Development of 19 dwellings (class 3.3), retail unit (class 1.1), children's nursery (class 4.2), and associated drainage and highway services

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Mixed-use development including 19 homes, a retail unit, and a children's nursery on a 0.55 hectare flat site
• ✓Approved by the Planning Committee, not under delegated officer powers
• ✓Principle of development, visual amenity, and impact on neighbours were among the key issues assessed
• ✓Highway safety, drainage and flooding, affordable housing, and open space also considered
• ✓Five conditions attached to the approval
• ✓highways
• ✓drainage
• ✓flooding
• ✓principle of development
• ✓visual amenities
• ✓neighbouring amenities
• ✓highway safety
• ✓drainage/flooding
• ✓affordable housing
• ✓open space

Permission was granted for a mixed-use development on a parcel of flat land of approximately 0.55 hectares located on the western side of Gardeners Lane, south and west of Auldyn Walk in Ramsey. The proposal by Dandara Homes Limited covers 19 dwellings, a retail unit, a children's nursery, and associated drainage and highway works. The application was decided by the Planning Committee on 26 August 2021. The officer had also recommended approval. Key planning issues examined included the principle of development, visual and neighbouring amenity, highway safety, drainage and flooding, affordable housing, and open space provision. Permission was granted subject to five conditions.

The Planning Committee approved the application on 26 August 2021. Key planning issues considered included the principle of development on this site, visual amenity, impact on neighbouring properties, highway safety, drainage and flooding, affordable housing, and open space. Five conditions were attached to the permission.

Policies Assessed (1)

Conditions (5)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

2. 2

   Condition 2

   No dwelling/nursery/retail unit shall be occupied/operated until the estate road from the junction of the adopted highway to the access of that dwelling/nursery/retail building has been constructed at least to base course level and lighting has been provided.

3. 3

   Condition 3

   No dwelling or the nursery or retail unit shall be occupied/operated until its parking spaces, as shown on drawing Auld_APL_01 & Auld_APL_42 have been provided. Such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking of vehicles associated with the development and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times.

4. 4

   Condition 4

   All planting (including trees), seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping (drawing Auld_APL_30) must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development. Any trees or plants which die or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species. The approved details of the hard landscaping works include footpaths, walls, fences and hard surfacing materials shall also be completed as shown on drawing Auld_APL_30 prior to the occupation of the relevant building i.e. dwelling, nursery/retail unit and retained thereafter.

5. 5

   Condition 5

   For the avoidance of doubt the retail unit allows the use of the unit for those use outline within the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 2019 (or any replacement/amendment of that order) as Class 1.1 (Shops), whilst the Children's nursery may only be used as Use Class 4.2 (Childcare or Education).

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