the development works, then all works should cease, and a professional and/or suitably qualified and experienced ecologist (or Natural England) should be contacted for advice on any special precautions before continuing, including the need for a licence.
The following recommendations are provided to further reduce the likelihood of impacts on this species
Removal of materials by hand. If any great crested newts are discovered during removal of materials, materials should be replaced immediately and a suitably qualified ecologist contacted prior to works resuming.
Any trenches left overnight should be covered or provided with ramps to prevent great crested newts from becoming trapped.
Any building materials such as bricks, stone etc. should be stored on pallets to discourage great crested newts from using them as shelter.
Any demolition materials should be stored in skips or similar containers rather than in piles on ground.
If at any point during construction works any great crested newts are identified, then the following instructions must be strictly adhered to:
Stop all works immediately and leave the area
Inform an ecologist immediately who will provide further guidance / instructions
Do not try to handle or rescue a great crested newt
Do not resume construction works until advised it is safe to do so by an ecologist
It should be noted that if an individual great crested newt is found at any point during the works, a European Protected Species Licence (EPSL) or District Licence (DL) may be required to permit works that would potentially cause disturbance and otherwise commit an offence under the relevant legislation.
Item 4 – 24/02455/HSE: Erection of single storey rear extension with associated fenestration following demolition of existing conservatory. Site: Hurstwood 2A Andover Road Oakley Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 188 of 209 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application which resulted in mixed views.
The main area of debate was the loss of the existing hedgerow and the impact of the 20m of hedgerow that had already been removed.
It was noted that the original appeal decision granting permission for the host dwelling and the adjoining dwelling, no. 2 Andover Road, included a condition for the existing hedges to be retained to protect neighbouring amenity.
Therefore, it was requested whether a condition on the boundary treatment to reinstate the hedgerow in accordance with BDB/17136 could be included.
Some Members were content with the dimensions of the single storey rear extension but acknowledged the concern with the loss of the hedgerow.
Although it was recognised that the ownership of the hedgerow was not a planning consideration, the cumulative impact of the loss of the current hedgerow and the impact of the 20m of hedgerow that had previously been removed together with the proposed extension, would result in an adverse visual impact on the street scene and a detrimental impact on the amenities of neighbouring properties due to loss of privacy.
RESOLVED that: the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:
Reasons for Refusal
1 The proposed extension, in combination with the partial loss of hedgerow along the eastern boundary of the site, would result in adverse impacts to the visual amenity of the area and adversely impact on the street scene to the users of the adjacent Public Right of Way, the extension and loss of hedgerow would additionally result in the loss of privacy to neighbouring properties, to the detriment of neighbouring amenity. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and guidance contained with the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and the Design and Sustainability Supplementary Planning Document (2018).
Item 5 - 24/02757/FUL: Erection of an L-shaped freestanding single storey outbuilding in rear garden of property to be used as a home gym and household storage (part retrospective). Site: 45 Trinity Way Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 9AD
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 210 of 225 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application which would result in the loss of a designated parking space located at the rear of the host dwelling, beyond the rear boundary. Most Members considered that the loss of parking space would have a significant and detrimental impact on the local area in terms of highway safety. As such the proposal would not comply with Policy EM10 and CN9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
RESOLVED that: the application be REFUSED and Enforcement Action be taken for the following reasons:
Reasons for Refusal
1 The proposed outbuilding in design and location, and the significant impact on parking provision and highway safety is considered contrary to Policies CN9, EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-29, SSJ2 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029, and advice within the Parking Supplementary Planning Document (July 2018).
And that the following enforcement action is taken:
Enforcement action as defined in Section 171A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), be initiated requiring:
- removal of outbuilding
- reinstatement of parking area
Period of compliance – 6 months
Reasons for enforcement/expediency: as set out in the reason above.
Item 6 - Replacement of external staircase, construction of new access ramp and external works. Site: Viables Farmhouse Viables Craft Centre The Harrow Way Basingstoke Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 226 of 242 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application.
It was highlighted that the reason the application had been brought to the Committee was a procedural matter in line with the Council’s Scheme of Delegation as the applicant was Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
RESOLVED that: the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions and informatives listed below.
Conditions
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Location Plan drawing No. drawing no. 2194_001, received on 6 December 2024
Proposed Site Block Plan drawing no. 2194_002, received on 6 December 2024
Proposed Plans and Elevations drawing no. 2194_011, received on 6 December 2024
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent an accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.
3 The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match, in type, colour and texture to those on the existing building and in the application.
REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and in accordance with Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
4 A scheme of landscaping which shall specify species, planting sizes, spacing and numbers of trees/shrubs to be planted shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of works above damp-proof course level. The works approved shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the proposed extension. In addition, a maintenance programme detailing all operations to be carried out in order to allow the successful establishment of planting, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority within 3 months of the date of this decision notice. Any trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: Details are required because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, to improve the appearance of the site in the interests of visual amenity in accordance with Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. In accordance with paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following positive and creative manner:-
considering the imposition of conditions and or the completion of a s.106 legal agreement (in accordance with paragraphs 56-59).
In this instance:
the application was acceptable as submitted and no further assistance was required.
In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
3. Great Crested Newts (GCN) and their habitats are fully protected by law. Where GCNs are discovered on site before or during construction works, all construction and related works must cease immediately, and advice sought from a suitably qualified Ecologist or Natural England. An Enquiry can also be made to NatureSpace Partnership to explore the use of the Council's District Level Licensing Scheme post planning.
Item 7 - 24/02875/HSE: Erection of a solar carport. Site: 17 Merton Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 5UA
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 243 of 254 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application and were in general support.
They believed that the carport with its open design would not adversely impact the street scene and the solar panels were a particular benefit of the proposal.
A condition to be included to seek a confirmation plan for two parking spaces within the residential curtilage, on completion of the development.
RESOLVED that: the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions and informatives listed below.
Conditions
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Double Carport Elevations - Revision 00
Block Plan - Drawing No. 08238147. Revision C
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent an accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.
3 The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall be in accordance with the details on the submitted application form and drawings.
REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and in accordance with Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
4 Prior to the use of the structure commencing, a plan showing two car parking spaces to be accommodated, clear of obstruction, to the front of the property shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The spaces shall accord with residential parking standards contained within Parking Supplementary Planning Document July 2018. The development shall be carried out and thereafter maintained in accordance with the details so approved.
REASON: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policies EM10 and CN9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. The Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency during 2019 formally making this declaration at the meeting of Cabinet in September 2019. This recognises the need to take urgent action to reduce both the emissions of the Council's own activities as a service provider but also those of the wider borough. In this respect, the Council is working with consultants at present to identify appropriate actions to achieve the targets that have been set. Beyond the requirements of any conditions that may be applicable to this planning permission and the current planning policy framework, the applicant is encouraged to explore all opportunities for implementing the development in a way that minimises impact on climate change. Where this in itself might require separate permission applicants can contact the council for advice through the following link: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process. For information more generally on the Climate Emergency please visit: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/climateemergency.
Item 8 - 24/02890/FUL: Replacement of former cattery buildings with a single dwelling and attached garage (Alternative design to the dwelling & garage approved under planning permission ref: 23/00259/FUL). Site: White Lane Boarding Cattery White Lane Hannington Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 255 of 291 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application and believed the design of the dwelling would be of a size and scale appropriate to the site.
RESOLVED that: the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions and informatives listed below.
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Location and Block Plan - Drawing No. 24-WLC-PA-01
Proposed Site Plan - Drawing No. 24-WLC-PA-10
Proposed Floor Plans - Drawing No. 24-WLC-P-20
Proposed South and East Elevations - Drawing No. 24-WLC-P-30
Proposed North and West Elevations - Drawing No. 24-WLC-P-31
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent an accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.
