Agenda item

PROPOSAL: Application for the approval of reserved matters to outline planning permission OL/TH/14/0404 (erection of 12no. dwellings) for erection of a 3 storey 5 bed detached dwelling

Speaking raising points of concern was Mrs Hamilton.

It was proposed by the Chairman and seconded by the Vice Chairman:

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

‘That the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

1  The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted drawings numbered PR307.02, PR307.03, PR307.04 and PR307.05, received on 15th May 2018.

GROUND;

To secure the proper development of the area.

 2  Prior to the first occupation hereby approved visibility splays of 2.4m by 25m shall be provided to the access on to North Foreland Avenue as shown on the approved plan no PR307.03 received 15th May 2018 with no obstructions over 0.6m above carriageway level within the splays, which shall thereafter be maintained.

GROUND;

In the interest of highway safety.

 3  The area shown on the approved plan numbered PR307.03 received 15th May 2018 for vehicle parking and manoeuvring areas, shall be kept available for such use at all times and such land and access thereto shall be provided prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted.

GROUND;

Development without adequate provision for the parking or turning of vehicles is likely to lead to parking inconvenient to other road users and detrimental to amenity and in pursuance of policy D1 of the Thanet Local Plan.

 4  The development hereby approved shall incorporate a bound surface material for the first 5 metres of the access from the edge of the highway.

GROUND;

In the interests of highway safety.

 5  Prior the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby approved samples of the materials to be used shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved.

GROUND;

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

 6  Existing trees, shrubs and hedgerows identified for retention within the development site or existing trees growing on an adjacent site, where excavations, changes to land levels or underground works are within the crown spread, shall be protected in accordance with BS 5837  2005 using the following protective fence specification - o Chestnut paling fence 1.2m in height, to BS 1722 part 4, securely mounted on 1.7m x 7cm x  7.5cm timber posts driven firmly into the ground.  The fence shall be erected below the outer most limit of the branch spread or at a distance equal to half the height of the tree, whichever is the furthest from the tree, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. The protective fencing shall be erected before the works hereby approved or any site clearance work commences, and shall thereafter be maintained until the development has been completed. At no time during the site works shall building materials, machinery, waste, chemicals, stored or piled soil, fires or vehicles be allowed within the protective fenced area. Nothing shall be attached or fixed to any part of a retained tree and it should not be used as an anchor point. There shall be no change in the original soil level, nor trenches excavated within the protective fenced area.

GROUND;

To Protect existing trees and to adequately integrate the development into the environment, in accordance with Thanet Local Plan Policies D1 and D2.

 7  All excavations within the existing spread of the trees to be retained shall be carried out manually; using only hand held tools and any roots exposed thereby shall be bridged over in the construction of the foundations.

GROUND;

To protect existing trees and to adequately integrate the development into the environment, in accordance with Thanet Local Plan Policies D1 and D2.’”

The motion was withdrawn by the Chairman and seconded by the Vice Chair.

It was proposed by the Chairman and seconded by the Vice Chairman:

“THAT the application be deferred to officers to confirm ownership of the land to the north of the application site to ensure that correct procedure has been following with the application as submitted”.

Upon being put to the vote, the motion was declared CARRIED.