Agenda item

20200789 LANESBOROUGH ROAD - LAND AT REAR OF NOS 3-53

Minutes:

20200789 - Lanesborough Road, Land at rear of Nos 3 - 53

Ward: Rushey Mead

Proposal: Construction of 37 dwellings (12 x 1-bed; 9 x 2-bed; 12 x 3-bed; 4 x 4-bed); associated roads, drainage and landscaping (Class C3).  (Amended plans).

Applicant: Leicester City Council

 

Councillor Thalukdar joined the meeting at this point.

 

The Planning Officer presented the application and drew Members’ attention to the addendum report.

 

Mr Sanderson, the applicant’s agent delivered a representation to the Committee in support of the application.

 

Pravin Laladia and Feisal Musa delivered a representation and spoke in objection to the application.

 

Councillor Patel, as the local Ward Councillor delivered a representation to the Committee.

 

Members of the Committee considered the report and Officers responded to the comments and queries raised.

 

The Transport Planner in attendance at the meeting provided responses to highways related matters

 

The Chair summarised the application and the points raised by Members of the Committee and speakers, and moved that in accordance with the Officers recommendation, the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report and the addendum. This was seconded by Councillor Dr Moore and upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED.

 

RESOLVED:

That the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions set out below:  

 

              CONDITIONS

 

1.           The development shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission. (To comply with Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.)

 

2.           No development shall take place until a Construction Method Statement has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period. The Statement shall include:

              (a) arrangements for the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors;

              (b) arrangements for the loading and unloading of plant and materials;

              (c) arrangements for the storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development;

              (d) details of the erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate;

              (e) details of wheel washing facilities;

              (f) details of works to be carried out in the Highway and arrangements to facilitate those works;

              (g) measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during construction;

              (h) measures to control the impact of noise on existing residents;

              (i) a scheme of working hours;

              (j)  a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and construction works;

              (k) procedures to ensure flood risk is managed on site during the period of works for personnel, plant and members of the public;

              (l) procedures to ensure flood risk is not increased anywhere outside of the site for the duration of the works;

              (m) procedures to ensure pollution and sedimentation is minimised to the adjacent watercourse and the procedure to be used in case of a pollution incident;

              (n) measures to ensure that the structure of the adjacent watercourse is not affected by the proposed development;

              (o) a scheme of tree protection for retained trees.

              (To ensure the satisfactory development of the site, and in accordance with saved policies AM01, UD06 and PS11 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policies CS02 and CS03.  In order to ensure that the details are agreed in time to be incorporated into the development, this is a PRE-COMMENCEMENT condition.)

 

3.           No development, including groundworks, shall take place until a programme of archaeological work and a Written Scheme of Investigation in respect of an archaeological evaluation have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall include an assessment of significance and research questions; and:

              (a) the programme and methodology of site investigation and recording;

              (b) the programme for post-investigation assessment;

              (c) provision to be made for analysis of the site investigation and recording;

              (d) provision to be made for publication and dissemination of the analysis and records of the site investigation;

              (e) provision to be made for archive deposition of the analysis and records of the site investigation;

              (f) nomination of a competent person or persons or organisation to undertake the works set out within the Written Scheme of Investigation.

              (To ensure that any heritage assets that will be wholly or partly lost as a result of the development are recorded and that the understanding of their significance is advanced; and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS18. To ensure that the details are agreed in time to be incorporated into the development, this is a PRE-COMMENCEMENT condition).

 

4.           No demolition or development shall take place other than in accordance with the Written Scheme of Investigation approved under condition 3 above.

              (To ensure that any heritage assets that will be wholly or partly lost as a result of the development are recorded and that the understanding of their significance is advanced; and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS18).

 

5.           The development shall not be occupied until the site investigation and post investigation assessment has been completed in accordance with the programme set out in the Written Scheme of Investigation approved under condition 3 above, and the provision made for analysis, publication and dissemination of results and archive deposition has been secured, unless agreed in writing with the local planning authority.

              (To ensure that any heritage assets that will be wholly or partly lost as a result of the development are recorded and that the understanding of their significance is advanced; and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS18.).