3 Notwithstanding the plans submitted, no development shall commence on site above slab level until a schedule of materials and finishes to be used, including samples, for the external walls and roofs of the proposed buildings has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out and thereafter maintained in accordance with the details so approved.
REASON: Details are required because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, in the interests of the visual amenities of the area and in accordance with Policies EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
4 No development shall take place on site above slab level until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a scheme of hard and soft landscaping which shall specify species, planting sizes, spacing and numbers of trees/shrubs to be planted (including replacement trees where appropriate) including boundary treatments, hard surfacing and a maintenance programme detailing all operations to be carried out in order to allow successful establishment of planting. The approved soft landscaping works approved shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the first occupation of the building(s) or when the use hereby permitted is commenced. The approved hard landscaping works shall be implemented prior to occupation of the dwelling. Any trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: Details are required prior to commencement above slab level because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, to improve the appearance of the site in the interests of visual amenity in accordance with Policies EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029
5 No external lighting shall be installed on site until details of any lighting have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The equipment shall be installed before the development is first occupied/use commences and shall thereafter be operated and maintained in accordance with the approved scheme.
REASON: Details are required prior to any lighting being installed because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, in the interests of the visual amenities of the area, in accordance with Policies EM1, EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
6 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no building, structure or other alteration permitted by Classes AA, B or E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Order shall be erected on the application site.
REASON: To prevent the overdevelopment of the site in the interests of the visual amenity of the area and to safeguard the character of the local landscape, in accordance with Policies EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
7 Prior to development, a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) should be provided to and agreed by the Local Planning Authority that outlines the measures to be taken to avoid and/or mitigate demolition and construction impacts on important habitats and species. Works must proceed in accordance with such an agreed CEMP. The CEMP should cover aspects including (but not necessarily limited to) the following:
Pollution control (e.g., chemicals, dust, sediment, debris)
Storage and disposal of fuel/chemicals and waste
Details of biosecurity to avoid contaminants and/or invasive non-native species entering the site and nearby watercourses
Protection of adjacent semi-natural habitats
Visual/noise/vibrational impacts to species
Protection to designated sites
REASON: To meet requirements under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
8 Prior to development a Biodiversity Enhancement and Mitigation Plan shall be supplied and approved by the Local Planning Authority detailing species and habitat avoidance, mitigation and enhancement measures to be implemented within the development. Following approval, the development shall be undertaken in line with said plan.
REASON: In order provide enhancements and net gains for biodiversity in line with Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
9 No development or other operations shall commence on site until a Tree Protection Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved tree protection shall be erected prior to any site activity commencing and maintained until completion of the development. No development or other operations shall take place other than in complete accordance with the Tree Protection Plan.
REASON: Details are required prior to commencement because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, to ensure that reasonable measures are taken to safeguard protected/important landscape trees in the interests of local amenity and the enhancement of the development itself, in accordance with Policies EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
10 The development shall be carried out and maintained in accordance with the Package Treatment Plant Management Plan in support of application 24/02890/FUL (received 27 February 2025).
REASON: To ensure that the site is maintained in accordance with such details and demonstrates that a Package Treatment Plant is required to secure effective mitigation in order to comply with Policies EM4 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 which seek to safeguard European protected sites and prevent pollution which poses unacceptable risks to the natural environment.
11 Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification, the approved Package Treatment Plant shall not be replaced without the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: To ensure that the site is maintained in accordance with the approved details which demonstrates that a Package Treatment Plant or other onsite wastewater treatment facility is required to secure effective mitigation in order to comply with Policies EM4 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 which seek to safeguard European protected sites and prevent pollution which poses unacceptable risks to the natural environment.
12 The dwelling hereby approved shall not be connected to the mains for foul water drainage and disposal.
REASON: To ensure that the site is maintained in accordance with the approved details which demonstrates that a Package Treatment Plant or other onsite wastewater treatment facility is required to secure effective mitigation in order to comply with Policies EM4 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 which seek to safeguard European protected sites and prevent pollution which poses unacceptable risks to the natural environment.
13 No development shall take place until confirmation has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority which demonstrates that a mitigation package (credits) has been secured that address all of the additional nutrient input arising from the development and ensures that the additional nutrient loading will not have an adverse effect on the integrity of internationally protected Habitat Sites, having regard to the conservation objectives for those sites.
REASON: In the absence of accompanying the planning application, details are required to demonstrate that suitable mitigation has been secured to address the likely significant effects of nutrients generated from the development upon internationally protected sites in accordance with the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029.
14 The development shall not be brought into use until all areas indicated to be used for vehicles and pedestrians on the approved plan have been laid out with a drained surface. Provision shall be made to direct run-off water from the surface to a permeable or porous area or surface within the curtilage of the development. Such areas shall be retained as such for the lifetime of the development.
REASON: To ensure adequate provision for surface water drainage and in the interests of highway safety. in accordance with Policy CN9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
15 Before the development is brought into use, the means of vehicular access to the site shall be constructed in accordance with the approved plan (Drg No. 24-WLC-PA-10) and no structure, erection or planting exceeding 1.0m in height shall thereafter be placed within the visibility splays shown on the approved plans.
REASON: To ensure a suitable access and layout in the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policy CM9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
16 No part of the development shall be brought into use until the existing redundant access has been permanently closed and the verge reinstated.
REASON: To avoid danger and inconvenience to highway users in accordance with Policy CN9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
17 Prior to occupation of the dwelling hereby approved, the hard standing provision for parking and turning in accordance with those shown on the approved Proposed Site Plan (Drawing Number: 24-WLC-PA-10) shall be made within the site and shall be retained thereafter for such purposes.
REASON: To ensure adequate on site car parking provision for the approved development in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
18 The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the property has provision within its curtilage for secure cycle parking facilities. The proposed dwelling shall provide 3 long and 1 short stay places. The cycle storage shall thereafter be retained and maintained in perpetuity.
REASON: To improve provision for cyclists and discourage the use of the private car wherever possible and in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029.
19 The garage hereby permitted shall not be occupied at any time other than for purposes ancillary to the residential use of the dwelling hereby permitted.
REASON: The site is in an area where new dwellings are not normally permitted in accordance with the advice contained within the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024) and Policy SS6 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
20 The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied or the approved use commence, whichever is the sooner, until the properties have provision within their curtilages for refuse and recycling storage (prior to disposal), the surface materials from the carriageway to the waste container collection point shall be smooth and shall not hinder the movement of waste containers to the collection vehicle and shall make space to provide 1 number 240ltr refuse Wheelie bin, 1 number 240ltr recycling Wheelie bin and 1 number glass recycling box for each dwelling, and the areas of land so provided shall not be used for any purposes other than the storage (prior to disposal) or the collection of refuse and recycling and shall be thereafter retained and maintained as such.
REASON: In the interests of general amenity, to ensure convenience of arrangements for refuse and recycling storage and collection and to ensure that no obstruction is caused on the adjoining highway, in the interest of highway safety and in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029.
21 No deliveries of construction materials or plant and machinery and no removal of any spoil from the site shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public or bank holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
22 No work relating to the construction of the development hereby approved, including works of demolition or preparation prior to operations, shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance Policy EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011 - 2029.
