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- (1) The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers: 9202-20-01 B & 9202-20-02 B.
To ensure compliance with the approved plans and details to safeguard amenity and the quality of the environment in accordance with Policy ENV2 of the Solihull Unitary Development Plan 2006.
- (2) The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
- (3) No building works shall be commenced until samples of all bricks, tiles and other materials to be used in the external elevations have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
To safeguard the visual amenities of the area in accordance with Policy ENV2 of the Solihull Unitary Development Plan 2006.
- (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 1995 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order) no development included within Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A - E shall be carried out.
To protect the visual amenities of the area and the residential amenities of adjacent dwelling(s) in accordance with policy ENV2 of the Solihull Unitary Development Plan 2006.
- (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order) no windows, dormer windows or other openings (other than those expressly authorised by this permission) shall be constructed or installed.
To protect the residential amenities of adjacent dwelling/s in accordance with policy ENV2 of the Solihull Unitary Development Plan 2006.
- (6) Before the development hereby approved commences, a schedule and site survey drawing of all those trees, hedgerows, shrubs or existing features of the land on site or neighbouring the site, to be retained, removed and/or treated shall be submitted to and approved by the LPA. No tree, hedge or shrub on the site indicated in the approved schedule for retention shall be topped, felled, lopped or root pruned except with the prior written consent of the LPA.
NB: Where there are trees neighbouring the site, the stem diameters of all these trees shall be measured (1.5m above ground level for single stem trees, and above root bole for multi-stem trees). When this is multiplied by 12 (for single stem trees) or by 10 (for multistem trees), the resulting root protection area (RPA) shall be shown on the submitted plan, for all trees where this RPA or part of an RPA falls within the site boundary.
To safeguard as many natural features of the site as is reasonable for the proposed development in accordance with Policy ENV14 of the adopted UDP 2006.
- (7) Prior to the commencement of any work on site, all existing trees/hedges and large shrubs except those agreed for removal, shall be protected by barriers and/or ground protection. Details of the type of fencing/ground protection and their siting shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the LPA, thereafter the tree protection measures shall be implemented and maintained on site as approved. The protection areas shall be kept free of all materials, equipment and building activity during the site development, and ground levels within the protected areas shall not be raised or lowered. Where utility runs cannot be avoided within root protection areas, a method statement shall be submitted, setting out how the works will be carried out, in accordance with NJUG Vol 4 Issue 2: "Guidelines for the Planning, Installation and Maintenance of Utility Apparatus in Proximity to Trees".
To safeguard as many natural features of the site as is reasonable for the proposed development in accordance with Policy ENV14 of the adopted UDP 2006.
- (8) The development hereby approved shall not be occupied until full details of both hard and soft landscape works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and these works shall be carried out as approved. These details shall include proposed finished levels or contours; means of enclosure; car parking layouts; other vehicle and pedestrian access and circulation areas; hard surfacing materials; minor artefacts and structures (e.g. furniture, play equipment, refuse or other storage units, lighting etc.); retained historic landscape features and proposals for restoration. Soft landscape works shall include planting plans; written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment); schedules of plants, noting species, plant sizes and proposed numbers/densities where appropriate; implementation programme.
To minimise the effect and enhance the character of the development in accordance with Policy ENV2 and ENV14 ‘Trees and Woodlands’.
- (9) All hard and soft landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. The works shall be carried out prior to the occupation of any part of the development or in accordance with a programme agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. If within a period of 5 years from the date of planting of any tree, that tree or any tree planted in replacement for it, is removed, uprooted, destroyed, dies or becomes seriously damaged or defective, another tree of the same species and size as that originally planted shall be planted at the same place within the next planting season (October-March), unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written consent to any variation.
To minimise the effect and enhance the character of the development in accordance with Policy ENV2 and ENV14 ‘Trees and Woodlands’.
- (10) Any tree, hedge or shrub scheduled for retention which is lost for any reason during development works, shall be replaced with a tree, hedge or shrub of a size and species to be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority and planted during the first planting season after its loss.
To retain the character of the landscape in accordance with Policy ENV14 ‘Trees and Woodlands’.
- (11) Before development commences, full details of the working methods and details to be employed for the construction on the widened access drive, boundary treatments and creation of the garden areas shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the LPA. Such details shall include structures, paving, and building(s) within and adjacent to Root Protection Areas of the retained trees, giving details of ‘no-dig’ construction within the RPAs in accordance with BS5837:2005. Details of working methods should include access for plant, machinery, vehicles and location of any site compounds and areas for the storage of materials.
- (12) The development hereby approved shall not be brought into use until such time as works to widen the access road has been completed in accordance with the approved drawings. Thereafter, the access road shall be made available for use for the lifetime of the development.
In the interests of amenity, convenience and traffic safety in accordance with Policy T1 of the adopted UDP 2006.
- (13) The development shall not be brought into use until such time as the refuse hard standing area has been made available in accordance with the approved drawings. Thereafter, the area shall be maintained and made available for the purposes of storing refuse for the lifetime of the development.
In the interests of amenity, convenience and traffic safety in accordance with Policy T1 of the adopted UDP 2006.
- NOTE: This consent does not confer Listed Building consent, a separate application for which must be made and approval obtained in writing before work commences.
- The decision to grant planning permission has been taken having regard to the policies and proposals in the Solihull Unitary Development Plan 2006 set out below, together with all other relevant material considerations, including Supplementary Planning Guidance, and the particular circumstances and reasons summarised below.
Solihull UDP (2006)
H5 Density, Design and Quality of Development
E9 Retention of Land in Business Use
T1 An Integrated and Sustainable Transport Strategy
T13 Car parking Provision
ENV2 Urban Design
ENV5 Conservation Areas
ENV6 Listed Buildings
ENV14 Trees and Woodlands
S6 Local Centres
Government Guidance
PPS1 Delivering Sustainable Development
PPS3 Housing
PPS5 Planning for the Historic Environment
PPG17 Transport
SPGs
New Housing in Context 2003
Vehicle Parking Standards and Green Travel Plans 2006
In reaching this decision the Council is mindful of the particular circumstances and reasons set out below, namely:
The proposal seeks to change the use of an existing office building into 5 No. dwellings, a proposal that involves only minor extensions and alterations to the fabric of the building. Whilst the building constitutes the extension of a listed building and is located within a conservation area, the proposed works are visually acceptable, will not detract from the integrity or fabric of the listed building and will maintain the character and appearance of the conservation area. In addition, there is no objection to the principle of the loss of office space and the proposal will not be harmful to the amenities currently enjoyed by the occupiers of nearby dwellings, highway safety or the health and longevity of existing trees. The proposal is therefore compliant with policies H5, E9, T1, T13, ENV2, ENV5, ENV6, ENV14 and S6 of the adopted Solihull UDP 2006.
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