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Planning Reference – 221310

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Planning Officer:  Matthew Easton

With reference to article 3 of the minute of the Planning Development Management Committee of 1 June 2023, whereby Members agreed to have a site visit before determining the application, the Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, which recommended:-

That the application for detailed planning permission for the erection of 30 affordable residential units with associated infrastructure and open space, at the former Braeside Primary School site, be approved subject to a legal agreement and subject to the following conditions:-

Conditions

(01)  DURATION OF PERMISSION

The development to which this notice relates must be begun not later than the expiration of 3 years beginning with the date of this notice. If development has not begun at the expiration of the 3-year period, the planning permission lapses.

Reason – in accordance with section 58 (duration of planning permission) of the 1997 act.

PRE-COMMENCEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT

(02)  TREE PROTECTION FENCING

No development (including demolition or site setup) shall take place unless the tree protection measures shown in Tree Survey BPS-2210-TR-C and drawing BPS-2210-TP (dated 11 October 2022) by Astell Associates have been implemented. Thereafter the fencing shall remain in place for the duration of construction of the development, taking account the phasing within the drawing.

Reason – to protect trees and vegetation from damage during construction in accordance with Policy NE5 (Trees and Woodlands).

(03)  LANDSCAPING AND BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT

No development shall take place unless a detailed scheme of hard and soft landscaping covering all areas of public and private space has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority. The scheme shall include details of –

·       Existing and proposed finished ground levels

·       Existing landscape features, trees and vegetation to be retained or removed

·       Existing and proposed services and utilities including cables, pipelines and substations

·       Proposed woodland, tree and shrub numbers, densities, locations, species, sizes and stage of maturity at planting

·       Proposed measures to enhance biodiversity (see NatureScot’sDeveloping with Nature guidance)

·       Proposed hard surface finishing materials

·       Location and design of any street furniture

·       Arrangements for the management and maintenance of existing and proposed open space and landscaped areas

·       A completed checklist from Annex C of the Developing with Nature guidance.

Thereafter, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the planning authority, no unit shall be occupied unless all paths, hard landscaping and any artificial bio-diversity enhancement features have been constructed or provided and are ready for use. All soft landscaping proposals shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme and shall be completed during the planting season immediately following the commencement of the development or such other date as may be agreed in writing with the planning authority. Any planting which, within a period of five years from the completion of the development, in the opinion of the planning authority is dying, is severely damaged or becoming seriously diseased, shall be replaced by plants of similar size and species to those originally required to be planted.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

Planning Reference – 211528

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Planning Officer:  Matthew Easton

With reference to article 4 of the minute of Planning Development Management Committee of 1 June 2023, whereby it was agreed to hold a site visit before determining the application, the Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, which recommended:-

That the application for detailed planning permission for a residential development of 77 units comprising 44 houses and 33 flats (6 storey block), associated roads and parking, drainage infrastructure, open space and landscaping at the site of the Former Treetops Hotel, 161 Springfield Road, Aberdeen, be approved conditionally and subject to a legal agreement:-

Conditions

(01)  DURATION OF PERMISSION

The development to which this notice relates must be begun not later than the expiration of 3 years beginning with the date of this notice. If development has not begun at the expiration of the 3-year period, the planning permission lapses.

Reason – in accordance with section 58 (duration of planning permission) of the 1997 act.

PRE-COMMENCEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT

(02)  TREE PROTECTION FENCING

No development (including demolition or site setup) shall take place unless the tree protection measures shown in Arboriculture Impact Assessment 9791 (V9) and drawing 374593-GIS006 (Rev.B) (dated 11 August 2022) by Envirocentre have been implemented. Thereafter the fencing shall remain in place for the duration of construction of the development.

Reason – to protect trees and vegetation from damage during construction in accordance with Policy NE5 (Trees and Woodlands).

(03)  LANDSCAPING AND BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT

No development shall take place unless a detailed scheme of hard and soft landscaping covering all areas of public and private space has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority. The scheme shall include details of –

·       Existing and proposed finished ground levels

·       Existing landscape features, trees and vegetation to be retained or removed

·       Existing and proposed services and utilities including cables, pipelines and substations

·       Proposed woodland, tree and shrub numbers, densities, locations, species, sizes and stage of maturity at planting

·       Proposed measures to enhance biodiversity (see NatureScot’sDeveloping with Nature guidance)

·       Proposed hard surface finishing materials

·       Location and design of any street furniture

·       Location and design of general and dog waste bins

·       Arrangements for the management and maintenance of existing and proposed open space and landscaped areas

·       A completed checklist from Annex C of the Developing with Nature guidance

Thereafter, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the planning authority, no unit shall be occupied unless all paths, hard landscaping and any artificial bio-diversity enhancement features have been constructed or provided and are ready for use.

All soft landscaping proposals shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme and shall be completed during the planting season immediately following the commencement of the development or such other date as may be agreed in writing with the planning authority. Any planting which, within a period of five years from the completion of the development, in the opinion of the planning authority is dying, is severely damaged or becoming seriously  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.