23 The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied/brought into use until there has been submitted to the Local Planning Authority verification that any identified asbestos has been removed from the application site and disposed of by a licensed asbestos contractor in accordance with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
REASON: To ensure that all asbestos on the site is removed to protect any future occupants of the site and current occupants of adjacent land in accordance with Policy EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
24 No development shall commence on site until a radon gas risk assessment has been submitted to and agreed by the Local Planning Authority. This should conclude whether a gas impermeable membrane needs to be installed into the buildings to protect the future occupants of the development. If a gas impermeable membrane is required then details of this should be submitted along with details of the ventilated sub-floor area. Particular attention to joins with any existing structures and seals around any services, should be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Any services entering/leaving the structure shall be located above the gas impermeable membrane, and adequate seals will be provided to ensure the membrane is not breached. The works shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: To ensure that adequate measures are taken to avoid the potential risk to future occupiers from natural gases arising from the ground.
25 Within 3 months of the date of commencement a Construction Statement detailing how the new homes shall meet a water efficiency standard of 110 litres or less per person per day has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, through a demonstration that this requirement for sustainable water use cannot be achieved on technical or viability grounds. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: In the absence of such details being provided within the planning submission, details are required to ensure that the development delivers a level of sustainable water use in accordance with Policy EM9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. In accordance with paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following positive and creative manner:-
seeking further information following receipt of the application;
considering the imposition of conditions
In this instance:
the applicant was updated of any issues after the initial site visit;
the application was acceptable as submitted and no further assistance was required.
In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
3. The Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency during 2019 formally making this declaration at the meeting of Cabinet in September 2019. This recognises the need to take urgent action to reduce both the emissions of the Council's own activities as a service provider but also those of the wider borough. In this respect, the Council is working with consultants at present to identify appropriate actions to achieve the targets that have been set. Beyond the requirements of any conditions that may be applicable to this planning permission and the current planning policy framework, the applicant is encouraged to explore all opportunities for implementing the development in a way that minimises impact on climate change. Where this in itself might require separate permission applicants can contact the council for advice through the following link: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process. For information more generally on the Climate Emergency please visit: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/climateemergency.
4. If this development will result in new postal addresses or changes in addresses, please contact the council's Street Naming and Numbering team on 01256 845539 or email GMSTeam@basingstoke.gov.uk to commence the process. Details can be found on the council's website.
5. The Council encourages all contractors to be 'Considerate Contractors' when working in the Borough by being aware of the needs of neighbours and the environment.
6. If during development works any contamination of the land is encountered or suspected then this shall be fully assessed in accordance with the Contaminated Land Guidance for Developers. The developer must contact the Local Planning Authority as soon as possible and any action should be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
7. The Planning permission does not authorise the undertaking of any works within the highway (carriageway, footway or verge). A licence/permit should be obtained from Hampshire County Council using the following link www.hants.gov.uk/transport or by contacting the Highways Operation Centre on 0300 555 1388. Email roads@hants.gov.uk
8. The applicant is advised that the provision of a site foul drainage treatment plant may require an Environmental Permit from the Environment Agency. Please see the following details: https://www.gov.uk/permits-you-need-for-septic-tanks for further advice.
9. The proposal has been submitted on the basis of self build for which there is no requirement to provide mandatory biodiversity net gain. However, the applicant is reminded that the proposed works must meet the definition of self build as set out in section 1(A1) of the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015. Should this not be the case this could result in potential enforcement action and also have implications in respect of the Community Infrastructure Levy.
Interest
Name
Item No./Topic
Support
Ms Futter
Item 1 - 23/03132/FUL
Support
Mr Allwright
Item 2 - 24/01039/FUL
Support
Mr Costello
Item 3 - 24/01354/FUL
Support
Mrs Downie
Item 3 - 24/01354/FUL
Objector
Ms Lambert
Item 4 - 24/02455/HSE
Support
Ms Woodley
Item 5 - 24/02757/FUL
Councillor
Mr Willis
Item 5 - 24/02757/FUL
Support
Mr Bradbury
Item 7 - 24/02859/BPA3
Councillor
L James
Item 7 - 24/02859/BPA3
Support
Mr Flanagan
Item 8 - 24/02890/FUL
Support
Mrs Flanagan
Item 8 - 24/02890/FUL
Item 1 – 23/03132/FUL: Proposed 4 storey extension to the north east elevation of Wella House for 9 flats (5 no. 1-bed and 4 no. 2-bed) with associated car parking, bin store and cycle parking, relocation of existing bin store and reconfiguration of part of existing carpark. Site: Wella House Wella Road Basingstoke Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 75 of 112 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application and acknowledged that a valid appeal was currently lodged with the planning inspectorate on non-determination grounds.
Therefore, there could be no decision made on the application by the local planning authority, the purpose of taking the application to committee would be to confirm what decision Members would have made had the application been determined.
Members were supportive of the proposal of a 4 storey extension to the north east elevation of Wella House for 9 flats. Members considered the design to be similar to the surrounding built form and compliant with local and national policies.
RESOLVED that: Had the council been determining the application the recommendation would have been for Approval subject to the conditions listed below.
Conditions
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
1100 Rev C - Location Plan
1101 Rev E - Proposed Site/Block Plan
1210 Rev B - Proposed Ground Floor Plan
1211 Rev A - Proposed 1st and 2nd Floor Plans
1212 Rev A - Proposed 3rd Floor Plan
1217 - Proposed Roof Plan
1300 Rev A - Proposed Elevations
1310 - Proposed Elevations
1510 - Bins Store Plan and Elevations
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent an accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.
3 Notwithstanding the approved plans, no development shall commence on site above slab level until a schedule of materials and finishes to be used, including samples, for the external walls, roofs, windows and doors of the proposed extension has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out and thereafter maintained in accordance with the details so approved.
REASON: Details are required because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, in the interests of the visual amenities of the area and in accordance with Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
4 All recommendations outlined in the Noise Impact Assessment Noise Assessment Technical Report: R10935-1 Rev 1 shall be implemented and shall be completed before the use, hereby approved, is first commenced and shall be thereafter maintained, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: In the interests of the amenities of the occupants of nearby premises and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
5 No dwelling shall be occupied until a post completion noise survey has been undertaken by a suitably qualified acoustic consultant, and a report submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The post completion testing shall assess performance of the measures against the internal noise criteria as set in section 3.16 of Noise Impact Assessment Noise Assessment Technical Report: R10935-1 Rev 1. The survey and reporting shall be undertaken in accordance with the following methodology, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local
Planning Authority:
Noise Survey Protocol
The acoustic testing shall seek to demonstrate compliance with the standards set out in s3.16 of Noise Impact Assessment Noise Assessment Technical Report: R10935-1 Rev 1. Tests must be carried out prior to the occupation of any dwellings within the development.
The plots for testing shall be agreed with the Environmental Health team and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in advance of the testing.
The acoustic testing will be undertaken in general accordance with the Association of Noise Consultants' publication "ANC Guidelines: Noise Measurement in Buildings: Part2: Noise from External Sources".
If the site is subject to a high level of construction noise during the daytime, then any affected periods shall be discounted from the analysis. In this event it would be possible to use historical noise graphs for the site to estimate the daytime noise levels in the absence of the construction noise to a reasonably high degree of accuracy.
Noise levels shall be monitored at a single location in each test room, with the measurement microphone positioned at a height of 1.2m above floor level and a distance at least 1.5m from any external wall/window.
The measuring equipment shall be "Type 1", as defined in BS EN 61672:2003.
The calibration of the measuring equipment shall be checked prior at the start of the survey using a hand-held calibrator compliant with BS EN 60942:2003 (IEC 60942:2003), Class 1. The calibration will be checked upon completion of the survey.
All measurement and calibration equipment shall hold current laboratory calibration certificates, traceable to national standards and measured at a UKAS approved laboratory.
The measurement instrumentation shall be configured to record the LAeq,T and LAmax, fast sound levels over consecutive 1 minute intervals. Contemporaneous measurements to a higher (1 second) resolution shall also be undertaken.
