Agenda item

RESOLVED that the application be approved subject to the following conditions and notes:

 

Time Scale for Implementation of Consent  

 

1.   The development must be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

 

REASON: Required to be imposed by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

Approved Plans and Documents 

2.   Unless explicitly required by condition within this consent, the development hereby permitted shall be carried out in complete accordance with the proposals as detailed on drawings:

 

Location Plan Drawing No: A1.0

Proposed Site Plan Drawing No: A1.2

Landscaping Plan Drawing No: 1000A

Proposed Ground Floor Plan Drawing No: A1.4

Proposed First Floor Plan Drawing No: A1.5

Proposed Elevations Drawing No: A1.6

 

REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and to clarify which plans are relevant to the consent.

 

Materials 

3.   Notwithstanding the submitted details, details or specifications of all materials to be used on the external surfaces of the development hereby approved shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before their use in the proposed development. The approved materials shall be implemented within the development in strict accordance with the approved details.

 

      REASON: In order that the Local Planning Authority may ensure that the materials to be used are appropriate to the locality and respond positively to the inherent character of the area.

 

Landscaping and boundary treatments

 

4.   Notwithstanding the submitted details, no development, including any site preparation, demolition, scrub / hedgerow clearance or tree works / removal shall commence or be undertaken on site until a scheme for the hard and soft landscaping of the site and details of the alignment, height, and appearance of all boundary treatments has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

      The scheme shall include as a minimum, the types and numbers of trees and shrubs to be retained and planted within the site, those areas to be seeded, turfed, paved or hard landscaped, including details of any changes of level or landform and the types and specifications of all retaining structures.

 

      For the avoidance of doubt the landscaped area to the rear of the hotel shall be landscaped as a communal area of open space and shall not be split into individual ‘garden’ areas.

 

      The approved landscaping scheme shall be implemented in the first planting season following occupation or use of the development, whether in whole or part and shall be maintained thereafter for a period of not less than 10 years to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority. This maintenance shall include the replacement of any tree or shrub which is removed, or dies, or is seriously damaged, or becomes seriously diseased, by a species of similar size to those originally planted.

 

All tree protection/management recommendations shall be carried out in strict accordance with the details of the submitted Arboricultural Impact Assessment Overview dated November 2022 and landscaping plan Drawing No. 1000 Rev A dated 11/10/2022.  The specified tree protection measures shall remain in place throughout the construction phase of the development and the methodology hereby approved shall be adhered to during all site preparation/construction works.

                       

REASON: To ensure the proposal is satisfactorily landscaped and trees / hedgerow of landscape / visual amenity value are retained as part of the development and that adequate protection of trees/hedging of landscape and visual amenity value on and adjacent to the site or those likely to be affected by the proposed development.

 

Highways

 

5.   No part of the development hereby permitted shall be occupied until such time as the access arrangements shown on Proposed Site Plan Drawing No: A1.2 have been implemented in full.

 

      REASON: To ensure that vehicles entering and leaving the site may pass each other clear of the highway, in a slow and controlled manner, in the interests of general highway safety.

 

6.   The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until such time as the access drive (and any turning space) has been surfaced with tarmacadam, or similar hard bound material (not loose aggregate) for a distance of at least 5 metres behind the highway boundary and, once provided, shall be so maintained in perpetuity.

 

      REASON: To reduce the possibility of deleterious material being deposited in the highway (loose stones etc.) in the interests of highway safety.

 

7.   The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until such time as the parking and turning facilities have been implemented in accordance with Proposed Site Plan Drawing No: A1.2. 

 

      Any part of the parking area located within the root protection areas of the existing trees shall be constructed using no-dig construction techniques.

 

      Thereafter the onsite parking provision shall be so maintained in perpetuity.

 

      REASON: To ensure that adequate off-street parking provision is made to reduce the possibility of the proposed development leading to on-street parking problems locally, to enable vehicles to enter and leave the site in a forward direction in the interests of highway safety and to protect the trees to be retained adjacent to the site.

 

8.   Prior to the first occupation a minimum of one car parking space implemented in accordance with Proposed Site Plan Drawing No: A1.2 shall have an electric vehicle charging point. Charge points must have a minimum power rating output of 7kW, be fitted with a universal socket that can charge all types of electric vehicle currently. The charging point shall be retained in perpetuity thereafter

 

      REASON: In the interests of supporting sustainable travel.

 

9.   The hotel hereby approved shall not be used until a cycle storage plan for the commercial use has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These cycle facilities shall be provided in accordance with the approved details prior to the first use of the hotel hereby approved and shall thereafter be kept free of obstruction and available for the parking of bicycles only at all times.

 

      REASON: To allow for the effective use of the parking areas and to promote sustainable transport as a travel option, encourage healthy communities and reduce carbon emissions.

