Application Number W/23/01417/FUL
Status Application Approved

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  • Application
    Valid
    11/07/2023
  • Consultation
    End
    16/11/2023
  • Committee
    Meeting
    N/A
  • Decision

    Approval
  • Decision
    Date
    14/12/2023
  • Appeal
    Started
    N/A
  • Appeal
    Decision
    N/A
Summary
Application Number W/23/01417/FUL
Location Address Nos One and Two Walton Farm Cottage Walton Lane Hartlebury
Proposal Renovation works including internal alterations to consolidate the cottages back into one single dwelling, demolition of an existing extension and erection of a new single storey rear extension.
Status Approval
Application Type Full planning permission
Appeal Decision N/A

Important Dates
Application Received Date 11/07/2023
Application Valid Date 11/07/2023
Consultation Start Date 04/10/2023
Site Visited / Site Notice Date
Consultation End 16/11/2023
Advert Expiry 01/09/2023
Committee Date (if applicable)
Committee Agenda
Decision Date 14/12/2023

Further Information
Expected Decision Level Delegated
Case Officer Gillian McDermott
Parish Hartlebury , Elmley Lovett
Ward Hartlebury Ward
Applicant SALKATSO of Town Hill Farm
Agent Mr Stephen Holloway, Fisher German LLP
Agent Address Global House Hindlip Lane Worcester WR3 8SB

