Agenda item

Planning Reference – P140963

 

The documents associated with this application can be found at:-

http://planning.aberdeencity.gov.uk/PlanningDetail.asp?ref=140963

 

Planning Officer – Matthew Easton

 

The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Head of Planning and Sustainable Development, which recommended:-

 

That the Committee show a willingness to approve the application subject to conditions, but to withhold the issue of the consent document until the applicant has entered into a section 75 legal agreement to (a) secure a financial contributions towards the Strategic Transport Fund; (b) secure a financial contribution towards planned improvements to Wellington Road; and (c) secure a financial contribution towards core path improvements, for the erection of a three storey office building, incorporating undercroft car parking, surface car parking and landscaping.

 

Conditions

 

(1) DRAINAGE

 

No development shall take place unless a scheme of all drainage works (including calculations as necessary) designed to meet the requirements of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority.  Thereafter no part of the building shall be occupied unless the drainage has been installed in complete accordance with the said scheme, unless a written variation has been granted by the planning authority – in order to safeguard water qualities in adjacent watercourses and to ensure that the development can be adequately drained.

 

(2) EXTERNAL LIGHTING

 

No development (other than site preparation and ground works) shall take place unless a scheme for all proposed external lighting has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority.  Thereafter no part of the office building shall be occupied unless the external lighting has been installed in complete accordance with the said scheme, unless a written variation has been granted by the planning authority - in order to ensure the site is adequately illuminated and to ensure public safety.

 

(3) EXTERNAL FINISHING MATERIALS

 

That no development (other than site preparation and ground works) shall take place unless a scheme of 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.  Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the details so agreed - in the interests of the visual amenity of the area.

 

(4) CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

 

That no development shall take place unless a site specific construction environmental management plan (CEMP) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority in consultation with SEPA.  The CEMP must address the following issues (i) surface water management, (ii) site waste management, (iii) watercourse engineering, and (iv) borrow pits.  Thereafter all works on site must be undertaken in accordance with the approved CEMP unless otherwise agreed in writing by the planning authority - in order to minimise the impacts of construction works on the environment.

 

(5) GREEN TRAVEL PLAN

 

That no part of the office building shall be occupied unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing a detailed occupier specific green travel plan which (a) shall be in general accordance with the travel plan framework included within Part 5 of Transport Assessment SCT3766 (Issue 2) dated 7 December 2016 and produced by JMP and (b) must outline sustainable measures to deter the use of the private car, in particular single occupant trips and provides detailed monitoring arrangements, modal split targets and associated penalties for not meeting targets - in order to encourage more sustainable forms of travel to the development

 

(6) SUBMISSION OF LANDSCAPING SCHEME

 

No development (other than site preparation and ground works) shall take place unless a further detailed scheme for the landscaping for the site (which shall include (i) 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, (ii) tree/shrub planting including details of numbers, densities, locations, species, sizes and stage of maturity at planting and (iii) the proposed materials to be used to surface areas of hard landscaping) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority - in order to satisfactorily integrate the development into its surroundings and maintain the visual amenity of the area.

 

(7) LANDSCAPING IMPLEMENTATION

 

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 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 - in order to satisfactorily integrate the development into its surroundings and maintain the visual amenity of the area.

 

(8) WELLINGTON ROAD / HARENESS ROAD JUNCTION

 

No part of the office building shall be occupied unless the mitigation works to the A956 Wellington Road / Hareness Road junction have been completed in accordance with the proposals shown on JMP drawing SCT3766/I/RW1/002, or such other drawings as may subsequently be approved in writing the planning authority - in order to mitigate against the impact which would occur on the local road network as a result of the development.

 

(9) ALTENS FARM ROAD / HARENESS ROAD JUNCTION

 

No part of the office building shall be occupied unless the mitigation works to the Altens Farm Road / Hareness Road junction have been completed in accordance with the proposals shown on JMP drawing SCT3766/P//GL/01, or such other drawings as may subsequently be approved in writing the planning authority - in order to mitigate against the impact which would occur on the local road network as a result of the development.

