Item 18, Page 64 57-59 Church Street, Maidstone, Kent, TN27 9TJ
Reference number: 16/506707/FULL
● Additional condition is recommended:
As requested by the highways authority, the following condition is recommended in the interests of highway safety to ensure the access is not too steep;
The gradient of the vehicle access shall be no steeper than 1 in 10 for the first 1.5 metres from the highway boundary;
Reason: In the interests of highway safety.
● Additional condition is recommended:
To clarify, the conifer close to the south-western corner of the site will have to be pruned as part of this proposal and the Landscape Officer raises no objection to this; and the following condition is recommended to ensure the future retention of this tree:
The development shall not commence until an Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) in accordance with the current edition of BS 5837 shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. This should detail implementation of any aspect of the development that has the potential to result in the loss of or damage to trees, including their roots, and take account of site access, demolition and construction activities, foundations, service runs and level changes. It should also detail any tree works necessary to implement the approved scheme and include a tree protection plan;
Reason: To safeguard to the future of existing trees.
● Additional condition is recommended:
To secure the good quality design of the development, the following condition is recommended;
No electricity, gas or water meter boxes, soil ventilation pipes, air extraction pipes, boiler flues, ventilation grilles or ducting, satellite dishes, burglar alarms, surface wiring or pipe work shall be fixed to the external fabric of the front and side elevations of the front-most building unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority;
Reason: In the interest of visual amenity and the integrity of the design.
● To ensure correct timings, it is recommended to amend conditions 8 and 10 as follows (changes in bold):
Condition 8
The development shall not commence until the following components of a scheme to deal with the risks associated with contamination of the site shall be submitted to and approved, in writing, by the local planning authority:
1) A preliminary risk assessment which has identified:
- all previous uses
- potential contaminants associated with those uses
- a conceptual model of the site indicating sources, pathways and receptors
- potentially unacceptable risks arising from contamination at the site.
2) A site investigation, based on (1) to provide information for a detailed assessment of the risk to all receptors that may be affected, including those off site.
3) A remediation method statement (RMS) based on the site investigation results and the detailed risk assessment (2). This should give full details of the remediation measures required and how they are to be undertaken. The RMS should also include a verification plan to detail the data that will be collected in order to demonstrate that the works set out in the RMS are complete and identifying any requirements for longer-term monitoring of pollutant linkages, maintenance and arrangements for contingency action.
4) A Closure Report is submitted upon completion of the works. The closure report shall include full verification details as set out in 3. This should include details of any post remediation sampling and analysis, together with documentation certifying quantities and source/destination of any material brought onto or taken from the site. Any material brought onto the site shall be certified clean;
Any changes to these components require the express consent of the local planning authority. The scheme shall thereafter be implemented as approved.
Reason: To prevent harm to human health and pollution of the environment.
Condition 10
(i) The development shall not commence until a detailed sustainable surface water drainage scheme for the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The detailed drainage scheme shall demonstrate that the surface water generated by this development (for all rainfall durations and intensities up to and including the climate change adjusted critical 100yr storm) can be accommodated and disposed of without increase to flood risk on or off-site. The drainage scheme shall also demonstrate that silt and pollutants resulting from the site use can be adequately managed to ensure there is no pollution risk to receiving waters.
(ii) No building hereby permitted shall be occupied until details of the implementation, maintenance and management of the sustainable drainage scheme have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall be implemented and thereafter managed and maintained in accordance with the approved details. Those details shall include:
i) a timetable for its implementation, and
ii) a management and maintenance plan for the lifetime of the development which shall include the arrangements for adoption by any public body or statutory undertaker, or any other arrangements to secure the operation of the sustainable drainage system throughout its lifetime.
Reason: To ensure that the principles of sustainable drainage are incorporated into this proposal and to ensure ongoing efficacy of the drainage provisions.
Recommendation remains unchanged.