Condition Details / Information Notes
The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. Reason: To conform with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
Unless where required or allowed by other conditions attached to this permission/consent, the development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the information (including details on the proposed materials) provided on the application form and the following plans/drawings/documents – 13088-100 a P 13088-102 P 13088-105 P 13088-106 P Rev A 13088-107 P Rev A Reason: To define the permission.
No building operations hereby permitted shall commence until details of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The details to be submitted shall include:- - samples of all new external materials to be used in the development; - external joinery details along with architectural details of the proposed external finishes, heads, sills, position in wall reveal and any surrounding dressings (elevational drawings at a minimum scale of 1:20 and vertical sectional drawings at minimum scale of 1:2); - details of materials, profile, colour and finish of all new rainwater goods. Reason: To protect, conserve and enhance the significance of heritage assets and to ensure that the new materials are in keeping with the surroundings and/or represent quality design in accordance with policies SWDP 6, SWDP21 and SWDP24 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.
Prior to the commencement of development, a full schedule of works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall include the following: a) A method statement for demolition of the extension on the front elevation and the demolition of sections of the spine wall. b) Schematics of the new heating system and electrical installations showing how they will be installed. c) Investigations into opening of any inglenook fireplaces in the former kitchen of Cottage No. 2 and in the living room of Cottage No. 1. d) Detailed drawings showing areas to be repointed, mix of mortar and style of finish which should match existing. e) Roof Structure repair schedule for both the main house and the outbuilding. f) Plastering schedule showing materials to be used. g) Type and posiiton of insulation to be introduced. h) Window repair schedule. i) Details of retention and reinstatement of fireplaces Reason: To protect, conserve and enhance the significance of heritage assets and to ensure that the new materials are in keeping with the surroundings and/or represent quality design in accordance with policies SWDP 6, SWDP21 and SWDP24 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.
Before the first occupation of the development hereby permitted a plan indicating the positions, design, materials and type of boundary treatment to be erected shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority The boundary treatment shall be completed before the first occupation of the development hereby permitted. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. Reason - To ensure the proposed development does not have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the area in accordance with policies SWDP21 and SWDP25 of South Worcestershire Development Plan.
Before the first occupation of the development hereby permitted a scheme of landscaping shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The landscaping scheme shall 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 of the development, whichever is the sooner. The planting shall be maintained in accordance with the approved schedule of maintenance. 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. Reason - To ensure the proposed development does not have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the area in accordance with policies SWDP21 and SWDP25 of South Worcestershire Development Plan.
(A) No development shall take place until a programme of archaeological work, including a Written Scheme of Investigation, has been submitted to and approved by the local planning authority in writing. The scheme shall include an assessment of significance and research questions; and: 1) The programme and methodology of site investigation and recording. 2) The programme for post investigation assessment. 3) Provision to be made for analysis of the site investigation and recording. 4) Provision to be made for publication and dissemination of the analysis and records of the site investigation. 5) Provision to be made for archive deposition of the analysis and records of the site investigation. 6) Nomination of a competent person or persons/organisation to undertake the works set out within the Written Scheme of Investigation. (B) The development shall not be occupied until the site investigation and post investigation assessment has been completed in accordance with the programme set out in the Written Scheme of Investigation approved under condition (A) and the provision made for analysis, publication and dissemination of results and archive deposition has been secured. Reason: In accordance with the requirements of paragraphs 194 and 205 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2012 (as amended) and SWDP 6 & 24 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan 2016.
Before the commencement of development hereby permitted an ecological mitigation and enhancement scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall be based on the recommendations contained within the Baseline Ecological and Bat Survey report by Liz McKay Consultant Ecologist dated November 2022 and shall include an implementation timetable. The works shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details and timetable. Reason: To ensure the development contributes to the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity within the site and the wider area in accordance with policy SWDP22 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.
Before the development hereby permitted is first occupied, details of any external lighting to be provided in association with the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Only external lighting in accordance with approved details shall be provided on the application site. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order with or without modification) there shall be no other external lighting provided on the application site. Reason - To ensure the proposed development does not have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the area in accordance with policies SWDP1, SWDP21 and SWDP25 of South Worcestershire Development Plan and to ensure the development contributes to the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity within the site and the wider area in accordance with policy SWDP22 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.
The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until full details of surface water drainage systems to serve the development have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved drainage works shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details before the first occupation of the development hereby permitted and shall be retained thereafter. Reason: To ensure development would not result in unacceptable risk of pollution or harm to the environment and to ensure the proposed development does not exacerbate flood risk and deals with surface water run-off from the site in a sustainable manner, in accordance with policies SWDP28, SWDP29 and SWDP 30 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan.
The applicant must be aware of their obligations as follows: No disturbance of, or change to, the surface of the path or part thereof should be carried out without written consent (this includes laying concrete, tarmac or similar). No diminution in the width of the right of way available for use by the public. Buildings materials must not be stored on the right of way, Vehicle movements and parking to be arranged so as not to unreasonably interfere with the public's use of the right of way. No additional barriers are placed across the right of way. The safety of the public using the right of way is to be ensured at all times. The Definitive Map is a minimum record of public rights of way and does not preclude the possibility that unrecorded public rights may exist, nor that higher rights may exist than those shown.
Buildings, and particularly roofs and the spaces underneath them, are frequently used as roosting sites by bats. Bats and their 'roost' sites are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and the Conservation of Habitats & Species Regulations 2010, the latter of which deems them a European Protected Species. It is a criminal offence to deliberately kill or injure a bat, to disturb or destroy a bat roost or to obstruct an entrance to a roost. If evidence of bats is found, work should stop immediately and an ecological consultant contacted for advice on the best way to proceed. All contractors working on site should be made aware of the advice and provided with the contact details of a relevant ecological consultant.
Positive and Proactive Statement. In dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following ways:- providing pre-application advice; - seeking further information following receipt of the application, seeking amendments to the proposed development following receipt of the application and considering the imposition of conditions. In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
Prior to the first occupation of the development hereby approved, an area shall be laid out within the curtilage of the property for the parking of 3 cars and this area shall be properly consolidated, surfaced and drained in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This area shall not thereafter be used for any other purpose than the parking of vehicles. Reason - In the interests of highway safety and to ensure the free flow of traffic using the adjoining highway.
Prior to the first occupation of the dwelling hereby approved secure cycle parking to comply with the Council’s standards shall be provided within the curtilage of the dwelling and these facilities shall thereafter be retained for the parking of cycles only. Reason - To comply with the Council’s parking standards
The dwelling shall not be occupied until it has been fitted with an electric vehicle charging point. The charging point shall comply with BS EN 62196 Mode 3 or 4 charging and BS EN 61851 and the Worcestershire County Council Streetscape Design Guide. The electric vehicle charging point shall be retained for the lifetime of the development unless they need to be replaced in which case the replacement charging point(s) shall be of the same specification or a higher specification in terms of charging performance. Reason: To help reduce air pollution, to encourage sustainable travel and healthy communities in accordance with policies SWDP4, SWDP21 and SWDP31 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan 2016.
Prior to the occupation of the dwelling hereby approved, details of superfast broadband facilities or alternative solutions to serve the dwelling hereby approved shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The submitted details shall include an implementation programme. The facilities shall be provided in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure the proposal incorporates satisfactory telecommunication facilities in line with policy SWDP26 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan 2016.
Clearance or construction work in connection with the development hereby approved shall only take place between the hours of 08.00 and 18.00hrs Monday to Friday and 08.00 and 13.00hrs on a Saturday. There shall be no clearance or construction work on Sundays, Public or Bank Holidays. Reason: To protect neighbouring residential amenity in accordance with policies SWDP21 and SWDP31 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan 2016.