 

(10) PARKING PROVISION

 

No part of the office building shall be occupied unless the vehicle, motorcycle and bicycle parking has been constructed, drained, laid-out and demarcated in accordance with Mosaic Architecture + Design drawing AL(0)1000 (Rev.A) and AL(0)1024 or such other drawings as may subsequently be approved in writing the planning authority.  Thereafter such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking of vehicles, cycles and motorcycles ancillary to the approved office development - in order to provide a suitable level of vehicle parking for the proposed office building, ensure the free flow of traffic in surrounding streets and encourage more sustainable modes of transport.

 

(11) BUS STOP IMPROVEMENTS

 

No part of the office building shall be occupied unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority details of the improvement of the existing bus stops at the following locations -

a)         on the west side of Wellington Road opposite 250 Wellington Road;

b)         on the east side of Wellington Road, beside the termination of Altens Farm Road;

c)         on the north side of Hareness Road, 55m east of the junction with Altens Farm Road; and

d)         on the south side of Hareness Road, 30m east of the junction with Altens Farm Road.

 

The said scheme shall make provision for bus shelters, timetables, lighting, boarding kerbs, and clearway markings at each bus stop, taking into account the locational characteristics of each stop - in order to encourage the use of public transport.

 

(12) LOW AND ZERO CARBON BUILDINGS

 

The building hereby approved shall not be occupied unless a scheme detailing compliance with the Council's 'Low and Zero Carbon Buildings' supplementary guidance has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority, and any recommended measures specified within that scheme for the reduction of carbon emissions have been implemented in full - to ensure that this development complies with requirements for reductions in carbon emissions specified in the City Council's relevant published Supplementary Guidance document, 'Low and Zero Carbon Buildings'.

 

(13) VISITOR CYCLE PARKING

 

No part of the office building shall be occupied unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority details of visitor cycle parking to be located within 50m of the building entrance.  Thereafter the building shall not be occupied unless the cycle parking has been provided – in order to encourage cycling by visitors to the development.

 

(14) WELLINGTON ROAD TRAFFIC SIGNALS

 

No part of the office building shall be occupied unless the signal timings of the pedestrian crossing 50m north of the junction with West Tullos Road and Hareness Road have been revised to take account of the alterations proposed to Wellington Road and in agreement with Aberdeen City Council’s Intelligent Transport Systems Team – in order to maintain pedestrian safety.

 

Members then asked a number of questions in regards to the application.  Garfield Prentice spoke in furtherance of the report and responded to members questions.  Mr Prentice also advised that condition 1 could be amended in regards to Councillor Finlayson’s query in regards to drainage and petrol interceptor.

 

The Convener moved, seconded by Councillor Donnelly:-

That the application be approved in accordance with the recommendation contained within the report.

 

The Vice Convener, moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Jennifer Stewart:-

That the application be refused due to the negative impact the proposal would have on the current road network and infrastructure.

 

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (13) – the Convener, and Councillors Cooney, Corall, Cormie, Donnelly, Hutchison, Jaffrey, Lawrence, Malik, Jean Morrison MBE, Nicoll, Sandy Stuart and Thomson; for the amendment (4) – The Vice Convener and Councillors Boulton, Greig and Jennifer Stewart.

 

The Committee resolved:-

(i)         to request that condition 1 be amended to read ” no development shall take place unless a scheme of all drainage works (including calculations as necessary) designed to meet the requirements of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems and including a petrol interceptor within the car parks, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority.  Thereafter no part of the building shall be occupied unless the drainage has been installed in complete accordance with the said scheme, unless a written variation has been granted by the planning authority – in order to safeguard water qualities in adjacent watercourses and to ensure that the development can be adequately drained,” and

(ii)        to otherwise adopt the motion and approve the application subject to the revised conditions.