 

10. No development shall take place, including any works of demolition or site clearance, until a Construction Management Plan (CMP) or Construction Method Statement (CMS) has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

 

      The approved / plan statement shall provide:

 

-     The erection and maintenance of security hoarding where appropriate;

 

-     Wheel washing facilities;

 

-     Measures to deal with dirt, debris, mud or loose material deposited on the highway as a result of the construction;

 

-     Measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction;

 

-     Delivery, demolition and construction working hours.

 

      The approved Construction Management Plan or Construction Method Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period of the development.

 

      REASON: In the interests of safeguarding neighbouring residential amenity and for the safe operation of the adopted highway during the demolition and construction phases.

 

Usage

 

11. Notwithstanding the provisions The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2015, or any equivalent Order following the revocation and re-enactment thereof (with or without modification), the development hereby approved shall only be used as hotel accommodation and for no other purpose, including any other purpose outside of Use Class C1.

 

      REASON: For the avoidance of doubt, and to avoid an over-intensive use and to ensure that the development remains compatible with the character of the area and the intensity and frequency of usage remains proportionate to the use hereby approved.

 

12. The hotel accommodation hereby approved shall not be let to or occupied by any one person or group of persons for a combined total period exceeding 90 days in any one calendar year and in any event shall not be used as a unit of permanent accommodation or any individual(s) sole place of residence. A register of all occupants of the accommodation hereby approved shall be maintained at all times and shall be made available for inspection by the Local Planning Authority on request. For the avoidance of doubt the register shall contain the name and address of the principal occupier together with dates of occupation.

 

      REASON: To ensure that the development remains compatible with the character of the area and the intensity and frequency of usage remains proportionate to the use hereby approved.

 

Hours of operation

 

13. The premises shall not be open for sales of alcohol before the hours of 12:00 nor after 23:00 Monday to Friday, before 11:00 or after 23:00 on Saturdays, on Sundays and public holidays before the hours of 12 or after 22:00.

 

      Use of the bar / lounge area as shown in Proposed Ground Floor Plan Drawing No: A1.4 shall solely be restricted to patrons of the hotel and shall not be used by any visiting members of the public or any other person(s) not registered as a guest at the premises.

 

      REASON: To protect the amenities of nearby residents.

 

14. No amplified or other music shall be played on the premises between the following times: 22:00-08:00 Monday to Sunday.

 

      REASON: To protect the amenity of the locality, especially for people living and / or working nearby.

 

15. The outdoor terrace area as shown in Proposed Ground Floor Plan Drawing No: A1.4 must not be used by customers consuming food or drink, prior to 08:00 and after the hours of 22.00.

     

      REASON: To safeguard the living conditions of nearby residents, particularly with regard to the effects of noise.

 

Refuse storage

 

16. Before the development hereby permitted is first occupied, provision for refuse storage shall be provided within the site.

 

      Notwithstanding the submitted details, elevational details at a scale of not less than 1:20 and details of the precise location of all proposed refuse storage provision shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to their installation.

 

      The development shall be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details and the approved details shall be retained and made available for use at all times thereafter.

 

      REASON: In order that the Local Planning Authority may ensure that the development provides adequate dedicated provision for the storage of domestic waste.

 

Drainage

 

17. No development approved by this permission shall be commenced until a scheme for the disposal of foul and surface waters has been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be constructed and completed in accordance with the approved plans.

 

      REASON: To secure proper drainage and to manage the risk of flooding and pollution.

 

Ecology

 

18. The biodiversity mitigation measures as detailed in the ecology report dated 30th June 2022 shall be implemented in accordance with any specified details and timetable. Thereafter, the biodiversity measures shall be permanently maintained and retained in accordance with the approved details.

 

      REASON: In the interests of biodiversity and to minimise / mitigate potential impacts from non-native invasive species resultant from the development.

 

Lighting

 

19. Details of external lighting to be installed on any structure, or elsewhere within the site, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to any such lighting being installed.

 

      REASON: In order to ensure a satisfactory appearance in the interests of visual amenity and to prevent nuisance arising.

 

HVAC / Plant

 

20. Notwithstanding the submitted details, no development, including any site preparation, demolition, scrub / hedgerow clearance or tree works/removal shall commence or be undertaken on site unless and until details of all external or building mounted HVAC, plant, extract or ducting has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

      The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

      REASON: In order that the Local Planning Authority may ensure that the detailed design of the proposal is appropriate to the locality and that any externally mounted equipment is not of detriment to the residential amenities of nearby occupiers or visual amenities of the area.

 

Demolition

 

21. No works of demolition or construction shall be carried out beyond the works indicated within the following plans:

 

·         Existing Ground Floor Demolition Plan Drawing No: A1.7

·         Existing First Floor Demolition Plan Drawing No: A1.8

 

     REASON: To define the scope of the permission hereby approved and to safeguard the visual amenities of the locality against over-intensive development

 

(Rebecca Govier spoke in favour of the above application)

 

    Councillor Austin declared an interest in the next application, spoke as ward councillor then left the room)