Agenda item

NK/2021/0290

Minutes:

Proposed Development

 

*4.5     Full Planning Permission: Two storey medical facility with associated access, car parking and landscaping at North of Kettering Business Park (land at), Glendon Lodge Farm, Kettering for Mr Neil Whittingham WW Medical Facilities Ltd

 

            Application No: NK/2021/0290

 

Speaker:

 

Louise Hipwell attended the meeting and addressed the committee as a third party objector to the proposed development stating that an alternative site entrance was required due to health an safety implications associated with the existing access. It was also stated that a petition with 279 signatures had been raised in objection to the proposed development.

 

Steven Longstaff attended the meeting and addressed the committee as the agent on behalf of the applicant stating that the development if approved would provide 90 high skilled jobs and would help deal with excessive demand for specialist medical care within the local area. The development would reduce pressure on local healthcare services and is fully supported by the local hospital trusts

 

Decision

 

Members received a report about a proposal for which full planning permission was being sought for a two storey medical facility with associated access, car parking and landscaping.

 

The planning officer addressed the committee and provided an update which stated that following a request from the applicant condition 7 was to be removed and an additional condition and accompanying information be included in relation to levels.

 

Members raised questions regarding the possibility of moving the site entrance, it was stated to members that the moving of the entrance to the site was unacceptable to the Local Highways Authority due to the distance from other road junctions.

 

Concerns were also raised in relation in relation to the biodiversity loss associated with the proposed development. Officers stated that as set out in the officers report on this occasion the public benefit due to the nature of the development outweighs the biodiversity loss.

 

Following debate it was proposed by Councillor Prentice and seconded by Councillor Smyth that the application be approved in line with the officer’s recommendation.

 

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.      Prior to the commencement of development a Demolition and Construction Management Plan (DCMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved Management Plan must include and specify the provision to be made for the following:

 

                  Detailed work programme / timetable.

                  Public liaison position, name, contact details and details of     public consultation/liaison.

                  Construction working hours and site HGV delivery / removal hours.

                  Detailed plan showing the location of on-site stores and facilities      including the site compound, contractor & visitor parking and        turning as well as un/loading point, turning and queuing for        HGVs.

                  Details of debris management including location of wheel wash,       programme to control debris spill/ tracking onto the highway to            also include sheeting/sealing of vehicles and dust management.

 

          The approved Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period and the approved measures shall be retained for the duration of the construction.

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3.      No development shall take place (including demolition, ground works, vegetation clearance) until a construction environmental management plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The CEMP (Biodiversity) shall include the following.

a) Risk assessment of potentially damaging construction activities.

b) Identification of ""biodiversity protection zones"".

c) Practical measures (both physical measures and sensitive working practices) to avoid or reduce impacts during construction (may be provided as a set of method statements).

d) The location and timing of sensitive works to avoid harm to biodiversity features.

e) The times during construction when specialist ecologists need to be present on site to oversee works.

f) Responsible persons and lines of communication.

g) The role and responsibilities on site of an ecological clerk of works (ECoW) or similarly competent person.

h) Use of protective fences, exclusion barriers and warning signs.

The approved CEMP shall be adhered to and implemented throughout the construction period strictly in accordance with the approved details, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.

 

4.      No development above building slab level shall commence on site until a scheme of hard and soft landscaping works which shall specify species, planting sizes, spacing and numbers of trees, shrubs, grasses and seed mixes to be planted, any existing trees, shrubs and grassland  to be retained, the layout, contouring and surfacing of all open space areas shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The works approved shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the building, unless these works are carried out earlier.  Any newly approved trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species.

 

5.      Prior to the first occupation of the building a landscape and ecological management plan (LEMP) shall be submitted to, and be approved in writing by, the local planning authority. The content of the LEMP shall include the following.

a) Description and evaluation of features to be managed.

b) Aims and objectives of management.

c) Appropriate management options for achieving aims and objectives.

d) Prescriptions for management actions.

e) Preparation of a work schedule (including an annual work plan capable of being rolled forward over a five-year period).

f) Details of the body or organization responsible for implementation of the plan.

g) Ongoing monitoring and remedial measures.

          The LEMP shall also include details of the legal and funding mechanism(s) by which the long-term implementation of the plan will be secured by the developer with the management body(ies) responsible for its delivery.

          The plan shall also set out (where the results from monitoring show that conservation aims and objectives of the LEMP are not being met) how contingencies and/or remedial action will be identified, agreed and implemented so that the development still delivers the fully functioning biodiversity objectives of the originally approved scheme.

          The development will be implemented in accordance with the approved LEMP.

 

6.      Works audible at the site boundary will not exceed the following times unless with the written permission of the Local Planning Authority. Monday to Friday 08.00 to 18.00 hrs, Saturday 08.30 to 13.30 and at no time whatsoever on Sundays or Public/Bank Holidays. This includes deliveries to the site and any work undertaken by contractors and sub contractors.

 

7.      No earthworks or groundworks shall take place until a plan and cross-sections of the site, prepared to a scale of not less than 1:500, showing the existing and intended final ground levels and land contours, existing and intended final ground and finished floor levels and any retaining walls, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved details.

 

8.      No development above building slab level shall commence on site until details of the types and colours of all external facing and roofing materials to be used, together with samples, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved details.

 

9.      No development above slab level shall take place on site until a scheme has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority which specifies the provisions to be made for the control of noise emanating from the site. The Medical Centre shall not be occupied or used until the approved scheme has been fully implemented in accordance with the approved details. The approved scheme shall be retained thereafter.

