Boundary wall and fence at Land Rear Of 15 And 17 South Street, Rochford

“APPLICATION DETAILS Erection of new brick boundary wall and fence at land to the rear of 15 and 17 South Street…”

“As its name suggests, South Street leads to the south from the centre of Rochford. It is a very picturesque street with many of the buildings along it listed and it is within the Rochford Conservation Area. Properties in the street are mainly two-storey with their facades located to what is now the back of the pavement. As it is within the town centre, there is a mix of residential and commercial properties. The site also lies within the Rochford Conservation Area.”

“The two properties have what would be considered mature rear gardens with good quality landscaping including a number of trees, some of which are close to the alignment for the proposed wall and fence for which permission is now…”

“Application no. 17/00494/COU – Change of use of No. South Street to a mixed used for b1 (business use) and use for conferencing, weddings and special events – Permitted.”

“Application No. LB12/83 – alter level of first floor and ancillary work to south wing. No indication of decision. Application No. 17/00495/FUL - Change of use of No. South Street to a Mixed Use for B1 (Business Office) and Use for Conferencing, Weddings, and Special Events, e.g. Super Natural Evenings and Garden Parties. Granted.”

“The proposal has been designed to be sympathetic to its location, picking up cues from the surrounding area, e.g. using bricks of similar appearance and colour to the other walls surrounding the garden and using traditional ironmongery for the gate in the wall.”

“There are two trees which could potentially be affected by the proposals, a Silver Birch tree at the eastern end and a Pear tree at the western end. Though not the subject of a Tree Preservation Order, they are protected as the site is within a Conservation Area. The wall and fence will be just outside the root protection area of the Pear tree, but it will cut through the Silver Birch’s root protection area.”

“On this occasion no archaeological investigation is required. The Essex Historic Environment Record (EHER) shows the proposed development is situated within the historic medieval to post medieval core of Rochford (EHER 13579). And as acknowledged in the Heritage Statement submitted with the application, 15 South Street is a Grade II Listed building (NHLE 1322407) and 17 South Street is a Grade II* Listed building (NHLE 1112559).”

“Therefore, the proposed brick wall and timber fence would not have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the conservation area and it would not adversely impact upon the setting of nearby heritage assets. It is considered that the proposed works would not cause harm to the identified heritage assets. Neighbour representations a. None received.”

“The committee considered the report of the Development Management Team Leader for the erection of new brick boundary wall and fence at land to the rear of 15 and 17 South Street.”

“Members requested an extra condition be placed on the application for Archaeological Monitoring and Recording.”

“Cllr P Capon moved a motion, seconded by Cllr A Eves that planning permission be approved subject to the conditions on page 120 – 121 of the report and the further condition requested by members.”

“The applicant shall submit a final archaeological report or (if appropriate) a Post Excavation Assessment report for approval by the Local Planning Authority. This shall be submitted within 6 months of the date of completion of the archaeological fieldwork.”

“No construction work shall take place on site until a supervised hand excavated trial trench within the Root Protection Area of tree T1 Silver Birch has been undertaken to determine the amount, depth and morphology of the roots in order to determine the least invasive construction method for the proposed foundations for the construction of the wall, to be undertaken in accordance with Hallwood Associates Arboricultural Impact Assessment submitted with the application.”

“No construction of the wall within 7.8 metres of the trunk of the Silver Birch adjacent to the proposed wall and fence shall take place until a detailed design for the construction of the foundations for the wall have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The foundations of this section of wall shall then be constructed in accordance with the approved scheme.”