The equipment shall be installed for a period covering three weekday nights, to obtain representative information regarding any variation in night-time noise events.
Where noise measurements are undertaken in unfinished and unfurnished rooms, the reverberation time in the test room shall be measured in accordance with BS EN ISO 3382-2; "Acoustics. Measurement of room acoustic parameters. Reverberation time in ordinary rooms". The measurement results shall be adjusted accordingly to account for the change in reverberation time between the tested condition and future reverberation time within the room when furnished.
All measurements shall be undertaken with windows closed and the Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) whole house supply and extract system operating.
Reporting
The report shall present the following information:
- date and time of measurements;
- location: i.e. name of building, floor, room name or number;
- description of noise source(s);
- details of all equipment used, i.e. manufacturer and model, serial numbers;
- results of calibration checks;
- measurement positions;
- description of the room finishes, etc. at the time of testing;
- measured reverberation times, if relevant, and any correction used to adjust measured noise levels;
- noise monitoring results;
- an assessment of the measurement data and compliance with the technical requirements set out in s3.16 of Noise Impact Assessment Noise Assessment Technical Report: R10935-1 Rev 1recommendations for additional mitigation measures/repairs where the monitoring shows that the noise standards have not been complied with.
If the noise levels set out in set out in s3.16 of Noise Impact Assessment Noise Assessment Technical Report: R10935-1 Rev 1 are exceeded, additional noise mitigation measures, (where necessary to ensure the appropriate noise levels can be met), shall be submitted to an approved in writing by the Local Authority and implemented in full prior to the first occupation of the relevant phase.
REASON: In the interests of residential amenity, and to ensure acceptable noise levels are not exceeded within the dwellings and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
6 No development shall take place until a site-specific Construction Environmental Management Plan has been submitted to and been approved in writing by the LPA. The plan must demonstrate the adoption and use of the best practicable means to reduce the effects of noise, vibration, dust and site lighting. The plan should include, but not be limited to:
Procedures for maintaining good public relations including complaint management, public consultation and liaison;
Arrangements for liaison with the Council's Environmental Protection Team;
All works and ancillary operations which are audible at the site boundary, or at such other place as may be agreed with the Local Planning Authority, shall be carried out only between the following hours: 07:30 Hours and 18:00 Hours on Mondays to Fridays and 08:00 and 13:00 Hours on Saturdays and; at no time on Sundays and Bank Holidays;
Deliveries to and removal of plant, equipment, machinery and waste from the site must only take place within the permitted hours detailed above.
Mitigation measures as defined in BS 5528: Parts 1 and 2 : 2009 Noise and Vibration Control on Construction and Open Sites shall be used to minimise noise disturbance from construction works.
Procedures for emergency deviation of the agreed working hours;
An undertaking to require all contractors to be 'Considerate Contractors' when working in the Borough by being aware of the needs of neighbours and the environment;
Control measures for dust and other air-borne pollutants;
Measures for controlling the use of site lighting whether required for safe working or for security purposes;
The approved plan shall be adhered to during the demolition/construction period of the
development.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
7 The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the building has provision within its curtilage for secure cycle parking facilities in accordance with the approved plans. The cycle storage shall thereafter be retained and maintained in perpetuity.
REASON: To improve provision for cyclists and discourage the use of the private car wherever possible and in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029.
8 The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied or the approved use commence, whichever is the sooner, until each flat has provision within the site for refuse and recycling storage (prior to disposal), in accordance with the approved plans. The surface materials from the carriageway to the waste container collection point shall have level access and shall not hinder the movement of waste containers to the collection vehicle. The development shall provide enough bin storage to comply with the Design and Sustainability SPD for all 9 of the residential flats on site, and the areas of land so provided shall not be used for any purposes other than the storage (prior to disposal) or the collection of refuse and recycling and shall be thereafter retained and maintained in this way.
REASON: In the interests of general amenity, to ensure convenience of arrangements for refuse and recycling storage and collection and to ensure that no obstruction is caused on the adjoining highway, in the interest of highway safety and in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029 and the Design and Sustainability SPD.
9 The development herby permitted shall not be occupied until a Construction Statement detailing how each flat shall meet a water efficiency standard of 110 litres or less per person per day has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority through a demonstration that this requirement for sustainable water use cannot be achieved on technical or viability grounds. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: In the absence of such details being provided within the planning submission, details are required to ensure that the development delivers a level of sustainable water use in accordance with Policy EM9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
10 The development shall not be occupied until vehicle parking spaces have been constructed, surfaced and marked out in accordance with the approved plans and those areas shall not thereafter be used for any purpose other than parking, loading and unloading of vehicles, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policies EM10 and CN9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
11 The parking spaces shall not be brought into use until they have been laid out with a drained surface. Provision shall be made to direct run-off water from the surface to a permeable or porous area or surface within the curtilage of the development. Such areas shall be retained as such for the lifetime of the development.
REASON: To ensure adequate provision for surface water drainage and in the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policy CN9 and EM10 of the Local Plan 2011-2029.
12 No work relating to the construction of the development hereby approved, including works of demolition or preparation prior to operations, or internal painting or fitting out, shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance Policy EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
13 No deliveries of construction materials or plant and machinery and no removal of any spoil from the site shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
14 No development shall take place on site above slab level until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a scheme of hard and soft landscaping which shall specify species, planting sizes, spacing and numbers of trees/shrubs to be planted (including replacement trees where appropriate). The works approved shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the first occupation of the building(s) or when the use hereby permitted is commenced. In addition, a maintenance programme detailing all operations to be carried out in order to allow successful establishment of planting, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before development commences. Any trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: Details are required prior to commencement because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, to improve the appearance of the site in the interests of visual amenity in accordance with Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. In accordance with paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following positive and creative manner:-
seeking further information following receipt of the application;
seeking amendments to the proposed development following receipt of the application;
considering the imposition of conditions.
In this instance:
the applicant was updated of any issues after the initial site visit.
In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
3. The Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency during 2019 formally making this declaration at the meeting of Cabinet in September 2019. This recognises the need to take urgent action to reduce both the emissions of the Council's own activities as a service provider but also those of the wider borough. In this respect, the Council is working with consultants at present to identify appropriate actions to achieve the targets that have been set. Beyond the requirements of any conditions that may be applicable to this planning permission and the current planning policy framework, the applicant is encouraged to explore all opportunities for implementing the development in a way that minimises impact on climate change. Where this in itself might require separate permission applicants can contact the council for advice through the following link: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process. For information more generally on the Climate Emergency please visit: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/climateemergency.
4. The development hereby approved results in the requirement to make payments to the Council as part of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CiL) procedure. A Liability Notice setting out further details and including the amount of CiL payable will be sent out separately from this Decision Notice following the receipt of CIL Form 2 (Assumption of Liability) (https://ecab.planningportal.co.uk/uploads/1app/forms/form_2_assumption_of_liability.pdf). You are advised to read the Liability Notice and ensure that a Commencement Notice is submitted to the Council prior to the commencement of development. Failure to submit the Commencement Notice prior to the commencement of development will result in the loss of any exemptions claimed; the loss of any right to pay by instalments; and additional costs to you in the form of surcharges. You are advised to await acknowledgement of receipt of the Commencement Notice from the Charging Authority before commencing any works. Further details can be viewed at https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/community-infrastructure-levy.
5. If this development will result in new postal addresses or changes in addresses, please contact the council's Street Naming and Numbering team on 01256 845557 and email GMSTeam@basingstoke.gov.uk to commence the process. Details can be found on the council's website.
Item 2 - 24/01039/FUL: Provision of a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) enclosed by fencing. Site: Headley Recreation Ground Thornford Road Headley Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 113 of 135 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application and were in favour of the erection of a multi-use games area within an existing recreation ground and supported the Officer recommendation.
