Agenda item

Gillingham South

Part retrospective application for the construction of six 2-bedroom dwellings and two 3-bedroom dwellings, accessed by new shared surface with associated parking and landscaping.

Discussion:

The Head of Planning outlined the application in detail. The application was for a pair of 3-bedroom semi-detached houses and three pairs of 2-bedroom semi-detached houses with a parking area located in the middle of the site or adjacent to plot 2.

He requested that, should permission be granted, proposed conditions 2, 3, 5, 8 and 12, be amended, as set out in the supplementary agenda advice sheet. This also set out amendments to the Planning Appraisal section of the agenda report which referred to the Committee’s concerns when the application had been reported to the meeting of 19 August 2020 and deferred. The applicant had submitted amended drawings to address concerns that the development was an over intensification of the site. The additional dwelling to the front of the site, and all of the bedrooms and roof lights within the roof space, had been removed. The application now reflected the scheme that had previously been approved for eight residential dwellings.

Decision:

Approved subject to:

a)      Conditions 1, 4, 6, 7, 9 -11 and 13 – 15 as set out in the report for the reasons stated in the report; and

b)      Amended conditions as follows:

2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

Drawing numbers: 1013-180 Rev F, 1013-150 Rev F received on 26 May 2020; 1013-160 Rev G, 1013-170 Rev G received on 28 July 2020; 1013-60 Rev J, 1013-100 Rev I, 1013-110 Rev I received on 23 September 2020; 1013-45 Rev L and 1013-40 Rev K received on 14 October 2020.

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

3. The dwellings herein approved are to be finished in through coloured polymer cream render, grey double glazed windows, doors, gutters, rain water pipes and fascias, with cream stone quoins, coping stones, stone door head, stone cill and stone door surround. The roof is to be finished with Redland 49 concrete tile in grey. The shared access to be constructed of permeable block paving using grey bricks and shall thereafter be retained.

Reason: To ensure that the appearance of the development is satisfactory and without prejudice to conditions of visual amenity in the locality, in accordance with Policy BNE1 of the Medway Local Plan 2003.

5. No dwelling herein approved shall be occupied, until the alleyway to the rear of the properties on Napier Road and shown on drawing number 1013-40 Rev K, has been reinstated and fenced off from the development in accordance with details to be submitted and approved under condition 4.

Reason: To ensure rear access remains to the properties in Napier Road and without prejudice to conditions of visual amenity in the locality, in accordance with Policy BNE1 of the Medway Local Plan 2003.

8. No dwelling herein approved shall be occupied, until the rooflights have been removed from plot numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, as identified on drawing number 1013-40 Rev K received 14 October 2020.

Reason: To ensure the development is not over intensified in terms of the number of future occupants, in accordance with Policy BNE2 of the Medway Local Plan 2003.

12. No dwelling herein approved shall be occupied, until a verification report has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The verification report must be in line with the Remediation and Verification Plan by GO Contaminated Land Solutions Ref.1319-P3E-1 dated 19 March 2019.

Reason: Required before commencement of development to avoid any irreversible detrimental impact on human health and/or water courses as a result of the potential mobilising of contamination and in accordance with Policy BNE23 of the Medway Local Plan 2003.