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With reference to article 5 of the minute of meeting of the Development Management Sub Committee of 22 August, 2013, wherein the Sub Committee agreed to visit the site, the Sub Committee had before it a report by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development which recommended:-

a willingness to approve, subject to conditions (as detailed below) but to withhold the issue of the consent document until the applicant has entered into a legal agreement with the Council to secure the identified developer contributions towards primary education, community facilities, recreation, core path networks and the Strategic Transport Fund for a proposed development of 65 residential houses, including infrastructure and landscaping at Hopetoun Grange (land to the north of), Bucksburn, Aberdeen, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  That the Dollar flatted properties proposed as part of the residential units of the development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless acoustically attenuated ventilators have been installed within the lounge accommodation of these aforementioned properties.  (2)  That no development pursuant to this planning permission shall take place unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing for the purpose by the planning authority, report on three days of noise measurements, to be undertaken at a representative location in the vicinity of the development.  These measurements should be weekday LAeq 1 hour or 15 minute readings and calculated to obtain 18 hour LAeq (23:00 - 07:00).  Whilst these measurements may be unmanned, short term measurements when helicopters are in flight overhead should also be taken.  If the noise measurement assessment report demonstrates the need for noise attenuation to be incorporated into the fabric of the residential units of the development hereby approved, then such attenuation measures as may be recommended by the planning authority shall be implemented in full prior to occupation of any residential unit.  (3)  That the SUDS basin is constructed as per the detail included in the Drainage Assessment Issue 1 by Fairhurst dated 4 July 2013, and is capable of retaining flows up to and including the 1 in 200 year store event plus climate change.  (4)  That the discharge rate, as outlined in the Drainage Assessment Issue 1 by Fairhurst dated 4 July 2013, does not exceed the greenfield flows as per the design calculations.  (5)  That no development shall take place unless there has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the planning authority detailed plans showing the visibility splays for all new road junctions, including for the 3 no. driveways accessing onto Hopetoun Grange, and thereafter the junctions shall be constructed in full accordance with the approved plans.  (6)  That the development hereby granted planning permission shall not be occupied unless the lane to the west of the site between the A96 and the point that it interacts with what will become the spine road to the future development to the west is upgraded to an adoptable standard for pedestrians and cyclists.  Notwithstanding that the phasing of construction on site may impact on when safe  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

Prior to considering the following item of business, Councillor Boulton declared an interest in the subject matter due to her knowing the applicant.  Councillor Boulton did not take part in the deliberation or debate relating to the application in question.

With reference to article 6 of the minute of the meeting of the Development Management Sub Committee of 22 August, 2013, wherein the Sub Committee agreed to visit the site, the Sub Committee had before it a report by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development which recommended:-

a willingness to approve, subject to conditions (as detailed below) but to withhold the issue of the consent document until the applicant has entered into a legal agreement with the Council to secure the identified developer contributions towards affordable housing units, provision of community facilities and recreation, library, core path improvements, healthcare and Strategic Transport Fund for the erection of a 32 No unit residential development with ancillary site works and landscaping at land adjacent to North Deeside Road, Pittengullies Brae, Peterculter, Aberdeen, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  That this planning permission in principle shall lapse on the expiration of 2 years from the approval of matters specified in conditions being obtained (or, in the case of approval of different matters on different dates, from the requisite approval for the last such matter being obtained) unless the development to which the permission relates is begun before that expiration.  (2)  That this planning permission in principle shall lapse unless a further application for approval of the matters specified in condition(s) attached to this grant of planning permission in principle has been made before whichever is the latest of the following; (i) the expiration of 3 years from the date of this grant of planning permission in principle; (ii) the expiration of 6 months from the date on which an earlier application for the requisite approval of matters specified in conditions was refused; and (iii) the expiration of 6 months from the date on which an appeal against such refusal was dismissed.  (3)  That no development pursuant to the planning permission in principle hereby approved shall be carried out until such time as a further application has been made to the planning authority for approval of the matters specified in this condition and such approval has been granted; these matters being details of the (i) means of access, (iii) layout of development, (iii) design and external appearance of the building(s) and (iv) the landscaping of the site.  (4)  That no development shall take place unless details of the siting, layout and materials of the dwellings have been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the planning authority.  Thereafter the dwellinghouses shall not be occupied unless built in full accordance with details so approved.  (5)  That notwithstanding the drainage plan submitted, that no development shall take place within the application site until the applicant has carried out and submitted to, and been approved in writing by, the planning authority (i) a condition survey, preferably through CCTV, of the culverted watercourse adjacent to the development and in the immediate downstream, and (ii) an assessment of flood routing; and, if required, an updated drainage impact assessment, Sustainable Urban Drainage System  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

Prior to considering the following item of business, Councillor Boulton declared an interest in the subject matter due to her knowing the applicant.  Councillor Boulton did not take part in the deliberation or debate relating to the application in question.

