Meeting documents

RESOLVED:

That planning application 14/03405/FUL be APPROVED, as per the officer recommendation, subject to conditions.

Justification:

The proposed dwelling represents a sustainable form of development that makes efficient use of land whilst respecting the character and setting of the conservation area and adjacent listed buildings, without demonstrable harm to residential amenity or being prejudicial to highway safety. The development therefore accords with the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework and saved Policies ST5, ST6, EH1 and EH5 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

Conditions:

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

Reason:  To accord with the provisions of section 91(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

02. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans drawings numbered F1198-100C and F1192-101C.

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

03. No works shall be carried out unless particulars of the following have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority;

a)    particulars of the materials (including the provision of samples where appropriate) to be used for all external walls, roofs and chimneys;

b)    full details of all new walls and boundary walls, including the materials, coursing, bonding, mortar profile, colour and texture, to be provided in the form of a sample panel to be made available on site;

c)    details of the recess, materials and external finish for all external doors, windows and openings;

d)    details of all roof eaves, verges and abutments, including detailed section drawings, and all new guttering, down pipes and other rainwater goods, and external plumbing;

e)    details of all gates, fences and the surface material for the parking and turning area.

Reason: To safeguard the character and setting of the adjacent listed building and surrounding conservation area to accord with Policies EH1 and EH5 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

04. The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced unless details of the internal ground floor levels of the dwellings hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity in accordance with Policies ST5 and ST6 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

05. Prior to implementation of this consent, a specification of tree pruning, relating to the Walnut tree adjoining the Western gable-end of the proposed dwelling, shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

The approved tree pruning specification shall be implemented in-entirety, in accordance with British Standard 3998: 2010 – Tree Works; prior to the construction of the development. 

 Reason: To preserve the health, structure and amenity value of existing landscape features (trees) in accordance Policy ST6 of the South Somerset Local Plan 2006 and those statutory duties as defined within the Town & Country Planning Act, 1990 (as amended)[1].

06. The area allocated for parking on the submitted plan, drawing number F1198-100C, shall be kept clear of obstruction and shall not be used other than for parking and turning of vehicles in connection with the development hereby permitted.

Reason: In the interest of highway safety to accord with Policy ST5 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

07. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no additional windows, including dormer windows, or other openings (including doors) shall be formed above ground floor level within the west elevation of the dwelling hereby permitted without the prior express grant of planning permission.

Reason: In the interest of residential amenity to accord with Policy ST6 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

08. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), there shall be no extensions to this dwelling without the prior express grant of planning permission.

Reason: To safeguard the character and setting of the adjacent listed building and surrounding conservation area to accord with Policies EH1 and EH5 of the South Somerset Local Plan.

09. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no garages shall be erected other than those expressly authorised by this permission.

Reason: To safeguard the character and setting of the adjacent listed building and surrounding conservation area to accord with Policies EH1 and EH5 of the South Somerset Local Plan.