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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Application overview
Section 73 application for the variation of condition 13 (access) and 19 (approved plans) on planning application CH/18/215 for the erection of 8 detached dwellings with associated works
Proposal details
- Reference
- CH/25/0047
- Alternative references
- PP-13774050
- Ward
- Cannock Park & Old Fallow
- Agent
- David Leadbetter
- UPRN
- 100031630164
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Approved 15.4.25 - Layout PlanPAPPDWG | Not published | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal DataPAPPFRM | Not published | View |
| Highways commentsPCONSULT | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Officer ReportPOFFREP | 15 Apr 2025 | View |
| Decision NoticePDECNOT | 15 Apr 2025 | View |
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Decision & conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
- The materials to be used for the external surfaces shall take place in full accordance with the approved details under discharge of condition application reference CH/18/215/A. Reason In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure compliance with Local Plan Policies CP3, CP15, CP16, RTC3 (where applicable) and the NPPF.
- No development shall take place until details of the finished floor levels of the buildings (in relation to surrounding land) and any other changes to the levels of the land within the site have been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be implemented in accordance with the agreed details. Reason In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure compliance with Local Plan Policy CP3.
- No part of the development hereby approved shall commence until a scheme detailing the external environment-landscape, including tree replacement planting, fencing, walls, surface treatment & construction details for the site has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include new hedgerow and tree planting along the new frontage and the access made redundant as a consequence of the proposal. The details shall be in the form as specified in Annex C of the Supplementary Planning Guidance 'Trees, Landscape and Development'. Reason In the interest of visual amenity of the area and in accrdance with Local Plan Policies CP3, CP12, CP14 and the NPPF.
- The approved landscape works shown pursuant to Condition 3 above shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding season following the occupation of any buildings or the completion of the development whichever is the sooner. Reason In the interest of visual amenity of the area. In accordance with Local Plan Policies CP3, CP12, CP14 and the NPPF.
- Prior to the commencement of any construction or site preparation works including any actions likely to interfere with the biological function of the retained trees and hedges, approved protective fencing shall be erected in the positions shown on the approved Tree & Hedge Protection layout drawing Ref Dwg. Tree Protection Plan shall be erected to the approved layout. Within the enclosed area known as the Tree Protection Zone, no work will be permitted without the written consent of the Local Planning Authority. No storage of material, equipment or vehicles will be permitted within this zone. Service routes will not be permitted to cross the Tree Protection Zones unless written consent of the Local Planning Authority is obtained. The Tree Protection Zone will be maintained intact and the vegetation within maintained until the cessation of all construction works or until the Local Planning Authority gives written consent for variation. Reason To ensure the retention and protection of the existing vegetation which makes an important contribution to the visual amenity of the area. In accordance with Local Plan Policies CP3, CP12, CP14 and the NPPF.
- Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no development within Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Order shall be carried out without an express grant of planning permission, from the Local Planning Authority, namely: • The enlargement, improvement or other alteration of the dwellinghouse; • The enlargement of the dwellinghouse consisting of an addition or alteration to its roof; • Any other alteration to the roof of the dwellinghouse; • The erection or construction of a porch outside any external door of the dwelling; • The provision within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse of any building or enclosure, swimming or other pool required for a purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as such, or the maintenance, improvement or other alteration of such a building or enclosure; • The provision within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse of a hard surface for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as such; • The erection or provision within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse of a container for the storage of oil for domestic heating; or • The installation, alteration or replacement of a satellite antenna on the dwellinghouse or within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse. Reason The Local Planning Authority considers that such development would be likely to adversely affect the amenity of neighbouring occupiers and the character of the area. It is considered to be in the public interest to require an application to enable the merits of any proposal to be assessed and to ensure compliance with Local Plan Policy CP3 - Chase Shaping - Design and the NPPF.
