Agenda item

A report was presented on an application for the demolition of part of the school buildings and construction of a 2/3 storey building, external walkway, glazed link roof, remodelled caretaker building, and reconfiguration of parking and external play areas at Bowland High School, Sawley Road, Grindleton.

The report included the views of Ribble Valley Borough Council, the County Council's Assistant Director (Highways), the Environment Agency, Natural England and details of two letters of representation received.

The Group Head, Development Management presented a PowerPoint Presentation showing an aerial view of the site and the nearest residential properties. The committee was also shown an illustration of the site layout and the proposed elevations together with photographs of the existing buildings including those to be demolished or remodelled.

The Group Head reported orally that condition 6 of the planning permission required details of a construction method statement to be submitted for approval.

It was also reported that the applicant had now provided sufficient detail that was considered to be acceptable. It was therefore proposed to amend condition 2 to the planning permission as follows (reason to remain unchanged), delete condition 6 and renumber all subsequent conditions accordingly:

2.   The development shall be carried out, except where modified by the

conditions of this permission, in accordance with the following documents:

a)  The Planning Application received by the Director of Transport and Environment on 22 November 2012.

b)  Submitted plans and documents:

Drawing No:

L (00) 03 Rev 6 Proposed Site Plan

L (2-) 03 Rev 09 Proposed Elevations Sheet 1 of 2

L (1-) 03, rev 12 Proposed Lower Ground Floor Plan

L (1-) 04 Rev 13 Proposed Upper Ground Floor Plan

L (1-) 05 Rev 13 Proposed First Floor Plan

L (1-) 06 Rev 02 Proposed Roof Plan

L (1-) 11 Rev 03 Proposed Caretaker Building Plans and Elevations

L (00) 15 Proposed Landscaping Layout

4054-E10 Rev A Proposed External Lighting & Elevations Layout

Material Examples sheet, Ref: 4266, version 1.02, dated 22.08.2013

L (00)04, rev T3 – Contractors Compound

Construction Method Statement, dated August 2013.

Mr P Tunstall, the agent for the applicant addressed the committee. He explained that the development was required to provide suitable facilities for the pupils at the school particularly in respect of Information Technology. A visual impact assessment had been undertaken to help inform the design of the development and mitigation measures were proposed following a bat survey. In order to address objections it was proposed to replace any trees lost during the construction phase of the development and reconfigure the car park to allow for an overall increase in the provision at the site.

Officers responded to questions from the members in respect of the installation of fire sprinklers, the building materials to be used, the external lighting proposed and the hours of construction. In respect of the latter it was agreed that Condition 4 to the planning permission be amended as follows:

4.  No demolition work, construction development, delivery or removal of materials shall take place outside the hours of:

0730 to 1800 hours Monday to Friday (except Public Holidays),

0900 to 1300 hours on Saturday (except Public Holidays). 

No demolition work, construction development, delivery or removal of materials shall take place at any time on Sundays or Public Holidays.

Reason:  To safeguard the amenity of local residents and adjacent properties/landowners and land users and to conform with Policy G1 of the Ribble Valley Local Plan.

Resolved: That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the report to the committee with amendments to Conditions 2 and 4 as set above, the deletion of condition 6 and the renumbering of all subsequent conditions.