Agenda item

RR/2018/2673/P - BECKLEY - WOODGATE FARM, CHURCH LANE

Minutes:

DECISION: GRANT (FULL PLANNING) DELEGATED SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OF A SECTION 106 LEGAL AGREEMENT RESTRICTING THE USE OF THE APPROVED BUILDINGS AS HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION AND/OR ACCOMMODATION FOR PARTICIPANTS OF WELLNESS TREATMENT COURSES AND TO ENSURE THEY ARE NOT DISPOSED OF SEPARATELY FROM WOODGATE FARM

 

CONDITIONS:

 

1.         The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

            Reason: In accordance with section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004).

 

2.               The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved drawings/details:

Drawing No. 101.C (PROPOSED LOCATION PLAN_REV C) dated 29/05/2019

Drawing No. 102.C (PROPOSED SITE PLAN_REV C) dated 29/05/2019

Drawing No. 201_AGH_1 (GROUND FLOOR_AIRIGH_1) dated 29/05/2019

Drawing No. 201_AGH_2 (GROUND FLOOR_AIRIGH_2) dated 29/05/2019

Drawing No. 401_AGH_1 (REAR ELEVATION_AIRIGH 1) dated 29/05/2019

Drawing No. 402_AGH_1 (FRONT ELEVATION_AIRIGH_1) dated 29/05/2019

Drawing No. 402_AGH_2 (FRONT ELEVATION_AIRIGH_2) dated 29/05/2019

Drawing No. 403_AGH_1 (SIDE ELEVATION 1_AIRIGH_1) dated 29/05/2019

Drawing No. 403_AGH_2 (SIDE ELEVATION 1_AIRIGH_2) dated 29/05/2019

Drawing No. 404_AGH_1 (REAR ELEVATION_AIRIGH_1) dated 29/05/2019

Drawing No. 404_AGH_2 (SIDE ELEVATION 2_AIRIGH_2) dated 29/05/2019

Drawing No. 405_AGH_2 (REAR ELEVATION_AIRIGH_2) dated 29/05/2019

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning, as advised in Planning Practice Guidance Paragraph: 022 Reference ID: 21a-022-20140306.

 

3.         No development shall take place, including any ground works or works of demolition, until a Construction Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the approved Plan shall be implemented and adhered to in full throughout the entire construction period. The Plan shall provide details as appropriate but not be restricted to the following matters:

a)    the anticipated number, frequency and types of vehicles used during construction;

b)    the method of access and egress and routeing of vehicles during construction;

c)     the parking of vehicles by site operatives and visitors;

d)    the loading and unloading of plant, materials and waste;

e)    the storage of plant and materials used in construction of the development;

f)      the erection and maintenance of security hoarding;

g)    the provision and utilisation of wheel washing facilities and other works required to mitigate the impact of construction upon the public highway (including the provision of temporary Traffic Regulation Orders); and

h)    details of public engagement both prior to and during construction works.

Reason:  These details are required prior to commencement of any works to ensure highway safety and to protect the amenities of adjoining residents during construction in accordance with Policies OSS4 (ii) and CO6 (ii) of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014.

 

4.               No development above ground level shall take place until samples of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the buildings hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Reason: To ensure that the satisfactory appearance of the development and locality is maintained in accordance with Policies OSS4 (iii), RA2 (viii), RA3 (v) and EN1 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014.

 

5.               The buildings hereby permitted shall be occupied for holiday purposes and/or accommodation for participants of wellness treatment courses only and shall not be occupied as a person’s sole or main place of residence.

Reason: To ensure that the approved accommodation is not used for unauthorised permanent residential occupation in accordance with Policies RA3 and EC6 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014.

 

6.               The owners/operators shall maintain an up-to-date register of the names of all owners and/or occupiers of the buildings hereby permitted, and of their main home addresses, and shall make this information available at all reasonable times to the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure that the approved accommodation is not used for unauthorised permanent residential occupation in accordance with Policies RA3 and EC6 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014.

 

7.               The buildings hereby permitted shall not be occupied for more than 56 days in total in any calendar year by any one person.

Reason: To ensure that the approved accommodation is not used for unauthorised permanent residential occupation in accordance with Policies RA3 and EC6 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014.

 

8.               Each building hereby permitted shall be occupied by a maximum of 4 persons at any one time.

Reason: To ensure highway safety and to protect the amenities of adjoining residents in accordance with Policies OSS4 (ii) and CO6 (ii) of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014.

 

9.               Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended) (or any order revoking and re-enacting that order with or without modification), no extensions or alterations, as defined within classes A, B, C or D of Part 1 of the Schedule 2 of the order, shall be carried out to the buildings hereby permitted and no separate curtilage shall be formed around the buildings hereby permitted, otherwise than in accordance with a planning permission granted by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure that the satisfactory appearance of the development and locality is maintained and to preclude the creation of a separate dwelling unit in accordance with Policies OSS4 (iii), RA3 and EN1 of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014.

 

10.           No external lighting shall be provided on the site unless a scheme is first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Any approved lighting shall be installed in accordance with the approved details only and retained as such thereafter.  Any lighting scheme, including internal lighting, should comply with the Institution of Lighting Professionals Guidance Note for the reduction of obtrusive light 2011(or later versions). It should be designed so that it is the minimum needed for security and operational processes and be installed to minimise potential pollution caused by glare and spillage.

 

Illuminated area m2

Zone

E1

Zone

E2

Zone

E3

Zone

E4

Up to 10.00

100

600

800

1,000

Over 10.00

n/a

300

600

600

 

Environmental Zones

Zone

Surrounding

Lighting

Environment

Examples

E0

Protected

Dark

UNESCO Starlight Reserves, IDA Dark Sky Parks

E1

Natural

Intrinsically dark

National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty etc.

E2

Rural

Low district brightness

Village or relatively dark outer suburban locations

E3

Suburban

Medium district brightness

Small town centres or suburban locations

E4

Urban

High district brightness

Town/city centres with high levels of night-time activity

 

The guidance advises that, where an area to be lit lies on the boundary of two zones or can be observed from another zone, the limits used should be those applicable to the most rigorous zone.

Reason: To limit the impact of light pollution on local amenity and the dark sky environment, in accordance with Policies OSS4 (ii) and EN1 (vii) of the Rother Local Plan Core Strategy 2014.

 

NOTES:

 

1.         The development is subject to a section 106 legal agreement.

 

2.               The development will be subject to the requirements of the Building Regulations, and advice should be sought from the East Sussex Building Control Partnership. No work should be carried out until any necessary permission has been obtained.

 

3.               The landowner and/or developer should take all relevant precautions to minimise the potential for disturbance to adjoining residents from noise and dust during the works. This should include not working outside the hours of 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 8am to 1pm on Saturdays, and no such work should take place on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

 

NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK: In accordance with the requirements of the Framework (paragraph 38) and with the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, the Local Planning Authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that have been received and subsequently determining to grant planning permission in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, as set out within the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

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