PLANNING COMMITTEE Date: 8Th January 2008
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Agenda Item No: 6 Wolverhampton City Council OPEN DECISION ITEM Committee / Panel PLANNING COMMITTEE Date: 8th January 2008 Originating Service Group(s) REGENERATION AND ENVIRONMENT Contact Officer(s) Stephen Alexander (Head of Development Control) Telephone Number(s) (01902) 555610 Title/Subject Matter PLANNING APPLICATIONS Recommendation That Members determine the submitted applications according to the recommendation made in respect of each one. PLANNING COMMITTEE (8th January 2008) REFERENCE SITE ADDRESS PAGE NO Bilston North 07/01420/FUL Moseley Park School 5 Holland Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV14 6LQ Bushbury North 07/01294/FUL Texaco Garage 11 Stafford Road Wolverhampton West Midlands Bushbury South and Low Hill 07/01449/FUL Land Opposite Junction Of 14 Mammoth Drive With Coxwell Avenue Wolverhampton West Midlands 07/01450/FUL The Lewisham Arms 22 69 Prosser Street Heath Town Wolverhampton West Midlands WV10 9AS 07/01452/FUL 47 Lambert Road 28 Wolverhampton West Midlands WV10 9RF Ettingshall 07/00703/CPL 220 Wellington Road 33 Bilston Wolverhampton West Midlands WV14 6RL Graiseley 07/01441/FUL 132 Birches Barn Road 40 Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 7BG 2 Heath Town 06/01300/FUL Land At Horseley Fields/Union Mill 46 Street Horseley Fields Eastfield Wolverhampton West Midlands 07/01112/OUT New Cross Hospital 63 Wolverhampton Road Heath Town Wolverhampton West Midlands WV10 0QP 07/01436/LBC Building F 78 & Former Springfield Brewery 07/01437/FUL Cambridge Street Wolverhampton West Midlands 07/01640/FUL New Crown 88 Nordley Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV11 1PX Oxley 07/01442/FUL 5 Clewley Drive 95 Wolverhampton West Midlands WV9 5LB Penn 07/01451/FUL 23 Wells Road 100 Penn Wolverhampton WV4 4BQ 07/01654/FUL 11 Dewsbury Drive 104 Wolverhampton WV4 5RH 3 St Peter’s 07/01507/REM Retail Core Expansion 109 & Development Site 07/01508/FUL Worcester Street Wolverhampton West Midlands Tettenhall Regis 07/01510/FUL 18 Saxonfields 120 Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 8SX Wednesfield South 07/01505/FUL Kennicott House 125 Well Lane Wolverhampton West Midlands WV11 1XR 4 PLANNING COMMITTEE - 08-Jan-08 APP NO: 07/01420/FUL WARD: Bilston North DATE: 12-Oct-07 TARGET DATE: 11-Jan-08 RECEIVED: 08.10.2007 APP TYPE: Full Application SITE: Moseley Park School, Holland Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands PROPOSAL: Extension to School to provide additional teaching facilities APPLICANT: AGENT: Lifelong Learning Cabinet Resources And Support Wolverhampton City Council Wolverhampton City Council COMMITTEE REPORT: 1. Site Description 1.1 Moseley Park School is located on the corner of Holland Road and Cumberland Road in Bilston North. The site has an area of approximately 7.2ha. Buildings are located in the south-east part of the site and comprise the original school building (circa 1950’s) and later additions (the Diploma block, the English block and the Sports Hall) to the north. The buildings vary in design but are mainly constructed of dark brown brick with coloured window frames. 1.2 The main entrance to the school is from Holland Road, to the south. The main car parking areas are located along the eastern boundary. A parking area with 5 spaces is located to the east of the English Block, within the site of the proposed extension. To the north of the buildings are tennis courts and playgrounds, with extensive playing fields further north and to the north-west. A wooded area with TPO’d trees is located in the north-east corner of the site, adjacent to Freeman Place, a residential cul-de- sac. The perimeter of the site is well screened by trees and shrubs, with mixed heights of fencing. 2. Application details 2.1 The proposed development is for an extension on the east side of the existing English block, adjacent to the Sports Hall and Diploma Block. The area of the proposed extension would be 370s.q.m. and it would provide additional teaching facilities for 50 to 60 children between the ages of 14 and 19. The additional students would only be on site on Tuesdays and Thursdays, arriving and departing mainly by minibus at 9:00am and departing at 3:00pm. 2.2 The proposed building would be approx. 0.30m higher than the adjoining block and approx. 1.5m lower than the surrounding main buildings (Diploma Block and Sports Hall). 2.3 The design of the proposed building is modern, characterised by a large gabled roof that projects approx. 4m from a glazed main entrance to create a canopy supported by two columns. The building would have two entrances, one to the north and one to the south. 5 2.4 Plan No. AD007 0502-A-WD-002 shows existing windows protected. This refers to temporary protection for the duration of the building contract, which would be removed once construction is complete. 