Test Valley Borough Council Northern Area Planning Committee Meeting

Agenda Item No.

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Application

Speaker

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24/00559/FULLN

Clive Ward (Charlton Parish Council)

Darren Webb (Objector)

Peter Allen (Supporter)

Aaron Smith (Applicant’s Agent)

APPLICATION NO.

24/00559/FULLN

APPLICATION TYPE

FULL APPLICATION - NORTH

REGISTERED

08.03.2024

APPLICANT

Mr Bob Shelley

SITE

Land at Goch Way, Goch Way, Andover, CHARLTON

PROPOSAL

Demolition of stables and erection of 9 no. dwellings with modification of access, parking and landscaping

AMENDMENTS

• 17 September 2024 – amended plans received

• 12 April 2024 – proposed site access and visibility splay diagrams received

• 10 April 2024 – tree protection plans received

• 30 May 2024 – nitrate budget calculator and arboricultural method statement received

CASE OFFICER

Kate Levey

The Officer’s recommendation per the agenda and update paper was proposed by Councillor Budzynski and seconded by Councillor Brooks.  Upon being put to the vote, the motion was carried.

Delegate to Head of Planning & Building for completion of satisfactory consultation with Natural England with respect to the impact of the development on European sites (together with any appropriate conditions as required), and the completion of a legal agreement to secure;

• Removal of nitrate mitigation land from agricultural production
• Future management of the nitrate mitigation land

Then, PERMISSION subject to:

1.

The development hereby permitted shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission.

Reason:  To comply with the provision of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.

The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers

LA2250 001 E, LA2250 09 D, LA2250 010 K, LA2250 011 D, LA2250 012 B, LA2250 013 B, LA2250 020 D, LA2250 021 C, LA2250 022 A, LA2250 023 A, LA2250 024 B, LA2250 025, LA2250 055 A, LA2250 056 A, LA2250 057 B, LA2250 058 A, LA2250 059 A, LA2250 060 A, D14 467 P4 Rev A, D14 467 P5, D14 467 P6, 1771-001-RevG, D14 467 P6, D14 467 P4 REV A

Reason:  For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

3.

No development shall take place above DPC level of the development hereby permitted until samples and details of the materials to be used in the construction of all external surfaces hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason:  To ensure the development has a satisfactory external appearance in the interest of visual amenities in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policy E1.

4.

Development shall proceed in accordance with the measures set out in Section 5 ‘Evaluation, Impacts and Recommendations’ of the Land at Goch Way, Andover - Ecological Appraisal (Broadleaf Ecology, September 2023). Thereafter, the installed mitigation features shall be permanently maintained and retained in accordance with the approved details.

Reason:  To protect habitats and species in accordance with the Policy E5 of the Test Valley Revised Local Plan DPD and the NPPF.

5.

Prior to the installation of any external lighting, a detailed plan of lighting for the access and all other areas of the scheme will be submitted for approval, including details and mapping of lux levels across the site and justification in accordance with relevant Bat Conservation Trust and Institution of Lighting Professionals good practice guidance. Development shall then proceed in accordance with any approved plan.

Reason:  To prevent lighting impacts on biodiversity in accordance with Policy E5 of the Test Valley Revised Local Plan 2016 and the NPPF.

6.

No development (including site clearance and any other preparatory works) shall take place until a detailed specification of the new entrance junction including all routing of infrastructure supplies, drains and sewers details has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such a scheme shall include specifications to highway standards, including levels and cross-sectional engineering drawings of the new entrance. At least the first 5 metres of the access track measured from the nearside edge of carriageway of the adjacent highway shall be surfaced in a non-migratory material prior to the first use of the access. The access shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details and thereafter retained as such in perpetuity.

Reason: To ensure the avoidance of damage to existing trees and natural features during the construction phase and in the interest of highway safety in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan policies E2 and T1.

7.

The development hereby approved shall be undertaken in full accordance with the provisions set out within the Arboricultural Method Statement, reference JP Associates (Consultants) Ltd, D14 467 07, dated 14th May 2024 and appended Tree Protection Plan, reference drawing D14 467 P4 Rev A, dated 4/23. Tree protective measures shall be installed prior to any site operations and shall be retained and maintained for the full duration of works or until such a time as agreed with the Local Planning Authority. No activities whatsoever shall take place within the protected areas without the prior written agreement of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason:  To ensure the enhancement of the development by the retention of existing trees and natural features during the construction phase in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan policy E2.