RESOLVED that: the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions and informatives listed below.
Conditions
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Location Plan - Drawing No. 01
Site Layout Plan - Drawing No. 02
Proposed Elevations - Drawing No. 03
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent an accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.
3 The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match, in type, colour and texture those on the approved plans and application forms.
REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and in accordance with Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and Policy L1 of the Ashford Hill with Headley Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2029.
4 The Multi Use Games Area shall not open before 08:00 or remain open after 21:00 unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
5 No deliveries of construction materials or plant and machinery and no removal of any spoil from the site shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
6 No work relating to the construction of the development hereby approved, including works of demolition or preparation prior to operations, shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
7 Prior to the commencement of development, a Biodiversity Enhancement and Management Plan (BEMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, that sets out the implementation and delivery of onsite habitat as set out within the supporting BNG Metric Calculation by Phillips Ecology dated 9/9/2024.
The BEMP will include the results of the final version of the Biodiversity Metric that supports the Biodiversity Gain Plan, and set out a 30-year management and monitoring plan that delivers the proposed habitat creation and enhancement measures. The BEMP should include the following:
a. Description and evaluation of habitat features to be retained, created and/or enhanced.
b. Extent and location of proposed habitat works on appropriate scale maps and plans to include species/faunal enhancement measures.
c. Management action plan and associated timetable covering habitat implementation and delivery over 30 years.
d. A monitoring and reporting framework with progress reports sent to the LPA.
e. Details of a mechanism to secure the identification, agreement and implementation of contingency and/or remedial measures that may be required to address any failures of the action plan.
f. Details of the specialist ecological management body or organisation responsible for implementation of the BEMP.
g. Details of the funding mechanisms by which the long-term implementation of the Plan will be secured by the developer with the specialist ecological management body or organisation responsible for its delivery.
The approved Plan shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: To provide net gains for biodiversity in line with the Environment Act 2021, Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024), Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and Policy NE1 of the Ashford Hill with Headley Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2029.
8 Protective measures, including fencing, ground protection, arboricultural supervision, working procedures and special engineering solutions shall be carried out in accordance with the Arboricultural report dated 6 February 2025 submitted by Mark Welby (MW 2502 AHH AIA).Tree protection fencing, and ground protection shall be erected prior to any site activity starting and maintained throughout the development. The development shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved Method Statement.
REASON: To ensure that the trees to be retained are in a safe and healthy condition to the benefit of the local amenities and the enhancement of the development itself, in accordance with Policies EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and Policy NE2 of the Ashford Hill with Headley Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2029.
9 The equipment storage box shall not be installed until details/specification of the types and colours of external materials to be used, together with samples (where appropriate), have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out and thereafter maintained in accordance with the details so approved.
REASON: In the interests of the visual amenities of the area and in accordance with Policies EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and Policy L1 of the Ashford Hill with Headley Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2029.
10 No external lighting shall be installed on site unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: in the interests of the visual and residential amenities of the area, in accordance with Policies EM1, EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. In accordance with paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following positive and creative manner:-
proactively offering a pre-application advice (in accordance with paragraphs 40-47);
seeking further information following receipt of the application;
considering the imposition of conditions.
In this instance:
the applicant was updated of any issues after the initial site visit;
was provided with pre-application advice;
the application was acceptable as submitted and no further assistance was required.
In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
3. The Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency during 2019 formally making this declaration at the meeting of Cabinet in September 2019. This recognises the need to take urgent action to reduce both the emissions of the Council's own activities as a service provider but also those of the wider borough. In this respect, the Council is working with consultants at present to identify appropriate actions to achieve the targets that have been set. Beyond the requirements of any conditions that may be applicable to this planning permission and the current planning policy framework, the applicant is encouraged to explore all opportunities for implementing the development in a way that minimises impact on climate change. Where this in itself might require separate permission applicants can contact the council for advice through the following link: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process. For information more generally on the Climate Emergency please visit: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/climateemergency.
4. Great Crested Newts (GCN) and their habitats are fully protected by law. Where GCNs are discovered on site before or during construction works, all construction and related works must cease immediately, and advice sought from a suitably qualified Ecologist or Natural England. An Enquiry can also be made to NatureSpace Partnership to explore the use of the Council's District Level Licensing Scheme post planning.
Item 3 - 24/01354/FUL: Laying of hardstanding to provide access to the cesspit for the pump-out lorry and to enable the dray lorry to make deliveries clear of the highway; the hardstanding also to serve as additional parking to serve The Gamekeepers; provision of 4 No. low-level, bat-friendly downlighters within the landscaped margin. (Reduced scheme to 21/01777/RET). Site: The Gamekeepers Tunworth Road Mapledurwell Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 136 of 187 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application and thought the size of the enlarged car park at the existing public house to be acceptable and due to its location, there would be no visual impact on Frog Lane.
RESOLVED that: the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions and informatives listed below.
Conditions
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Proposed Site Plan (includes location plan) - Drawing No. P01 Rev E
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 Unless within three [3] months of the date of this decision a scheme of hard and soft landscaping is submitted in writing to the Local Planning Authority for approval, including as a minimum:
a) Details of size of plants / trees based on the detail shown in Proposed Site Plan (includes location plan) - Drawing No. P01 Rev E.
b) a knee rail type fence located around the east and south boundaries of the car parking area to prevent encroachment of cars into the landscape area.
c) revised car park layout showing details of the materials / markers inset into the ground and signage for delineation of individual parking bays and disabled parking bays for both the proposed and existing car park.
d) smooth access from the disabled parking bays to the public house that shall be kept clear from obstructions at all times.
e) a timetable for implementation.
f) once the vehicle parking spaces have been constructed, surfaced and marked out in accordance with the approved details (both existing and
proposed parking) that area shall not thereafter be used for any purpose other than parking, loading and unloading of vehicles,
g) once the fencing approved by b) has been constructed in accordance with the approved details it shall thereafter be retained and maintained in perpetuity; and
h) a schedule of maintenance of any trees and shrubs planted until successfully established. This shall include the provision for replacement
planting should establishment fail and if, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, a tree is removed, uprooted, destroyed, dies or is
seriously damaged.
Unless the approved scheme is implemented in accordance with the timetable therein, the use of the site shall cease and all equipment, vehicles and materials brought onto the land for the purposes of such use shall be removed until such time as a scheme is approved and implemented. Upon implementation of the approved scheme of hard and soft landscaping specified in this condition, it shall thereafter be retained and maintained.
If no scheme in accordance with this condition is approved within nine [9] months of the date of this decision, the use of the site as a car park and all equipment, vehicles and materials brought onto the land for the purposes of such use shall be removed until such time as a scheme approved by the Local Planning Authority is implemented.
In the event of a legal challenge to this decision, or to a decision made pursuant to the procedure set out in this condition, the operation of the time limits specified in this condition will be suspended until that legal challenge has been finally determined.
REASON: To protect the landscape character and visual appearance of the area, to protect the biodiversity net gain area, residential amenity, highway safety and to prevent encroachment of parking into the landscape area in accordance with Policies EM1, EM4, EM10, EM11 and CN9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan (2011-2029).