2.5 The extension would have external walls of cedar and aluminium cladding and render, under a standing seam metal roof. Doors would be aluminium. 2.5 It is proposed to create a temporary access to Freeman Place, for construction traffic. This would result in the removal of five of the TPO’d trees from the wooded area. It is proposed that replacement trees would be planted elsewhere on the site, in locations to be agreed. 2.6 According to the applicant, the temporary access would be in use by 3 - 4 vehicles at the start and end of day (7.30am and 4.30pm). There would be an additional 3 to 4 delivery vehicles a week using the access during the daytime for the first 2 months. This would then increase to 5 to 6 vehicles at the start and end of the day, with deliveries reducing to 2 to 3 a month. The construction would last 38 weeks. The removal of the temporary access road is included within that timescale, although it may be possible to remove it once the summer holidays begin. 2.8 Drawing AD007 0502-A-WD-002 shows an existing grassed area on the south side of the Sports Hall to be reconfigured to provide a new car park. However, this is not part of the current application and will be the subject of a separate application. 3. Planning History 3.1 97/0590/FP - Single storey building comprising 12 Classrooms. Granted on 6 August 1997. 3.2 92/0515 - Temporary accommodation, 6 classrooms to accommodate increased pupil numbers. Granted on July 1992. 3.3 92/0705 - Technology suite in the grounds of existing school. Granted on September 1992. 3.4 93/0262 - Science block in grounds of existing school. Granted on May 1993. 3.5 93/0302 - Temporary classroom accommodation. Granted on May 1993. 4. Constraints 4.1 Moseley Road Open Space. 4.2 Millennium Urban Forest - Location: Prouds Lane Open Space. 4.3 Mining Areas. 5. Relevant policies 5.1 National Policies PPS1 Delivering Sustainable Development PPG13 Transport 5.2 UDP Policies 6 D1 Design Quality D2 Design Statement D3 Urban Structure D4 Urban Grain D5 Public Realm Public Open Private Space D6 Townscape and Landscape D7 Scale - Height D8 Scale - Massing D10 Community Safety D11 Access for People with Disabilities part D12 Nature Conservation and Natural Features D13 Sustainable Development Natural Energy AM9 Provision for Pedestrians AM10 Provision for Cyclists AM12 Parking and Servicing Provision AM14 Minimising the Effect of Traffic on Com. AM15 Road Safety and Personal Security 6. Publicity 6.1 The application publicised by press and site notices and 43 letters were sent to the nearest residential properties. Three letters of objection and a petition letter with 10 signatures have been received. The majority of the objections relate to the temporary access and include: Anticipated parking problems. Loss of screening. Anticipated obstruction of residential road. Detrimental to highway safety. Damage to TPO’d trees. Insufficient information regarding ancillary works, signage, security and lighting. 6.2 More general objections include: Insufficient information relating to site management. Previous application refused on highway safety grounds (Officer’s note – there is no record of this). The increase of the number of students in to the area. Poor standard of drawings. 7. Internal Consultees 7.1 Transportation – No objections, based on the estimated increase in traffic flow to the site as a result of the development. The timescale of the works and temporary access is also acceptable. 7.2 Archaeology – No archaeological implications. 7.3 Tree Officer – To allow temporary access 5 trees will need to be removed. Pruning of trees adjacent to the entrance will be needed to allow vehicle access. To prevent root damage to the remaining trees steel plates on a no-dig system such a cell web should be laid over the proposed route. Four replacement trees will be required, species to be agreed. 7 7.4 Building Control – Provision should be made of vehicle access for fire fighting appliances and fire hydrants located 90m within of an entry point to the building and no more than 90m apart. 7.5 Environmental Services – Methodology of Investigation of physical and chemical contamination condition and implementation condition. 7.6 Access Officer – Comments awaited. 8. Appraisal 8.1 The following key issues are: Principle of development. Design & layout. Access and parking. Impact on protected trees. Impact on surrounding area. The principle of development 8.2 The application is for the extension of an existing school to provide additional teaching facilities and is therefore acceptable in principle. Design & Layout 8.3 The height and bulk of the extension would be in keeping with the existing buildings. Materials would be contrasting but complimentary. Access and Parking 8.4 The site currently has an existing car parking provision of approximately 65 parking spaces, 5 of which would be lost to the proposed extension.