Agenda item

Planning application reference 25/AP/3183

Report: See pages 11 to 113 of the agenda pack and pages 1 to 2 of the addendum report.

PROPOSAL

Demolition of the existing buildings and the redevelopment of the site to provide 38 dwellings (Use Class C3) in a six-storey building, along with associated landscaping, dedicated plant and storage facilities, and 

other associated works.

The committee heard the officer’s introduction to the report. Members of the committee asked questions of the officers.

There were no objectors present at the meeting.

The applicant addressed the committee and responded to questions from members.

There were no supporters present, who lived within 100 metres of the development site and wished to speak.

There were no ward members present who wished to speak at the meeting.

A motion to grant the application subject to conditions and amended conditions set out in the officer’s report, and the addendum report, that were presented during the hearing, was moved, seconded, put to the vote and declared carried.

RESOLVED:

1.  That planning permission be granted subject to conditions and additional conditions regarding the site’s landscaping summarised below; and the applicant entering into an appropriate legal agreement.

2.  If the requirements of paragraph 1 above are not met by 22 January 2027, the director of planning and growth be authorised to refuse planning permission, if appropriate, for the reasons set out in paragraph 214 of the report.

Additional conditions:

Hard and Soft Landscaping – New Condition 18

·  Prior to any above-ground works, a detailed hard and soft landscaping scheme must be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority, with all landscaping implemented, maintained, and any failed planting replaced for at least five years in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure that the development provides an appropriate standard of hard and soft landscaping, contributes positively to the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area, enhances biodiversity and urban greening, and secures the successful establishment and long-term maintenance of planting in the interests of visual amenity and environmental quality.

Green Roof – New Condition 25 – Prior to occupation

·  The approved green roof system shall be fully completed prior to the first occupation of the building and shall be retained and maintained thereafter for the lifetime of the development in order to ensure that the Urban Greening Factor is maintained at a minimum of 0.4 across the site for the lifetime of the development. Any dead, failing, or damaged planting must be replaced during the next planting season.

Reason: To secure the delivery and ongoing maintenance of the approved green roof as a biodiversity and urban greening measure, contributing to ecological enhancement, surface water attenuation, and environmental sustainability, in accordance with the development plan.

At 7.47pm the meeting adjourned for a five-minute comfort break. The meeting reconvened at 7.52pm to proceed to the next item on the agenda.