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Refurbishment, extensions and new build to create expansion from two form to three form entry, with associated landscaping.

RECOMMENDATION: Grant permission, subject to conditions.

The Committee considered a report, previously circulated, which gave details of the application, the applicant’s case, the site and its environment, planning history and all of the relevant planning factors and policies.

The Planning Officer gave a summary of the report outlining the key points and took questions from members of the Committee. The Committee was asked to note that an additional letter from the MP, attaching a copy of a letter of objection previously received, had been submitted. It was also reported that, subsequent to the objections raised by the Environment Agency, a flood risk assessment had been submitted. The Environment Agency still expressed concerns regarding surface water drainage, and had submitted a condition to address this issue, which would replace condition 7 as set out in the report.

In response to a question from the Committee regarding the catchment area for the school, officers confirmed that the catchment area would remain unchanged. The Committee asked whether it would be possible to encourage initiatives for broadening use of the school facilities for more community activities, in response to which it was suggested that this could be added as an informative. In response to concerns from the Committee regarding some aspects of the proposed colour use, it was agreed that this could also be managed by means of an informative, although one view was expressed that the Committee should not be going into the level of detail of colour schemes when considering applications.

RESOLVED

That, subject to the following conditions, incorporating the withdrawal of the existing condition 7 to be replaced by a condition from the Environment Agency regarding a surface water drainage system, and the inclusion of informatives with respect to encouraging wider use of the facilities for community activities and the colours to be used, planning application reference HGY/2010/0055 be approved.

Conditions:

IMPLEMENTATION

1. The development hereby authorised must be begun not later than the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission, failing which the permission shall be of no effect.        

Reason: This condition is imposed by virtue of the provisions of the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and to prevent the accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions. 

2. The development hereby authorised shall be carried out in complete accordance with the plans and specifications submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to ensure the development is carried out in accordance with the approved details and in the interests of amenity. 

EXTERNAL APPEARANCE

3. Notwithstanding the description of the materials in the application, no development shall be commenced until precise details of the materials to be used in connection with the development hereby permitted have been submitted to, approved in writing by and implemented in accordance with the requirements of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to retain control over the external appearance of the development and in the interest of the visual amenity of the area. 

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