Agenda item

Erection of 5 x 2 storey houses (2 x 3 bed, 2 x 2 bed and 1 x 4 bed houses) in 2 blocks.  RECOMMENDATION:         Grant permission subject to conditions and Section 106 Legal Agreement.

The Committee were informed that this proposal sought the erection of five, two storey houses.  Officers had received no representations to the proposal from residents or the transportation group.  However, comments had been received  from the Arboriculturalist who stated there was a row of mature trees in the rear gardens of adjacent properties, which were visible from a public place,  provided a screen to the site and were of high amenity value.  A condition had been included to protection these trees.

Members raised concerns over the materials to be used in the development.  They requested reassurance that the bricks to be used matched those of the building on either side of the site.  Officers confirmed that condition 3 covered this issue.

The Committee agreed to grant planning permission subject to Section 106 agreement and conditions.

INFORMATION RELATING TO APPLICATION REF: HGY/2006/1504

FOR PLANNING APPLICATIONS SUB COMMITTEE DATED 12/10/2006

Location: Land Adjacent To 48 Elizabeth Place N15

Proposal Erection of 5 x 2 storey houses (2 x three bed, 2 x two bed and 1 x four bed houses) in 2 blocks

Recommendation: Grant subject to conditions & S106 Legal Agreement

Decision: Grant subject to conditions & S106 Legal Agreement.

Drawing No.s 30223/P01C, 02A, 03A, 04B 7 05A.

Conditions:

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.

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 in the interest of the visual amenity of the area.

4. The construction works of the development hereby granted shall not be carried out before 0800 or after 1800 hours Monday to Friday or before 0800 or after 1200 hours on Saturday and not at all on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

Reason: In order to ensure that the proposal does not prejudice the enjoyment of neighbouring occupiers of their properties.

5. That not more than 5 separate houses, shall be constructed on the site.

Reason: In order to avoid overdevelopment of the site.

6. The building proposed by the development hereby authorised shall comply with BS 8220 (1986) Part 1 'Security Of Residential Buildings' and comply with the aims and objectives of the police requirement of 'Secured By Design' & 'Designing Out Crime' principles.

Reason: In order to ensure that the proposed development achieves the required crime prevention elements as detailed by Circular 5/94 'Planning Out Crime'.

7. Details of the proposed foundations in connection with the development hereby approved and any excavation for services shall be agreed with the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the building works.

Reason: In order to safeguard the root systems of those trees on the site which are to remain after building works are completed in the interests of visual amenity.

8. Before any works herein permitted are commenced,  all those trees to be retained, as indicated on the approved drawings, shall be protected by secure, stout, exclusion fencing erected at a minimum  distance equivalent to the branch spread of the trees and in accordance with BS 5837:2005 and to a suitable height. Any  works connected with the approved scheme within the branch spread of the trees shall be by hand only. No storage of materials, supplies or plant machinery shall be stored, parked, or allowed access beneath  the branch spread of the trees or within  the exclusion fencing.

Reason: In order to ensure the safety and well being of the trees on the site during constructional works that are to remain after building works are completed.

9. The works required in connection with the protection of trees on the site shall be carried out only under the supervision of the Council's Arboriculturalist. Such works to be completed to the satisfaction of the Arboriculturalist acting on behalf of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to ensure appropriate protective measures are implemented to satisfactory standards prior to the commencement of works in order to safeguard the existing trees on the site.

10. That a detailed scheme for the provision of refuse, waste storage and recycling within the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the works. Such a scheme as approved  shall be implemented and permanently retained thereafter to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In order to protect the amenities of the locality.

INFORMATIVE: The new development will require naming/numbering. The applicant should contact the Transportation Group at least six weeks before the development is occupied (tel. 020 8489 5573) to arrange for the allocation of a suitable address.

INFORMATIVE: The applicant is advised that in the interests of the security of the development hereby authorised that all works should comply with BS 8220 (1986), Part 1 - 'Security Of Residential Buildings'.

INFORMATIVE: Details of the foundation work on the boundaries and any border treatment should be agreed with the adjoining occupiers before such works commence.

INFORMATIVE: That notwithstanding the description of the materials on the approved drawings that the bricks submitted in relation to the proposed development in connection with Condition 3 (materials)  attached to the planning permission shall match the adjoining properties. The Committee suggested that as two different brick types had been suggested one brick should match the adjoining existing residential buildings, the other should match the brickwork on the scheme under construction nearby. It was also suggested that the brickwork of the end flank walls should be designed to be patterned by mixing the brick types to relieve the otherwise potentially bland nature of these elevations.

REASONS FOR APPROVAL

The proposal complies with policies UD2 Sustainable Design and Construction, UD3 General Principles, UD4 'Good Design', HSG9 Density Standards, EMP5 Promoting Employment Uses, M10 Parking for Development of Haringey Unitary Development and appropriate Supplementary Guidance.

Section 106 - yes