3 Unless within three [3] months of the date of this decision a Biodiversity Enhancement & Management Plan (BEMP) for the implementation and
delivery of proposed and retained habitats on site that set out a 30-year management plan that delivers a minimum of 0.03 Biodiversity Units as set out within the supporting Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment (Biodiversity Metric Calculation by ES Ltd dated 17/2/2025) is submitted in writing to the Local Planning Authority for approval, including as a minimum:
a. The results of the final version of the Biodiversity Metric and
b. Description and evaluation of habitat and species features to be retained or created.
c. Extent and location/area of proposed habitat enhancement works on appropriate scale maps and plans to include species/faunal enhancement
measures.
d. Management action plan and associated timetable covering habitat implementation and delivery over 30 years.
e. A monitoring and reporting framework with progress reports sent to the Local Planning Authority.
f. Details of a mechanism to secure the identification, agreement and implementation of contingency and/or remedial measures that may be
required to address any failures of the action plan.
g. Details of the specialist ecological management body or organisation responsible for implementation of the BEMP.
h. Details of the funding mechanisms by which the long-term implementation of the Plan will be secured by the developer with the specialist ecological management body or organisation responsible for its delivery.
The approved BEMP will be implemented, retained and maintained in accordance with the approved details.
If no scheme in accordance with this condition is approved within nine [9] months of the date of this decision, the use of the site shall cease and all equipment, vehicles and materials brought onto the land for the purposes of such use shall be removed until such time as a scheme approved by the Local Planning Authority is implemented.
In the event of a legal challenge to this decision, or to a decision made pursuant to the procedure set out in this condition, the operation of the time limits specified in this condition will be suspended until that legal challenge has been finally determined.
REASON: To provide long term net gains for biodiversity in line with the Environment Act 2021, Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan (2011-2029).
4 Notwithstanding any details approved by Condition 2 and the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no buildings, plant, machinery, structures, walls or fences shall be erected on the site.
REASON: To protect the landscape character and visual appearance of the area, to protect the biodiversity net gain area, residential amenity, flooding and to prevent encroachment of parking into the landscape area in accordance with Policies EM1, EM4, EM7, EM10 and EM11 of the
Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan (2011-2029).
5 The area identified on Drawing No. P01 Rev E within the red line but not available for car parking shall be retained as landscaping / biodiversity net gain area and shall not be used for any other purpose, including but not limited to any outside seating / event space / overflow parking area.
REASON: To protect the landscape character and visual appearance of the area, to protect the biodiversity net gain area, residential amenity, flooding and to prevent encroachment of parking into the landscape area in accordance with Policies EM1, EM4, EM7, EM10 and EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan (2011-2029).
6 There shall be no built development within the 0.1% AEP flood extent, in accordance with the block plan that demonstrates the location of the proposed hardstanding in relation to the Flood Zones.
REASON: To prevent an increase in flood risk elsewhere by ensuring that the flow of flood water is not impeded, and the proposed development does not cause a loss of floodplain storage in accordance with Policy EM7 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan and the aims of the National Planning Policy Framework.
7 The location of the 4 Car Park lighting (low level) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority prior to installation. The lighting scheme shall be implemented and maintained in accordance with "The Gamekeepers: Car Park Lighting (low level) document prepared by LED by Vision Ltd (dated 15th January 2024).
REASON: To protect the landscape character and visual appearance of the area, to protect the biodiversity net gain area, residential amenity, flooding and to prevent encroachment of parking into the landscape area in accordance with Policies EM1, EM4, EM7, EM10 and EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan (2011-2029).
8 All works and ancillary operations shall be carried out only between the following hours:
- 0730 Hours and 18 00 Hours on Mondays to Fridays and
- 08 00 and 13 00 Hours on Saturdays and;
- at no time on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
All deliveries to and removal of plant, equipment, machinery and waste from the site must only take place within the permitted hours detailed above.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. In accordance with paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following positive and creative manner:-
seeking further information following receipt of the application;
considering the imposition of conditions and or the completion of a s.106 legal agreement (in accordance with paragraphs 56-59).
In this instance:
the applicant was updated of any issues after the initial site visit.
In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
3. The Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency during 2019 formally making this declaration at the meeting of Cabinet in September 2019. This recognises the need to take urgent action to reduce both the emissions of the Council's own activities as a service provider but also those of the wider borough. In this respect, the Council is working with consultants at present to identify appropriate actions to achieve the targets that have been set. Beyond the requirements of any conditions that may be applicable to this planning permission and the current planning policy framework, the applicant is encouraged to explore all opportunities for implementing the development in a way that minimises impact on climate change. Where this in itself might require separate permission applicants can contact the council for advice through the following link: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process. For information more generally on the Climate Emergency please visit: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/climateemergency.
4. Great Crested Newts
The applicant is reminded that, under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended) and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), it is an offence to (amongst other things): deliberately capture, disturb, injure, or kill great crested newts; damage or destroy a breeding or resting place; intentionally or recklessly obstruct access to a resting or sheltering place. Planning permission for a development does not provide a defence against prosecution under this legislation. Should great crested newts be found at any stage of the development works, then all works should cease, and a professional and/or suitably qualified and experienced ecologist (or Natural England) should be contacted for advice on any special precautions before continuing, including the need for a licence.
The following recommendations are provided to further reduce the likelihood of impacts on this species
Removal of materials by hand. If any great crested newts are discovered during removal of materials, materials should be replaced immediately and a suitably qualified ecologist contacted prior to works resuming.
Any trenches left overnight should be covered or provided with ramps to prevent great crested newts from becoming trapped.
Any building materials such as bricks, stone etc. should be stored on pallets to discourage great crested newts from using them as shelter.
Any demolition materials should be stored in skips or similar containers rather than in piles on ground.
If at any point during construction works any great crested newts are identified, then the following instructions must be strictly adhered to:
Stop all works immediately and leave the area
Inform an ecologist immediately who will provide further guidance / instructions
Do not try to handle or rescue a great crested newt
Do not resume construction works until advised it is safe to do so by an ecologist
It should be noted that if an individual great crested newt is found at any point during the works, a European Protected Species Licence (EPSL) or District Licence (DL) may be required to permit works that would potentially cause disturbance and otherwise commit an offence under the relevant legislation.
Item 4 – 24/02455/HSE: Erection of single storey rear extension with associated fenestration following demolition of existing conservatory. Site: Hurstwood 2A Andover Road Oakley Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 188 of 209 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application which resulted in mixed views.
The main area of debate was the loss of the existing hedgerow and the impact of the 20m of hedgerow that had already been removed.
It was noted that the original appeal decision granting permission for the host dwelling and the adjoining dwelling, no. 2 Andover Road, included a condition for the existing hedges to be retained to protect neighbouring amenity.
Therefore, it was requested whether a condition on the boundary treatment to reinstate the hedgerow in accordance with BDB/17136 could be included.
Some Members were content with the dimensions of the single storey rear extension but acknowledged the concern with the loss of the hedgerow.
Although it was recognised that the ownership of the hedgerow was not a planning consideration, the cumulative impact of the loss of the current hedgerow and the impact of the 20m of hedgerow that had previously been removed together with the proposed extension, would result in an adverse visual impact on the street scene and a detrimental impact on the amenities of neighbouring properties due to loss of privacy.
RESOLVED that: the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:
Reasons for Refusal
1 The proposed extension, in combination with the partial loss of hedgerow along the eastern boundary of the site, would result in adverse impacts to the visual amenity of the area and adversely impact on the street scene to the users of the adjacent Public Right of Way, the extension and loss of hedgerow would additionally result in the loss of privacy to neighbouring properties, to the detriment of neighbouring amenity. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and guidance contained with the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and the Design and Sustainability Supplementary Planning Document (2018).
