Agenda item

Planning Application No. 15/1275/03 - 31-35 Old Tiverton Road, Exeter

To consider the report of the Assistant Director City Development.

 

Minutes:

The Assistant Director City Development and the Principal Project Manager (Development) presented the application for the demolition of existing structures and erection of new three storey building comprising ground floor retail use and student accommodation for nine studio flats with associated vehicular/cycle parking and bin storage.

 

Details of their presentations, together with the views of the two Councillors speaking under Standing Orders and those of the public speakers are set out in Min. No. 9 above.

 

Members were circulated with an update sheet - attached to minutes together with an additional update (also attached) provided by the applicant in response to the issues raised by the St. James Neighbourhood Forum.

 

The recommendation was for approval, subject to the conditions as set out in the report.

 

RESOLVED that, subject to the completion of a Section 106 Agreement under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in respect of a Student Management Plan, the Assistant Director of City Development in consultation with the Chair of Planning Committee be authorised to APPROVE planning permission for the demolition of existing structures and erection of new three storey building comprising ground floor retail use and student accommodation for nine studio flats with associated vehicular/cycle parking and bin storage, subject also to the following conditions:-

 

1)

C05  -  Time Limit - Commencement

 

2)

the development hereby permitted shall not be carried out otherwise than in strict accordance with the submitted details received by the Local Planning Authority on 16 November 2015 (dwg nos 14024 MU L.01.03 rev PA; L.01.30 rev PA1; L.02.30 rev PA; L.02.31 rev PA; L.03.20 rev PA; L.04.50 rev PA & L.04.51 rev PA), as modified by other conditions of this consent.

Reason:  In order to ensure compliance with the approved

 

3)

C17  -  Submission of Materials

 

4)

C35  -  Landscape Scheme

 

5)

C37  -  Replacement Planting

 

6)

No part of the A1 retail use hereby approved shall be brought into its intended use until the onsite loading bay, a new heavy duty dropped kerb crossing onto Old Tiverton Road and on site vehicular and secure cycle parking facilities, as indicated on Drawing Proposed Site Plan Rev PA1, have been provided in accordance with details and specifications that shall previously have been submitted to, agreed and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such facilities shall be maintained for this purpose at all times.

Reason: To provide a safe and suitable access for all users and ensure that adequate facilities are available for the traffic attracted to the site.

 

7)

No part of the residential use hereby approved shall be brought into its intended use until the secure cycle parking facilities have been provided and maintained in accordance with the submitted details and retained for that purpose at all times.

Reason: To ensure that adequate facilities are available for the traffic attracted to the site. 

 

 

8)

C70  -  Contaminated Land

 

9)

No development shall take place, including any works of demolition and any earthworks, until a Construction and Environment Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. Notwithstanding the details and wording of the CEMP the following restrictions shall be adhered to:

a) include details of access arrangements and timings and management of arrivals and departures of vehicles
b) there shall be no burning on site during demolition, construction or site preparation works;
c) unless otherwise agreed in writing, no construction or demolition works shall be carried out, or deliveries received, outside of the following hours: 0800 to 1800 hours Monday to Friday, 0800 to 1300 on Saturdays, and not at all on Sundays and Public Holidays;
d) dust suppression measures shall be employed as required during construction in order to prevent off-site dust nuisance;

e) adequate areas shall have been made available within the site to accommodate operatives' vehicles, construction plant and material;

f) details of access arrangements, measures to minimise the impact on the adjacent footpath and timings of the proposed works.
The approved CEMP shall be adhered to throughout the construction period.

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and public amenity.

 

10)

The development hereby approved shall comply with the specifications as stated with the Noise Assessment report prepared by Peter Ashford dated 6 November 2015 in respect of maximum plant noise and minimum specification for glazing unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In the interests of residential amenity.

 

11)

C57  -  Archaeological Recording

 

12)

The retail use hereby approved shall not be open to customers other than between the hours of 7am and 11pm.

Reason:  So as not to detract from the amenities of the near-by residential property.

 

13)

No development shall commence until a delivery management plan in respect of the retail use, specifically identifying timing of vehicles servicing the unit has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and implemented in accordance with these details thereafter.

Reason: In the interest of residential amenity.

 

14)

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, no development shall take place until details of provision for nesting swifts has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the RSPB. Upon written approval of the details, the scheme shall be fully implemented as part of the development and retained thereafter. 

Reason: In the interests of the preservation and enhancement of biodiversity in the locality.

 

 

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