Stop Fairholme Flats

CP1 General Development Criteria

ANY DEVELOPMENT WILL NEED TO SATISFY ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

i) THE PROPOSAL WOULD NOT HAVE AN UNACCEPTABLE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON VISUAL AMENITY, OR THE CHARACTER AND APPEARANCE OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.

ii) THE PROPOSAL WOULD NOT HAVE AN UNACCEPTABLE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON THE GENERAL AMENITIES OF NEARBY OCCUPIERS OR THE OCCUPIERS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BY WAY OF OVERLOOKING, LACK OF PRIVACY, OVERBEARING EFFECT OR GENERAL DISTURBANCE.

iii) THE PROPOSAL SHOULD BE OF A HIGH STANDARD OF DESIGN AND LAYOUT AND SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH ITS LOCATION AND ANY SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT (AND, IN THE CASE OF ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS, WITH THE EXISTING BUILDING), IN TERMS OF SIZE, SITING, SCALE, STYLE, DESIGN AND MATERIALS.

iv) MEANS OF ACCESS TO THE SITE FOR VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS AND PARKING AND SERVICING ARRANGEMENTS ARE SATISFACTORY.

v) THE TRANSPORT NETWORK CAN SATISFACTORILY ACCOMMODATE THE TRAVEL DEMAND GENERATED AND TRAFFIC GENERATION WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO ADVERSE HIGHWAY CONDITIONS OR HIGHWAY SAFETY CONCERNS OR UNACCEPTABLE LOSS OF AMENITY BY REASON OF NUMBER OR SIZE OF VEHICLES.

vi) THE PROPOSAL SHOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO THE NET LOSS OF A RESIDENTIAL UNIT (EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR IN POLICY TC19).

vii) THE PROPOSAL WOULD NOT HAVE AN UNACCEPTABLE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT OR AMENITY DUE TO THE RELEASE OF POLLUTANTS TO LAND, WATER OR AIR (INCLUDING NOISE, FUMES, VIBRATION, SMELLS, SMOKE, ASH, DUST AND GRIT).

viii) THE PROPOSAL WILL BE EXPECTED TO TAKE FULL ACCOUNT OF THE NEED TO CONSERVE OR ENHANCE THE CHARACTER, APPEARANCE, BIODIVERSITY AND HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF THE SITE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. WHERE IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE HARM TO OR LOSS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSET IS OUTWEIGHED BY THE NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, THE COUNCIL WILL REQUIRE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATORY MEASURES, EITHER ON-SITE OR OFF-SITE.

H6 Small Unit Accommodation

IN A NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THE COUNCIL WILL SEEK THE PROVISION OF A MIX OF UNITS ON SUITABLE SITES OF 6 UNITS AND ABOVE OR ON SUITABLE SITES OF 0.2 OF A HECTARE OR MORE, WITH AT LEAST 50% OF TOTAL UNITS BEING 1 AND 2 BEDROOM PROPERTIES, EXCEPT WHERE IT CAN BE DEMONSTRATED THAT SUCH A MIX OF UNITS WILL BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTER OF EXISTING DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA OR WHERE SUCH PROVISION CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY ACCOMMODATED ON THE DEVELOPMENT SITE.

WHERE:

a) APPLICATION IS MADE FOR PART DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGER RESIDENTIAL SITE IDENTIFIED ON THE LOCAL PLAN PROPOSALS MAP, OR

b) THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SITE IS CONTIGUOUS WITH ONE OR MORE OTHER POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SITES,

THE AREA TO BE USED FOR DETERMINING THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS POLICY WILL BE THE LARGER SITE IN RELATION TO (a) ABOVE AND THE AGGREGATE AREA OF SUCH CONTIGUOUS SITES IN RELATION TO (b) ABOVE.

IN APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES A CONDITION WILL BE IMPOSED ON SUCH SMALLER UNITS TO PREVENT EXTENSIONS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL HABITABLE FLOOR SPACE.

H8 Conversions

WITHIN THE BUILT UP AREA OF THE BOROUGH AS DEFINED ON THE PROPOSALS MAP, CONVERSION OF DWELLING-HOUSES INTO TWO OR MORE UNITS WILL BE ALLOWED WHERE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET:

i) THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES WHICH HAVE BEEN SUB-DIVIDED OR FOR WHICH PLANNING PERMISSION HAS BEEN GIVEN DOES NOT GIVE RISE TO AN OVER CONCENTRATION OF FLATS WITHIN A PARTICULAR STREET OR AREA RESULTING IN AN UNACCEPTABLE LOSS OF AMENITY OR HARM TO RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER WITHIN THAT LOCALITY

ii) THE CONVERSION DOES NOT GIVE RISE TO AN UNACCEPTABLE EXTENSION OR UNACCEPTABLE EXTERNAL ALTERATION TO THE PROPERTY

iii) WHERE APPROPRIATE, LANDSCAPING SHALL BE PROVIDED AS PART OF THE SCHEME FOR CONVERSION

iv) THE CONVERSION (INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF BALCONIES OR EXTERNAL STAIRCASES) MUST NOT GIVE RISE TO UNDUE OVERLOOKING OF ADJOINING PROPERTIES

See also Appendices 2 and 5.

