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Property details

Case reference: PP/23/07938
Address: 17 Scarsdale Villas, LONDON, W8 6PT
Ward: Abingdon
Polling district: 01
Listed Building Grade: N/A
Conservation area: Edwardes Square/ Scarsdale/ Abingdon

Applicant details

Applicant's name: Azadi
Applicant company name: Rolfe Judd Planning
Contact address: Old Church Court Claylands Road, The Oval LONDON SW8 1NZ

Proposal details

Application type: PP (Planning permission)
Proposed development New basement under rear terrace and rear extension; new stairs and stepped planters to existing garden level.
Date received: 30 Nov 2023
Registration date:
(Statutory start date)
08 Jan 2024
Public consultation ends: 02 Feb 2024
Application status: Decided
Target date for decision: 04 Mar 2024

Decision details

This case has not yet been decided.

Decision: Grant Planning Permission/Consent
Decision date: 15 Mar 2024
Conditions and reasons:

1)

Time Limit The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.
Reason - As required by Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, to avoid the accumulation of unexercised Planning Permissions.

2)

Compliance with approved drawings The development shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on submitted plans
Reason - The details are material to the acceptability of the proposals, and to ensure accordance with the development plan.

3)

Code of Construction Practice No development shall commence until: An Appendix A Checklist and Site Construction Management Plan (SCMP) for the development have both been submitted to, and approved in writing, by the Council's Construction Management Team, and then B) Copies of the approved Checklist and Plan, and their written approval, have been submitted to the local planning authority to be placed on the property record. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the Appendix A Checklist and SCMP so approved, or in accordance with a subsequent Checklist or SCMP as may be approved under this condition. Note - The Council's Construction Management Team work independently of the planning department. For further information regarding the Code and how the required details should be submitted to them, the Council's Construction Management Team can be contactedÿon email at:ÿ[email protected] or tel: 020 7361 3002
Reason - To mitigate the impact of construction work upon the levels of amenity that neighbouring occupiers should reasonably expect to enjoy, and to comply with the Basements and Transport and Streets SPDs and policies CL5, CT1, CE5 and CE6 of the Local Plan 2019. It is necessary for the condition to be on the basis that "No development shall commence until" as compliance with the requirements of the condition at a later time would result in unacceptable harm contrary to the policies of the Local Plan 2019.

4)

Professional management of engineering works No development shall commence until (A) a Chartered Civil Engineer (MICE) or Chartered Structural Engineer (MI Struct.E)ÿhas been appointed for the duration of building works and their appointment confirmed in writing to the Local Planning Authority, and (B) the name, and contact details of the person supervising engineering and construction on site for the duration of building works have been confirmed in writing to the Local Planning Authority.ÿ In the event that either the Appointed Engineer or Appointed Supervisor cease to perform that role for whatever reason before the construction works are completed, those works shall cease until a replacement chartered engineer of the afore-described qualification or replacement supervisor has been appointed to supervise their completion and their appointment confirmed in writing to the Local Planning Authority. At no time shall any construction work take place unless an engineer and supervisor are at that time currently appointed and their appointment has been notified to this Authority in accordance with this condition.
Reason - The details are considered to be material to the acceptability of the proposal, and for safeguarding the amenity of neighbouring residential properties and to comply with the Basements SPD and policy CL7 of the Local Plan 2019. It is necessary for the condition to be on the basis that "No development shall commence until" as compliance with the requirements of the condition at a later time would result in unacceptable harm contrary to the policies of the Development Plan

5)

Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) No development shall commence until such time as the lead contractor, or the site, is signed to the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) and its published Code of Considerate Practice, and the details of (i) the membership, (ii) contact details, (iii) working hours as stipulated under the Control of Pollution Act 1974, and (iv) Certificate of Compliance, are clearly displayed on the site so that they can be easily read by passing members of the public, and shall thereafter be maintained on display throughout the duration of the works forming the subject of this permission.
Reason - To mitigate the impact of construction work upon the levels of amenity that neighbouring occupiers should reasonably expect to enjoy, and to comply with the Basements SPD and policy CL5 of the Local Plan 2019. It is necessary for the condition to be on the basis that "No development shall commence until" as compliance with the requirements of the condition at a later time would result in unacceptable harm contrary to the policies of the Development Plan.

6)

Trees and landscaping - Details required No development shall commence until a scheme of landscaping, to include all existing trees and shrubs and proposed trees shrubs and paths and their surfacing materials, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority, and the development shall only be carried out and maintained in accordance with the details so approved.
Reason - To protect the appearance and amenity of the area and to accord with policies of the development plan, in particular policy CR6 of the Local Plan 2019 ÿIt is necessary for the condition to be on the basis that "No development shall commence until" as compliance with the requirements of the condition at a later time would result in unacceptable harm contrary to the policies of the Development Plan.

