PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR 31ST JANUARY 2007 Page No. 1 MC2005/0427 Rochester East Outline application for the demolition of existing police station and construction of 65 dwellings comprising maisonettes, flats and townhouses Rochester Police Station, Cazeneuve Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1XT 2 2 MC2005/2252 Peninsula Wind turbine development, incorporating seven 126.5 metres high wind turbines (each turbine to have hub height of 80 metres) & ancillary development comprising a 70 metres high meteorological mast, switchroom & associated works BP Oil UK Limited, Isle of Grain Terminal, Rochester, Kent. ME3 OAY 13 3 MC2006/0324 Strood South Outline application for residential development Land to rear of 1-3 Cedar Road, Rochester, Kent 57 4 MC2006/1382 Peninsula Application for approval of reserved matters (siting, design, external appearance, means of access, landscaping) pursuant to outline application MC2001/2143 for the construction of 32 houses and a block of 4 flats Allhallows Primary School Avery Way Allhallows Rochester Medway ME3 9HR 64 5 MC2006/2019 Rochester West Construction of a single storey side extension to form a classroom and W.C., area (revised application to MC2006/1331) 81 ST Margarets Street Rochester ME1 3BJ 75 6 MC2006/2168 Strood North Construction of a chalet bungalow with conservatory Land rear of 18 Broom Hill Road Strood Rochester ME2 3LE 79 BACKGROUND PAPERS The relevant background papers relating to the individual applications comprise: the applications and all supporting documentation submitted therewith; and items identified in any Relevant History and Information section and Representations section with a report. Any information referred to is available for inspection in the Planning Offices of the Council at the Compass Centre, Chatham Maritime, Chatham. DC0902MW Page 1 1 MC2005/0427 Date Received: 1st March 2005 Location: Rochester Police Station, Cazeneuve Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1XT Proposal: Outline application for the demolition of existing police station and construction of 65 dwellings comprising maisonettes, flats and townhouses Applicant: Kent Police C/O Agent Agent: Mr E Przyjemski David Hicken Associates Southgate House High Banks Loose Maidstone Kent ME15 0EQ Ward: Rochester East Recommendation - Approval subject to:- A) The completion of an agreement under the terms of Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to secure:- 1. A financial contribution towards the improvement and maintenance of the equipped play area at Jackson’s Recreation Ground; the informal open space at Vine Gardens; and formal sports provision at Jackson’s Recreation Ground based on the following formula: the number of people in occupation of the development (calculated on the basis of 1.33 persons per 1 bedroom dwelling, 2.44 persons per 2 bedroom dwelling and 3.59 persons per 3 bedroom dwelling) multiplied by £137 per person related to Outdoor Equipped Play Areas, £99 per person in relation to informal open space provision and £440 per person in relation to formal sports provision. 2. 25% of the development providing affordable housing, in accordance with the terms set out in the committee report. 3. £5,000 towards improvements to the bus stop on East Row. 4. £5,000 towards improving links from the site to National Cycle Route 1. 5. £9,000 towards the kerb re-alignment at the junction of Cazeneuve. Street and East Row and Cazeneuve Street and Gravel Walk. B) the imposition of the following planning conditions;- (as amended by plans received on 1st March 2005, 15th March 2005, 18 November 2005 and 9 June 2006) 1 Approval of the details of design, external appearance and landscaping of the buildings, (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be obtained from the Local Planning Authority in writing before any development is commenced. 2 Plans and particulars of the reserved matters referred to in Condition 1 above shall be submitted in writing to the Local Planning Authority for approval. Such application for approval shall be made to the Authority before the expiration of DC0902MW Page 2 three years from the date of this permission and the reserved matters shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. 3 The development to which this permission relates must be begun no later than the expiration of two years from the final approval of the reserved matters or, in the case of approval on different dates, the final approval of the last such matter to be approved. 4 Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no development within Part 1, Classes A-H (Inclusive) and Part 2 Classes A and C of the Second Schedule to the Order shall be carried out on the site without the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority. 5 Underground ducts shall be installed by the developer before any part of any of the buildings herein approved are occupied to enable telephone, electricity and any other communal services to be connected without recourse to the erection of overhead distribution poles and overhead lines. Notwithstanding the provision of the Towns and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no distribution pole or overhead line shall be erected on the site except with the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority. 6 The parking and garaging shown on the approved drawings shall be kept available for such use and no development, whether permitted by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order, with or without modification) or not, shall be carried out on the areas indicated or in such a position as to preclude vehicular access to them. 7 Prior to the commencement of the development a scheme for protecting the proposed development from road traffic noise shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and all of the works which form part of the approved scheme shall be completed before part of the development is occupied. The approved scheme as installed shall thereafter be maintained. 8 Prior to the commencement of the development, a site investigation shall be undertaken to determine the nature and extent of any contamination. The results of the investigation, together with a risk assessment by a competent person and details of any measures necessary to contain, treat or remove any contamination as appropriate shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development. The approved measures shall be fully implemented and a completion report, issued by the competent person referred to above stating that the remediation has been completed and that the site is suitable for the permitted use, shall be provided to the Local Planning Authority prior to the occupation of the development permitted. 9 The Prior to the commencement of the development full details of the means of foul sewerage disposal shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, in consultation with Southern Water. The subsequently approved details of foul sewerage disposal must be constructed/installed in DC0902MW Page 3 accordance with the approved details prior to occupation of any of the approved units and thereafter maintained. For the reasons for this recommendation for approval please see planning appraisal section and conclusions at the end of this report. Site Description The site is located within central Rochester and is currently occupied by the existing Police Station, which is a large bulky, flat roof building which dates back to the 1960’s. It extends to 6 stories at the highest point, with other lower level elements surrounding it, and is largely constructed from concrete, with some brick elements. The police station is surrounded on all four sides by roads – Cazeneuve Street along the eastern boundary, King Street along the southern, Union Street along the west and East Row along the north. To the west of the site on Union Street is a public car park, then a veterans club and a row of three storey houses which run round the corner of the road where it meets East Row. Behind the car park and veterans club are a row of terraced houses, which back towards the site and are at a slightly higher level again than Union Street. To the north of the site on East Row is a 2m high wall which runs along part of the boundary opposite the police station, which then runs into a 2 storey building (known as Sentry Cash and Carry) with a three/four storey tower at the junction of East Row with Victoria Street. The police station where it fronts East Row is set well back from the road edge with a wide pavement sweeping round the corner of East Row and Union Street. There is also a bus stop along this side of the site. To the east of the site is the junction of Cazeneuve Street, Gravel Walk and Victoria Street. There is also a wide pavement round the edge of the police station at this junction, with concrete bollards marking the road edge. There is a layby in front of the police station along Cazeneuve Street. Opposite the site here are three storey flat roof flats along with a small parade of shops. There are some single storey buildings by Gravel Walk, but three storey buildings along Victoria Street. Set back along Gravel Walk is Darwin House which is a new four storey flat development, and other three and four storey flats. There is a new development being built on the corner of Cazeneuve Street with King Street, and opposite this is the ATS commercial building.