Agenda item

Planning Reference – 250108

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Planning Officer:  Gavin Clark

 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 proposed business and industrial development, comprising c7,500 sqm of class 5 and 6 uses with ancillary class 4 use with associated yard areas, boundary treatments, roads, parking, landscaping and other associated works, at the Quad, (formerly Craigievar House), Howe Moss Avenue, Aberdeen, be approved 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.

(02)  BIRD HAZARD MANAGEMENT PLAN

That prior to the commencement of development on any building hereby approved, a Bird Hazard Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority in consultation with Aberdeen Airport. The submitted plan shall include details of:

·       Management of any flat/shallow pitched/green roofs on buildings within the site which may be attractive to nesting, roosting and “loafing” birds. The management plan shall comply with Advice Note 3 – Wildlife Hazards (available at https://www.aoa.org.uk/policy-campaigns/operations-safety/

The Bird Hazard Management Plan shall be implemented as approved, on completion of the development and shall remain in force for the life of the building. No subsequent alterations to the plan are to take place unless first submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority in consultation with Aberdeen Airport.

Reason: It is necessary to manage the development in order to minimise its attractiveness to birds which could endanger the safe movement of aircraft and the operation of Aberdeen Airport.

(03)  LANDSCAPING PER APPROVED PLANS

That all planting, seeding and turfing comprised in the approved scheme of landscaping, as shown on drawing Nos: PP01.00 REV P3, PP01.01 REV P3 , PP01.02 REV P3 , PP01.03 REV P3, PP01.04 REV P3, PP01.05 REV P3, PP01.06 REV P3 and PP01.07 REV P3 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 diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a size and species similar to those originally required to be planted, or in accordance with such other scheme as may be submitted to and approved in writing for the purpose by the planning authority.

Reason - in the interests of the amenity of the area.

(04)  BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN COMPLIANCE

That prior to the commencement of development, an updated Biodiversity Enhancement Plan shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be undertaken in full accordance with the recommendations of the approved document.

Reasons: to ensure an appropriate level of compensatory planting is provided and compliance with the relevant policies of National Planning Framework 4.

(05)  NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT COMPLIANCE

The development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless the noise mitigation measures and recommendations set out in the approved Noise Impact Assessment (Sandy Brown, 30th May 2025 [Ref: 025589-R01-B) or other measures achieving at least an equivalent effect as may be agreed in writing with the Planning Authority, have been implemented in full and suitable evidence provided to the Planning Authority that these works have been installed and implemented. For avoidance of doubt, the mitigation measures shall include, but are not limited to:

·       Units A-D have built-up cladding incorporating a mineral wool thermal insulation. The combined system having a sound reduction of Rw 33 dB (Rw = an acoustic rating used to measure and indicate how effective a soundproofing wall, system or material is)

·       Where Unit E is used for Class 5 general industrial use at night (23:00 – 07:00), it shall be provided with upgraded cladding with a sound reduction of at least Rw 36 dB

·       Unit C west elevation has roller shutter doors with a sound reduction of Rw 26 dB

·       Loading bays allow HGVs to reverse up so that loading/unloading with forklifts or pallet trucks largely takes place inside the buildings

·       Refrigerated vehicles are only permitted at the loading bays of Units A, B, and C between 07:00 and 19:00 hours.

·       Further recommendations to control HGV delivery noise include:

o   yard road surfaces to be maintained as smooth surfaces to prevent undue rumbling and vehicle rolling noise

o   vehicle engines to be switch off at loading bays when parked; and

o   use of vehicle horns to be avoided

·       Any unscreened external building services plant items shall have a sound power limit (LWA) not exceeding 85 decibels. Louder plant items would either need to be screened (i.e. installed around the sides of the buildings away from the houses) or have noise mitigation measures applied (i.e. attenuators, local screens, or enclosures). Where a tenant proposes to install a number of new noisy building services plant items, a detailed assessment should be carried out.

Reason: To protect residents from external sources of noise and in the interests of amenity.

(06)  PARKING PER APPROVED PLANS

That prior to the occupation of any of the units hereby granted planning permission the parking area, including disabled and electric vehicle parking spaces and yard areas hereby granted planning permission shall be constructed, drained, laid-out and demarcated in accordance with drawing No. 11528-PL2-XX-L03 REV P3 of the plans hereby approved or such other drawing as may subsequently be submitted and approved in writing by the planning authority. Such areas shall not thereafter be used for any other purpose other than the purpose of the parking of cars ancillary to the development and use thereby granted approval.

Reason - in the interests of public safety and the free flow of traffic.

(07)  WATER EFFICENCY

No development shall take place unless a scheme of water efficiency for each unit has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority. Thereafter, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the planning authority, no unit shall be occupied unless for that unit the approved measures have been implemented and are available for use.

Reason - to reduce pressure on water abstraction from the River Dee, which at times of low flow can have impacts on freshwater pearl mussel, one of the qualifying features of the River Dee Special Area of Conservation.

The Committee heard from Gavin Clark, Senior Planner, who spoke in furtherance of the application and answered various questions from Members.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the application conditionally.