Agenda item

Demolition of existing garage and construction of 4 x 3 bedroom, 2 storey terraced houses. (Amended description) – DEVONSHIRE. One letter of objection and two letters of observation/comment had been received.

The relevant planning history for this site was detailed within the report.  The observations of the Specialist Advisor (Planning Policy) and East Sussex County Council Highways Department were also summarised.

The committee discussed the application and agreed that the boundary treatment should reflect that of the surrounding properties and should therefore include a low boundary wall to match the existing properties.

RESOLVED: (Unanimous) That permission be granted subject to the following conditions: 1) The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of permission 2) The proposed development shall be carried out in strict accordance with the approved plans and documents 3) No development shall commence until details of a Phase II Soil Investigation is submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. If contamination is found to be present, then details of a remediation strategy detailing how this contamination shall be dealt with shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of excavation work 4) Prior to reaching damp course level, samples or precise manufacturers details of all the materials to be used on the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained as such thereafter 5) Notwithstanding the approved details, the development shall not be occupied until full details of boundary treatment and hard and soft landscape works have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. These shall include details and locations of trees and planting plans, species specification and samples of hard landscaping materials 6) The development shall not be occupied until the existing access shown on the approved plan has been stopped up and the kerb & footway reinstated in accordance with details submitted to and approved in writing by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport 7) During any form of earthworks and/or excavations that are carried out as part of the development, suitable vehicle wheel washing equipment should be provided within the site to prevent contamination and damage to the adjacent roads 8) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no extension, enlargement or other alteration of the dwellinghouse(s) other than that expressly authorised by this permission shall be carried out without planning permission obtained from the Local Planning

Authority 9) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no window, dormer window, rooflight or door other than those expressly authorised by this permission shall be constructed without planning permission obtained from the Local Planning Authority 10) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), gate, fence, walls or any other means of enclosure  than those expressly authorised by this permission shall be constructed without planning permission obtained from the Local Planning Authority 11) No material shall be deposited at the site other than clean, uncontaminated naturally occurring excavated material, brick and concrete rubble 12) No bonfires or burning of waste materials shall take place anywhere on the site at any time.

Informatives:

- All external materials to be used in the development shall conform to the guidelines set out in the Eastbourne Townscape Guide.

- The applicant's attention is drawn to the need for a S184 licence for the reinstatement of the kerb and footway. The applicant should contact ESCC on 01273 482254 prior to commencement of development to apply for the licence and pay the necessary fee.

-The applicants be advised that given the age of the building and the commercial nature of former use there may be materials in the building and or on the site that require the disposal by a dedicated specialist contractor.