Agenda item

20250772 - Austin Rise, Grantham Road, Land at the corner

Ward: Humberstone & Hamilton

Proposal: Construction of 8 dwellings. (4x 1bed; 2x 2bed; 2x 3 bed) (Class C3)

Applicant: Housing Department

 

Councillor Singh Patel left the meeting at this point.

 

Rob Sanderson addressed the Committee and spoke in support to the

application.

 

Councillor Bonham spoke in opposition to the application.

 

The Planning Officer presented the report.

 

Members of the Committee considered the application and Officers responded to questions and queries raised by the Committee

 

RESOLVED: permission was granted subject to conditions

 

            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.         Prior to works above slab level, details of the materials to be used on all external elevations and roofs and details of their construction (including the method of installation for the brick slips), shall be submitted to and approved by the City Council as local planning authority. The development shall be constructed in accordance with these details and retained as such. (In the interests of visual amenity, and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS03).

 

3.         The dwelling and its associated parking and approach shall be constructed in accordance with 'Category 2: Accessible and adaptable dwellings M4 (2) Optional Requirement. On completion of the scheme and prior to the occupation of the dwelling a completion certificate signed by the relevant inspecting Building Control Body shall be submitted to the City Council as local planning authority certifying compliance with the above standard. (To ensure the dwelling is adaptable enough to match lifetime's changing needs in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS06).

 

4.         Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no enlargement, improvement or other alteration to:

            - plot 04 specified in part 1, Class B, of Schedule 2

            - any dwelling house of types specified in Part 1, Class B, and Part 2, Class A of Schedule 2

            - plots 03, 04, 05, 06, specified in Part 1, Class E, Schedule 2,

            to that Order shall be carried out without express planning permission having previously been obtained. (Given the nature of the site, 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 Core Strategy Policy CS06 and saved Policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan).

 

5.         Prior to the occupation of the proposed dwellings, the following noise mitigation shall be installed in accordance with the Arcadis Noise Assessment Impact Report reference 30270031, received on the 17th July 2025 including enhanced glazing, full MHVR, and a 2.1m high noise wall located between plot 01 and Scraptoft Valley Club. These mitigation measures shall be retained for the lifetime of the development. (To safeguard the amenity of the future occupiers, and in accordance with saved policy PS10 of the 2006 City of Leicester Local Plan.)

 

6.         Prior to occupation of the proposed dwellings, a TM59 overheating risk assessment shall be carried out and submitted to the local planning authority, any recommendations within the assessment shall be carried out and retained as such. (To safeguard the amenity of the future occupiers, and in accordance with saved policy and PS10 of the 2006 City of Leicester Local Plan.)

 

7.         All street works shall be constructed in accordance with the Leicester Street Design Guide, June 2020.  For the avoidance of doubt, this will not only relate to the works on Austin Rise and Grantham Road but also include the works affecting the footpath adjacent to the eastern boundary of the site.  (To a achieve a satisfactory form of development and in accordance with saved policy AM01 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policy CS03.)

 

8.         Prior to the occupation of the proposed dwellings, details regarding the design and size of the secure and covered shed/cycle parking and waste stores shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The stores shall be carried out in accordance with these details, provided prior to the occupation of the dwellings, and retained as such. (In the interests of the satisfactory development of the site and in accordance with saved policies AM02 and PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan).

 

9.         Before the first occupation of any part of the development, all parking areas shall be surfaced and marked out in accordance with details which shall first have been submitted to and approved by the City Council as local planning authority.  A plan shall show the proposed hard surfacing of the access and parking spaces and any drainage required to prevent surface water running from the site and into the highway.  These areas shall be retained for parking and not used for any other purpose.  (To ensure that parking can take place in a satisfactory manner, and in accordance with saved policy AM01 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policy CS03.)