 

10.    No development above slab level shall take place on site until a scheme for boundary treatment has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The Medical Centre shall not be occupied or used until the approved scheme has been fully implemented in accordance with the approved details. The approved boundary treatment shall be retained thereafter.

 

11.    No development above slab level shall take place on site until a scheme for CCTV has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The Medical Centre shall not be occupied or used until the approved scheme has been fully implemented in accordance with the approved details. The approved CCTV scheme shall be retained thereafter.

 

12.    Before any above ground works commence full details of the surface water drainage scheme for the site, based on the approved Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy rev V3 ref 21.002 dated 10th May 2021 prepared by Bradbrook Consulting will be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall subsequently be implemented in accordance with the approved details before the development is completed the scheme shall include

          i) details (i.e. designs, diameters, invert and cover levels, gradients, dimensions and so on) of all elements of the proposed drainage system, to include pipes, inspection chambers, outfalls/inlets and attenuation structures

          ii)details of the drainage system are to be accompanied by full and appropriately cross referenced supporting calculations

          iii)Cross sections of the control chambers (including site specific levels mAOD) and manufacturers' hydraulic curves should be submitted for all hydrobrakes and other flow control devices.

 

13.    No above ground work shall take place until full details of the management and maintenance of the surface water drainage system has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. Details are required of the organisation or body responsible for vesting and maintenance of individual aspects of the drainage system. The maintenance and/or adoption proposal for every element of the surface water drainage system proposed on the site should be considered for the lifetime of the development and a maintenance schedule setting out which assets need to be maintained, at what intervals and what method is to be used including details of expected design life of all assets with a schedule of when replacement assets may be required, should be submitted. A maintenance schedule should be accompanied by a site plan to include access points, maintenance access easements and outfalls. Maintenance operational areas to be identified and shown on the plans, to ensure there is room to gain access to the asset, maintain it with appropriate plant and then handle any arising's generated from the site.

 

14.    No Occupation shall take place until a Verification Report for the installed surface water drainage system for the site based on Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy rev V3 ref 21.002 dated 10th May 2021 prepared by Bradbrook Consulting has been submitted in writing by a suitably qualified independent drainage engineer and approved by the Local Planning Authority The details shall include: a) Any departure from the agreed design is keeping with the approved principles b) As-Built Drawings and accompanying photos c) Results of any Performance testing undertaken as a part of the application process (if required / necessary) d) Copies of any Statutory Approvals, such as Land Drainage Consent for Discharges etc. e) CCTV Confirmation that the system is free from defects, damage and foreign objects.

 

15.    Notwithstanding the submitted information prior to installation of any external lighting, a lighting report giving details of the location of lighting, level of illumination, angling and cowling of the light sources and an assessment of the impact of the lighting on the vertical facades of sensitive properties including any proposed mitigation measures shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved scheme shall be implemented in full prior to the use of the lighting commencing and retained at all times thereafter.

 

16.    In the event that unexpected contamination is found at any time when carrying out the development hereby approved, it must be reported immediately to the Local Planning Authority.  Development works at the site shall cease and an investigation and risk assessment undertaken to assess the nature and extent of the unexpected contamination.  A written report of the findings shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority, together with a scheme to remediate, if required, prior to further development on site taking place. Only once written approval from the Local Planning Authority has been given shall development works recommence.

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17.    The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied or the use commence, whichever is the sooner, until the new footpath along Glendon Road (shown on drawing as Glendon Lodge Farm) as shown on 'Proposed Site Plan - Drawing Number RHCKET-PHS-XX-XX-DR-A-9001 D2 Rev T05' has been provided in accordance with the approved details, and is available for unrestricted use by the general public.

 

18.    No vehicles making deliveries to or from the site shall enter or leave the site except between the hours of 05:00 and 21:00 hours Monday to Sunday.

 

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

 

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

 

Location Plan Drawing No: RHCKET-PHS-XX-XX-DR-A-9020-P1, Received 25.03.21

Proposed Site Plan Drawing No: RHCKET-PHS-XX-XX-DR-A-9001 D2 Rev T05 Received 24.08.21

Proposed Ground Floor Plan Drawing No: RHCKET-PHS-XX-00-DR-A-2000 D2 Rev T01 Received 28.07.21

Proposed First Floor Plan Drawing No: RHCKET-PHS-XX-01-DR-A-2001 D2 Rev T02 Received 28.07.21

Proposed Roof Plan Drawing No: RHCKET-PHS-XX-RL-DR-A-2700 D2 Rev T02 Received 28.07.21

Proposed Elevations Drawing No: RHCKET-PHS-XX-XX-DR-A-1010 D2 Rev T02 Received 28.07.21

GA Sections Drawing No: RHCKET-PHS-XX-ZZ-DR-A-1500 D2 Rev T02 Received 28.07.21

Existing / proposed site section Drawing No: RHCKET-PHS-XX-ZZ-DR-A-9010-P2 Received 25.03.21

Earthworks Analysis Drawing No: 21-002D_602 Received 25.03.21

Travel Plan May 2021 Ref P1604_20210317 (author TPS Transport Consultants Ltd) Received 13.05.21

Flood Risk Assessment Ref 21-002v3 (Author HDR Bradbrook Consulting) Received 10.05.21

Security Measures Ref NK/2021/0290/2 (Author P+HS architects) Received 24.08.21

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21.    The building and land shall be used only for a use which falls within Class E(e) Provision of medical or health services, and for no other purpose whatsoever (including any other purpose in Class E of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 or in any statutory instrument revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification).

 

(Members voted on the officers’ recommendation to approve the application)

 

(Voting: For, 7, Against 1)

 

The application was therefore

APPROVED

 

 

 

 

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