Agenda item

To consider an application for the erection of 1no. dwelling on site of existing stable block (to be demolished).

The Planning Officer introduced the application to the Committee with the assistance of a slide presentation.

At the conclusion of the presentation, it was proposed by Cllr Hendry and seconded by Cllr Slocombe that the application be approved subject to the conditions in the Planning Officer’s recommendation outlined in the report. On being put to the vote the proposal was carried unanimously.

Resolved

To grant permission subject to the following conditions:

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

Reason: In accordance with the provisions 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 be carried out in accordance with the approved plans listed in schedule A.

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

3.    The dwelling hereby permitted shall be planned, built and first occupied in an accordance with the definition of “self-build and custom housebuilding” as defined in the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 (as amended). The dwelling hereby permitted shall be first occupied by the applicant, Mr D Fear, as their sole or main residence.

Reason: Development in this location is only considered acceptable on the basis that it meets an identified local need for self or custom build development in accordance with Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 policy D9.

4.    Before the dwelling hereby approved is first occupied, the proposed parking provision as shown on approved Splay Diagram Drg No. 22-180-009 Rev A shall be provided with the parking area available for use. The parking area shall thereafter be maintained at all times. This parking area shall be used only for the parking of vehicles.

Reason: in the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policy D14 of the Local Plan.

5.    Prior to first occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted, the visibility splays as shown on approved drg no. 22-180-009 Rev A shall be delivered with no obstruction to visibility over 600mm with the visibility splays shown. Thereafter the splays shall be maintained and retained.

Reason: In the interest of highway safety and in accordance with policy D14 Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032

6.    Prior to the construction above damp course level, a lighting design shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

The design shall follow guidance note 08/18 Bats and artificial lighting in the UK (ILP and BCT 2018). The design shall show how and where external lighting, including any amenity and security lighting, will be installed, including through the provision of technical specifications so that it can be clearly demonstrated that areas to be lit or affected by light spill will not disturb or prevent bats using their territory, and details of how glare from internal lighting is to be mitigated through materials such as anti-glare glazing. All large, glazed areas on the south-western and north-eastern elevations of the dwelling will be of glazing that limits light spillage so that light levels do not adversely disturb bats and other species using their territory or having access to resting places. For the avoidance of doubt, the design will be expected to accord with Step 5 of the Guidany Note 08/18 including submission of contour plans illustrating Lux levels. Lux levels shall be below 0.5 lux on identified potential bat commuting routes and retained or compensatory bat roosts. All external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the specifications and locations set out in the design, and these shall be maintained thereafter in accordance with the design. No external lighting other than the approved ‘lighting design for bats’ shall be installed without prior consent from the Local Planning Authority

Reason: In the interests of the integrity of a European site, the ‘Favourable Conservation Status’ of populations of European protected species, and to prevent any unacceptable adverse impacts from light pollution on the dark skies of the countryside; in accordance with policies D19, D20, and D24 of the Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032.

7.     Prior to commencement of the development hereby approved, a detailed landscape plan shall be provided that shall include details of the hedgerows and trees to be retained, The plan shall detail the root protection areas (RPA). Temporary fencing shall be erected in line with the RPA's prior to commencement of work on site and no materials, fires lit, liquids tipped, rubbish dumped or plant stored within the defined root protection areas. No underground services shall be located within the RPA's without the prior written consent of the LPA. The temporary fencing shall be retained for the duration of the works and shall not be altered or realigned without the prior approval in writing of the LPA.

The landscape plan shall include a habitat enhancement area of wildflower meadow and orchard trees accessible to Greater Horseshoe bats. The replacement habitat shall be as described in 4.21 - 4.28 of the Crossman Associates Bat Survey 2022. A detailed scaled drawing which identifies the proposed green infrastructure and includes a plant schedule and planting specification. The planting schedule shall detail the proposed species, quantities, stock sizes, planting densities and spacings and the planting shall be implemented no later than the end of the first planting season following first occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted. All landscape areas shall be protected and maintained, and any trees or plants which, within a period of five years from the completion of the planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased, shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.

Reason: A pre-commencement condition in the interests of European and UK protected species and biodiversity and to ensure that the application site remains appropriately landscaped in accordance with policy accordance with Sedgemoor District Council Local Plan: Policies D19 Landscape and D20 Biodiversity and Geodiversity.

8.    Prior to first occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted, the following biodiversity enhancement measures shall be erected at the site:

Two Schwegler 1SP Sparrow terraces or similar at least one metre apart directly under the eaves and away from windows on the either the northerly or easterly elevations, as described in 4.18. - 4.20. of Crossman Associates Bat Survey (2022).

The measures set out above shall thereafter be maintained and retained at all times.

Reason: In accordance with Government policy for the enhancement of biodiversity within development as set out in paragraph 174(d) of the National Planning Policy Framework and policy D20 Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032

9.    No development shall take place above damp proof course level until samples of the materials to be used on the external surfaces of the building hereby approved, to include windows, doors, walls and roof, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved materials.

Reason: In the interests of visual amenity in accordance with Adopted Sedgemoor Local Plan 2011-2032 Policy D2.

Schedule A Location Plan Drg No. 22-180-005 Rev 0

Block Plan Drg No. 21-138-006 Rev 0

Existing Site Plan Drg No. 22-180-008 Rev 0

Existing Elevations and Layout Drg No. 22-180-001

Proposed Site Plan Drg No. 22-180-007

Proposed Layout Drg No. 22-180-003

Proposed First Floor Area Drg No. 22-180-004

Proposed Elevations Drg No. 22-180-002

Splay Diagram Drg No. 22-180-009 Rev A