 

10.       Prior to the first occupation of any dwelling hereby permitted, the entire frontage to Austin Rise and Grantham Road within the red line boundary shall be cleared for a distance of 2m into the site from the highway boundary and maintained thereafter clear of any obstruction exceeding 600mm in height relative to the nearside carriageway edge in order to maximise emerging visibility and pedestrian intervisibility. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no works to any dwelling house specified in Part 2, Class A, of Schedule 2 to that Order shall be carried out without express planning permission having previously been obtained. (In the interests of highway safety and in accordance with saved policy AM01 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policy CS03.)

 

11.       Within one month of the first occupation of any dwelling, the occupiers of each of the dwellings shall be provided with a 'New Residents Travel Pack'.  The contents of this shall be submitted to and approved in advance by the City Council as local planning authority and shall include walking, cycling and bus maps, latest relevant bus timetable information and bus travel and cycle discount vouchers.  (In the interest of sustainable development and in accordance with saved policy AM02 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and policy CS14 of the Core Strategy).

 

12.       Prior to the commencement of development full details of the Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) together with implementation, long term maintenance and management of the system shall be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority. No property shall be occupied until the system has been implemented. It shall thereafter be managed and maintained in accordance with the approved details. Those details shall include: (i) full design details, (ii) a timetable for its implementation, and (iii) 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. (To reduce surface water runoff and to secure other related benefits in accordance with policy CS02 of the Core Strategy). (To ensure that the details are approved in time to be incorporated into the development, this is a PRE-COMMENCEMENT condition).

           

 

13.       Prior to the commencement of development details of drainage, shall be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority. No property shall be occupied until the drainage has been installed in accordance with the approved details. It shall be retained and maintained thereafter. (To ensure appropriate drainage is installed in accordance with policy CS02 of the Core Strategy). (To ensure that the details are approved in time to be incorporated into the development, this is a PRE-COMMENCEMENT condition).

 

14.       The development shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted flood risk assessment (ref 10041566-AUK-XX-XX-RP-CE-0002-01, version P01; Austin Rise Drainage Strategy and Flood Risk Assessment, dated April 2025, complied by Arcadis Consulting(UK)Limited and Street Scene and Elevations drawing, drawing no.G70-004, revision P2, dated 21.05.2025) and the following mitigation measures they detail:

            •           Finished floor levels of the houses shall be set no lower than 80.345 metres above Ordnance Datum (AOD)

            •           All built development restricted to Flood Zone 1

            These mitigation measures shall be fully implemented prior to occupation and subsequently in accordance with the scheme’s timing/phasing arrangements. The measures detailed above shall be retained and maintained thereafter throughout the lifetime of the development. (To reduce the risk of flooding to the proposed development and future occupants and inaccordance with Core Strategy CS02)

 

15.       The development shall not commence until a 30 year Biodiversity Enhancement Management Plan (BEMP), prepared in accordance with an approved Biodiversity Gain Plan, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved BEMP shall be strictly adhered to and implemented in full for its duration and shall contain the following:

            a) Description and evaluation of the features to be managed;

            b) Ecological trends and constraints on site that may influence management;

            c) Aims, objectives and targets for management - links with local and national species and habitat action plans;

            d) Description of the management operations necessary to achieving aims and objectives;

            e) Preparation of a works schedule, including annual works schedule;

            f) Details and a timetable of the monitoring needed to measure the effectiveness of management;

            g) Details of the persons responsible for the implementation and monitoring;

            h) Mechanisms of adaptive management to account for necessary changes in work schedule to achieve the required targets; and

            i) Details of methodology and frequency of monitoring reports to be submitted to the Local Planning Authority to assess biodiversity gain

            (To enhance biodiversity, and in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework and paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning  Act 1990 and Core Strategy policy CS17). (To ensure that the details are approved in time to be incorporated into the development, this is a PRE-COMMENCEMENT condition).

           

 

16.       Prior to the occupation of the development details of the type and location of 6 x bird bricks/boxes, 6 x bat bricks/boxes, shall be submitted to and approved in writing with the local planning authority. The locations shall be determined by a suitably qualified ecologist who should also supervise their installation. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the agreed details and the agreed features retained thereafter. (In the interest of biodiversity and in accordance with NPPF (2024), and Core Strategy policy CS17).

