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1.The development to which this permission relates must be commenced not later than three years from the date of this permission. Reason:- To comply with the requirements of 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 not be carried out otherwise than in complete accordance with the approved plans (as set out on page one of this decision notice). Reason:- The Local Planning Authority consider it essential that the whole of the development is carried out and that no departure whatsoever is made from the details approved, since the development would not necessarily be acceptable if partly carried out or carried out differently in any degree from the details submitted. Also, in order that the development accords with Development Control Policies Development Plan Document Policy DC61.
3.No dwelling unit shall be occupied until the car/vehicle parking area shown on approved drawing 1427_PL_101 Rev F has been completed, and thereafter, the area shall be kept free of obstruction and permanently made available for the parking of vehicles associated with the development and shall not be used for any other purpose. Reason: To ensure that car parking accommodation is made permanently available to the standards adopted by the Local Planning Authority in the interest of highway safety and in order that the development accords with the LDF Development Control Policies Development Plan Document Policy DC33.
4.The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until samples of all materials to be used in the external construction of the buildings has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Thereafter the development shall be constructed with the approved materials. Reason:- Insufficient information has been supplied with the application to judge the appropriateness of the materials to be used. Submission of samples prior to commencement will ensure that the appearance of the proposed development will harmonise with the character of the surrounding area and comply with Policy DC61 of the Development Control Policies Development Plan Document.
5.No works shall take place in relation to any of the development hereby approved until there has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority a scheme of hard and soft landscaping, which shall include indications of all existing trees and shrubs on the site, and details of any to be retained, together with measures for the protection in the course of development. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised within the scheme shall be carried out in the first planting season following completion of the development and any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local Planning Authority. Reason:- Insufficient information has been supplied with the application to judge the appropriateness of the hard and soft landscaping proposed. Submission of a scheme prior to commencement will ensure that the development accords with the Development Control Policies Development Plan Document Policy DC61. It will also ensure accordance with Section 197 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
6.No building shall be occupied until refuse and recycling facilities are provided in accordance with details which shall previously have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The refuse and recycling facilities shall be permanently retained thereafter. Reason:- Insufficient information has been supplied with the application to judge how refuse and recycling will be managed on site. Submission of this detail prior to occupation in the case of new building works or prior to the use commencing in the case of changes of use will protect the amenity of occupiers of the development and also the locality generally and ensure that the development accords with the Development Control Policies Development Plan Document Policy DC61.
7.No building shall be occupied until cycle storage is provided in accordance with details previously submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The cycle storage shall be permanently retained thereafter. Reason:- Insufficient information has been supplied with the application to demonstrate what facilities will be available for cycle parking. Submission of this detail prior to occupation in the case of new building works or prior to the use commencing in the case of changes of use is in the interests of providing a wide range of facilities for non-motor car residents and sustainability.
8.The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until details of proposed boundary treatment have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved boundary treatment shall be installed prior to occupation of the development and retained thereafter in accordance with the approved plans. Reason: Insufficient information has been supplied with the application to judge the appropriateness of any boundary treatment. Submission of this detail prior to commencement will protect the visual amenities of the development, prevent undue overlooking of adjoining property and ensure that the development accords with the Development Control Policies Development Plan Document Policy DC61.
9.No works shall take place in relation to any of the development hereby approved until a full and detailed application for the Secured by Design award scheme is submitted to the Local Planning Authority, setting out how the principles and practices of the Secured by Design Scheme are to be incorporated. Once approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the Metropolitan Police Designing Out Crime Officers, the development shall be carried out in accordance with the agreed details. Reason:- Insufficient information has been supplied with the application to judge whether the proposals meet Secured by Design standards. Submission of a full and detailed application prior to commencement is in the interest of creating safer, sustainable communities and to reflect guidance in Policies CP17 and DC63 of the Core Strategy and Development Control Policies Development Plan Document and the NPPF.