Item 5 - 24/02757/FUL: Erection of an L-shaped freestanding single storey outbuilding in rear garden of property to be used as a home gym and household storage (part retrospective). Site: 45 Trinity Way Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 9AD
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 210 of 225 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application which would result in the loss of a designated parking space located at the rear of the host dwelling, beyond the rear boundary. Most Members considered that the loss of parking space would have a significant and detrimental impact on the local area in terms of highway safety. As such the proposal would not comply with Policy EM10 and CN9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
RESOLVED that: the application be REFUSED and Enforcement Action be taken for the following reasons:
Reasons for Refusal
1 The proposed outbuilding in design and location, and the significant impact on parking provision and highway safety is considered contrary to Policies CN9, EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-29, SSJ2 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029, and advice within the Parking Supplementary Planning Document (July 2018).
And that the following enforcement action is taken:
Enforcement action as defined in Section 171A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), be initiated requiring:
- removal of outbuilding
- reinstatement of parking area
Period of compliance – 6 months
Reasons for enforcement/expediency: as set out in the reason above.
Item 6 - Replacement of external staircase, construction of new access ramp and external works. Site: Viables Farmhouse Viables Craft Centre The Harrow Way Basingstoke Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 226 of 242 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application.
It was highlighted that the reason the application had been brought to the Committee was a procedural matter in line with the Council’s Scheme of Delegation as the applicant was Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
RESOLVED that: the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions and informatives listed below.
Conditions
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Location Plan drawing No. drawing no. 2194_001, received on 6 December 2024
Proposed Site Block Plan drawing no. 2194_002, received on 6 December 2024
Proposed Plans and Elevations drawing no. 2194_011, received on 6 December 2024
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent an accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.
3 The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match, in type, colour and texture to those on the existing building and in the application.
REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and in accordance with Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
4 A scheme of landscaping which shall specify species, planting sizes, spacing and numbers of trees/shrubs to be planted shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of works above damp-proof course level. The works approved shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the proposed extension. In addition, a maintenance programme detailing all operations to be carried out in order to allow the successful establishment of planting, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority within 3 months of the date of this decision notice. Any trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: Details are required because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, to improve the appearance of the site in the interests of visual amenity in accordance with Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. In accordance with paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following positive and creative manner:-
considering the imposition of conditions and or the completion of a s.106 legal agreement (in accordance with paragraphs 56-59).
In this instance:
the application was acceptable as submitted and no further assistance was required.
In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
3. Great Crested Newts (GCN) and their habitats are fully protected by law. Where GCNs are discovered on site before or during construction works, all construction and related works must cease immediately, and advice sought from a suitably qualified Ecologist or Natural England. An Enquiry can also be made to NatureSpace Partnership to explore the use of the Council's District Level Licensing Scheme post planning.
Item 7 - 24/02875/HSE: Erection of a solar carport. Site: 17 Merton Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 5UA
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 243 of 254 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application and were in general support.
They believed that the carport with its open design would not adversely impact the street scene and the solar panels were a particular benefit of the proposal.
A condition to be included to seek a confirmation plan for two parking spaces within the residential curtilage, on completion of the development.
RESOLVED that: the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions and informatives listed below.
Conditions
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Double Carport Elevations - Revision 00
Block Plan - Drawing No. 08238147. Revision C
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent an accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.
3 The materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall be in accordance with the details on the submitted application form and drawings.
REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and in accordance with Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
4 Prior to the use of the structure commencing, a plan showing two car parking spaces to be accommodated, clear of obstruction, to the front of the property shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The spaces shall accord with residential parking standards contained within Parking Supplementary Planning Document July 2018. The development shall be carried out and thereafter maintained in accordance with the details so approved.
REASON: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with Policies EM10 and CN9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. The Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency during 2019 formally making this declaration at the meeting of Cabinet in September 2019. This recognises the need to take urgent action to reduce both the emissions of the Council's own activities as a service provider but also those of the wider borough. In this respect, the Council is working with consultants at present to identify appropriate actions to achieve the targets that have been set. Beyond the requirements of any conditions that may be applicable to this planning permission and the current planning policy framework, the applicant is encouraged to explore all opportunities for implementing the development in a way that minimises impact on climate change. Where this in itself might require separate permission applicants can contact the council for advice through the following link: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process. For information more generally on the Climate Emergency please visit: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/climateemergency.
Item 8 - 24/02890/FUL: Replacement of former cattery buildings with a single dwelling and attached garage (Alternative design to the dwelling & garage approved under planning permission ref: 23/00259/FUL). Site: White Lane Boarding Cattery White Lane Hannington Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 255 of 291 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application and believed the design of the dwelling would be of a size and scale appropriate to the site.
RESOLVED that: the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions and informatives listed below.
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Location and Block Plan - Drawing No. 24-WLC-PA-01
Proposed Site Plan - Drawing No. 24-WLC-PA-10
Proposed Floor Plans - Drawing No. 24-WLC-P-20
Proposed South and East Elevations - Drawing No. 24-WLC-P-30
Proposed North and West Elevations - Drawing No. 24-WLC-P-31
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent an accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.
3 Notwithstanding the plans submitted, no development shall commence on site above slab level until a schedule of materials and finishes to be used, including samples, for the external walls and roofs of the proposed buildings has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out and thereafter maintained in accordance with the details so approved.
REASON: Details are required because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, in the interests of the visual amenities of the area and in accordance with Policies EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
4 No development shall take place on site above slab level until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a scheme of hard and soft landscaping which shall specify species, planting sizes, spacing and numbers of trees/shrubs to be planted (including replacement trees where appropriate) including boundary treatments, hard surfacing and a maintenance programme detailing all operations to be carried out in order to allow successful establishment of planting. The approved soft landscaping works approved shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the first occupation of the building(s) or when the use hereby permitted is commenced. The approved hard landscaping works shall be implemented prior to occupation of the dwelling. Any trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: Details are required prior to commencement above slab level because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, to improve the appearance of the site in the interests of visual amenity in accordance with Policies EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029
5 No external lighting shall be installed on site until details of any lighting have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The equipment shall be installed before the development is first occupied/use commences and shall thereafter be operated and maintained in accordance with the approved scheme.
REASON: Details are required prior to any lighting being installed because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, in the interests of the visual amenities of the area, in accordance with Policies EM1, EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
6 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no building, structure or other alteration permitted by Classes AA, B or E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Order shall be erected on the application site.
REASON: To prevent the overdevelopment of the site in the interests of the visual amenity of the area and to safeguard the character of the local landscape, in accordance with Policies EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
7 Prior to development, a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) should be provided to and agreed by the Local Planning Authority that outlines the measures to be taken to avoid and/or mitigate demolition and construction impacts on important habitats and species. Works must proceed in accordance with such an agreed CEMP. The CEMP should cover aspects including (but not necessarily limited to) the following:
Pollution control (e.g., chemicals, dust, sediment, debris)
Storage and disposal of fuel/chemicals and waste
Details of biosecurity to avoid contaminants and/or invasive non-native species entering the site and nearby watercourses
Protection of adjacent semi-natural habitats
Visual/noise/vibrational impacts to species
Protection to designated sites
REASON: To meet requirements under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
8 Prior to development a Biodiversity Enhancement and Mitigation Plan shall be supplied and approved by the Local Planning Authority detailing species and habitat avoidance, mitigation and enhancement measures to be implemented within the development. Following approval, the development shall be undertaken in line with said plan.
REASON: In order provide enhancements and net gains for biodiversity in line with Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
9 No development or other operations shall commence on site until a Tree Protection Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved tree protection shall be erected prior to any site activity commencing and maintained until completion of the development. No development or other operations shall take place other than in complete accordance with the Tree Protection Plan.
REASON: Details are required prior to commencement because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, to ensure that reasonable measures are taken to safeguard protected/important landscape trees in the interests of local amenity and the enhancement of the development itself, in accordance with Policies EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
10 The development shall be carried out and maintained in accordance with the Package Treatment Plant Management Plan in support of application 24/02890/FUL (received 27 February 2025).
