Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Council Online Planning - Decision Notice Summary

Planning Application Number: RB2010/0002
Site Address: land off Erskine Road Eastwood 9999
Description: Use of land as adventure play space including erection of modular building to form indoor play space & office, erection of boundary fencing, siting of steel storage container, installation of play equipment, landscaping of site and formation of disabled parking spaces (Application under Regulations 3 & 9A of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations1992)
Officer Recommendation: GRANTED CONDITIONALLY
Officer Recommendation Date: 18 January 2010
Decision Date: 04 February 2010
Decision Type: GRANTED CONDITIONALLY
Temporary Expiry Date:
Decision Level/Committee: Committee
Conditions / Reason for Refusal: 01 [PC52] No development shall take place until samples of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. 02 The wire mesh fence shall be powder coating green prior to its erection and retained as such for the duration of the developmnet. 03 [PC38C] Prior to commencement of development, a detailed landscape scheme shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The landscape scheme shall be prepared to a minimum scale of 1:200 and shall clearly identify through supplementary drawings where necessary: -The extent of existing planting, including those trees or areas of vegetation that are to be retained, and those that it is proposed to remove. The extent of any changes to existing ground levels, where these are proposed. -Any constraints in the form of existing or proposed site services, or visibility requirements. -Areas of structural and ornamental planting that are to be carried out. -The positions, design, materials and type of any boundary treatment to be erected. -A planting plan and schedule detailing the proposed species, siting, quality and size specification, and planting distances. -A written specification for ground preparation and soft landscape works. The programme for implementation. -Written details of the responsibility for maintenance and a schedule of operations, including replacement planting, that will be carried out for a period of 5 years after completion of the planting scheme. The scheme shall thereafter be implemented in accordance with the approved landscape scheme within a timescale agreed, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority. 04 [PC38D] Any plants or trees which within a period of 5 years from completion of planting die, are removed or damaged, or that fail to thrive shall be replaced. Assessment of requirements for replacement planting shall be carried out on an annual basis in September of each year and any defective work or materials discovered shall be rectified before 31st December of that year. 05 [PC37] No tree shall be cut down, uprooted or destroyed nor shall any tree be pruned other than in accordance with the approved plans and particulars, without the written approval of the Local Planning Authority. Any pruning works approved shall be carried out in accordance with British Standard 3998 (Tree Work). If any tree is removed, uprooted or destroyed or dies, another tree shall be planted in the immediate area and that tree shall be of such size and species, and shall be planted at such time, as may be specified in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 06 [PC40*] No work or storage on the site shall commence until all the trees/shrubs to be retained have been protected by the erection of a strong durable 2.30 metre high barrier fence in accordance with BS 5837: 2005 Guide for Trees in Relation to Construction. This shall be positioned in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The protective fencing shall be properly maintained and shall not be removed without the written approval of the Local Planning Authority until the development is completed. There shall be no alterations in ground levels, fires, use of plant, storage, mixing or stockpiling of materials within the fenced areas. 07 [PC41] All tree works shall be carried out in accordance with B.S.3998: 1989. The schedule of all tree works shall be approved by the Local Planning Authority before any work commences and no tree work shall commence until the applicant or his contractor has given at least seven days notice of the intended starting date to the Local Planning Authority. The authorised works should be completed within 2 years of the decision notice otherwise a new application for consent to carry out any tree work will be required. 08 An extensive green roof shall be provided to the proposed building, to cover a minimum of 80% of the roof. The green roof system shall be substrate based, and the roof vegetation selected to maximise biodiversity. Full details of the specification, planting and maintenance of the green roof shall be provided to the Local Planning Authority for approval prior to development commencing on site. The green roof shall be implemented prior to the building first being brought into use. 09 [PC 24] Before the development is brought into use, that part of the site to be used by vehicles shall be constructed with either; a/ a permeable surface and associated water retention/collection drainage, or; b/ an impermeable surface with water collected and taken to a separately constructed water retention/discharge system within the site. The area shall thereafter be maintained in a working condition.

01 [PR52] To ensure that appropriate materials are used in the construction of the development in the interests of visual amenity and in accordance with UDP Policy ENV3.1 ‘Development and the Environment’. 02 In the interests of the visual amenity of the surrounding area. 03 [PR38] To ensure that there is a well laid out scheme of healthy trees and shrubs in the interests of amenity and in accordance with UDP Policies ENV3 ‘Borough Landscape’, ENV3.1 ‘Development and the Environment’, ENV3.2 ‘Minimising the Impact of Development’ and ENV3.4 ‘Trees, Woodlands and Hedgerows’. 04 [PR38D] To ensure that there is a well laid out scheme of healthy trees and shrubs in the interests of amenity and in accordance with UDP Policies ENV3 ‘Borough Landscape’, ENV3.1 ‘Development and the Environment’, ENV3.2 ‘Minimising the Impact of Development’ and ENV3.4 ‘Trees, Woodlands and Hedgerows’. 05 [PR37] In the interests of the visual amenities of the area and in accordance with UDP Policies ENV3 ‘Borough Landscape’, ENV3.1 ‘Development and the Environment’, ENV3.2 ‘Minimising the Impact of Development’ and ENV3.4 ‘Trees, Woodlands and Hedgerows’. 06 [PR40] To ensure the trees/shrubs are protected during the construction of the development in the interests of amenity and in accordance with UDP Policies ENV3 ‘Borough Landscape’, ENV3.1 ‘Development and the Environment’, ENV3.2 ‘Minimising the Impact of Development’ and ENV3.4 ‘Trees, Woodlands and Hedgerows’. 07 [PR41] To ensure the tree works are carried out in a manner which will maintain the health and appearance of the trees in the interests of the visual amenities of the area and in accordance with UDP Policies ENV3 ‘Borough Landscape’, ENV3.1 ‘Development and the Environment’, ENV3.2 ‘Minimising the Impact of Development’ and ENV3.4 ‘Trees, Woodlands and Hedgerows’. 08 To adequately appraise the efficiency, suitability and maintenance of the green roof technology. 09 [PR24B] To ensure that surface water can adequately be drained and that mud and other extraneous material is not deposited on the public highway and that each dwelling can be reached conveniently from the footway in the interests of the adequate drainage of the site, road safety and residential amenity and in accordance with UDP Policy HG5 ‘The Residential Environment’.

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