10.No part of the development hereby permitted shall be occupied until details to show how car parking is to be managed within the site and spaces allocated to visitors and existing tenants has been submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval in writing. The submission shall include details of measures to be used to manage and maintain the service road free from obstruction by parked vehicles. The car parking management strategy shall be provided in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of any dwelling. Such facilities shall be permanently retained thereafter for the lifetime of the development. Reason: Insufficient information has been submitted with the application to demonstrate how the service road that serves the development would be managed and parking controlled so as to avoid access for residents, service and emergency vehicles being restricted and the access to the electricity sub-station and flood water storage area being obstructed. The approval and provision of the management scheme is considered necessary prior to first occupation in the interest of highway safety and in order that the development accords with the LDF Development Control Policies Development Plan Document Policies DC32 and DC33.
11.All building operations in connection with the construction of external walls, roof, and foundations; site excavation or other external site works; works involving the use of plant or machinery; the erection of scaffolding; the delivery of materials; the removal of materials and spoil from the site, and the playing of amplified music shall only take place between the hours of 8.00am and 6.00pm Monday to Friday, and between 8.00am and 1.00pm on Saturdays and not at all on Sundays and Bank Holidays/Public Holidays. Reason:- To protect residential amenity, and in order that the development accords with the Development Control Policies Development Plan Document Policy DC61.
12.Before the development hereby permitted is first commenced, vehicle cleansing facilities to prevent mud being deposited onto the public highway during construction works shall be provided on site in accordance with details to be first submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved facilities shall be retained thereafter and used at relevant entrances to the site throughout the duration of construction works. If mud or other debris originating from the site is deposited in the public highway, all on-site operations shall cease until it has been removed. The submission will provide; a) A plan showing where vehicles will be parked within the site to be inspected for mud and debris and cleaned if required. The plan should show where construction traffic will access and exit the site from the public highway. b) A description of how the parking area will be surfaced, drained and cleaned to prevent mud, debris and muddy water being tracked onto the public highway; c) A description of how vehicles will be checked before leaving the site - this applies to the vehicle wheels, the underside of vehicles, mud flaps and wheel arches. d) A description of how vehicles will be cleaned. e) A description of how dirty/ muddy water be dealt with after being washing off the vehicles. f) A description of any contingency plan to be used in the event of a break-down of the wheel washing arrangements. Reason:- Insufficient information has been supplied with the application in relation to wheel washing facilities. Submission of details prior to commencement will ensure that the facilities provided prevent materials from the site being deposited on the adjoining public highway, in the interests of highway safety and the amenity of the surrounding area. It will also ensure that the development accords with the Development Control Policies Development Plan Document Policies DC32 and DC61.
13.The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until a scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority making provision for a Construction Method Statement to control the adverse impact of the development on that phase on the amenity of the public and nearby occupiers. The Construction Method statement shall include details of: a) parking of vehicles of site personnel and visitors; b) storage of plant and materials; c) dust management controls; d) measures for minimising the impact of noise and ,if appropriate, vibration arising from construction activities; e) predicted noise and, if appropriate, vibration levels for construction using methodologies and at points agreed with the Local Planning Authority; f) scheme for monitoring noise and if appropriate, vibration levels using methodologies and at points agreed with the Local Planning Authorities; g) siting and design of temporary buildings; h) scheme for security fencing/hoardings, depicting a readily visible 24-hour contact number for queries or emergencies; i) details of disposal of waste arising from the construction programme, including final disposal points. The burning of waste on the site at any time is specifically precluded; j) Details of the method of demolition of existing buildings and structures and the removal/recycling of materials. And the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme and statement. Reason:- Insufficient information has been supplied with the application in relation to the proposed construction methodology. Submission of details prior to commencement will ensure that the method of construction protects residential amenity. It will also ensure that the development accords the Development Control Policies Development Plan Document Policy DC61.
14.No development shall commence on site unless and until the Local Planning Authority has approved a scheme of works for the proposed alterations to the public highway; and the development shall not be occupied until the approved scheme of works has been implemented by or on behalf of the applicant in full in accordance with the Local Planning Authority's written approval and has been certified as complete on behalf of the Local Planning Authority. Reason: Insufficient information has been submitted with regard to the proposed alterations to the public highway. Submission of this detail prior to commencement will be in the wider interests of the travelling public and are maintained and comply with policies CP10, CP17 and DC61 of the Core Strategy and Development Control Policies Development Plan Document.
