Agenda item

Planning Reference – 182030

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Planning Officer:  Nicholas Lawrence

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning, which recommended:-

That the application for the erection of a two storey dwellinghouse within the garden ground and alterations to the boundary wall at 4 Westfield Terrace Aberdeen, 182030, be approved subject to the following conditions:-

Conditions

(1)  No development shall commence until full details and samples of all the external materials to be used in the development, hereby permitted, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority, and the works shall be carried out using only those approved materials.

Reason: in the interests of visual amenity of the area and to comply with policies D1 and D4 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017;

(2)  Before commencing the construction of the dwellinghouse, hereby permitted, the new vehicular access from Craigie Park Place shall be formed, together with a visibility splay of 2 metres x 17 metres from its centre line in a south-westerly direction and, once formed, the visibility splay shall be kept free of any obstruction for as long as the access remains.

Reason: in the interests of pedestrian and highway safety.

(3)  The dwellinghouse, hereby permitted, shall not be occupied until the car parking areas shown on Drawing No. 100 Rev A have been laid out, constructed and drained unless otherwise approved in writing by the planning authority, and the approved car parking areas shall thereafter be used only for that purpose.

Reason: in the interests of public safety and the free flow of traffic.

(4)  No development shall commence until a scheme for all drainage works designed to meet the requirements of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority. The dwellinghouse, hereby permitted, shall not be occupied until the works have been carried out and completed strictly in accordance with that approved scheme.

Reason: to ensure that the development is adequately drained and to safeguard water quality in adjacent water courses and to comply with policy NE6 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017.

(5)  No development shall commence until a detailed scheme for the landscaping of the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall identify all existing trees to be retained on the land, with details of their protection during construction, any that are to be felled and proposed areas of tree/shrub planting specifying numbers, species, locations and sizes.

Reason: for the protection of existing trees and in the interests of the amenity of the area, to safeguard the health and safety of trees during building operations and the visual amenities of the area generally and to comply with policies D1 and NE5 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017.

(6)  All planting, seeding and turfing in the approved landscaping scheme shall be carried out in the first planting season following the completion of the development and, within a period of 5 years from that date, any trees or plants which die, are removed or seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of the same species and sizes, unless the planning authority give prior written approval to any variations.

Reason: in the interests of the amenity of the area to enhance the appearance of the development 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.

(7)  The dwellinghouse, hereby permitted, shall not be occupied until a method statement, showing the management proposals for the care and maintenance of all trees and planting, including the timing of works and inspections, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority. Any works shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved method statement, unless the planning authority give prior written approval to any variations.

Reason: to preserve the character and visual amenity of the area and to ensure the maintenance of the trees and to enhance the appearance of the development 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.

(8)  The dwellinghouse, hereby permitted, shall not be occupied until provision has been made on the site for refuse storage and collection in accordance with a scheme submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority.

Reason: in the interests of public health and to preserve the amenity of the neighbourhood and to comply with policies D1 and R9 of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan 2017

The Committee heard from Mr Gavin Evans, Senior Planner, who spoke in furtherance of the application and answered various questions from members.

The Convener moved, seconded by the Vice Convener:-

that the application be approved in line with the recommendation contained within the report.

Councillor Cormie moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Copland:-

that the application be refused due to the loss of sunlight to the neighbouring properties and also the shadowing the proposed development would cause to the neighbouring properties.

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (6) – the Convener, the Vice Convener and Councillors Allan, Cooke, MacKenzie and Malik; for the amendment (3) – Councillors Copland, Cormie and Greig.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion and therefore approve the application conditionally.