Agenda item

Planning Reference Number – 140730

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Planning Officer – Paul Williamson

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

That the Committee show willingness to approve the application, subject to a Section 75 legal agreement linking this application for detailed planning permission, to the over-arching existing legal agreement for the wider development, and the developer obligations identified therein, subject to the following conditions:-

(1)       That no development shall take place unless a scheme detailing all external finishing materials to the windows and doors 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 - in the interests of visual amenity.

(2)       That none of the units hereby granted planning permission shall be occupied unless a scheme detailing cycle storage and motor cycle parking provision has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the planning authority, and thereafter implemented in full accordance with said scheme - in the interests of encouraging more sustainable modes of travel.

(3)       That the development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless the car parking areas hereby granted planning permission for that specific dwelling or apartment block have been constructed, drained, laid-out and demarcated in accordance with drawing No. 342_Ph1a_C1C2_005 Rev D 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 - in the interests of public safety and the free flow of traffic.

(4)       That no individual development plot shall be occupied unless there has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the planning authority, a comprehensive Residential Travel Pack for that development plot, setting out proposals for reducing dependency on the private car. This should also include information on external connectivity to key facilities, and, in consultation with local schools and the planning authority, information on safer routes to schools - in order to encourage more sustainable forms of travel to and from the development, to ensure that the amount of private car trips generated by the development does not exceed that identified in the supporting Transport Assessment, and in the interests of the safety of pupils travelling to and from local schools.

(5)       Prior to the commencement of any works on site a detailed scheme for surface water drainage shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Planning Authority, in consultation with SEPA. All work shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme - To ensure adequate protection of the water environment from surface water run-off.

(6)       Prior to the commencement of any works on site, a site specific Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Planning Authority in consultation with SEPA.  The mitigation measures outlined in the CEMP shall be informed by the result of a full ground (water and soil) investigation study.  All works on site must be undertaken in full accordance with the approved CEMP unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority – In order to minimise the impacts of necessary demolition/construction works on the environment.

(7)       That the development hereby approved shall be connected to the public waste water system in line with PAN 79 Water and Drainage. Any necessary upgrades to the public waste water system should be in place prior to the occupation of the phase of development requiring the upgrade - in order to ensure the appropriate connection is made to ensure satisfactory disposal of sewerage, and thereby maintain and improve standards of environmental quality, public health and amenity.

(8)       That the dwellings/apartments 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'.

(9)       Development shall not commence until a bird hazard management plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority. The submitted plan shall include details 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 the Advice Note 8 'Potential Bird Hazards from Building Design'. 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 buildings. No subsequent alterations to the plan are to take place unless first submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority - it is necessary to manage the site in order to minimise its attractiveness to birds which could endanger the safe movement of aircraft and the operation of Aberdeen Airport.

(10)    That no part of any dwelling house or flat shall be built above a height of 30 metres Above Ground Level (AGL) - to minimise risk associated with the safe movement of aircraft in the vicinity, and the safe operation of existing radar.

The Committee heard from Paul Williamson, Senior Planner, who spoke in furtherance of the report and answered questions from members. 

It was suggested that a standard informative be added relating to time constraints during construction activity.

The Committee also heard from Hugh Murdoch, who answered questions in regards to road issues.

The Convener, seconded by Councillor Donnelly moved:-

to approve the recommendation within the report with the addition of an informative relating to the date and time of construction activity.

Councillor Greig, seconded by Councillor Jennifer Stewart, moved as an amendment:-

that the application be refused on the following grounds:-

·                there would be a significant increase in traffic which would not be sustained by the local road network;

·                the negative design of the development in relation to safety issues;

·                there are no internal footways, and the narrowness of roads and vehicle access would be a safety risk for pedestrians, and

·                a condition should be added in relation to the times/dates of the construction activity.

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (14) the Convener, the Vice Convener and Councillors Cooney , Corall, Cormie, Crockett, Donnelly, Hutchison, Jaffrey, Lawrence, Malik, Jean Morrison MBE, Nicoll and Sandy Stuart; for the amendment (2) Councillors Greig and Jennifer Stewart.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion and to request that a standard informative be added as follows, “Unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority, during the construction of any phase of the development, the normal hours of operation for all activity audible at the boundary of the nearest noise sensitive premises shall be between 07:00 to 19:00 hours Monday to Friday; 07:00 to 12:00 hours on Saturday, with no working on Sundays”.