Agenda item

Planning Reference – 182053/DPP

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Planning Officer:  Gavin Evans  

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

That the application for a residential development comprising 216 units (across zones A, B, C, D and E) with associated access, landscaping and infrastructure at land to the south of Hazledene Road Aberdeen, 182053, be approved with a legal agreement and subject to the following conditions:-

Conditions

(1)  that no development shall take place other than in accordance with the hereby approved scheme of tree protection (Struan Dalglish Arboriculture, Tree Protection Plan (TPP) and Drawing, Dated Nov 2018) - in order to ensure adequate protection for all trees to be retained on the site during construction works.

(2)  that any tree work, not specified in the submitted Arboriculturally Impact Assessment (AIA),  which appears to become necessary during the implementation of the development shall not be undertaken without the prior written consent of the Planning Authority; any damage caused to trees growing on the site shall be remedied in accordance with British Standard 3998: 2010 "Recommendations for Tree Work" before the building hereby approved is first occupied - in order to preserve the character and visual amenity of the area.

(3)  that all planting, seeding and turfing comprised in the approved scheme of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting season following the completion of the development 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 a size and species similar to those originally required to be planted, or in accordance with such other scheme as may be submitted to and approved in writing for the purpose by the planning authority - in the interests of the amenity of the area.

(4)  none of the buildings hereby granted planning permission shall be occupied unless the boundary enclosures relevant to that plot have been laid out in accordance with the approved scheme (Dandara Landscape Plans for Zones A, B, C, D and E - Drawing nos M_APL_230_Rev A; M_APL_231_Rev A; M_APL_232_Rev A) - in order to preserve the amenity of the neighbourhood.

(5)  that the development hereby granted planning permission shall not be fully occupied unless all drainage works detailed on Plan Nos ABR_PID_115_Rev A, ABR_PID_116_Rev B and ABR_PID_117_Rev C or such other plan as may subsequently be approved in writing by the planning authority for the purpose have been installed in complete accordance with the said plan - in order to safeguard water qualities in adjacent watercourses and to ensure that the proposed development can be adequately drained.

(6)  none of the buildings hereby granted planning permission shall be occupied unless the car parking areas relevant to that plot and hereby granted planning permission have been constructed, drained, laid-out and demarcated in accordance with drawing No. M_APL_243 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.

(7)  notwithstanding the specification shown on the submitted plans, no development pursuant to this planning permission shall be undertaken unless details of a suitably equipped play space (equivalent to a Locally Equipped Area for Play - LEAP) have been submitted to and agreed in writing by the planning authority. Such approved equipped play area shall have been laid out and made available for use in accordance with a phasing plan to be submitted to and agreed in writing by the planning authority prior for occupation of any units within the approved development - in order to ensure that the development is served by dedicated play space of appropriate size and quality, as required by policy NE4 (Open Space) of the Aberdeen Local Development Plan.

(8)  no dwelling/flat within the hereby approved development shall be occupied unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority a Noise Impact Assessment and associated scheme of mitigation measures in order to address traffic noise affecting the new properties closest to existing roads. Thereafter development shall be carried out in full accordance with the approved measures, and no unit shall be occupied unless the required mitigation measures relevant thereto have been fully implemented - in order to ensure that an adequate level of amenity is afforded to residents within the development.

(9)  no development pursuant to this planning permission shall be undertaken unless there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority a detailed Dust Management Plan, which identifies potential sources of dust and measures for dust attenuation. Thereafter all works shall be carried out in full accordance with the agreed Dust Management Plan - in order to protect the amenity of residents in the surrounding area.

(10)  no unit within the development hereby approved shall be occupied unless evidence that the relevant unit(s) have achieved the required Gold Standard building standards sustainability label, specifically with regard to the incorporation of water-saving measures as set out in the Dandara 'Water Efficiency Statement: Zones A, B, C, D and E, Pinewood/Hazledene (rev A)’, dated September 2018 - in order to secure a reduction in water usage and ensure compliance with policy R7 (Low and Zero Carbon Buildings and Water Efficiency) of the ALDP and the associated 'Resources for New Development' Supplementary Guidance.

(11)  no unit within the development hereby approved shall be occupied unless the measures set out in the approved ‘Low/Zero Carbon Energy Statement, September 2018 (or any other such scheme as submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority for the same purpose) have been implemented in full for that unit/those units - 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'.

(12)   no unit within the development hereby approved shall be occupied unless a scheme for the restriction of non-resident access to rear lanes has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the planning authority, and any agreed measures implemented in accordance with the agreed scheme - in order to restrict inappropriate access to rear lanes by non-residents and to 'design out' crime where practicable.

(13)    that no development pursuant to this planning permission shall commence unless temporary measures proposed to deal with surface water run-off during construction and prior to the operation of the final SUDS have been put in place in accordance with the approved construction-phase SUDS drawing (ABR_PID_125).  These measures shall be implemented in full for the duration of works on the site or until the final drainage systems have been brought into operation - in order to prevent potential water pollution.

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

The Convener moved, seconded by the Vice Convener:-

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

Councillor Greig moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Cooke:-

            that the application be refused on the following grounds:-

(1)  It was contrary to Policy NC8 – lack of retail and mixed use;

(2)  It was contrary to planning policies and supplementary guidance on sustainable transportation due to the lack of access to bus services;

(3)  It constituted overdevelopment by virtue of density and the height of the development;

(4)  There was an unacceptable impact on educational provision by virtue of resulting in overcapacity in local schools; and

(5)  There was an impact on the road network and congestion by virtue of traffic exceeding the capacity of the road network.

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (7) – the Convener, the Vice Convener and Councillors Allan, Copland, Cormie, MacKenzie and Malik; for the amendment (2) – Councillors Cooke and Greig.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion and therefore approve the application subject to a legal agreement and conditions.