H14 Housing Density

THE COUNCIL WILL EXPECT ANY PROPOSAL FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE OF AN APPROPRIATE DENSITY THAT MAKES EFFICIENT USE OF LAND.

RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES WILL BE EXPECTED TO BE NO LESS THAN 30 DWELLINGS PER HECTARE NET UNLESS THE SPECIAL CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING AREA DETERMINES THAT SUCH DENSITIES WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE.

DENSITIES GREATER THAN 65 DWELLINGS PER HECTARE NET WILL BE EXPECTED IN TOWN AND DISTRICT CENTRES OR OTHER LOCATIONS WITH GOOD PUBLIC TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY.

See also Appendices 1, 2, and 5.

CP2 New Development and Sustainable Transport Choices

ALL PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING THE USE OF LAND WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF:

i) ITS IMPACT ON REDUCING THE NEED TO TRAVEL, PARTICULARLY BY CAR

ii) ITS ACCESSIBILITY TO A CHOICE OF TRANSPORT MODES, AND

iii) THE CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING TRANSPORT NETWORK TO ACCOMMODATE THE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DEMAND GENERATED.

TO THIS END, MAJOR GENERATORS OF TRAVEL DEMAND SHOULD BE LOCATED IN BRENTWOOD TOWN CENTRE AND DISTRICT CENTRES AND NEAR TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTERCHANGES OR IN AREAS WELL SERVED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT ROUTES.

C5 Retention and Provision of Landscaping and Natural Features in Development

IN PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPMENT, EXISTING TREES, HEDGES, WOODS, PONDS, WATERCOURSES AND OTHER NATURAL FEATURES SHOULD BE RETAINED, WITH NEW LANDSCAPE WORKS REQUIRED TO ENHANCE ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT.

SATISFACTORY MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY DEVELOPMENT TO PROTECT LANDSCAPE FEATURES DURING DEVELOPMENT.

ALL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY:

(i) A SITE SURVEY SHOWING EXISTING LANDSCAPE AND NATURAL FEATURES AND EXISTING GROUND LEVELS

(ii) A PLAN SHOWING ALL THE EXISTING TREES AND LANDSCAPE AND NATURAL FEATURES TO BE RETAINED AND ANY TREES OR FEATURES PROPOSED TO BE FELLED OR OTHERWISE AFFECTED BY THE DEVELOPMENT

(iii) A PLAN SHOWING PROPOSALS FOR ALL NEW TREE PLANTING OR OTHER LANDSCAPING WORK, INCLUDING PROPOSED FINISHED GROUND LEVELS

(iv) A METHOD STATEMENT FOR ARBORICULTURAL WORK ON SITE

DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDITIONAL HABITAT CREATION IN ANY PROPOSALS.

Policy GB28 also applies.

C7 Development Affecting Preserved Trees, Ancient Woodlands and Trees in Conservation Areas

DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD DAMAGE, DESTROY OR THREATEN THE FUTURE SURVIVAL OF TREES PROTECTED BY A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER, OR TREES WITHIN AN AREA IDENTIFIED AS ANCIENT WOODLAND OR IN A CONSERVATION AREA WILL NOT BE PERMITTED UNLESS THE REMOVAL OF THE TREE WOULD BE IN THE INTERESTS OF GOOD ARBORICULTURAL/SILVICULTURAL PRACTICE OR THE DEVELOPMENT CLEARLY OUTWEIGHS THE AMENITY AND/OR NATURE CONSERVATION VALUE OF THE TREE.

C19 Secured by Design

ALL NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL BE EXPECTED TO ASSIST IN ACHIEVING GREATER COMMUNITY SAFETY THROUGH THE CREATION OF A MORE SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT. THE LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS SHOULD, INTER ALIA, INCORPORATE:

i) A MIX OF DWELLINGS

ii) CLEAR, DIRECT AND ATTRACTIVE ROUTES FOR ALL FORMS OF MOVEMENT WHICH BALANCE THE DESIRE FOR PERMEABILITY WITH THE NEED FOR APPROPRIATE DEFENSIBILITY.

iii) SECURE VEHICLE PARKING

iv) ADEQUATE AND WELL DESIGNED LIGHTING OF COMMON AREAS

v) UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS OF BOTH COMMUNAL AREAS AND NEIGHBOURING PROPERTIES WHILST RETAINING THE NEED FOR INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY

vi) APPROPRIATELY DESIGNED WALLS, FENCES AND HEDGES BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AREAS

vii) LANDSCAPING THAT ALLOWS FOR NATURAL SURVEILLANCE AND SAFETY