15.None of the residential units hereby permitted shall be occupied until provision has been made for 20% of the parking spaces for those blocks to be served by electric vehicle charging points, with the potential for this to be expanded by a further 20%. Reason: Insufficient information has been supplied with the application to demonstrate what level of provision is to be made for electric vehicle charging points. Provision prior to occupation will ensure that the development adequately incorporates measures to allow the use of electric vehicles by future occupiers in accordance with policy 6.13 of the London Plan.
16.A renewable energy system for the development shall be installed in accordance with details previously submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority and shall be made operational prior to the residential occupation of the development. Thereafter, it shall be permanently retained. Reason: In the interests of energy efficiency and sustainability in accordance with Policy DC50 of the LDF Development Control Policies Development Plan Document.
17.None of the dwellings hereby permitted shall be occupied unless and until provision has been made on land adjoining the development for an equipped area of play in accordance with details that shall have been submitted to and agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. The area of play shall be of sufficient size to provide for children in both the new and existing residential accommodation. Reason: To meet identified needs for additional playspace for the new development and to provide secure facilities for children within the existing residential units. Insufficient information has been supplied with the application detailing the provision in the space indicated on the submitted drawings. The implementation of an approved scheme prior to occupation is considered necessary in order that the development complies with Development Control Policies Development Plan Document Policies CP7, DC18 and DC20, and London Plan policy 3.6 and the Shaping neighbourhoods: play and informal recreation SPG.
18.At least two of the dwellings hereby approved shall be constructed to comply with Part M4(3)(2)(a) of the Building Regulations - Wheelchair Adaptable Dwellings. The remainder of the dwellings hereby approved shall be constructed to comply with Part M4(2) of the Building Regulations - Accessible and Adaptable Dwellings. Reason: In order to comply with Policy DC7 of the Local Development Framework and Policy 3.8 of the London Plan.
19.The noise level in rooms of the development hereby permitted shall meet the noise standard specified in BS8233:2014 for internal rooms. Details shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority prior to first occupation of the development to demonstrate that this has been achieved. Reason: In order to comply with Policies CP15, DC55 and DC 61 of the Local Development Framework Development Control policies Development Plan Document.
20.All dwellings hereby approved shall comply with Regulation 36 (2)(b) and Part G2 of the Building Regulations - Water Efficiency. Reason: In order to comply with Policy 5.15 of the London Plan.
21.The development hereby permitted shall not commence until full details of a Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) to be incorporated into the scheme has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The SuDS shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved details and retained permanently thereafter for the lifetime of the development. Reason:- Insufficient information has been submitted with the application to demonstrate how surface water drainage from surfaced areas would be achieved. Submission of details prior to commencement is considered necessary to ensure that drainage and discharge from the site is managed and maintained, and that the development accords with the Development Control Policies Development Plan Document Policies DC48 and DC51 and the SuDs Developer Guide.
22.Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no development shall take place under Classes A, B, C, D or E, excepting sheds up to 10 m3 in size, unless permission under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 has first been sought and obtained in writing from the Local Planning Authority. Reason:- In the interests of amenity and to enable the Local Planning Authority to retain control over future development, and in order that the development accords with Development Control Policies Development Plan Document Policy DC61.
23.No development shall take place until a stage 1 written scheme of investigation (WSI) has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. No development or demolition shall take place other that in accordance with the Written Scheme of Investigation and the programme and methodology of site evaluation and the nomination of a competent person(s) or organisation to undertake the agreed works. If heritage assets of archaeological significance are identified by stage 1 then for those parts of the site which have archaeological interest a stage 2 WSI shall be prepared and submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval. For land that is included in the Stage 2 WSI no development shall take place other than in accordance with the agreed stage 2 WSI which shall include: A. A statement of significance and research objectives, the programme and methodology of site investigation and recording and the nomination of a competent person(s) or organisation to undertake the agreed works; B. A programme for post-investigation assessment and subsequent analysis, publication and dissemination and deposition of resulting material. The development shall not be occupied until the site investigation and post investigation assessment and publication has been completed in accordance with the approved stage 2 programme set out in the Written Scheme of Investigation. Reason: Heritage assets of archaeological interest survive on the site. Insufficient information has been supplied with the application in relation to these matters. The planning authority wishes to secure the provision of archaeological investigation and the subsequent recording of the remains prior to development (including historic buildings recording), in accordance with Policy DC70 of the Development Control Policies Development Plan Document and the NPPF.
