Agenda item

Description:

This application sought the demolition of the existing original warehouse buildings and the redevelopment of the site for 36 dwellings with parking, landscaping and amenity space provision.

Additional Information:

The Planning Officer advised the Committee that the Lead Local Flood Authority had raised no objection subject to the following two conditions and one informative:

The development hereby permitted shall not commence until details of the design of a surface water drainage scheme have been submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority. Those details should include:

a) A design that satisfies the SuDS Hierarchy and that is compliant with the national Non-Statutory Technical Standards for SuDS, NPPF and Ministerial Statement on SuDS.

b) The results of infiltration testing completed in accordance with BRE Digest: 365 and confirmation of groundwater levels.

c) Evidence that the proposed solution will effectively manage the 1 in 30 & 1 in 100 (+40%) allowance for climate change storm events, during all stages of the development (Pre, Post and during).  Should the results of infiltration testing prove unsatisfactory then a discharge rate of 2 litres/sec should be applied.

d) Detailed drawings to include: a finalised drainage layout detailing the location of SuDS elements, pipe diameters, levels, details of how SuDS elements will be protected from root damage and long and cross sections of each SuDS element including details of any flow restrictions and how they will be protected from blockage.

e) Details of how the runoff (including any pollutants) from the development site will be managed during construction.

f) Details of Management and Maintenance regimes and responsibilities for the drainage system.

g) A plan showing exceedance flows and how property on and off site will be protected.

Reason: To ensure the design meets the national Non-Statutory Technical Standards for SuDS and the final drainage design does not increase flood risk on or off site.

2) Prior to the first occupation of the development, a verification report carried out by a qualified drainage engineer must be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority to demonstrate that the Drainage System has been constructed as per the agreed scheme.

Reason: To ensure the Drainage System is constructed to the National Non-Statutory Technical Standards for SuDS.

Informative

If the proposed site works affect an Ordinary Watercourse, Surrey County Council as the Lead Local Flood Authority should be contacted to obtain prior written Consent.

Public Speaking:

In accordance with the Council’s procedure for speaking at meetings, Ray Smith spoke against the proposed development raising the following key points:

• He was speaking on behalf of the travelling people who live opposite the site
• Pleased to see the site is being developed for housing
• Pleased that following consultation by the developers, the access to the site had been moved from Poplar Road to Feltham Hill Road
• Concerned that the pedestrian entrance to the site in Poplar Road would encourage parking on Poplar Road whilst people visit the development.  This would cause a major problem for the travellers as they need to be able to access/egress the site with their equipment, i.e., dodgems.

In accordance with the Council’s procedure for speaking at meetings, Suzy Wilson spoke for the proposed development raising the following key points:

• Have liaised with officers, members and residents
• Will provide 36 quality homes including 33 one and two bedroom units
• Scheme is supported by local plan policies
• Will deliver housing to address housing needs
• Construction will commence later in 2018 and aims to be completed by 2020
• Scheme will meet building regulations
• Site has vacant building credit so therefore no affordable housing can be provided.
• Sufficient car parking has been provided on site.

Debate:

During the debate the following key issues were raised:

• Pleased to see that the access to the site had been moved from Poplar Road to Feltham Hill Road
• Query over the secured by design award
• Concern over Surrey County Council comments over possible parking in the future on Poplar Road causing problems for the travelling show community who live opposite.  Yellow lines may be required.
• Concern over lack of social housing

Decision:

The Application was approved as per the Officer’s recommendation subject to the prior completion of a S106 agreement. 

It was also agreed that the Planning Development Manager should write to Surrey County Council Highways expressing the concerns of the Planning Committee, which were raised by the travelling show people, over possible on-street parking at Poplar Road opposite their site and that Surrey County Council should give consideration to providing a parking order in this area.