Agenda item

Please note revised report

The letters of representation are available in the agenda pack issued on 6 July

Planning Reference: - 160376

The documents associated with this application can be viewed here:-

http://planning.aberdeencity.gov.uk/PlanningList.asp?SearchType=S&ReferenceNumber=160376&Address=&WardCode=ANY&Decision=3&Submit2=Submit

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 conditionally approve the application for the construction of 15 residential units with associated car parking and landscaped amenity areas, subject to a legal agreement, or other suitable arrangement, to secure developer obligations towards community facilities and to secure the delivery and retention of the site as affordable housing, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)       No development shall take place unless a Matters Specified in Conditions application has been submitted to and approved by the planning authority comprising details of layout, detailed design and external appearance of:

(i)         buildings and any ancillary structures;

(ii)        plot and site layout, including boundary enclosures;

(iii)       storage areas for waste and recyclables;

(iv)       vehicular/cycle/pedestrian access;

(v)        vehicle (including cycle and motorcycle) parking; and

(vi)       Surface Water Drainage arrangements.

- in order to ensure a satisfactory design and a layout of development that respects the character and built form of the area.

(2)       In respect of condition 1.i. no development pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved shall be carried out unless a Matters Specified in Conditions application has been submitted to and approved by the planning authority comprising full details of all: external materials, including windows/ doors/ rainwater goods/ etc; sustainable design standards, demonstrating the use of low / zero carbon technologies in achieving at least a 15% reduction in carbon emissions when measured against the 2007 building standards – in the interests of a suitable quality of materials, sustainability and to address the requirements of Policy R7 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2012.

(3)       In respect of condition 1.ii. no development pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved shall be carried out unless a Matters Specified in Conditions application has been submitted to the planning authority and approved by detailing the site layout, including private, communal and public areas, which shall incorporate children’s play facilities and areas of both shared and public open space; and all plot and site boundary enclosures – in the interests of appropriate design quality and to address the requirements of Policy D1 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2012.

(4)       In respect of condition 1.iii. no development pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved shall be carried out unless a Matters Specified in Conditions application has been submitted to and approved by the planning authority detailing how waste and recyclables storage and collection arrangements shall be dealt with, in line with the requirements of the Waste Authority – in the interests of ensuring appropriate arrangements for waste, a suitably high quality design solution, and to address the requirements of Policy R6 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2012.

(5)       In respect of condition 1.iv. and v. no development pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved shall be carried out unless a Matters Specified in Conditions application has been submitted to the planning authority and approved by comprising details of:

i.          The relocation of the existing southbound bus stop immediately to the east of the site and north of the indicatively proposed road junction off the bus layby to a position which would avoid any conflicts between buses and other vehicles using that proposed junction.  Details showing the solution shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority.  Thereafter such approved details shall be implemented prior to the occupation of any of the hereby approved residential units;

ii.         An appropriate level of parking and adequate pathways and turning space within the site, based on the standards set in association with the indicative layout accompanying this application, which shows: 15 ‘affordable housing’ flats (9x 1 bed, 5x 2 bed and 1x 3 bed) and 17 car parking spaces (1x disabled); 2 motorcycle parking spaces; 16 secure cycle parking spaces; 2 visitor cycle parking spaces; and

iii.        Details of Residential Travel Packs (RTP) are submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority, any such approved RTP shall thereafter be made available to residents of the hereby approved residential units, including at any change in tenancies, and updated on an annual basis thereafter – in the interests of ensuring appropriate arrangements for access and parking, a suitably high quality design solution, and to address the requirements of Policies T2 and R6 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2012.

(6)       In respect of condition 1.vi. no development pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved shall be carried out unless a Matters Specified in Conditions application has been submitted to and approved by the planning authority comprising a Drainage Impact Assessment (DIA) detailing the proposed drainage design, which should incorporate SuDS measures and indicate on layouts existing sewers/ watercourses within the vicinity of the site – in the interests of appropriate surface water drainage arrangements, for the avoidance of pollution and to address the requirements of Policy NE6 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2012.

(7)       No development pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved shall be carried out unless a Matters Specified in Conditions application has been submitted to and approved by the planning authority setting out details of measures designed to address any impacts on badgers, bats and birds, such details shall be based on advice from a suitably qualified person, the details of which shall be agreed in advance with the Planning Authority – to ensure that works are undertaken such that protected species (including) birds are suitably protected.

(8)       No development pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved shall be carried out unless a Matters Specified in Conditions application has been submitted to and approved by the planning authority comprising full details of hard and soft landscaping covering all areas of private/shared/public amenity areas, including children’s play facilities, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority.  The scheme shall include details of –

a)         Existing and proposed finished ground levels;

b)         Existing and proposed services and utilities, including: cables, pipelines, and any substations;

c)         An Arboricultural Impact Assessment (AIA) to show how trees (particularly Wych Elm) either within or in close proximity to the site will be dealt with both during and after the development phase;

d)         Proposed tree and shrub numbers, densities, locations, species, sizes and stage of maturity at planting;

e)         Arrangements for the management and maintenance of all proposed open space, woodlands and landscaped areas; and

f)          Proposed hard surface finishing materials.

(9)       All soft and hard landscaping proposals approved via condition 8 shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme, which may include phasing, and shall be completed at the latest during the planting season immediately following the commencement of each respective phase of the development or other such date as may be agreed in writing with the planning authority. Any planting which, within a period of 5 years from the completion of each phase of the development, in the opinion of the planning authority is dying, being severely damaged or becoming seriously diseased, shall be replaced by plants of similar size and species to those originally required to be planted – in order to integrate the development into the surrounding landscape, increasing the biodiversity value of the site and creating a suitable environment for future residents.

The Committee heard from Kristian Smith, Team Leader Development Management, who spoke in furtherance of the report and answered various questions from members.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the application conditionally.