Agenda item
Lawn Upton House, Sandford Road, Littlemore: 13/00739/FUL and 13/00740/CAC
The Head of City Development has submitted a report which details a conservation area consent and planning application to:
(i) 13/00740/CAC: Conservation Area Consent for demolition of existing buildings on site
(ii) 13/00639/FUL: Erection of 22 residential units consisting of 5 x 1-bed, 9 x 2-bed and 8 x 3-bed flats. Provision of 29 car parking spaces, cycle parking and landscaping. (Amended plans and description and additional information)
to erect 24 residential units consisting of 5 x 1-bed, 9 x 2-bed and 10 x 3-bed flats. Provision of 34 car parking spaces, 58 cycle parking spaces and landscaping and demolition of existing buildings
Officer recommendation: That the Committee GRANT planning permission, subject to the satisfactory completion of an accompanying legal agreement and to delegate to the Head of City Development the issuing of the Notice of Permission upon its completion. Subject to the following conditions and legal agreement:
Conservation Area Consent 13/00740/CAC
Condition
1 Commencement of works LB/CAC consent
Planning application 13/00639/FUL
Conditions
1 Development begun within time limit
2 Develop in accordance with approved plans
3 Samples of materials for all exterior surfaces to be approved
4 Archaeological investigation
5 Phased Risk Assessment for land contamination
6 Ground resurfacing - SUDS compliant
7 Car and cycle parking to be laid out prior to use of buildings
8 First floor window in northern elevation of block C and first floor window in south-western elevation of block A to be obscure glazed and fixed shut below 1.7 metres
9 Details of all boundary treatments required
10 Level access to communal entrances to be provided
11 Details of posts to prevent parking on the open spaces
12 Details of footpath – surfacing
13 Vehicle and pedestrian access laid out before occupation
14 Highway improvement works to be carried out before occupation of flats
15 Details of a Construction Traffic Management Plan to be approved
16 Landscape plan to be approved
17 Landscape proposals to be carried out upon completion of development
18 Landscape Management Plan to be approved
19 Details of design of all new hard surfaces and a method statement for their construction
20 Details of the location of all underground services and soakaways, taking account of the need to avoid tree roots
21 Tree Protection Plan
22 Arboricultural Method Statement
23 Details of balconies and screening
24 Details to be submitted showing how ‘Secured by Design’ principles have been incorporated
25 A further wildlife survey to be carried out if development not commenced within 12 months
26 Details of street lighting
27 Design and method statement for ground works that could have an impact on archaeology
28 No felling/lopping/chopping of retained trees
29 Replacement planting in the event that any trees/hedges are removed/damaged
Legal Agreement:
· Provision of 11 units of affordable housing
· Financial contributions totalling £191,299, broken down as follows:
Education (County Council) - £119,341
Community Infrastructure (City Council) - £5,908
Transport (County Council) –
£5,000 for traffic management
£10,000 for a new bus shelter
£51,050 for transport
Should, however, the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charging schedule come into force prior to the completion of the legal agreement, then it shall exclude any items included on the list of infrastructure published in accordance with regulation 123 of the CIL regulations.
If the required legal agreement is not completed within a reasonable period, then the Committee delegates the issuing of a notice of refusal to the Head of City Development, on the grounds that the development has failed to adequately mitigate its impacts.
Minutes:
The Head of City Development submitted a report (previously circulated now appended) which detailed the following planning application:-
(i) 13/00740/CAC: Conservation Area Consent for demolition of existing buildings on site
(ii) 13/00639/FUL: Erection of 22 residential units consisting of 5 x 1-bed, 9 x 2-bed and 8 x 3-bed flats. Provision of 29 car parking spaces, cycle parking and landscaping. (Amended plans and description and additional information)
to erect 24 residential units consisting of 5 x 1-bed, 9 x 2-bed and 10 x 3-bed flats. Provision of 34 car parking spaces, 58 cycle parking spaces and landscaping and demolition of existing buildings.
Rona Knott (Planning Officer) presented the report to the Committee and provided some background and context.
After taking all submissions into account, both written and oral, the Committee resolved to APPROVE the application, with the following conditions:-
Conservation Area Consent 13/00740/CAC
Condition
1 Commencement of works LB/CAC consent
Planning application 13/00639/FUL
Conditions
1 Development begun within time limit
2 Develop in accordance with approved plans
3 Samples of materials for all exterior surfaces to be approved
4 Archaeological investigation
5 Phased Risk Assessment for land contamination
6 Ground resurfacing - SUDS compliant
7 Car and cycle parking to be laid out prior to use of buildings
8 First floor window in northern elevation of block C and first floor window in south-western elevation of block A to be obscure glazed and fixed shut below 1.7 metres
9 Details of all boundary treatments required
10 Level access to communal entrances to be provided
11 Details of posts to prevent parking on the open spaces
12 Details of footpath – surfacing
13 Vehicle and pedestrian access laid out before occupation
14 Highway improvement works to be carried out before occupation of flats
15 Details of a Construction Traffic Management Plan to be approved
16 Landscape plan to be approved
17 Landscape proposals to be carried out upon completion of development
18 Landscape Management Plan to be approved
19 Details of design of all new hard surfaces and a method statement for their construction
20 Details of the location of all underground services and soakaways, taking account of the need to avoid tree roots
21 Tree Protection Plan
22 Arboricultural Method Statement
23 Details of balconies and screening
24 Details to be submitted showing how ‘Secured by Design’ principles have been incorporated
25 A further wildlife survey to be carried out if development not commenced within 12 months
26 Details of street lighting
27 Design and method statement for ground works that could have an impact on archaeology
28 No felling/lopping/chopping of retained trees
29 Replacement planting in the event that any trees/hedges are removed/damaged
30 ADDITIONAL CONDITION: Further details of compliance with polices related to on-site energy provision.
Legal Agreement:
· Provision of 11 units of affordable housing
· Financial contributions totalling £191,299, broken down as follows:
Education (County Council) - £119,341
Community Infrastructure (City Council) - £5,908
Transport (County Council) –
£5,000 for traffic management
£10,000 for a new bus shelter
£51,050 for transport
£5,908 split between libraries, museums and waste
Should, however, the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charging schedule come into force prior to the completion of the legal agreement, then it shall exclude any items included on the list of infrastructure published in accordance with regulation 123 of the CIL regulations.
If the required legal agreement is not completed within a reasonable period, then the Committee delegates the issuing of a notice of refusal to the Head of City Development, on the grounds that the development has failed to adequately mitigate its impacts.
Supporting documents:
- Report_Lawn Upton, item 51. PDF 118 KB View as DOCX (51./1) 54 KB
- Appendix 1 Lawn Upton, item 51. PDF 53 KB
- Appendix 2 Lawn Upton, item 51. PDF 566 KB
- Presentation_Lawn Upton School, item 51. PDF 3 MB