| Condition Details / Information Notes |
| The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.
Reason - In accordance with the requirements of Section 91 (1) of the Town
and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning
and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. |
| The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: 'Location Plan', 'Site Plan 3 C', '4451/02B'
Reason - In order to define the permission. |
| Details of the form, colour and finish of the materials to be used externally on the walls and roofs shall be subject to the approval, in writing, of the Local Planning Authority before any work on the site commences.
Reason - To ensure that the development is visually satisfactory, in accordance with saved Policies GD2 and SUR1 of the Wychavon District Local Plan (June 2006). |
| Notwithstanding the submitted details, the precise floorslab levels of the new dormer bungalow, relative to the existing development on the boundary of the site shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the development.
Reason - In order to ensure that the overall appearance of the development is satisfactory, in accordance with saved Policy GD2 of the Wychavon District Local Plan (June 2006) |
| All existing trees and hedges on site, or branches from trees on adjacent land that overhang the site, unless indicated on the approved plan(s) to be removed, shall be retained and shall not be felled or pruned or otherwise removed within a period of five years from the completion of the development without the previous written consent of the Local Planning Authority.
There shall be no burning of any material within 10 metres of the extent of the canopy of any retained tree/hedge.
If any retained tree/hedge is removed, uprooted or destroyed or dies, replacement planting shall be carried out in the first available planting season of such species, sizes and numbers and in positions on site as may be specified by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason - To prevent existing trees/hedges from being damaged during construction work and to preserve the amenities of the locality. In accordance with saved Policy SUR2 of the Wychavon District Local Plan (June 2006). |
| No part of the development shall be commenced until full details of soft landscaping works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details submitted must include:
i) a plan(s) showing details of all existing trees and hedges on the application site. The plan should include, for each tree/hedge, the accurate position, canopy spread and species, together with an indication of any proposals for felling/pruning and any proposed changes in ground level, or other works to be carried out, within the canopy spread.
ii) a plan(s) showing the layout of proposed tree, hedge and shrub planting and grass areas.
iii) a schedule of proposed planting - indicating species, sizes at time of planting and numbers/densities of plants.
iv) a written specification outlining cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment.
v) a schedule of maintenance, including watering and the control of competitive weed growth, for a minimum period of five years from first planting.
All planting and seeding/turfing shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details in the first planting and seeding/turfing seasons following the completion or first occupation/use of the development, whichever is the sooner.
Any trees or plants which, within a period of five years from the completion of the planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason - To protect and enhance the visual amenities of the area and to ensure the satisfactory development of the site - in accordance with saved Policies GD2, ENV1 and SUR2 of the Wychavon District Local Plan (June 2006). |
| No part of the development shall be commenced until there has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority a plan indicating the positions, design, materials, and type of boundary treatment to be erected. The approved boundary treatment shall be completed prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby approved.
Reason - In order to ensure that there is an acceptable form of screening with adjacent properties in accordance with saved Policies GD2 and ENV1 of the Wychavon District Local Plan (June 2006). |
| All access, both pedestrian and vehicular, shall be obtained from the existing access to 'White Gables'. There shall be no direct access between the application site and the principle road, the A422.
Reason - In the interests of highway safety and a well co-ordinated development, in accordance with saved Policy GD2 of the Wychavon District Local Plan (June 2006) |
| The dwelling hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the access, turning area and parking facilities shown on the approved plan have been properly consolidated, surfaced, drained and otherwise constructed in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and these areas shall thereafter be retained and kept available for those uses at all times.
Reason - In the interests of highway safety and to ensure the free flow of traffic using the adjoining highway, in accordance with saved Policy GD2 of the Wychavon District Local Plan (June 2006) |
| Development shall not begin until drainage works and works for the disposal of sewage have been carried out in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason - To ensure a satisfactory means of drainage is available to serve the development, in accordance with saved Policies GD2 and ENV19 of the Wychavon District Local Plan (June 2006) |
| The bedroom window on the south / court yard elevation shall be installed with obscure glazing and shall be retained as such thereafter unless subject to a formal planning approval by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason - To preserve the amenities of adjoining properties, in accordance with saved Policy GD2 of the Wychavon District Local Plan (June 2006) |
| In the consideration of this application, the Council has had regard to the following policies:-
Wychavon District Local Plan (adopted June 2006)
Policy GD1 (Location Strategy for New Development – states that most new development will be accommodated with main built up areas or within other defined settlement boundaries)
Policy GD2 (General Development Control – includes general criteria used for the assessment of all proposals)
Policy ENV1 (Landscape Character– includes criteria relating to impact on the landscape for the assessment of all proposals )
Policy ENV19 (Surface Water Run-Off – encourages the provision of Sustainable Drainage Systems)
Policy SUR1 (Built Design – requires new buildings to demonstrate a high standard of design and make a positive contribution to visual quality of the area)
Policy SUR2 (Landscape Design - highlights criteria by which to assess the landscape impact of proposed schemes)
Policy SUR3 (Parking Provision – requires development to comply with parking standards unless it can be shown that highway safety will not be compromised)
Worcestershire County Structure Plan (adopted June 2001)
Policy SD.2 (Care for the Environment – seeks to ensure that development has no detrimental impact on the County’s Environment assets)
Policy SD.4 (Minimising the Need to Travel – seeks to ensure that development is located so as to minimise the need to travel)
Policy SD.8 (Development in Sustainable Rural Settlements – allows the provision of development within settlement boundaries of an appropriate level)
Policy CTC.1 (Landscape Character- includes criteria relating to impact on the landscape for the assessment of all proposals)
Policy CTC.8 (Flood Risk and Surface Water Drainage – encourages the provision of sustainable drainage systems)
Policy D.14 (Housing Development in Rural Settlements Beyond, and Excluded from, the Green Belt – restricts housing development is rural settlements to land within or adjoining the settlement boundary)
Policy T.1 (Location of Development – directs most new development to urban areas and locations so as to minimise the need to travel. Requires additional traffic to be generated as a result of proposals to be capable of accommodation safely on the road system without undue environmental consequences)
The Council find that:-
the proposed development would be constructed in a location within a settlement boundary where facilities exist so as to reduce reliance upon the private car; and
the proposed development would not have an adverse impact on the amenities of other residences to justify refusal of planning permission; and
the proposed development demonstrates a high standard of design that in appropriate in the existing natural and built context; and
the proposed development incorporates sufficient parking provision and would not prejudice highway safety; and
it has been shown that the proposed development will include satisfactory drainage facilities to deal with surface water run-off; and
the proposed development complies with all the relevant planning policies referred to above and that there are no justifiable reason to refuse planning permission. |
| Positive and Proactive Statement
No problems have arisen in dealing with this application. The planning application sought an acceptable form of development consistent with the requirements of relevant policies and material considerations. No amendments or alterations were therefore required and no further positive or proactive action was deemed necessary. |
