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Planning Reference – 210038

 

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Planning Officer:  Dineke Brasier  

 

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

 

That the application for detailed planning permission for the redevelopment of the site to form social housing rented accommodation (99 units), comprising a mix of unit types with associated streets, parking and amenity space at former Craighill Primary School, Hetherwick Road Aberdeen, 210038, be approved with a legal agreement and subject to the following conditions:-

 

Conditions

 

1.     Materials

 

That no development shall take place unless a scheme and/or samples detailing all external finishing materials to the roof and walls of the development hereby approved has been submitted to, and approved in writing, by the Planning Authority. Sample panels of the external brick finishes, including mortar, shall be provided. Thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the details so agreed.

 

Reason: In the interest of visual amenity and to ensure a satisfactory finish of the development.

 

2.     Boundaries (implementation)

 

Prior to completion of any residential unit to which the boundary relates, the relevant boundary treatments for that plot or block of flats as shown on drawing CH-RF-XX-XX-DRL-0002/RevP05 shall be implemented in their entirety unless otherwise agreed in writing.

 

Reason: In the interest of residential amenity and to ensure a satisfactory finish of the development.

 

3.     Play areas

 

That no development shall take place until a scheme providing additional details on the proposed play spaces has been submitted to and approved in writing. Thereafter, these play spaces shall be incorporated in the approved landscaping scheme, and shall not be implemented other than in accordance with the agreed details.

 

Reason: In the interest of residential amenity.

 

4.     Landscaping (implementation)

 

That all planting, seeding and turfing as shown on drawing CH-RF-XX-XX-DR-L-0003/RevP08, or any other such drawing submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority, 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.

 

Reason: In the interest of visual and residential amenity.

 

5.     Landscaping (maintenance)

 

That no development shall take place until a scheme for maintenance of the landscaping as shown in drawing CH-RF-XX-XX-DR-L-0003/RevP08 has been submitted and approved in writing. Thereafter, maintenance of the landscaping shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved scheme.

 

Reason: In the interest of visual and residential amenity.

 

6.     Tree protection measures (1)

 

That no development shall take place unless a plan showing those trees to be removed and those to be retained and a scheme for the protection of all trees to be retained on the site during construction works has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Planning Authority and any such scheme as may have been approved has been implemented.

 

Reason: To ensure adequate protection for the trees on site during the construction of the development.

 

7.     Tree protection measures (2)

 

That no materials, supplies, plant, machinery, spoil, changes in ground levels or construction activities shall be permitted within the protected areas specified in the aforementioned scheme of tree protection without the written consent of the Planning Authority and no fire shall be lit in a position where the flames could extend to within 5 metres of foliage, branches or trunks.

 

Reason: To ensure adequate protection for the trees on site during the construction of the development.

 

 

 

8.     Dust

 

That no development shall take place until:

a)    An ‘Air Quality (Dust) Risk Assessment’ by a suitably qualified consultant is carried out to predict the likely dust levels resulting from the proposed development and its impact on air quality including a determination of it significant; and

b)    A ‘Dust Management Plan’, which shall be based on the results of the ‘Air Quality (Dust) Risk Assessment’ Have been submitted and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Any such scheme as has been approved shall subsequently be implemented during the construction works.

 

Reason: In the interest of public health.

 

9.     Contamination

 

No building(s) part of the hereby approved development shall be occupied unless:

a)    Any long-term monitoring and reporting that may be required by the approved scheme of contamination or remediation plan or that otherwise has been required in writing by the Planning Authority is being undertaken; and

b)    A report specifically relating to the building(s) has been submitted and approved in writing by the Planning Authority that verifies that remedial works to fully address contamination issues related to the building(s) have been carried out Unless the Planning Authority has given written consent for a variation. The final building part of the development hereby approved shall not be occupied unless a report has been submitted and approved in writing by the Planning Authority that verifies that the remedial works have been carried out in full accordance with the remediation plan required under b. as set out above.

 

Reason: To ensure that the site is fit for human occupation.

 

10.Bin and bike store (implementation)

 

That no flat within any individual block shall be occupied unless the relevant bin and bike store as shown on drawing ACCCRH-JMA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-PL0102/RevP03 or such other drawing as may subsequently be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority, have been made available for use.

 

Reason: In the interest of public health and to promote sustainable transport methods.

 

11.Car parking (implementation)

 

That no flat within any individual block shall be occupied unless the relevant car parking areas hereby granted planning permission have been constructed, drained, laid-out and demarcated in accordance with drawing CRH-RAC-ZZ-XX-DR-C-0100-D of the plans hereby approved or such other drawing as may subsequently be submitted to 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.

 

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

 

12.Safe routes to school

 

That no part of the development shall be occupied until a scheme setting out ‘Safe Routes to School’ has been submitted and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. This scheme shall identify the most direct route and any missing links or upgrades required towards the nearest schools.

 

Reason: To promote sustainable transport methods, and to ensure that a safe route to school is available for children living within the hereby approved development.

 

13.Travel plan

 

That no part of the development shall be occupied until a Residential Travel Pack has been submitted and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Such approved packs shall subsequently be issued to the first occupiers of each residential unit.

 

Reason: To promote sustainable travel methods.

 

14.Electric vehicle charging

 

That no development shall take place until a scheme detailing underground cabling for future electric charging equipment has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Subsequently, the development shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the details so agreed.

 

Reason: To future proof the site to increase the use of electric vehicles.

 

15.Low and zero carbon building and water efficiency

 

No development shall take place until a scheme detailing compliance with policy R7 (Low and Zero Carbon Building and Water Efficiency) of the 2017 Aberdeen Local Development Plan shall be submitted and approved in writing, and any recommended measures specified in that scheme for the reduction of carbon emissions and water efficiency have been implemented in full.

 

Reason: To ensure that the development complies with requirements for reductions in carbon emissions and water efficiency as specified in policy R7 (Low and Zero Carbon Building and Water Efficiency) of the 2017 Aberdeen Local Development Plan.

 

 

 

 

16.Heat networks

 

No development shall take place until a feasibility study into the use of a district heating system serving the development hereby approved shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. This feasibility study shall consider the technical feasibility and financial viability of heat network/district heating for the site, identifying sources of heat (either within the site or off-site) and other factors such as where land will be safeguarded for future district heating infrastructure.

 

Reason: In the interest of promotion of low carbon sources of heat.

 

17.Digital infrastructure

 

That no individual flat or house shall be occupied unless satisfactory evidence has been submitted and agreed in writing by the Planning Authority that the development will be connected into the existing digital infrastructure surrounding the site, and subsequently the development shall be implemented in accordance with the agreed details.

 

Reason: To ensure good digital connectivity for the hereby approved residential units and to ensure compliance with policy CI1 (Digital Infrastructure) of the 2017 Aberdeen Local Development Plan.

 

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

 

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendation and therefore approve the application conditionally with a legal agreement, with an amendment to condition 17, to read:-

 

Condition 17 (Digital Infrastructure)

 

That no individual flat or house shall be occupied unless satisfactory evidence has been submitted and agreed in writing by the Planning Authority that the development will be connected into the existing digital infrastructure surrounding the site, with the preferred option being fibre optic cabling to the premises where available, and subsequently the development shall be implemented in accordance with the agreed details.

 

Reason: To ensure good digital connectivity for the hereby approved residential units and to ensure compliance with policy CI1 (Digital Infrastructure) of the 2017 Aberdeen Local Development Plan.