 

17.       Should the development not commence within 12 months of the date of the last protected species survey, then a further protected species survey shall be carried out of all trees and other features by a suitably qualified ecologist. The survey results and any revised mitigation shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority and any identified mitigation measures carried out in accordance with the approved plan. Thereafter the survey should be repeated annually, and any mitigation measures reviewed by the local planning authority until the development commences. (To comply with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended by the CRoW Act 2000), the Habitat and Species Regulations 2017 and policy CS17 of the Core Strategy).

 

18.       The development shall be carried out in accordance with the energy efficiency measures as outlined in the Sustainability Energy Statement received on 12 May 2025. Prior to the commencement of any above ground works, full design details of energy efficiency measures, including heating systems and carbon emissions figures, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Prior to first occupation of the site evidence demonstrating satisfactory operation of the approved scheme, including on-site installation, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. (In the interests of securing energy efficiency in accordance with policy CS02 of the Core Strategy).

 

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

            G70-004-Site Sections Proposed-Revision P3-Received 31 July 2025

            G20-002-Plans and Elevations House Type B-Revision P2-Received 5 August 2025

            G20-001-Plans and Elevations House Type C-Revision P3-Received 5 August 2025

            G20-003-Plans and Elevations House Type C-Revision P2-Received 5 August 2025

            G70-001-Location Plan-Revision P2-Received 27 August 2025

            G70-005-Site Plan with flood zone 2 overlay-Revision P2-Received 27 August 2025

            G70-003-Site Plan Proposed-Revision P12-Received 27 August 2025

            (For the avoidance of doubt).

           

 

            NOTES FOR APPLICANT

 

1.         To meet condition 4, all those delivering the scheme (including agents and contractors) should be alerted to this condition, and understand the detailed provisions of Category 2, M4(2). The Building Control Body for this scheme must be informed at the earliest opportunity that the units stated are to be to Category 2 M4(2) requirements. Any application to discharge this condition will only be considered if accompanied by a building regulations completion certificate/s as stated above.

           

2.         Condition 4 refers to alterations/extensions that you are normally allowed to carry out to houses without planning permission. In this case the City Council wants to be able to control any alterations and extensions to preserve the appearance of the property or protect the amenities of neighbouring properties. You should submit a pre-application enquiry via the City Council Website if you are considering such works.

 

3.         Leicester Street Design Guide (First Edition) has now replaced the 6Cs Design Guide (v2017) for street design and new development in Leicester. It provides design guidance on a wide range of highway related matters including access, parking, cycle storage. It also applies to Highways Act S38/278 applications and technical approval for the Leicester City highway authority area. The guide can be found at:

            https://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council/city-mayor-peter-soulsby/key-strategy-documents/

            As this is a new document it will be kept under review.  We therefore invite comments from users to assist us in the ongoing development of the guide.

 

4.         The Highway Authority’s permission is required under the Highways Act 1980 and the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 PRIOR to undertaking any works on or in the highway:

            •           For alterations to provide new footway crossings (dropped kerbs), the applicant must obtain approval from the Local Highway Authority for construction of a dropped kerb before undertaking any works. Leicester City Council no longer construct dropped kerbs on behalf of applicants. Therefore, you will need to find a suitable contractor that meets the criteria, which will be explained through the approval process.

            •           Works within the footpath and for the new adoptable strip will need to be approved and constructed to the Authority’s specification.

             The Applicant is advised to contact highwaysdc@leicester.gov.uk for information regarding obtaining approvals, setting up Agreements and/or to discuss the requirements.

            Should the lamp post outside the site need to be removed at any time this would be done at the expense of the applicant.  You are advised to contact the Highway Authority. For more information please contact highwaysdc@leicester.gov.uk

            With regards to the Travel Pack the contents of the pack are intended to raise the awareness and promote sustainable travel, in particularly for trips covering local amenities. The applicant should contact highwaysdc@leicester.gov.uk for advice.