Agenda item

            The Principal Planning Officer summarised the applications to amend conditions 8, 13 and 15 of LA04/2023/3778/F as follows:

Approved Condition 8

Notwithstanding the submitted details, no development shall commence on site (other than site clearance, site preparation, demolition and the formation of foundations and trenches) unless details of foul and surface water drainage, including a programme for implementation of these works, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Council. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details, which shall be retained as such thereafter.

Proposed Amendment:

Notwithstanding the submitted details, no development shall be occupied on site unless details of foul and surface water drainage, including a programme for implementation of these works, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Council. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details, which shall be retained as such thereafter.

Approved Condition 13

The access gradients to the development hereby permitted shall not exceed 4% (1 in 25) over the first 10m outside the road boundary.  Where the vehicular access crosses a footway or verge, the access gradient shall be between 4% (1 in 25) maximum and 2.5% (1 in 40) minimum and shall be formed so that there is no abrupt change of slope along the footway.

Proposed Amendment:

The access gradients to the development hereby permitted shall not exceed 4% (1 in 25) over the first 10m outside the carriageway. Where the vehicular access crosses a footway or verge, the access gradient shall be between 4% (1 in 25) maximum and 2.5% (1 in 40) minimum and shall be formed so that there is no abrupt change of slope along the footway

Approved Condition 15

No development shall commence on site (other than that required to fulfil this condition) unless the visibility splays have been provided in accordance with the approved plans. Within the visibility splays, there shall at no time be obstruction to visibility above 250mm as measured from ground level. 

Proposed Amendment:

No development shall commence on site (other than that required to fulfil this condition and including site clearance, site preparation, demolition and the formation of foundations and trenches) unless the visibility splays have been provided in accordance with the approved plans. Within the visibility splays, there shall at no time be obstruction to visibility above 250mm as measured from ground level.

            The Chairperson welcomed Mr. L. Talbot, JUNO Planning, to the meeting, speaking on behalf of the applicant.

            Mr. Talbot explained that the proposed rewording of the conditions did not revise or contradict the approved plan and only served to ensure that the site works could continue in line with the project plan.

            He pointed out that NI Water was content with the amended wording of the conditions.

            The Committee granted planning permission to vary conditions 13 and 15 of planning approval LA04/2023/3778/F and delegated authority to the Director of Planning and Building Control to finalise the wording of the conditions and deal with any other issues that might arise, provided the issues were not substantive.

            The Committee granted planning permission to vary condition 8 of planning approval LA04/2023/3778/F and delegated authority to the Director of Planning and Building Control to finalise the wording of the conditions and deal with any other issues that might arise, provided the issues were not substantive.

(Councillors T. Brooks and Whyte returned to the meeting.)