REASON: To ensure that the site is maintained in accordance with such details and demonstrates that a Package Treatment Plant is required to secure effective mitigation in order to comply with Policies EM4 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 which seek to safeguard European protected sites and prevent pollution which poses unacceptable risks to the natural environment.
11 Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification, the approved Package Treatment Plant shall not be replaced without the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: To ensure that the site is maintained in accordance with the approved details which demonstrates that a Package Treatment Plant or other onsite wastewater treatment facility is required to secure effective mitigation in order to comply with Policies EM4 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 which seek to safeguard European protected sites and prevent pollution which poses unacceptable risks to the natural environment.
12 The dwelling hereby approved shall not be connected to the mains for foul water drainage and disposal.
REASON: To ensure that the site is maintained in accordance with the approved details which demonstrates that a Package Treatment Plant or other onsite wastewater treatment facility is required to secure effective mitigation in order to comply with Policies EM4 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 which seek to safeguard European protected sites and prevent pollution which poses unacceptable risks to the natural environment.
13 No development shall take place until confirmation has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority which demonstrates that a mitigation package (credits) has been secured that address all of the additional nutrient input arising from the development and ensures that the additional nutrient loading will not have an adverse effect on the integrity of internationally protected Habitat Sites, having regard to the conservation objectives for those sites.
REASON: In the absence of accompanying the planning application, details are required to demonstrate that suitable mitigation has been secured to address the likely significant effects of nutrients generated from the development upon internationally protected sites in accordance with the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029.
14 The development shall not be brought into use until all areas indicated to be used for vehicles and pedestrians on the approved plan have been laid out with a drained surface. Provision shall be made to direct run-off water from the surface to a permeable or porous area or surface within the curtilage of the development. Such areas shall be retained as such for the lifetime of the development.
REASON: To ensure adequate provision for surface water drainage and in the interests of highway safety. in accordance with Policy CN9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
15 Before the development is brought into use, the means of vehicular access to the site shall be constructed in accordance with the approved plan (Drg No. 24-WLC-PA-10) and no structure, erection or planting exceeding 1.0m in height shall thereafter be placed within the visibility splays shown on the approved plans.
REASON: To ensure a suitable access and layout in the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policy CM9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
16 No part of the development shall be brought into use until the existing redundant access has been permanently closed and the verge reinstated.
REASON: To avoid danger and inconvenience to highway users in accordance with Policy CN9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
17 Prior to occupation of the dwelling hereby approved, the hard standing provision for parking and turning in accordance with those shown on the approved Proposed Site Plan (Drawing Number: 24-WLC-PA-10) shall be made within the site and shall be retained thereafter for such purposes.
REASON: To ensure adequate on site car parking provision for the approved development in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
18 The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the property has provision within its curtilage for secure cycle parking facilities. The proposed dwelling shall provide 3 long and 1 short stay places. The cycle storage shall thereafter be retained and maintained in perpetuity.
REASON: To improve provision for cyclists and discourage the use of the private car wherever possible and in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029.
19 The garage hereby permitted shall not be occupied at any time other than for purposes ancillary to the residential use of the dwelling hereby permitted.
REASON: The site is in an area where new dwellings are not normally permitted in accordance with the advice contained within the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024) and Policy SS6 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
20 The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied or the approved use commence, whichever is the sooner, until the properties have provision within their curtilages for refuse and recycling storage (prior to disposal), the surface materials from the carriageway to the waste container collection point shall be smooth and shall not hinder the movement of waste containers to the collection vehicle and shall make space to provide 1 number 240ltr refuse Wheelie bin, 1 number 240ltr recycling Wheelie bin and 1 number glass recycling box for each dwelling, and the areas of land so provided shall not be used for any purposes other than the storage (prior to disposal) or the collection of refuse and recycling and shall be thereafter retained and maintained as such.
REASON: In the interests of general amenity, to ensure convenience of arrangements for refuse and recycling storage and collection and to ensure that no obstruction is caused on the adjoining highway, in the interest of highway safety and in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029.
21 No deliveries of construction materials or plant and machinery and no removal of any spoil from the site shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public or bank holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
22 No work relating to the construction of the development hereby approved, including works of demolition or preparation prior to operations, shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance Policy EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011 - 2029.
23 The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied/brought into use until there has been submitted to the Local Planning Authority verification that any identified asbestos has been removed from the application site and disposed of by a licensed asbestos contractor in accordance with the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
REASON: To ensure that all asbestos on the site is removed to protect any future occupants of the site and current occupants of adjacent land in accordance with Policy EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
24 No development shall commence on site until a radon gas risk assessment has been submitted to and agreed by the Local Planning Authority. This should conclude whether a gas impermeable membrane needs to be installed into the buildings to protect the future occupants of the development. If a gas impermeable membrane is required then details of this should be submitted along with details of the ventilated sub-floor area. Particular attention to joins with any existing structures and seals around any services, should be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Any services entering/leaving the structure shall be located above the gas impermeable membrane, and adequate seals will be provided to ensure the membrane is not breached. The works shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: To ensure that adequate measures are taken to avoid the potential risk to future occupiers from natural gases arising from the ground.
25 Within 3 months of the date of commencement a Construction Statement detailing how the new homes shall meet a water efficiency standard of 110 litres or less per person per day has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, through a demonstration that this requirement for sustainable water use cannot be achieved on technical or viability grounds. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: In the absence of such details being provided within the planning submission, details are required to ensure that the development delivers a level of sustainable water use in accordance with Policy EM9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. In accordance with paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following positive and creative manner:-
seeking further information following receipt of the application;
considering the imposition of conditions
In this instance:
the applicant was updated of any issues after the initial site visit;
the application was acceptable as submitted and no further assistance was required.
In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
3. The Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency during 2019 formally making this declaration at the meeting of Cabinet in September 2019. This recognises the need to take urgent action to reduce both the emissions of the Council's own activities as a service provider but also those of the wider borough. In this respect, the Council is working with consultants at present to identify appropriate actions to achieve the targets that have been set. Beyond the requirements of any conditions that may be applicable to this planning permission and the current planning policy framework, the applicant is encouraged to explore all opportunities for implementing the development in a way that minimises impact on climate change. Where this in itself might require separate permission applicants can contact the council for advice through the following link: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process. For information more generally on the Climate Emergency please visit: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/climateemergency.
4. If this development will result in new postal addresses or changes in addresses, please contact the council's Street Naming and Numbering team on 01256 845539 or email GMSTeam@basingstoke.gov.uk to commence the process. Details can be found on the council's website.
5. The Council encourages all contractors to be 'Considerate Contractors' when working in the Borough by being aware of the needs of neighbours and the environment.
6. If during development works any contamination of the land is encountered or suspected then this shall be fully assessed in accordance with the Contaminated Land Guidance for Developers. The developer must contact the Local Planning Authority as soon as possible and any action should be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
7. The Planning permission does not authorise the undertaking of any works within the highway (carriageway, footway or verge). A licence/permit should be obtained from Hampshire County Council using the following link www.hants.gov.uk/transport or by contacting the Highways Operation Centre on 0300 555 1388. Email roads@hants.gov.uk
8. The applicant is advised that the provision of a site foul drainage treatment plant may require an Environmental Permit from the Environment Agency. Please see the following details: https://www.gov.uk/permits-you-need-for-septic-tanks for further advice.
9. The proposal has been submitted on the basis of self build for which there is no requirement to provide mandatory biodiversity net gain. However, the applicant is reminded that the proposed works must meet the definition of self build as set out in section 1(A1) of the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015. Should this not be the case this could result in potential enforcement action and also have implications in respect of the Community Infrastructure Levy.
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