 

6.           No development shall take place until a remediation strategy to deal with the risks associated with contamination of the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The strategy shall include the following details:

              1. A preliminary risk assessment which has identified:

              (a) all previous uses;

              (b) potential contaminants associated with those uses;

              (c) a conceptual model of the site indicating sources, pathways and receptors;

              (d) potentially unacceptable risks arising from contamination at the site :

              2. A site investigation scheme based on (1) to provide information for a detailed assessment of the risk to all receptors that may be affected, including those off-site;

              3. The results of the site investigation and the detailed risk assessment referred to in (2) and, based on these, an options appraisal and remediation strategy giving full details of the remediation measures required and how they are to be undertaken;

              4. A verification plan providing details of the data that will be collected in order to demonstrate that the works set out in the remediation strategy in (3) are complete and identifying any requirements for longer-term monitoring of pollutant linkages, maintenance and arrangements for contingency action.

              The scheme shall be implemented as approved.

              (In the interests of ensuring that the development does not contribute to, and is not put at unacceptable risk from or adversely affected by, unacceptable levels of water pollution and in accordance with saved policy PS11 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and paragraph 170 of the National Planning Policy Framework.  In order to ensure that the details are agreed in time to be incorporated into the development, this is a PRE-COMMENCEMENT condition.)

             

 

7.           No part of the development shall be occupied until a verification report demonstrating the completion of works set out in the approved remediation strategy and the effectiveness of the remediation has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The report shall include results of sampling and monitoring carried out in accordance with the approved verification plan to demonstrate that the site remediation criteria have been met.  (To ensure that the site does not pose any further risk to human health or the water environment by demonstrating that the requirements of the approved verification plan have been met and that remediation of the site is complete and in accordance with saved policy PS11 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and paragraph 170 of the National Planning Policy Framework.)

 

8.           If, during development, contamination not previously identified is found to be present at the site then no further development (unless otherwise agreed in writing with the local planning authority) shall be carried out until a remediation strategy detailing how this contamination will be dealt with has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. The remediation strategy shall be implemented as approved.  (To ensure that the development does not contribute to, and is not put at unacceptable risk from or adversely affected by, unacceptable levels of water pollution from previously unidentified contamination sources at the development site and in accordance with saved Policy PS11 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and paragraph 170 of the National Planning Policy Framework.)

 

9.           Before any development takes place details of a scheme of mitigation, as well as a timetable for the implementation of the scheme, to mitigate the risks to human health arising from the landfill gas identified in report reference "10033776-ARC-XX-XX-RP-ZZ-0003-01-Lanesborough_Rd_Gas" shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  All approved mitigation measures shall be included in the development and shall be in place prior to occupation, and shall be retained thereafter.  No occupation shall take place until a verification report has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. (The site is in the vicinity of a landfill site known to have accepted wastes and it is considered that there is a perceptible risk of landfill gas adversely affecting it and in accordance with saved policy PS11 of the City of Leicester Local Plan. To ensure that the details are agreed in time to be incorporated into the development, this is a PRE-COMMENCEMENT condition).

 

10.         A. Notwithstanding the approved plans, before any development takes place a materials sample panel drawing (at a scale of 1:20) and materials schedule for the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The materials shall be in broad accordance with the specifications submitted as part of the application.

              B. Before any above ground works take place a sample panel shall be constructed on site in accordance with the details approved under A above showing all external materials including:

              (a) brick slip cladding system including method of installation, brick, bond and mortar colour and showing the treatment of cills, lintels, doorways, corners and junction with timber cladding;

              (b) timber cladding;

              (c) window frames, cills and lintels;

              (d) door frames; and

              (e) roofing,

              for inspection and approval in writing by the local planning authority.

              The development shall be constructed in accordance with the approved sample panel and materials.

              (In the interest of visual amenity and the character and appearance of the area and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS03. To ensure that the details are agreed in time to be incorporated into the development, this is a PRE-COMMENCEMENT condition).