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Statutory Consultee Response
Decision

Consultation Responses

Neighbour List


In addition to consultations with the consultee listed, we will publicise the application in accordance with national requirements and our local policy. This publicity usually takes the form of letters to nearby properties, the posting of site notices and/or the placing of a public notice in our local newspapers.


Name Address Sent Reply Received
Hartlebury Parish Council 65 Ombersley Street East DROITWICH SPA WR9 8QS 12/09/2023
Occupier 1 Walton Farm Cottages Walton Lane Hartlebury KIDDERMINSTER DY10 4JE 31/07/2023
Occupier 2 Walton Farm Cottages Walton Lane Hartlebury KIDDERMINSTER DY10 4JE 31/07/2023
Occupier Barns At Walton Farm Cottages Walton Lane Hartlebury DY10 4JE 31/07/2023
Occupier Walton Farm Cottages Walton Lane Hartlebury DY10 4JE 31/07/2023

Consultee List


Name Organisation Sent Reply Due Reply Received
Aidan Smyth WDC - Archaeology & Planning Advisor 31/07/2023 21/08/2023
Clare Shinner Hartlebury Parish Council 31/07/2023 21/08/2023
Cllr Antony Hartley Hartlebury Ward 31/07/2023 21/08/2023
Conservation Officer Conservation Officer 31/07/2023 21/08/2023
Drainage Engineer Engineers - S.W. Land Drainage Partnership 31/07/2023 21/08/2023 14/08/2023
Highways County Highways 31/07/2023 21/08/2023
Jonathan Brierley Open Spaces Society 31/07/2023 21/08/2023
Mr N Wright Elmley Lovett Parish Council 31/07/2023 21/08/2023
Ramblers Head Office The Ramblers' Association (Worcestershire Area) 31/07/2023 21/08/2023
The British Horse Society British Horse Society 31/07/2023 21/08/2023
Worcestershire County Council (Public Paths) 31/07/2023 21/08/2023 02/08/2023
Worcestershire Regulatory Services - Cont. Land Worcestershire Regulatory Services 31/07/2023 21/08/2023 06/08/2023
Ms R Foy Historic England 04/10/2023 25/10/2023
Conservation Officer Conservation Officer 02/11/2023 16/11/2023

Constraints List


Constraints List
SWDP 2: Greenbelt
Wind Turbines
SWDP 5: Protect and Restore
CIL008 - Non-Urban Area
SWDP 15: Designated Rural Areas
Landfill Consultation
Listed Buildings Affect Setting 25m Buffer: Grade II. HE Ref: 1215374. Listed Building. WALTON COTTAGES. LB/1215374
Paper: Droitwich Advertiser - Thursday
Outside SWDP Development Boundary
Paper: Kidderminster Shuttle - Thursday
Major Aquifer
Public Right of Way: Type- Bridleway. Path No- EL-500 B
Source Protection Zone 3
Bridleway: Type- Bridleway. Path No- EL-500 B.
Green Belt
Surface Water: Medium 1 in 100 extent
Surface Water: Low 1 in 1000 extent
Historic Landfill Consultation (within 250m)
No associated appeals