Agenda item

(Report of Assistant Director - Growth & Regeneration)

 

Application no:	0337/2020
Development:	Construction of new 2 storey office building with associated multi storey car park
Location:	Sandy Hill Business Park, Sandy Way Amington Industrial Estate,Tamworth, B77 4DU

 

                          

Application Number:            0337/2020

 

Development: Construction of new 2 storey office building with

                        associated multi storey car park

 

Location:        Sandy Hill Business Park, Sandy Way Amington Industrial Estate,

                      Tamworth, B77 4DU,

 

RESOLVED:	That Committee
	Approved the application  subject to conditions and s.106 regarding Framework travel plan monitoring contribution
	(Moved by Councillor T Jay and seconded by Councillor S Pritchard)

 

Conditions/Reasons

 

1.    The development shall be started within three years of the date of this permission.

Reason: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004).

2.     The development hereby approved shall only be carried out in

 accordance with the application form, the supporting letter and following

 drawing numbers unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local

 Planning Authority

 

7726_100	Location plan
7726_150F	Proposed site plan
7726_250, 7726_251B, 7726_252A	Proposed floor plans
7726_450B, 7726_451, 7726_452	Proposed elevations
7140_265	Proposed plans multi-storey car park
7140_450, 7140_451	Proposed elevations multi-storey car park
RAB2655L/001	Plan view of surface water drainage
RAB2655L/002	Typical details

 

 

            Reason: To define the approval.

 

 

3.    The use of the site shall not commence until the car parking areas hereby approved have been surfaced and drained in accordance with details submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority and such areas shall not thereafter be used for any purpose other than the parking of vehicles. Reason: To ensure that adequate provision is made for the parking of vehicles clear of the highway in the interests of highway safety and in accordance policy EN5 Design of New development and Appendix C (parking standards) as set out in Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031.

 

4.    Notwithstanding any details shown on the approved plans no development shall be commenced until details indicating the following have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority:

 

 

- details of the height restrictions which will be in place within the multi-storey car park;

 

 - a swept path analysis demonstrating that a large car can safely access and egress 

  the multi storey car park including the ramps between levels;

 

- details of a re-located secure and weatherproof cycle parking facility within the

 curtilage of the site. This shall include the quantity of cycle parking available.

 

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance policy EN5 Design of New development and Appendix C (parking standards) as set out in Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031

 

5.    The parking areas shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details and be completed prior to first occupation. All car parking spaces shall be surfaced in a bound and porous material and be clearly delineated and shall thereafter be retained as such for the lifetime of the development.

 

Reason: To ensure that adequate provision is made for the parking of vehicles clear of the highway in the interests of highway safety and in accordance policy EN5 Design of New development and Appendix C (parking standards) as set out in Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031.

 

6.    Before the development hereby permitted is occupied, a Travel Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the County Planning Authority. The Travel Plan shall set out proposals (including a timetable) to promote travel by sustainable modes which are acceptable to the County Planning Authority. The Travel Plan shall be implemented in accordance with the timetable set out in that plan unless otherwise agreed in writing by the County Planning Authority. Reports demonstrating progress in promoting sustainable transport measures shall be submitted annually on each anniversary date of the planning consent to the County Planning Authority for approval for a period of five years from first occupation of the development permitted by this consent.

 

Reason: To ensure that adequate provision is made for promoting sustainable transport measures in the interests of highway safety and in accordance policy EN5 Design of New development and Appendix C (parking standards) as set out in Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031.

 

7.    No development (including demolition) shall take place until a Highways Construction Method Statement has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period.

 

The statement shall provide for:-

 

- A site compound with associated temporary buildings

 

- The parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors

 

- Times of deliveries including details of loading and unloading of plant and materials

 

- Storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development

 

- Duration of works

 

- Wheel wash facilities

 

- Appropriate routing agreement using the most appropriate access route

 

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and in accordance policy EN5 and SU2 of the Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031

 

8.    No development shall take place on the site until a landscaping scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall indicate all existing trees and hedgerows on the site and indicate those to be retained, together with the measures to be adopted to protect them during the course of the development and that the development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved landscaping scheme and retained thereafter throughout the life of the development.

 

Reason: In the interests of the setting and visual appearance of the development and in accordance with policies EN4: Protecting and Enhancing Biodiversity and EN5: Design of New development as set out in the Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031.

 

 

9.    All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding season following the occupation of the buildings or the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner; 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 similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation.

 

Reason: In the interests of the setting and visual appearance of the development, and in compliance with policies EN4: Protecting and Enhancing Biodiversity and EN5: Design of New development as set out in the Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031.

 

10. Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved details of all materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing and the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory external appearance to the development in accordance with policy EN5: Design of New Development as set out in the Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031.

 

11. The development hereby permitted should not commence until drainage plans for the disposal of foul and surface water flows have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority, and the scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details before the development is first brought into use. Details shall include provision of supporting information to demonstrate that sufficient water quality measures have been incorporated into the design for all sources of runoff in accordance with the CIRIA SuDS Manual Simple Index Approach and SuDS treatment design criteria, and details of parties responsible for ongoing maintenance.