 

11.         Before any development takes place a scheme of on-site and off-site biodiversity mitigation including habitat for Badger and informed by the findings and recommendations of the following reports:

              Badger Monitoring Report ref 10047095-ARC-XX-XX-RP-EC-0001-01-Badger Monitoring Report revision 01 dated August 2022

              Biodiversity Metric Report 2022 ref 10047095-ARC-XX-XX-RP-EC-0001-02-BNG Lanesborough Road revision dated June 2022

              Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Report ref 10033776-ARC-XX-XX-RP-EC-0003-05-Lanesborough Road PEA version 05 dated September 2021

              shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The scheme shall include a timetable for implementation and details of long term management and maintenance over a period of a minimum of thirty years. The scheme shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the approved timetable.

              (In the interests of protecting and securing gains to biodiversity, mitigating harm to protected species and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS17 and relevant provisions of the NPPF in particular paragraph 180).

 

12.         A. Prior to any work taking place on the Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) for the site details of the attenuation basin and the swale, including sections, layout plans and drainage calculations, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

              B. No part of the development shall be occupied until the Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) for the site has been completed in accordance with the approved details contained within the Phase 1 Drainage Strategy reference 10033776-ARC-XX-XX-RP-CE-0001 version 4.0 dated June 2022, as modified under part A above, and is operational.  The Sustainable Drainage System shall be retained thereafter.

              (To reduce surface water runoff and to secure other related benefits in accordance with policy CS02 of the Core Strategy.)

 

13.         Prior to the commencement of any construction above ground level details of the heating and ventilation systems shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

              The development shall be carried out so as to achieve at least the minimum standards set out in sections 3.2 and 3.4 of the Sustainable Design and Construction Statement version 02 dated September 2021.  The mechanical ventilation shall be capable of providing four air changes per hour on demand.

              (In the interests of securing energy efficiency in accordance with policy CS02 of the Core Strategy).

 

14.         Before any above-ground work takes place details of a design for the site access shall be submitted to the local planning authority for approval in writing.  The alterations shall be completed prior to occupation of the development.  All street works shall be constructed in accordance with the Leicester Street Design Guide, June 2020.   The details shall include:

              (a) alterations to the existing bell-mouth junction and kerbed radii;

              (b) provision of tactile paving and dropped kerb pedestrian crossing points;

              (c) provision of a junction table on Lanesborough Road;

              (d) alterations to existing highway drainage as required;

              (e) provision of highway signing and lining as required;

              (f) diversions of any statutory undertakers’ equipment as required.

              (To a achieve a satisfactory form of development in respect of Highway safety, and in accordance with saved policy AM01 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policy CS03.)

 

15.         Before any of the flat blocks is occupied, and notwithstanding the approved plans, that block shall be provided with cycle parking in accordance with details that have previously been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The cycle parking shall be contained within structures that are lockable, secure and weatherproof, and occupants of each flat shall be provided with access to the cycle shelters on occupation of the flat.

              The cycle parking shall be retained thereafter for use in connection with occupation of the approved development. (In the interests of the satisfactory development of the site and to encourage sustainable travel in accordance with saved policies AM02 and H07 of the City of Leicester Local Plan).

              (For the avoidance of doubt, the details approved as part of this planning permission are not sufficient to address this condition.)

 

16.         Before the development authorised by this permission is occupied, and notwithstanding the approved plans, a detailed landscaping scheme showing the treatment of all parts of the site which will remain unbuilt upon shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the City Council as local planning authority. This scheme shall be in broad accordance with Landscape Strategy Plan 2377_PL_01_REV H and shall include details of:

              (a) the position and spread of all existing trees, shrubs and hedges to be retained;

              (b) new tree, shrub and other planting, including plant type, size, quantities and locations and including defensive planting to exposed rear boundaries;

              (c) means of planting, staking, and tying of trees, including tree guards and surfacing of tree pits;

              (d) other surface treatments including paths within the public open space, patios, driveways and refuse bin areas;

              (e) works to the existing public footpath;

              (f) fencing and boundary treatments including boundary treatments along the entrance drive between 21 and 25 Lanesborough Road, along the south-west and south-east site boundaries and means of controlling vehicular access to the open spaces;

              (g) retaining structures including sections showing foundations clear of the Highway;

              (h) pedestrian visibility splays to driveways and parking spaces;

              (i) any changes in levels;

              (j) the position and depth of service and/or drainage runs (which may affect tree roots);

              (k) street furniture and similar items to be placed in the public open space and within the highway;

              (l) landscaping of the swale and attenuation basin including sections and demonstrating integration with and usability as public open space;

              (m) consideration of biodiversity enhancements including hedgehog holes in boundary walls and fences;

              (n) a landscape and ecology management plan covering aftercare/maintenance of planting and open spaces.

