Agenda item
Morkeu, Craigton Road - 170307
- Meeting of Planning Development Management Committee, Thursday, 26th April, 2018 10.00 am (Item 12.)
Planning Reference – 170307
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Planning Officer: Nicholas Lawrence
Minutes:
The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, which recommended:-
That there be a willingness to approve the application conditionally at Morkeu, Craigton Road Aberdeen subject to a legal agreement in respect of completion of the link road, developer contributions (Secondary Education £10,540.00); Community Facilities £36,225.00; Core Path Network £7,366.00; Open Space £3623.00; Healthcare £20,267.00; and £41,250 affordable housing as set out in the Developer Obligation consultation response, agreement on primary schooling arrangements and appropriately worded planning conditions.
Conditions
1. Hard landscaping
No development shall commence until details of the hard landscaping, including details of the pathways, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. All hard landscaping works which form part of the approved scheme shall be completed prior to the first occupation of any part of the development.
Reason: To enhance the appearance of the development and to comply with policies D1 and D2 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017
2. Soft landscaping
No development shall commence until details of the soft landscaping (including details of any trees or hedges to be retained and measures for their protection during in the course of the development, proposed plant numbers, species, location and size of trees and tree pits) and details of the management and maintenance of the landscaping shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. For the avoidance of doubt this includes the embankment to the south of plot 1- 4 as shown on DRAWING No. PL01 Rev I.
Reason: To enhance the appearance of the development in the interest of the visual amenities of the area and to comply with policies D1 and D2 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017.
3. Soft landscaping (implementation / maintenance)
All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved scheme of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the first occupation of any part of the development or the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner; 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 similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation.
Reason: To enhance the appearance of the development in the interest of the visual amenities of the area and to comply with policies D1, D2 and NE5 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017
4. Protection of existing trees
No development shall commence until fences for the protection of trees to be retained have been erected in accordance with a scheme which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The fences shall be retained until the completion of the development and no vehicles, plant or materials shall be driven or placed within the areas enclosed by such fences.
Reason: To protect the trees which are to be retained on the site in the interest of the visual amenities of the area and to comply with policies D1 and NE5 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017
5. Materials / Hard Landscaping
The development hereby permitted shall not commence until samples of the materials (including colour) to be used in the construction of the external surfaces, including road and other areas of hardstanding, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: In the interests of the visual amenity of the area and to comply with policy D1 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017.
6. Refuse and Recycling
The development hereby permitted shall not commence until a scheme for the storage of refuse and recycling, including the design of the enclosures, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall be carried out in full as approved prior to the first occupation of the development and the refuse and recycling storage facilities shall thereafter be retained for use at all times.
Reason: To comply with policy R6 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017
7. Boundary treatments / details
Prior to the commencement of development details of the proposed boundary treatments, including any gates, walls and/or fences shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved boundary treatments shall be implemented prior to the first occupation of any of the buildings and retained in perpetuity.
Reason: To enhance the appearance of the development in the interest of the visual amenities of the area and to comply with policies D1 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2012.
8. Retention of parking area
The vehicle parking areas shown on the approved plans shall not be used otherwise than for the parking of private motor vehicles belonging to the occupants of and visitors to the development hereby approved.
Reason: To ensure that adequate parking provision is retained and to comply with Supplementary Planning Guidance on Transport and Accessibility
9. Cycle parking
The development hereby permitted shall not commence until details of secure parking facilities for the occupants of, and visitors to, the development hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. These facilities shall be fully implemented and made available for use prior to the firs occupation of any part of the development hereby permitted and shall be retained for use at all times.
Reason: To provide adequate levels of cycle parking and to promote sustainable forms of transportation and to comply with policies T3 and D1 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017 and Supplementary Guidance on Transport and Accessibility.
No development shall commence until a scheme to enhance the nature conservation interest of the site has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be implemented in full prior to the occupation of any of the dwellings hereby approved
Reason: To increase the biodiversity of the site, to mitigate any impact from the development hereby approved and to comply with Policy NE8 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017.
11.Permitted Development Rights
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 and Schedule 1, Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no extensions, alterations or improvements which materially affect the external appearance of the dwellinghouses, nor any means of enclosure shall be erected or carried out either on, or in the curtilage, of the dwellinghouses hereby approved without a further grant of planning permission from the local planning authority.
Reason The Local Planning Authority considers that further development could cause detriment to the visual amenity of the area and for this reason would wish to control any future development to comply with policies H1 and D1 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017
12.SuDS
No development shall commence until details that the existing SuDs Scheme already in place on site have enough volume capacity to deal with the increased volume from the proposed development and the details shall include, details regarding the capacity of the Cellular storage crates at Rosefield Gardens, construction phase SuDS, information regarding the localised interception of surface water run- off and the protection of the permanent drainage system, and the manhole calculations for the Manholes for M30 & M200 events summer and winter that would need to be carried out using FHE13.
Reason In in interest of avoiding flooding to comply with policy NE6 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017
13.Bus Stops
Notwithstanding the submitted drawings the dwellings hereby approved shall not be occupied until details of the bus stops on the north and south carriageways of the approved distributor road, including location, design and crossing points over the road have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and shall thereafter be implemented in complete accordance with the agreed details.
Reason In the interests of public safety and to comply with policy T3 of Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017
Nicholas Lawrence, Senior Planner, spoke in furtherance of the application and intimated that an extra condition should be added. Andrew Jones, Service Manager, also answered questions from Members in regards to education.
Extra Condition - Use of Flat Roofs
Notwithstanding the approved drawings the roof area shown on house type Ulhurst (drawing numbers P-ULS-L-01 and P-ULs-L-01 Rev A) shall not be used as a balcony, roof garden or similar amenity area and the door opening shown on the drawing shall be replaced by a window details of which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and the agreed details shall be completed prior to the occupation of the dwelling hereby permitted and thereafter be retained.
Reason: in order to prevent any unacceptable loss of privacy to adjoining properties and the area generally and to comply with Policy H1 in the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017.
The Committee resolved:-
(i) to agree that the extra condition regards flat roofs be added; and
(ii) to otherwise approve the application conditionally.
Supporting documents:
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