Five detached homes at Rear Of 54 North Street, Stewartstown

“…ridge heights, designs and finishes. Agricultural lands outside the Settlement Limits bound the site to north and west. Description of Proposal This is a full planning application for a proposed housing development comprising 5 no.”

“Fig 8: Proposed floor plans and elevations of garages, for dwellings 1 & 4, identified in grey on the proposed site layout shown in Fig 4. Garages, for dwellings 2,3 &5, also identified in grey on the proposed site layout are mirrored. Finishes to the dwellings and garages: • Walls - Smooth render finish to main walls, painted ivory • Roof - flat tiles 'Black / Grey' • Windows - Upvc White • Doors - Hardwood painted…”

“Letters of Objection0 Number of Support Petitions and signatures Number of Petitions of Objection and signatures Summary of Issues Characteristics of the Site and Area The site is located mostly on un-zoned lands within the settlement limits of Stewartstown village, as defined in the Cookstown Area Plan (CAP) 2010, with a small triangular part of the site to the north falling outside the settlement limits on lands designated as part…”

“Fig 3: Site outlined red The site is a relatively irregular shaped roadside plot located adjacent North Street leading onto the Coagh Road out of Stewartstown. It comprises no. North Steet, a detached 1 ½ -storey roadside dormer dwelling bound to the rear and north by a farmyard containing a substantial number of farm buildings of various sizes. No.”

“…town and village forms. The SPPS does not present any change in policy direction with regards to Housing in Settlements as such I consider if the development complies with the relevant Planning Policy Statements, as detailed further below, it will meet with the requirements of the SPPS.”

“PPS 7 (Addendum) - Safe Guarding the Character of Established Residential Areas I am satisfied that this proposal complies with Policy LC 1 of the Addendum to PPS 7, Protecting Local Character, Environmental Quality and Residential Amenity. The proposal will not result in a significantly higher residential density in this area, the development is in keeping with the existing character of the area and unit sizes are not less than recommended in Annex A of this policy.”

“…no objections to the proposal subject to conditions I consider reasonable to attach to any subsequent decision. Accordingly, subject to the specified condition I am content the proposal complies with the provisions of Planning Policy Statement 3 Access, Movement and Parking in that the applicant has demonstrated that a safe and satisfactory access can be provided onto the public road, that sufficient parking, turning and traffic…”

“6.Rivers Agency were consulted in relation to this proposal including being made aware of flooding issues raised by objection (see ‘Representations’ further below for details) and advised as follows under Planning Policy Statement (PPS)15 (Revised): Planning and Flood Risk, Policy: • FLD 1 Development in Fluvial (River) - Flood Hazard Map (NI) indicates the development does not lie within the 1 in 100-year fluvial or 1 in 200-year coastal flood plain.”

“Considers as a minimum there should be elevational details of the whole development when viewed from the Coagh Road looking west. • What consideration has been given to flood prevention and road drainage given surface water flooding exists directly opposite 1A Coagh Road and the access to the development will be directly opposite the driveway of 1 Coagh Road as such surface water runoff from the development will run across the road into driveway of 1 Coagh…”

“Resolved That planning application LA09/2022/1404/F be approved subject to conditions as per the officer’s report.”

“I consider DfI Rivers recommendation to condition the gullies proposed at the access to the development, as detailed on the site layout, to be provided prior to the occupation of any of the properties reasonable to prohibit any surface water running from the development onto Coagh Road. Taking all of the above into consideration I would recommend the approval of this application.”

“…approved. Reason: To ensure successful establishment and ongoing management and maintenance (in perpetuity) of the open space in the interests of visual and residential amenity. Condition 4 The developer shall provide, prior to the occupation of any dwelling hereby approved, a signed agreement with a landscape management company for the maintenance of the areas of open space. The area of open space as detailed on Drawing No.”