              The approved landscaping scheme shall be carried out prior to occupation for hard landscaping, and within one year of occupation of the development for soft landscaping. For a period of not less than five years from the date of planting the applicant or owners of the land shall maintain all planted material. This material shall be replaced if it dies, is removed or becomes seriously diseased. The replacement planting shall be completed in the next planting season in accordance with the approved landscaping scheme.

              (In the interests of amenity and biodiversity, and in accordance with policy UD06 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policies CS03 and CS17.)

              (For the avoidance of doubt, the details approved as part of this planning permission are not sufficient to address this condition.)

 

17.         Prior to the installation of the solar photo voltaic systems details of the systems shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  Evidence demonstrating satisfactory installation and operation of the approved scheme prior to occupation shall be submitted to the local planning authority within three months of the system becoming operational.  (In the interests of securing energy efficiency in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS02).

 

18.         No part of the development shall be occupied until details of a long term maintenance and management scheme for the Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) as approved and as modified under condition 12 above has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The details shall include a management and maintenance plan for the lifetime of the development which shall include the arrangements for adoption by any public body or statutory undertaker, or any other arrangements to secure the operation of the system throughout its lifetime.  The Sustainable Drainage System shall be managed and maintained thereafter in accordance with the approved management and maintenance plan. (To reduce surface water runoff and to secure other related benefits in accordance with policy CS02 of the Core Strategy.)

 

19.         Before, or at the time of, the first occupation of each dwelling, the occupiers of that dwelling shall be provided with a ‘Residents Travel Pack’, details of which shall have previously been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The contents of the Travel Pack shall consist of paper and/or electronic information promoting the use of sustainable personal journey planners, walking and cycle maps, bus maps, the latest bus timetables applicable to the proposed development, and bus fare discount information. (In the interest of promoting sustainable development, and in accordance with saved policy AM02 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and policy CS14 of the Core Strategy)

 

20.         The dwelling on Plot 11 as shown on the approved plans and its associated parking and approach shall be constructed in accordance with "Category 3: Wheelchair accessible dwellings M4 (3)" Optional Requirement of the Building Regulations.  All other dwellings and their associated parking and approaches shall be constructed in accordance with "Category 2: Accessible and adaptable dwellings M4 (2) Optional Requirement" of the Building Regulations.  On completion of the scheme and prior to the occupation of any dwelling a completion certificate for that dwelling signed by the relevant inspecting Building Control Body shall be submitted to the local planning authority certifying compliance with the above standard. (To ensure the dwelling is adaptable enough to match lifetime's changing needs and to meet the need for accessible housing in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS06).

 

21.         No part of the development shall be occupied until dropped kerbs and ramps, suitable for wheelchairs and prams, have been provided in the footways at all major pedestrian crossing points, at road junctions, and at footway crossings, in accordance with details that have previously been submitted to and  approved in writing by the local planning authority.  Notwithstanding the approved plans, the details shall include the provision of bollards at the footway radii at the internal priority junction, such bollards to be provided prior to any occupation of the development and retained thereafter.  (For the safety and convenience of pedestrians including disabled people and pram and wheelchair users; and in accordance with policy AM01 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policy CS03.)

              (For the avoidance of doubt, the details approved as part of this planning permission are not sufficient to address this condition.)

 

22.         No dwelling shall be occupied until the visibility splays to each side of each vehicular access to that dwelling, or to the parking area for the block in which the dwelling is contained, have been provided as shown on the approved plans.  The visibility splays shall be retained thereafter free of any obstruction over 600mm in height. (In the interests of the safety of pedestrians and other road users, and in accordance with saved policy AM01 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policy CS03.)