24.No building shall be occupied or use commenced until external lighting is provided in accordance with details previously submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The lighting shall be provided and operated in strict accordance with the approved scheme. Reason:- Insufficient information has been supplied with the application to judge the impact arising from any external lighting required in connection with the building or use. Submission of this detail prior to occupation in the case of new building works or prior to the use commencing in the case of changes of use will protect residential amenity and ensure that the development accords with the Development Control Policies Development Plan Document Policy DC61.
25.Statement Required by Article 35 (2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015: In accordance with para 186-187 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2012, improvements required to make the proposal acceptable were negotiated with Clement Ojediran, Francis Young and Zoe Simmonds by telephone and e-mail on 9th March and 13th March 2017 . The revisions involved changes to parking layout and images in design and access statement. The amendments were subsequently submitted on 17th March 2017.
26.The proposal is liable for the Mayor of London Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). Based upon the information supplied with the application, the CIL payable would be £27,760 (this figure may go up or down, subject to indexation). CIL is payable within 60 days of commencement of development. A Liability Notice will be sent to the applicant (or anyone else who has assumed liability) shortly and you are required to notify the Council of the commencement of the development before works begin. Further details with regard to CIL are available from the Council's website.
27.The planning obligations required have been subject to the statutory tests set out in Regulation 122 of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 and the obligations are considered to have satisfied the following criteria:- (a) Necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms; (b) Directly related to the development; and (c) Fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind to the development.
28.Temporary use of the highway - If any construction materials are proposed to be kept on the highway during construction works then they will need to apply for a license from the Council. If the developer requires scaffolding, hoarding or mobile cranes to be used on the highway, a licence is required and Streetcare should be contacted on 01708 434343 to make the necessary arrangements. Access - Planning approval does not constitute approval for changes to the public highway. Highway Authority approval will only be given after suitable details have been submitted, considered and agreed. If new or amended access is required (whether temporary or permanent), there may be a requirement for the diversion or protection of third party utility plant and it is recommended that early involvement with the relevant statutory undertaker takes place. The applicant must contact Engineering Services on 01708 433751 to discuss the scheme and commence the relevant highway approvals process. Please note that unauthorised work on the highway is an offence. Highway works - The grant of planning permission does not discharge the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1981 and the Traffic Management Act 2004. Formal notifications and approval will be needed for any highway works (including temporary works of any nature) required during the construction of the development.
29.In promoting the delivery of safer, stronger, sustainable places the Local Planning Authority fully supports the adoption of the principles and practices of the Secured by Design Award Scheme and Designing against Crime. Your attention is drawn to the free professional service provided by the Metropolitan Police Designing Out Crime Officers for North East London, whose can be contacted via DOCOMailbox.NE@met.police.uk or 0208 217 3813 . They are able to provide qualified advice on incorporating crime prevention measures into new developments.
30.Construction - The Council encourages the developer to apply the principles of the "Considerate Constructors Scheme" to the contract for the development.
31.Sustainable development - The Council wishes to encourage developers to employ sustainable methods of construction and design features in new development. The applicant's attention is drawn to the Council's 'Sustainable Construction Strategy' a copy of which is attached. For further advice contact the Council's Energy Management Officer on 01708 432884.
32.Before occupation of the residential/ commercial unit(s) hereby approved, it is a requirement to have the property/properties officially Street Named and Numbered by our Street Naming and Numbering Team. Official Street Naming and Numbering will ensure that that Council has record of the property/properties so that future occupants can access our services. Registration will also ensure that emergency services, Land Registry and the Royal Mail have accurate address details. Proof of having officially gone through the Street Naming and Numbering process may also be required for the connection of utilities. For further details on how to apply for registration see: https://www.havering.gov.uk/Pages/Services/Street-names-and-numbering.aspx
33.Written schemes of investigation will need to be prepared and implemented by a suitably qualified professional accredited archaeological practice in accordance with Historic England's Guidelines for Archaeological Projects in Greater London. Condition 23 is exempt from deemed discharged under schedule 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure England) Order 2015.