Agenda item

Planning reference – 170142

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Planning Officer – Jane Forbes

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

That the application be approved, subject to the following conditions:-

CONDITIONS

(1)  That no development relating to this planning permission shall take place unless a Drainage Impact Assessment in line with SUDS principles has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority, and thereafter no part of the development shall be occupied unless the drainage has been installed in complete accordance with the agreed details - in order to safeguard water qualities in adjacent water courses and to ensure that the development can be adequately drained.

(2)  That prior to occupation of any part of the development hereby approved, a scheme for the provision of mains water supply has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority and the said scheme has been implemented in full, unless the planning authority has given written consent for a variation – in the interests of public health.

(3)  That no development shall take place unless a scheme detailing all external finishing materials to the roof, walls, 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.

(4)  That notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 and Schedule 1, Class 1A through to Class 1D, Class 3A and Class 3E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(Scotland) Order 1992 (as amended) no extensions, alterations or improvements which materially affect the external appearance of the hereby approved dwelling house, or the residential curtilage, shall be constructed without a further grant of planning permission from the Local Planning Authority - to safeguard the visual amenity of the overall site and the traditional character of the steading building.

(5)  That no demolition of any part of the original steading, other than that shown in the plans hereby granted planning permission, shall take place unless details of such additional demolition have been submitted to, and approved in writing, by the planning authority - in the interests of preserving the original character of the steading and the amenity of the green belt.

(6)  That no development shall commence on site unless a plan has been submitted for the further written approval by the Planning Authority, in consultation with the Roads Authority, which shows how the access track leading to the application site will be upgraded. Thereafter, no residential unit shall be occupied unless the access track upgrades have been implemented in full accordance with the approved details - in the interests of road safety.

(7)  That no development pursuant to the planning permission hereby approved shall be carried out unless a scheme of hard and soft landscaping works has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority.

Details of the scheme shall include: 

·         An indication of any existing trees to be removed;

·         Appropriate protection measures for any trees being retained;

• The location of new planting (trees, shrubs, hedges, grassed areas, etc);
• A schedule of planting to comprise species, tree/plant sizes and proposed numbers and density;
• The location, design and materials of any hard landscaping works (including all boundary enclosures (ie walls, fences, gates, etc) and furniture);
• A programme for the implementation and completion of the proposed soft and hard landscaping;

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

(8)  That all soft and hard landscaping proposals shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme, and in any event prior to occupation of any part of the development hereby approved.  Any planting which, within a period of 5 years from the completion 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.  The approved scheme of planting associated to the semi-natural landscaped areas which lie beyond the formal garden ground shall be permanently retained.  Once provided, all hard landscaping works, including all boundary treatment, shall thereafter be permanently retained - to ensure the implementation of a satisfactory scheme of landscaping, and that an appropriate level of semi-natural landscape which is suitably in-keeping with the rural location is retained, in the interests of the visual amenity of the area.

(9)  That the areas demarcated as "informal/wild landscaped ground” on Drawing No. GG001 Rev 3 shall remain as such and at no time shall be incorporated into the formal garden ground of the dwelling-houses hereby granted planning permission - in order to comply with the Policy NE2 Green Belt of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan and to preserve the character and landscape setting of the green belt

ADVISORY NOTE FOR APPLICANT

(1)  In the event of any ground contamination being discovered during development work, the Planning Authority should be notified immediately.  The extent and nature of the contamination should then be investigated and a suitable scheme for the mitigation of any risks arising from the contamination should be agreed and implemented to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority.

(2)  ACC’s Flooding & Coastal team has advised that in order to minimise surface water run-off, consideration should be given to the incorporation within the proposed development of rain water attenuation storage, such as water butts, and to the use of permeable block paving.  

The Committee heard from Daniel Lewis, Development Management Manager, who spoke in furtherance of the application and members asked various questions.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation and therefore approve the application conditionally.