 

23.         No dwelling shall be occupied until the approved facilities for the storage and collection of refuse including storage areas and bins, collection point and access for collection operatives, as shown on drawing G70-005 revision P4, are complete and ready for use.  The approved facilities shall be retained thereafter for use in connection with the approved use of the development and all refuse bins shall be kept within the designated area other than on refuse collection day.  (To ensure adequate facilities for the storage and collection of refuse and to protect the amenity of the area in accordance with saved policy H07 of the City of Leicester local plan and Core Strategy policy CS03).

 

24.         Before the occupation of each dwelling the parking space(s) to serve that dwelling as shown on the approved plans shall be provided.  The on-plot spaces shall be retained thereafter for the parking of vehicles in connection with the approved use of the dwelling.  The spaces within the Highway shall be retained thereafter. (To secure adequate parking provision, and in accordance with saved policies AM12 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policy CS03.)

 

25.         The development shall be carried out in accordance with the details contained within the submitted Flood Risk Assessment reference: 10033776-ARC-XX-XX-RP-CW-001-01 dated October 2021 and the following mitigation measures it details:

              • Finished floor levels shall be set no lower than 51.83 metres above Ordnance Datum (AOD).

               This measure shall be implemented and maintained thereafter throughout the lifetime of the development and shall be applied to any extensions constructed to any of the dwellings. (To minimise the risk of damage in times of flooding, and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS02).

 

26.         Should the development not commence within twelve months of the date of the last protected species survey then a further protected species survey shall be carried out by a suitably qualified ecologist and submitted, including details of any revised or additional mitigation, to the local planning authority prior to the commencement of development.   Development shall not commence until the local planning authority has approved the details in writing, and development shall be carried out in accordance with any approved mitigation.  (In the interests of protecting and securing gains to biodiversity and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS17 and relevant provisions of the NPPF in particular paragraph 180).

 

27.         Before any charging points for electric vehicles are installed (other than those which are entirely contained within the private curtilage of a house) details shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The charging points shall be installed in accordance with the approved details.  (In the interests of energy efficiency and sustainable travel and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS02).

 

28.         Before the occupation of any "House Type B" the side windows above ground floor level shall be fitted with obscure glazing to a minimum of Level Five on the Pilkington scale, and shall be fixed shut (with the exception of a top opening light at least 1.7m above internal floor level).  The windows shall be retained as such thereafter. (In the interests of the amenity of occupiers of neighbouring dwellings and in accordance with policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan).

 

29.         Notwithstanding the provisions of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no enlargement or outbuilding shall be carried out to any dwelling or curtilage on plots 1, 2, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 other than as shown on the approved plans.  (Given the layout of the development plots, the form of development is such that work of these types may be visually unacceptable or lead to an unacceptable loss of amenity to occupiers of neighbouring properties; and in accordance with saved policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policy CS03.)

 

30.         Development shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:

              G70-005 revision P4, Site layout as proposed, received 2/8/2022

              A-G20-009 revision P4, plans and elevations house type B, received 18/11/2021

              A-G20-004 revision P8, plans and elevations house type D, received 4/7/2022

              A-G20-006 revision P10, plans and elevations house type E, received 4/7/2022

              A-G20-008 revision P5, plans and elevations house type G, received  4/7/2022

              G-20-010 revision P6, plans and elevations house type F, received 4/7/2022

              A-G20-011 revision P5, plans and elevations apartment block A, received 4/7/2022

              A-G20-012 revision P5, plans and elevations apartment block B, received 4/7/2022

              A-G20-013 revision P5, plans and elevations apartment block C, received 4/7/2022

              (For the avoidance of doubt).

 

              NOTES FOR APPLICANT

 

1.           The City Council as local planning authority has acted positively and proactively in determining this application by assessing the proposal against all material considerations, including planning policies and any representations that may have been received. This planning application has been the subject of positive and proactive discussions with the applicant during the process (and/or pre-application).

              The decision to grant planning permission with appropriate conditions taking account of those material considerations in accordance with the presumption in favour of sustainable development as set out in the NPPF 2021 is considered to be a positive outcome of these discussions.

