Agenda item

APPLICATION No:

EPF/0803/19

SITE ADDRESS:

Foster Street Farm

Foster Street

Hastingwood

Essex

CM17 9HS

PARISH:

North Weald Bassett

WARD:

Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village

DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL:

Proposed erection of 10 x detached houses, with new vehicular access and a new road, provision of parking with hard and soft landscaping

DECISION:

Grant Permission (with Conditions) Subject to S106 agreement

1.

The development hereby permitted must be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this notice.

2

The development hereby permitted will be completed strictly in accordance with the approved drawings numbers:

2356.2C (Proposed Site Plan ) Dated 27/08/19, 3754/1A (Site Location Plan) Dated 21/02/2019, SK01REV G (Access Arrangement and Visibility Splay) Dated 27/06/2019, 2356.7, 2356.6, 2356.4, 2356.5, 2356.3, 2356.2, SK02REVA, 2356.8, Landscaping Tree report, PR121748-11E, Phase 1 Contaminated Land Report GB505-P1DSR-FEB-2019-REV1 (Feb 2019); Geo-environmental and Geotechnical Interpretative Report GB505-GGIR-FEB-2019-REV2 (Feb 2019); Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey Report DFCP 3054-04 (9 April 2019); Arboricultural Report PRI21748amsA (14 March 2019); Tree Report PRI21748tr (15 March 2019); Materials details; EAS Access Appraisal Report (27 June 2019); Protected Species Report (28 June 2019); EAS SUDS Drainage Report (July 2019); EAS Trip Rate Assessment (2 September 2019);

3

Materials to be used for the external finishes of the proposed development shall match those submitted with the application , unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

4

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended, (or any other order revoking, further amending or re-enacting that Order) no development generally permitted by virtue of Class A ,B and E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Order, shall be undertaken without the prior written permission of the Local Planning Authority.

5

If any tree, shrub or hedge shown to be retained in the submitted Arboricultural reports is removed, uprooted or destroyed, dies, or becomes severely damaged or diseased during development activities or within 3 years of the completion of the development, another tree, shrub or hedge of the same size and species shall be planted within 3 months at the same place, unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written consent to any variation. If within a period of five years from the date of planting any replacement tree, shrub or hedge is removed, uprooted or destroyed, or dies or becomes seriously damaged or defective another tree, shrub or hedge of the same species and size as that originally planted shall, within 3 months, be planted at the same place.

6

No preliminary ground works shall take place until driveway details have been submitted to the Local Planning Authority and approved in writing. These shall consist of an above ground, no dig construction with a porous finish and included an Arboricultural supervision timetable. The development shall be carried out only in accordance with the approved documents unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written consent to any variation.

7

Prior to first occupation of the development the developer  shall implement the access arrangements and visibility splays, as shown in principle on EAS drawing no SK01 Rev G. The visibility splays shall have no obstruction above 600mm in height within them.

8

Prior to first occupation of the development, the Developer shall be responsible for the provision and implementation, per dwelling, of a Residential Travel Information Pack for sustainable transport.  These are to be provided at no cost to the occupier

9

There  shall be no discharge of private surface water onto the Highway  

10

The development shall be carried out in accordance with the flood risk assessment (SuDS Strategy Report, Revision C, Ref: 1956/2019, July 2019) and drainage strategy submitted with the application unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority

11

No development shall take place until wheel washing or other cleaning facilities for vehicles leaving the site during construction works have been installed in accordance with details which shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved installed cleaning facilities shall be used to clean vehicles immediately before leaving the site.

12

The recommendations within the Phase 1 Habitat Survey DFCP 3054-04  dated  9 April 2019, submitted by DF Clark Bionomique Ltd, as stated within section 1, Summary, items i - ix concerning birds, great crested newts, bats and recommendations for future lighting and landscaping, shall be followed.

13

No development shall take place, including site clearance or other preparatory work, until full details of both hard and soft landscape works (including tree planting) and implementation programme (linked to the development schedule) have been submitted to an approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These works shall be carried out as approved. The hard landscaping details shall include, as appropriate, and in addition to details of existing features to be retained: proposed finished levels or contours; means of enclosure; car parking layouts; other minor artefacts and structures, including signs and lighting and functional services above and below ground. The details of soft landscape works shall include plans for planting or establishment by any means and full written specifications and schedules of plants, including species, plant sizes and proposed numbers /densities where appropriate. If within a period of five years from the date of the planting or establishment of any tree, or shrub or plant, that tree, shrub, or plant or any replacement is removed, uprooted or destroyed or dies or becomes seriously damaged or defective another tree or shrub, or plant of the same species and size as that originally planted shall be planted at the same place, unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written consent to any variation.