7)

Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP) No development shall commence until a final Construction Traffic Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The statement should include: a) routeing of demolition, excavation and construction vehicles, including a response to existing or known projected major building works at other sites in the vicinity and local works in the highway; b) access arrangements to the site; c) the estimated number and type of vehicles per day/week; d) details of any vehicle holding area; e) details of the vehicle call up procedure; f) estimates for the number and type of parking suspensions that will be required; g) details of any diversion or other disruption to the public highway during preparation, demolition, excavation and construction work associated with the development; h) work programme and/or timescale for each phase of preparation, demolition, excavation and construction work associated with the development; i) details of measures to protect pedestrians and other highway users from construction activities on the highway; and j) where works cannot be contained wholly within the site a plan should be submitted showing the site layout on the highway including extent of hoarding, position of nearby trees in the highway or adjacent gardens, pedestrian routes, parking bay suspensions and remaining road width for vehicle movements. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved Construction Traffic Management Plan. A one page summary of the requirements of the approved CTMP shall be affixed to the frontage of the site for the duration of the works at a location where it can be read by members of the public.
Reason - To minimise the impact of construction works upon highway safety and nearby residents' enjoyment of their properties in accordance with the Basements SPD and policies CL7, CT1 and CL5 of the Local Plan 2019.ÿ It is necessary for the condition to be o

8)

Contamination - Unexpected If during development, contamination not previously identified is found to be present at the site, development work shall cease and not be recommenced until a report indicating the nature of the contamination and how it is to be dealt with has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority.ÿThe approved measures shall be implemented in full.
Reason - To ensure any risks from land contamination are minimised, and comply with the NPPF and development plan policies, in particular policy CE7 of the Local Plan 2019, and to accord withÿ CLR 11: Model Procedures for the Management of Land Contamination (Defra 2004) or the current UK requirements for sampling and testing).

9)

Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SuDS) (for major and minor applications - implementation) During construction of the development hereby permitted the submitted Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SuDS) shall be fully implemented and maintained thereafter.
Reason - To reduce flood risk and to contribute to sustainability in accordance with policy CE2 of the Local Plan 2019.

10)

Materials - To match existing All work and work of making good shall be finished to match the existing exterior of the building in respect of materials, colour, texture, profile and, in the case of brickwork, facebond and pointing, and shall be so maintained.
Reason - To preserve or enhance the appearance of the building and/or the character of the area in accordance with policies of the development plan in particular policies CL1, CL2, CL3 and CL6 of the Local Plan 2019.

11)

Sash windows and doors in painted timber External windows and doors hereby permitted shall be timber framed and white painted, with the windows being double hung, white painted, sliding sashes, and so maintained.
Reason - To preserve or enhance the appearance of the building and/or the character of the area, in accordance with policies of the development plan in particular policies CL1, and CL2 of the Local Plan 2019.

12)

Window at the first floor level Notwithstanding condition 11 and the approved plans, detailed drawings of the new window above the extension, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority before the relevant part of the work is begun, and the works shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the details so approved and shall thereafter be so maintained.
Reason - To preserve or enhance the appearance of the building and/or the character of the area in accordance with policies of the development plan in particular policies CL1, CL2, CL3 and CL6 of the Local Plan 2019.

13)

Suitable Pump Device The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until a suitable pump device is installed.
Reason - To prevent sewer flooding, reduce flood risk and to contribute to sustainability in accordance with policy CL7 of the Local Plan 2019.

Informatives:

1)

Enforcement of Conditions (PP)
Your attention is drawn to the Conditions of this Permission and to the Council's powers of enforcement, including the power to serve a Breach of Condition Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended. All Conditions must be complied with. If you wish to seek to amend a Condition you should apply to do so under s.73 of the Act, explaining why you consider it is no longer necessary, or possible, to comply with a particular condition.

2)

Variations to Approved Drawings
Planning permission is hereby granted for the development as shown on the approved drawings. Any variation to the approved scheme may require further permission, and unauthorised variations may lay you open to planning enforcement action. You are advised to seek advice from the Directorate of Planning and Place, before work commences, if you are thinking of introducing any variations to the approved development. Advice should urgently be sought if a problem occurs during approved works, but it is clearly preferable to seek advice at as early a stage as possible. Use the following link to see how advice can be obtained: Planning Advice Service

3)

Care in the Conservation Area
This property is within a Conservation Area. All building works should, therefore, be completed with great care. External facing work and detailed treatment should be finished in a manner sympathetic to the existing building. If there is any doubt about the way in which work should be carried out, you should seek the advice of the Directorate of Planning and Place.

4)

Building Regs - Separate Approval
Separate approval for the works hereby granted permission/consent may be required by the Building Act 1984 and the Building Regulations 2018 (as amended), and the grant of planning permission does not imply that such approval will be given. The District Surveyor, Town Hall, Hornton Street, W8 7NX should be consulted before works commence.

5)

Party Wall Act 1996
You are reminded of your duties under the Party Wall Act 1996. This requires a building owner to notify and obtain formal agreement from adjoining property freeholders and leaseholders and anyone who has had an interest of 12 months or greater, where the building owner intends to carry out work which involves: Work involving an existing shared wall with another property; Building on the boundary with another property; Excavating near a neighbouring building, and that work falls within the scope of the Act Notice should be served on neighbours at least one month before commencement of building works. Section 12(1) of the Act provides for the developer to provide security for neighbours through insurance or a security bond. Procedures under this Act are separate from the need for planning permission and for building regulations approval. Further guidance is available at: Party Wall Act 1996

6)

GTD/No pre-app/Est.Guid/No amend reqd
To assist applicants in finding solutions to problems arising in relation to their development proposals the Local Planning Authority has produced planning policies, and provided written guidance, all of which are available on the Council's website, and which has been followed in this instance.

Committee details

Decision by: This case is currently due to be decided by the Planning Applications Committee.
Date:12 Mar 2024
Venue:The Council Chamber
Report item number:N29

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Contact details

Planning case officer: Gabby Westley
Planning team: North
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 020 7361 3012

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The consultation period for this application has ended.

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