20/00806/FUL
- Demolition of existing outbuildings, and change of
use of land for the siting of 6 no. holiday pods and associated
landscaping (amended plans and documents received 18th November
2021)
(In reaching its decision, the
Committee took into consideration the Planning Officer’s
report (previously circulated), letters of objection received from
three households to the original application, the request from
Walworth Parish Council, three further objections to the amended
proposals, and the views of one Objector, whom the Committee
heard).
NOTE:
During discussion Councillor Lee expressed a
preference that the holiday pods be constructed of
timber.
RESOLVED
– That Planning Permission be granted subject
to the following conditions:
- A3 –
Implementation Limit (Three Years)
- The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in
accordance with the approved plan, as detailed below:
a)
Drawing Number D230.L.102 – Demolition
Plans
b)
Drawing Number D230.P.104 Rev C – Planting
Plan
c)
Drawing Number D230.L.103 Rev C – General
Arrangement Plan
REASON – To ensure the
development is carried out in accordance with the planning
permission
- For the avoidance of
doubt the planning permission hereby granted relates to the siting
of 6 No. holiday pods only.
REASON - In the interests of the
general amenity of the area and the setting of the surrounding
heritage assets
4.
Prior to the commencement of the development,
precise details of the 6 No holiday pods shall be submitted to and
approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include design, materials,
dimensions, internal layout, colour schemes, and information on
accessibility arrangements. None of the
details shall include any external paraphernalia including hot
tubs. The development shall not be
carried out otherwise than in complete accordance with the approved
details.
REASON - In the interests of the
visual appearance and amenity of the local area and the setting of
the surrounding heritage assets
- Prior to the
commencement of the development, precise details of a scheme for
the positioning of bat boxes and bird boxes shall be submitted to
and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
details shall include the type of box and location within the
application site. The development shall not be carried out
otherwise than in complete accordance with the approved
details.
REASON - In the interests of
biodiversity and protecting habitats
- No development shall
commence until a written scheme of investigation setting out a
programme of archaeological work in accordance with 'Standards for
All Archaeological Work in County Durham and Darlington' has been
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority. The programme of archaeological work will then be
carried out in accordance with the approved scheme of
works.
REASON - To safeguard any
Archaeological Interest in the site, and to comply with the
National Planning Policy Framework 2021.
- The development shall
not be occupied until the post investigation assessment has been
completed in accordance with the approved Written Scheme of
Investigation. The provision made for analysis, publication and
dissemination of results, and archive deposition, should be
confirmed in writing to, and approved by, the Local Planning
Authority.
REASON - To comply with the National
Planning Policy Framework 2021, which requires the developer to
record and advance understanding of the significance of heritage
assets, and to ensure information gathered becomes publicly
accessible
- CL2 - Phase 2 Site
Investigation Strategy
- CL3
– Phase 2 Investigation Works
- CL4 - Phase 3
Remediation and Verification Strategy
- CL5 -
Construction/Remediation works
- CL6 - Phase 4
Verification and Completion Report
- Prior to the
occupation of the development, precise details of secure cycle
parking shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local
Planning Authority. The agreed details shall be in place prior to
the first occupation of the development and shall be retained and
available for use during its lifespan.
REASON - In the interests of
encouraging the use of sustainable modes of transport
- Prior to the
occupation of the development, precise details of refuse storage
shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority. The agreed details shall be in place prior to the first
occupation of the development and shall be retained and available
for use during its lifespan.
REASON - In the interests of the
amenity of the local area
- The accommodation
hereby approved shall not be used for any purpose other than as
holiday accommodation associated to the owners/operators of
Walworth Castle and shall not be occupied as a person(s) sole or
main place of residence. Furthermore, the owners/operators of the
site shall at all times maintain an up-to-date register of the
names of all owners and occupiers of each individual holiday unit
on the site together with the addresses of their main place(s) of
residence and shall make this information available on request at
all reasonable times to the Local Planning Authority.
REASON - To ensure that the approved
holiday accommodation is not used for permanent residential
occupation which would be unacceptable in this
location.
- The landscaping scheme
shown on Drawing Number D230.P.104 Rev
C shall be fully implemented concurrently with the carrying out of
the development, or within such extended period which may be agreed
in writing by, the Local Planning Authority and thereafter any
trees or shrubs removed, dying, severely damaged or becoming
seriously diseased shall be replaced, and the landscaping scheme
maintained for a period of five years to the satisfaction of the
Local Planning Authority.
REASON - In the interests of the
visual amenities of the area.
- In the event of the
need to install external lighting, precise details of the lighting
scheme shall first be submitted to and approved in writing by the
Local Planning Authority. The details shall include a layout plan
with beam orientation and schedule of equipment in the design
(luminaire type, mounting height, aiming angles, and luminaire
profiles) and shall detail any measures to be taken for the control
of any glare or stray light arising from the operation of
artificial lighting. The details shall be submitted prior to their
installation and the development shall not be carried out otherwise
than in accordance with the approved details. Changes to any
element of the lighting scheme shall be submitted to, and approved
in writing by, the Local Planning Authority prior to the changes
taking place.
REASON - In the interests of the
amenity of the surrounding area.
- Notwithstanding
Condition 17, any external lighting scheme shall also conform with
the guidance set out in the submitted document entitled Preliminary
Ecological Appraisal and Bat Roost Potential Survey Walworth
Castle, Darlington” dated August 2020 and produced by Delta
Simons.
REASON - In the interests of
biodiversity and protecting habitats
- Should site clearance
occur within the bird breeding season (March to late August), an
experienced ecologist shall be required to check the site habitats
immediately prior to works commencing to confirm that no nesting
birds will be affected by the proposed development.
REASON - In the interests of
biodiversity and protecting habitats.