8.

No development shall take place above DPC level of the development hereby permitted until full details of hard and soft landscape works have been submitted and approved. Details shall include:

1. means of enclosure;
2. hard surfacing materials;
3. planting plans;
4. written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment);
5. schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed numbers/densities;

The landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and the implementation programme, which shall be undertaken no later than the first planting season following first use of either of the dwellings hereby permitted.

Notwithstanding details on the submitted planting plan reference D14 467 P5, a plan showing locations, sizes and species of hedge and tree planting shall be submitted and approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to DPC level of the development hereby permitted. All trees shall be planted as heavy / extra heavy standard.  The new trees as detailed shall be planted in the approved positions in the first planting season following the completion of the development. This must be planted in accordance with the recommendations in BS8545:2014 ‘Trees: from nursery to independence in the landscape -Recommendations’.

Reason:  To enable the development to respect, complement and positively integrate into the character of the area in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policies E1 and E2.

9.

The development shall not be used or occupied until a schedule of landscape management and maintenance for a minimum period of 5 years has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The landscape management plan shall include long term design objectives, management responsibilities and maintenance schedules for all landscape areas. The landscaping shall be maintained in accordance with the approved schedule. Any trees or planting that are removed, die or become, in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, seriously damaged or defective within this period, shall be replaced before the end of the current or first available planting season following the failure, removal or damage of the planting.

Reason:  To enable the development to respect, complement and positively integrate into the character of the area in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policies E1 and E2.

10.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order amending, revoking or re-enacting that Order) no development within part 1, classes A or AA shall take place within units 7 and 9 hereby permitted.

Reason:  In the interests of the amenity of the area and to enable the Local Planning Authority to consider individually whether planning permission should be granted for additions, extensions or enlargements in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policies E1, LHW4 and T2.

11.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any order amending, revoking or re-enacting that Order), no building, structure, walls or fences of any kind shall be erected within or along the boundaries of plots 7 and 9 without the prior written consent of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason:  In order that the Local Planning Authority can exercise control in the locality in the interest of the local amenities in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policies E1, LHW4 and T2.

12.

Construction works shall be restricted to the hours of 07:30 and 18:00 Monday to Friday and 08:00 and 13:00 on Saturdays, with no work on Sundays or Public Holidays, unless otherwise agreed with the LPA.

Reason:  In the interest of residential amenity in accordance with Policy LHW4 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016.

13.

Each dwelling shall not be occupied until the associated parking spaces have been laid out and provided for the parking of vehicles in accordance with the approved plan (proposed site plan, LA2250 09 D) and these spaces shall thereafter be reserved for such purposes at all times.

Reason:  In the interests of highway safety in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policy T1.

14.

No development shall commence until details, including plans and cross sections, have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority of the existing and proposed ground levels of the development and the boundaries of the site and the height of the ground floor slab and damp-proof course in relation thereto. Development shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved details.

Reason:  To ensure satisfactory relationship between the new development and the adjacent buildings and amenity areas in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policies E1 and E2.

15.

No development shall take place unless or until an Environmental Management Plan has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The Environmental Management Plan shall cover the control of noise, dust and spoil during the demolition,

site preparation and construction phases of development. The Environmental Management Plan shall include the provision of wheel washing, and any other suitable facility, to avoid the deposit of spoil onto the highway network. Work shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved Environmental Management Plan.

Reason:  In the interests of the amenities of neighbouring properties in accordance with Test Valley Borough Local Plan policies E8 and LWH4.

16.

No development (including site clearance and any other preparatory works) shall take place until the access shown on approved plan reference 1771-001 G has been constructed and shall be thereafter retained as such in perpetuity.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policy T1.

Note to applicant:

1.

In reaching this decision Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) has had regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and takes a positive and proactive approach to development proposals focused on solutions. TVBC work with applicants and their agents in a positive and proactive manner offering a pre-application advice service and updating applicants/agents of issues that may arise in dealing with the application and where possible suggesting solutions.