Agenda item

APPLICATION NO.

19/02755/FULLS

APPLICATION TYPE

FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH

REGISTERED

15.11.2019

APPLICANT

Mr S Paull

SITE

Land at Abbotswood Local Centre, Abbotswood Common Road, Romsey, ROMSEY EXTRA

PROPOSAL

Erection of 36 retirement apartments, communal facilities, and parking

AMENDMENTS

Amended Plans received 30/04/20, 09/11/20 & /05/21

CASE OFFICER

Mr Paul Goodman

Delegated to the Head of Planning and Building for completion of a legal agreement to secure:

• Removal of nitrate mitigation land from agricultural production;
• Future management of the nitrate mitigation land;
• New Forest SPA contribution; and
• Affordable housing contribution.

Then PERMISSION subject to:

1.

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

Reason:  To comply with the provision 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.

No development shall take place above DPC level of the development hereby permitted until samples and details of the materials to be used in the construction of all external surfaces hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason:  To ensure the development has a satisfactory external appearance in the interest of visual amenities in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policy E1.

3.

No development shall take place above DPC level of the development hereby permitted until full details of hard and  soft landscape works have been submitted and approved. Details shall include-where appropriate: proposed finished levels or contours; means of enclosure; car parking layouts; other vehicle and pedestrian access and circulation areas; hard surfacing materials; minor artefacts and structures (e.g. furniture, play equipment, refuse or other storage units, signs, lighting, etc.); proposed and existing functional services above and below ground (e.g. drainage, power, communications cables, pipelines etc. indicating lines, manholes, supports.); retained historic landscape features and proposals for restoration, where relevant.

Soft landscape works shall include: planting plans; written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment); schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed numbers/densities.

The landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with the implementation programme and in accordance with the management plan.

Reason:  To improve the appearance of the site and enhance the character of the development in the interest of visual amenity and contribute to the character of the local area in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policy E1 and E2.

4.

No development shall take place above DPC level of the development hereby permitted until a schedule of landscape management and maintenance for a minimum period of  5 years has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The landscape management plan, including long term design objectives, management responsibilities and maintenance schedules for all landscape areas and an implementation programme, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved management plan shall be carried out in accordance with the implementation programme.

Reason: To ensure the provision of amenity afforded by proper maintenance of existing and new landscape features as an improvement of the appearance of the site and to enhance the character of the development in the interest of visual amenity and contribute to the character of the local area in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policy E1 and E2.

5.

The development shall not be occupied until space has been laid out and provided for the parking and manoeuvring of vehicles to enable them to enter and leave the site in a forward gear in accordance with the approved plan and this space shall thereafter be reserved for such purposes at all times. Notwithstanding the annotation on Plan Ref SO-2631-03-AC-101 Rev F, spaces 1 & 2 shall be retained for the purposes of parking and no substation of other obstruction shall be erected without the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason:  In the interests of highway safety in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policy T1.

6.

Before the development hereby permitted is commenced details, including plans and cross sections, shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority of the existing and proposed ground levels of the development and the boundaries of the site and the height of the ground floor slab and damp proof course in relation thereto. Development shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved details.

Reason:  To ensure satisfactory relationship between the new development and the adjacent buildings, amenity areas and trees in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) Policy E1.

7.

Prior to the commencement of development full details of the layout for the parking and manoeuvring onsite of contractor's and delivery vehicles during the construction period shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be implemented prior to the commencement of development and retained for the duration of the construction period.

Reason:  In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Test Valley Borough Local Plan 2016 policy T1.

8.

There shall be no construction or demolition works, no machinery shall be operated, no processes carried out and no deliveries received or dispatched outside the following times: 07:30 to 18:00 hours Monday to Friday and 08:00 to 13:00 hours on Saturday.  In addition, no such activities shall take place on Sundays, Bank or Public holidays.

Reason:  In the interests of the amenities of neighbouring properties in accordance with Test Valley Borough Local Plan policies E8 and LWH4.

9.

The development hereby approved shall be designed and built to meet Regulation 36 2 (b) requirement of 110 litres/person/day water efficiency set out in part G2 of Building Regulations 2015.

Reason:  In the interests of improving water usage efficiency in accordance with policy E7 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016.

10.

The drainage system shall be constructed in accordance with the Calcinotto Drainage Strategy Statement for Land at Abbotswood, Romsey Version 1.0 Ref 113556 (October 2019) and Plan Ref SO-2631-03-DE-001 P1. Any changes to the approved documentation must be submitted to and approved in writing by Local Planning Authority and Lead Local Flood Authority. Any revised details submitted for approval must include a technical summary highlighting any changes, updated detailed drainage drawings and detailed drainage calculations.

Details for the long-term maintenance arrangements for the surface water drainage system shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the first occupation of any of the dwellings. The submitted details shall include;

a)  Maintenance schedules for each drainage feature type and ownership.

b)  Details of protection measures.

Maintenance and protection measures shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason:  To ensure a satisfactory form of development and in the interest of local amenities in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016 policy E7.

11.

No development shall take place unless or until an Environmental Management Plan has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority.  The Environmental Management Plan shall cover the control of noise, dust and spoil during the demolition,

site preparation and construction phases of development. The Environmental Management Plan shall include the provision of wheel washing, and any other suitable facility, to avoid the deposit of spoil onto the highway network. Work shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved Environmental Management Plan.

Reason:  In the interests of the amenities of neighbouring properties in accordance with Test Valley Borough Local Plan policies E8 and LWH4.

12.

The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers

034.0125.005 A

SO-2631-03-AC-101 F

SO-2631-03-AC-200 D

SO-2631-03-AC-201 D

SO-2631-03-AC-202 D

SO-2631-03-AC-203 E

SO-2631-03-AC-402D

SO-2631-03-AC-405A

SO-2631-03-AC-406A

SO-2631-03-AC-407A

SO-2631-03-AC-408A

SO-2631-03-AC-409A

SO-2631-03-LA-MCS643 02E

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

13.

East unit of accommodation hereby permitted shall be occupied only by:

·  persons of 60 years or older; or

·  personslivingas partof asinglehouseholdwithsuch apersonor persons;or

·  personswhowerelivingas partofa singlehouseholdwithsuch apersonor personswhohavesincedied.

Reason:  Theunitsof theresidentialaccommodation, parking provision, outdoor amenity space, education provision and affordable housing provisionhave beendesigned foroccupationby personswho satisfy the abovecriteriaand are unsuitablefor familyhousing and to ensure accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) policies COM7,  COM14, COM15, LHW1, LHW4, T1 & T2.

Notes to applicant:

1.

The development hereby permitted shall be carried out and completed strictly in accordance with the submitted plans, specifications and written particulars for which permission is hereby granted or which are subsequently submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority and in compliance with any conditions imposed by the Local Planning Authority.

2.

In reaching this decision Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) has had regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and takes a positive and proactive approach to development proposals focused on solutions. TVBC work with applicants and their agents in a positive and proactive manner offering a pre-application advice service and updating applicants/agents of issues that may arise in dealing with the application and where possible suggesting solutions.

3.

It is possible that a sewer now deemed to be public could be crossing the development site. Therefore, should any sewer be found during construction works, an investigation of the sewer will be required to ascertain its ownership before any further works commence on site. For further advice, please contact Southern Water, Southern House, Yeoman Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3NX (Tel: 0330 303 0119), www.southernwater.co.uk or by email at developerservices@southernwater.co.uk.