- The provision of electric charging points for electric vehicles shall take place in full accordance with the approved details under discharge of condition application reference CH/18/215/A and shall be retained for the lifetime of the development unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason In the interests of improving air quality and combatting climate change in accordance with policy CP16 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
- The installation of bat boxes shall take place in full accordance with the approved details under discharge of condition application reference CH/18/215/A and shall be retained for the lifetime of the development unless otherwise approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason In the interests of enhancing the bird habitat in accordance with Policy CP12 of the Local Plan and the NPPF.
- The development hereby permitted shall not commence until drainage plans for the disposal of surface water and foul sewage have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details before the development is first brought into use. Reason To ensure that the development is provided with a satisfactory means of drainage as well as to reduce the risk of creating or exacerbating a flooding problem and to minimise the risk of pollution.
- The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until a Construction Management Plan including details of the site compound, site hours, provision for parking vehicles for site operatives and visitors, size of construction vehicles, loading and unloading, materials, storage of plant / materials used for constructing the development and a scheme for suppressing construction dust within the site and the method of piling has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local planning Authority. The Construction Management Plan shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the approved plan prior to first use of the development and thereafter adhered to for the life of the development. Reason To comply with the NPPF and in the interest of highway safety.
- The development hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until the access to the site within the limits of the public highway has been completed. Reason In the interests of highway safety.
- The development hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until the access road, parking and turning areas have been provided in accordance with the approved plans. Reason In the interests of highway safety.
- The garages shall not be used for any purpose other than the accommodation of private motor vehicles belonging to the occupiers of the dwelling or any other use which is incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling. Reason To safeguard the amenities of the area and to ensure that the use of the premises does not detract from the enjoyment of their properties by adjoining residents and to ensure compliance with the Local Plan Policy CP3 - Chase Shaping Design and the NPPF.
- The development hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until the visibility splays shown on Dwg.No. LP_NPRC/100 G have been provided. The visibility splays shall thereafter be kept free of all obstructions to visibility over a height of 600mm above the adjacent carriageway level. Reason In the interests of highway safety.
- The communal bin collection point to service plots 1-6 shall take place in full accordance with the approved details under discharge of condition application reference CH/18/215/A. Reason To ensure a high standard of residential amenity is retained for existing neighbours.
- Any works required for the new access road between the protected trees identified on the approved plan as C115 & C114 and tree C3037 located within the site, and any works required for proposed dwellings 7 & 8, shall be completed using hand dig techniques only. The approved details shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details Dwg.Title Tree Protection Plan – Land to the Rear 127/129 New Penkridge Road, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason To ensure the protection and retention of the existing vegetation which makes an important contribution to the amenity of the area. In accordance with Local Plan Policies CP3, CP12, CP14 and the NPPF.
- The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: Dwg.No. LP_NPRC/100 G Layout Plan *Dwg.Title Tree Protection Plan – Land to the Rear 127/129 New Penkridge Road (as amended) Arboricultural Impact Assessment & Preliminary Method Statement Ref: BALDS014-18 dated 6th June 2018 and the revisions set out within Arboricultural Imact Assessment Ref:BALDs005-20 dated 2nd February 2020. HT_NPCR/101 – 108 House Types Plots1 – 8. * The tree Protection Plan demonstrates the position of the protective fencing, ground protection and non-dig areas only Reason For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
- In accordance with paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework the Local Planning Authority has worked with the applicant in a positive and proactive manner to approve the proposed development, which accords with the Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
- Coal Authority The proposed development lies within a coal mining area which may contain unrecorded coal mining related hazards. If any coal mining feature is encountered during development, this should be reported immediately to the Coal Authority on 0345 762 6848. Further information is also available on the Coal Authority website at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/the-coal-authority
- Highway Authority Please note that prior to the access being widened you require a Section 184 Notice of Approval from Staffordshire County Council. The link below provides a further link to 'vehicle dropped crossings' which includes a 'vehicle dropped crossing information pack' and an application form for a dropped crossing. Please complete and send to the address indicated on the application form which is Staffordshire County Council at Network Management Unit, Staffordshire Place 1, Wedgwood Building,Tipping Street, STAFFORD,Staffordshire, ST16 2DH. (or email to nmu@staffordshire.gov.uk)
