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KET/2020/0789

 

 

Meeting: 30/09/2021 - Area Planning Committee Kettering (Item 34)

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Minutes:

Proposed Development

 

*4.1     Full Planning Permission: Re-development of existing building into 9 no. residential units at 25 Harcourt Street, Kettering for Mr Allen

 

            Application No:KET/2020/0789

 

Speaker:

 

None.

 

Decision

 

Members received a report about a proposal for which full planning permission was being sought for the conversion of the existing factory building with a roof extension to provide 9 residential units. The proposal also included a cycle store and a refuse store with minor alterations to an existing entrance, through installation of an automated roller-shutter door.

 

 The Planning Officer addressed the committee and provided an update which stated that additional comments had been received by neighbouring properties which raised concerns regarding the overlooking of gardens. Comments were also received which stated that a third party had witnessed a colony of honeybees nesting in the roof of the building at the site.

Members heard that as a public authority in England, there is a duty to have regard to conserving biodiversity as part of its policy or decision making as set out in section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006. Further to this an additional condition was reccomennded in order to provide added protection.

 

Members agreed that the proposed development was satisfactory and saw no issue with approving the application as per the officer’s recommendation with the additional condition.

 

Following debate, it was proposed by Councillor Jelley and seconded by Councillor Smyth that the application be approved in line with the officer’s recommendation and with the additional condition as set out in the officers update.

 

It was agreed that the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

 

 

1.      The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.

 

2.      The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved plans and details listed below.

 

3.      Unless otherwise agreed by the Local Planning Authority, development other than that required to be carried out as part of an approved scheme of remediation must not commence until parts A to D have been complied with. If unexpected contamination is found after development has begun, development must be halted on that part of the site affected by the unexpected contamination to the extent specified by the Local Planning Authority in writing until condition D has been complied with in relation to that contamination.

 

A. Site Characterisation

 

An investigation and risk assessment, in addition to any assessment provided with the planning application, must be completed in accordance with a scheme to assess the nature and extent of any contamination on the site, whether or not it originates on the site. The contents of the scheme are subject to the approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority. The investigation and risk assessment must be undertaken by competent persons and a written report of the findings must be produced. The written report is subject to the approval in writing of the Local Planning Authority. The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 34