 

Reason: To ensure that the development is provided with a satisfactory means of drainage as well as to prevent or to avoid exacerbating any flooding issues and to minimise the risk of pollution. In accordance with policy SU2: Flood Risk and Water Management as set out in Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031.

 

12. An external lighting scheme should be installed, designed in accordance with Bat Conservation Trust / Institution of Lighting Professionals Guidance Note 08/18 Bats and artificial lighting in the UK and submitted for approval prior to commencement, including a lighting contour plan that demonstrates there will be minimal impact on receptor habitats such as trees and hedges and the development carried out in accordance with the approved scheme and retained thereafter throughout the life of the development.

 

            Reason: In the interests of the setting and visual appearance of the

           development in accordance with policy EN4: Protecting and Enhancing

           Biodiversity as set out in the Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031.

 

13. Prior to commencement of any site works, a Tree Protection Plan should be submitted

for approval, which should be compliant with BS 5837:2012: Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction and the Development implemented in accordance with the approved Plan.

 

          Reason: In the interests of the setting and visual appearance of the

          development in accordance with policy EN4: Protecting and Enhancing

          Biodiversity as set out in the Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031.

 

14. All site clearance and construction works must proceed in accordance with measures detailed in the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (Dr S Bodnar, August 2020) 4.3b Precautionary Measures During Development (pp26-35).

 

         Reason: In the interests of the setting and visual appearance of the

         development in accordance with policy EN4: Protecting and Enhancing

         Biodiversity as set out in the Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031.

 

15. Removal of vegetation and demolition of buildings shall be undertaken outside of bird nesting season (1st March to end August.) If this is not possible then a suitably qualified ecologist shall check the areas concerned immediately prior to the clearance works to ensure that no nesting or nest-building birds are present. If any nesting birds are present, then the vegetation or buildings shall not be removed until the fledglings have left the nest.

 

          Reason: In the interests of the setting and visual appearance of the

          development in accordance with policy EN4: Protecting and Enhancing

          Biodiversity as set out in the Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031

 

16. Prior to the commencement of the development, details of the type and location of biodiversity enhancement measures including 3 number house sparrow terraces on or integrated into north- or east- facing brickwork of the new buildings shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved measures shall be incorporated into the scheme and be fully constructed prior to occupation of the buildings and retained as such thereafter.

 

         Reason: In the interests of the setting and visual appearance of the

         development in accordance with policy EN4: Protecting and Enhancing

         Biodiversity as set out in the Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031.

 

17.Prior to the commencement of the development, details of biodiversity enhancement measures including 2 number integrated bat tubes or bat boxes within the new building, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved measures shall be incorporated into the scheme and be fully constructed prior to occupation of the buildings and retained as such thereafter.

 

        Reason: In the interests of the setting and visual appearance of the

        development in accordance with policy EN4: Protecting and Enhancing

        Biodiversity as set out in the Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031.

 

18.Prior to the commencement of the development, a landscaping plan that mitigates for habitats that will be lost by providing sources of nectar and fruit for wildlife shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.

 

         Reason: In the interests of the setting and visual appearance of the

         development in accordance  with policy EN4: Protecting and Enhancing

         Biodiversity as set out in the Tamworth Local Plan 2006-2031.

 

Informative Notes

 

Severn Trent Water advise that there may be a public sewer located within the application site. Although our statutory sewer records do not show any public sewers within the area you have specified, there may be sewers that have been recently adopted under the Transfer Of Sewer Regulations 2011. Public sewers have statutory protection and may not be built close to, directly over or be diverted without consent and contact must be made with Severn Trent Water to discuss the proposals. Severn Trent will seek to assist in obtaining a solution which protects both the public sewer and the building.

 

Please note that there is no guarantee that you will be able to build over or close to any Severn Trent sewers, and where diversion is required there is no guarantee that you will be able to undertake those works on a self-lay basis. Every approach to build near to or divert our assets has to be assessed on its own merit and the decision of what is or isn’t permissible is taken based on the risk to the asset and the wider catchment it serves. It is vital therefore that you contact us at the earliest opportunity to discuss the implications of our assets crossing your site. Failure to do so could significantly affect the costs and timescales of your project if it transpires diversionary works need to be carried out by Severn Trent.

 

 

Annex

Ecology

European Protected Species (to include in Committee/Delegated reports as an Annex, not on Decision Notices)

The Local Planning Authority in exercising any of their functions, have a legal duty to have regard to the requirements of the Conservation of Species & Habitats Regulations 2017 which identifies 4 main offences for development affecting European Protected Species (EPS).

 

1.         Deliberate capture or killing or injuring of an EPS

2.         Deliberate taking or destroying of EPS eggs

3.         Deliberate disturbance of a EPS including in particular any disturbance which is likely

a.         to impair their ability –

i.          to survive, to breed or reproduce, or to rear or nurture their young, or

ii.         in the case of animals of a hibernating or migratory species, to hibernate

           or migrate; or

b.         to affect significantly the local distribution or abundance of the species

           to which they belong.

4.         Damage or destruction of an EPS breeding site or resting place.

           Our records and ecological survey results indicate that European

           Protected Species (bats and great crested newts) are likely to be

           present.