             

 

2.           The Environment Agency has advised that the proposed surface water drainage outfall to the Melton Brook will require the necessary discharge consents to be agreed and that any works within 8 metres of an EA main river will require a permit.

              The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 require a permit or exemption to be obtained for any activities which will take place:

                        on or within 8 metres of a main river (16 metres if tidal)

                        on or within 8 metres of a flood defence structure or culverted main river (16 metres if tidal)

                        on or within 16 metres of a sea defence

                        involving quarrying or excavation within 16 metres of any main river, flood defence (including a remote defence) or culvert

                        in a floodplain more than 8 metres from the riverbank, culvert or flood defence structure (16 metres if it’s a tidal main river) and you don’t already have planning permission.

              For further guidance please visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/flood-risk-activities-environmental-permits or contact the EA's National Customer Contact Centre on 03702 422 549. The applicant should not assume that a permit will automatically be forthcoming once planning permission has been granted, and the EA advises consultation at the earliest opportunity.

             

 

3.           Access and egress from Lanesborough Rd (extreme event) - advice to the applicant from the Environment Agency

              Although the main access to the site has been assessed as being outside of both the design and sensitivity flood events i.e. the 1 in 100yr  30% CC event and 1 in 100yr 50% CC event, the access is shown to be inundated by flooding within the 1 in 1000yr event. Typically, within this event depths are below 300mm however the residual risk of flooding remains. The EA recommends that a flood management plan is prepared and that the site is registered for flood alerts and warnings for the Upper Soar catchment to ensure the safety of residents within the occurrence of more extreme events.

             

 

4.           The site known as Lanesborough Road, Leicester located at NGR SK 598 076 lies directly beneath the proposed development and is known to have accepted brick and concrete fragments, wood, ash/tarmac, old vegetation, plastics and clays. Any operations at this site would have ceased prior to the implementation of licensing under the Control of Pollution Act 1974 and as such the Environment Agency has only limited details. However, gas monitoring carried out between 1990 and 1993 detected significant quantities of landfill gas in one of six boreholes put down at the site. The potential for further gas generation at this site must therefore be assumed, however further investigations would be needed to confirm the current status of the site.

             

              The site known as Off Bath Street, Leicester lies adjacent to the proposed development and is known to have accepted waste from the construction industry. It is assumed that this site was operational prior to the implementation of licensing under the Control of Pollution Act 1974, as a site licence was never issued. The Environment Agency has no records of waste types deposited at this site. A storage compound now occupies the area. The Agency is not aware of any gas monitoring being carried out at this location.

             

              The site known as Bath Street, Leicester located at NGR SK 597 078 lies adjacent to the proposed development and is known to have accepted canal and watercourse silt dredgings. The site is currently operational and tipping is controlled under Waste Disposal Licence reference 85. The Environment Agency is not aware of any gas monitoring being carried out at this site.

             

 

5.           Further to condition 11 above, it is understood that land within the applicant’s ownership to the west of the site would be suitable for off-site biodiversity mitigation.  In the event that this land is unavailable or unsuitable then an alternative site capable of providing an acceptable level of mitigation would be required to be provided for the off-site mitigation, within close proximity to the site and within the existing ecological/Green Infrastructure network.

 

6.           Further to condition 12 above, it is expected that the gradients of the attenuation features will be reduced in order to improve the amenity use of the features.  As the gradients are adjusted this might affect the volume of the water that can be stored, hence the requirement for drainage calculations.  It is recognised that further discussions might need to be held with officers in the council's Parks team in order to achieve a design that can be adopted as open space and which also meets drainage, amenity and biodiversity requirements.

 

7.           The applicant is advised that although there is no planning condition regarding the installation of Electric Vehicle charging points to the houses and bungalow these can be installed as part of the development provided they would have only a minor impact on the external appearance of the buildings.

 

8.           The Highway Authority’s permission is required under the Highways Act 1980 and the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 for all works on or in the highway.

              For new road construction or alterations to existing highway the developer must enter into an Agreement with the Highway Authority. For more information please contact highwaysdc@leicester.gov.uk.

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