Agenda item

PROPOSAL: Change of use of site to vehicle sales and erection of car showroom and ancillary workshop, and 2No. mixed use business units (Use Class B1, B2 and B8) with associated access and parking

It was proposed by the Chairman, seconded by Councillor Buckley and RESOLVED:

“THAT the officer’s recommendation be adopted, namely:

‘That the application be APPROVED 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.

GROUND:

In accordance with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Purchase Act 2004).

 2  The proposed development shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted application and the plans numbered 004 Revision 02, 005 Revision 04, 006 Revision 02, 007 Revision 05, 008 Revision 04 received by the Local Planning Authority on 5th September 2017, plan numbered 009 Revision 01 received by the Local Planning Authority on 11th October 2017 and plan numbered 003 Revision 06 received by the Local Planning Authority on 7th November 2017.

GROUND:

To secure the proper development of the area.

 3  In the event that contamination is found that was not previously identified at any time when carrying out the approved development, it shall be reported in writing immediately to the Local Planning Authority. An investigation and risk assessment shall be undertaken at that time in accordance with a site characterisation report that shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and where remediation is necessary a remediation scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, including remediation measures to render harmless the identified contamination given the end use of the site and the surrounding environment, including controlled waters. The remediation measures shall be implemented as approved and completed prior to the recommencement of works. Prior to the occupation of the approved development and following completion of measures identified in the approved remediation scheme a verification report shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

GROUND:

To ensure that the proposed development will not cause harm to human health or pollution of the environment, in accordance with the advice contained within the National Planning Policy Framework.

 4  Prior to the erection or installation of any plant (including ventilation, refrigeration and air conditioning) or ducting system at the site, details of such shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  No extraction system other than that agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority shall be erected or installed at the site.

The scheme shall ensure that the noise generated at the boundary of any noise sensitive property shall not exceed Noise Rating Curve NR35 as defined by BS8233:2014 Guidance on Sound Insulation and Noise Reduction for Buildings and the Chartered Institute of Building Engineers (CIBSE) Environmental Design Guide 2006. The equipment shall be maintained in a condition so that it does not exceed NR35 as described above, whenever it's operating. After installation of the approved plant, no new plant or ducting system shall be used without the prior written consent of the Local Planning Authority.

GROUND:

In the interest of the amenities of the occupiers of surrounding dwellings, in accordance with Thanet local Plan 2006 Policy D1 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

 5  There shall be no servicing of the building, no goods shall be loaded or deposited and no delivery vehicles shall arrive, depart, be loaded or unloaded, within the application site before 07:00 or after 19:00 hours Mondays to Saturdays or at any time on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

GROUND:

In the interests of residential amenity in accordance with Policy D1 of the Thanet Local Plan.

 6  No development shall commence until a Construction Management Plan has been submitted to, and agreed in writing by, the Local Planning Authority.  The Construction Management Plan shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, hours of construction, site boundary treatments during construction works, method and times of delivery of materials, construction vehicle loading/unloading and turning facilities, parking for site construction personnel and visitors and the provision of wheel washing facilities.

GROUND:

In the interests of safety and amenity.

 7  No development shall take place until details of the means of foul and surface water disposal, including details of the implementation, management and maintenance of any proposed Sustainable urban Drainage Systems, have been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with such details as are agreed and thereafter maintained.

GROUND:

To prevent pollution in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.

 8  No infiltration of surface water drainage into the ground is approved other than with the express written consent of the Local Planning Authority, which may be given for those parts of the site where it has been demonstrated that there is no resultant unacceptable risk to controlled waters. Is there is any discharge to ground, the full proposals shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

GROUND:

To protect vulnerable groundwater resources and ensure compliance with the National Planning Policy Framework.

 9  Prior to the installation or erection of any external lighting for the development hereby approved, full details of the external lighting, hereby approved including their fittings, illumination levels and spread of light shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority.  The lighting installation shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

GROUND:

To ensure that light pollution is minimised in the interest of the visual amenities of the area, in accordance with Policy D1 of the Thanet Local Plan.

10  Prior to the first use of the development hereby approved, details of how the development will enhance biodiversity shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The approved details shall be implemented and thereafter retained.

GROUND:

To enhance biodiversity in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.

11  Prior to the first use of the development hereby permitted, the area shown on Plan numbered 009 Revision 01 received by the Local Planning Authority on 11th October 2017 & plan numbered 003 Revision 06 received by the Local Planning Authority on 7th November 2017 for the loading/unloading of vehicles and turning facilities shall be provided and thereafter permanently retained.

GROUND:

In the interests of highway safety.

12  Prior to the first use of the development hereby permitted, the vehicle parking spaces shown on Plan numbered 003 Revision 06 received by the Local Planning Authority on 7th November 2017 shall be provided and thereafter permanently retained.

GROUND:

In the interests of highway safety and to promote sustainable forms of transportation and to protect air quality in accordance with Thanet Local Plan Policy EP5 and guidance within the National Planning Policy Framework.

13  Prior to the first use of the development hereby permitted, visibility splays of 4.5 metres by 100 metres to the west of the exit with no obstructions over 0.6 metres above carriageway level within the splay (this length of splay measured to the tangent point on the slight curve in the edge of the carriageway alignment will effectively provide the greater length of splay required, due to the alignment of the carriageway)  shall be provided and thereafter maintained.

GROUND:

In the interest of highway safety.

14  Prior to the first use of the development hereby permitted, the refuse storage shown on Plan numbered 003 Revision 06 received by the Local Planning Authority on 7th November 2017 shall be provided and thereafter permanently retained.

GROUND:

In the interests of visual amenity, in accordance with Policy D1 of the Thanet Local Plan.’”