With reference to article 7 of the minute of meeting of the Development Management Sub Committee of 22 August, 2013, wherein the Sub Committee agreed to visit the site, the Sub Committee had before it a report by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development which recommended:-

a willingness to approve, subject to conditions (as detailed below) but to withhold the issue of the consent document until the applicant has entered into a legal agreement with the Council to secure the identified developer contributions towards affordable housing units, provision of community facilities and recreation, library, core path improvements, healthcare and Strategic Transport Fund in relation to the erection of an 8 numbered unit residential development with ancillary siteworks and landscaping at land adjacent to North Deeside Road, Pittengullies Brae, Peterculter, Aberdeen, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  That notwithstanding the drainage plan submitted, that no development shall take place within the application site until the applicant has carried out and submitted to, and been approved in writing by, the planning authority (i) a condition survey, preferably through CCTV, of the culverted watercourse adjacent to the development and in the immediate downstream; and (ii) an assessment of flood routing; and, if required, an updated drainage impact assessment, Sustainable Urban Drainage System and outline any flood routing mitigation measures required.  Thereafter the development shall not be occupied unless built in full accordance with the details approved.  (2)  That no development shall take place unless a scheme detailing all external finishing materials to the roof and walls of the development hereby approved has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the planning authority and thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the details so agreed.  (3)  That no development shall take place within the application site until the applicant has secured the implementation of a programme of archaeological work which shall include post-excavation and publication work in accordance with a written scheme of investigation which has been submitted by the applicant and approved by the planning authority.  (4)  That no development pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved shall be carried out unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing for the purpose by the planning authority a further detailed scheme of landscaping for the site, which scheme shall include indications of all existing trees and landscaped areas on the land, and details of any to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development, and the proposed areas of tree/ shrub planting including details of numbers, densities, locations, species, sizes and stage of maturity at planting.  Further to this within plot 8 four heavy standard trees are to be planted in the southern corners of the site.  (5)  That all planting, seeding and turfing comprised in the approved scheme of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting season following the completion of the development and any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

With reference to article 10 of the minute of meeting of the Development Management Sub Committee of 22 August, 2013, wherein the Sub Committee agreed to visit the site, the Sub Committee had before it a report by the Head of Planning and Sustainable Development which recommended:-

a willingness to approve, subject to conditions (as detailed below) with consent being withheld pending satisfactory conclusion of a planning agreement relating to the payment of monies in connection with developer contributions and affordable housing provision for the replacement of a house and the construction of 5 additional dwellings with associated infrastructure, improved accesses and tree protection works at Edgehill House, North Deeside Road, Milltimber, Aberdeen, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)  That no development shall be undertaken until such time as the existing bus stop on North Deeside Road has been relocated in accordance with drawing 96035/1001, or any other such drawing as submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority for this purpose.  (2)  That no development shall take place unless a scheme of all drainage works designed to meet the requirements of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority and thereafter no part of the development shall be occupied unless the drainage has been installed in complete accordance with the said scheme.  (3)  That no development pursuant to this planning permission shall take place, nor shall any part of the development hereby approved be occupied, unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority, a detailed scheme of site and plot boundary enclosures for the entire development hereby granted planning permission.  None of the buildings hereby granted planning permission shall be occupied unless the said scheme has been implemented in its entirety.  (4)  That no development shall take place unless a scheme detailing all external finishing materials to the roof and walls of the development hereby approved has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the planning authority and thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the details so agreed.  (5)  That no development pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved shall be carried out unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing for the purpose by the planning authority a further detailed scheme of landscaping for the site, which scheme shall include indications of all existing trees and landscaped areas on the land, and details of any to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development, and the proposed areas of tree/shrub planting including details of numbers, densities, locations, species, sizes and stage of maturity at planting.  (6)  That all planting, seeding and turfing comprised in the approved scheme of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting season following the completion of the development and any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.