14

Prior to the commencement of development, including any ground works or demolition, details of a Construction Method Statement shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Statement shall provide for the following clear of the highway:

- safe access into the site

- the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors

- loading and unloading of plant and materials

- storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development

- wheel and underbody washing facilities

The approved Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period.

15

Prior to first occupation of the development the developer shall implement and retain in perpetuity the access arrangements for the proposed development, as shown in principle on drawing nos.2356.2C, and SK01/REV G to include but not limited to:

- 2.4m x 120m visibility splays.

16

All turning heads required for refuse and fire tender use shall comply with the dimensions within the Essex Design Guide for a Size 3 Turning Head.

17

The parking area shown on the approved plan shall be provided prior to the first occupation of the development and shall be retained free of obstruction for the parking of residents and visitors vehicles.

18

No development shall commence until an assessment of the risks posed by any contamination, carried out in accordance with British Standard BS 10175: Investigation of potentially contaminated sites - Code of Practice and the Environment Agency's Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination (CLR 11) (or equivalent British Standard and Model Procedures if replaced), shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. If any contamination is found, a report specifying the measures to be taken, including the timescale, to remediate the site to render it suitable for the approved development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The site shall be remediated in accordance with the approved measures and timescale and a verification report shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. If, during the course of development, any contamination is found which has not been previously identified, work shall be suspended and additional measures for its remediation shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The remediation of the site shall incorporate the approved additional measures and a verification report for all the remediation works shall be submitted to the local planning authority within 21 days of the report being completed and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

19

Should the Phase 1 Land Contamination preliminary risk assessment carried out under the above condition identify the presence of potentially unacceptable risks, no development shall take place until a Phase 2 site investigation has been carried out. A protocol for the investigation shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority before commencement of the Phase 2 investigation. The completed Phase 2 investigation report, together with any necessary outline remediation options, shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to any redevelopment or remediation works being carried out. The report shall assess potential risks to present and proposed humans, property including buildings, crops, livestock, pets, woodland and service lines and pipes, adjoining land, ground waters and surface waters, ecological systems, archaeological sites and ancient monuments and the investigation must be conducted in accordance with DEFRA and the Environment Agency's "Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination, CLR 11", or any subsequent version or additional regulatory guidance.

[Note: This condition must be formally discharged by the Local Planning Authority before the submission of details pursuant to the remediation scheme condition that follows]

20

Should Land Contamination Remediation Works be identified as necessary under the above condition, no development shall take place until a detailed remediation scheme to bring the site to a condition suitable for the intended use has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved remediation scheme unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The remediation scheme must include all works to be undertaken, proposed remediation objectives and remediation criteria, timetable of works and site management procedures and any necessary long term maintenance and monitoring programme. The scheme must ensure that the site will not qualify as contaminated land under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 or any subsequent version, in relation to the intended use of the land after remediation.

[Note: This condition must be formally discharged by the Local Planning Authority before the submission of details pursuant to the verification report condition that follows]

21

Following completion of measures identified in the approved remediation scheme and prior to the first use or occupation of the development, a verification report that demonstrates the effectiveness of the remediation carried out must be produced together with any necessary monitoring and maintenance programme and copies of any waste transfer notes relating to exported and imported soils shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval. The approved monitoring and maintenance programme shall be implemented. 

22

In the event that any evidence of potential contamination is found at any time when carrying out the approved development that was not previously identified in the approved Phase 2 report, it must be reported in writing immediately to the Local Planning Authority. An investigation and risk assessment must be undertaken in accordance with a methodology previously approved by the Local Planning Authority. Following completion of measures identified in the approved remediation scheme, a verification report must be prepared, which is subject to the approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority in accordance with the immediately above condition. 

23

All construction/demolition works and ancillary operations, including vehicle movement on site which are audible at the boundary of noise sensitive premises, shall only take place between the hours of 07.30 to 18.30 Monday to Friday and 08.00 to 13.00 hours on Saturday, and at no time during Sundays and Public/Bank Holidays unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.