Retirement living alterations at Beesons Yard, Bury Lane, Rickmansworth

“- Submission of hard and soft landscaping details including landscape management: During the course of the application the soft landscaping scheme was amended to retain existing trees to the northern boundary, adjacent to the attenuation pond as well an area for a potting shed and planters. The use of permeable block paviours to the access road has also been altered to permeable tarmac which does not alter the drainage strategy for the development.”

“The application site contains a recently constructed part four, part three storey building containing 43 flats for retirement living along with associated parking area, amenity area, soft landscaping and attenuation pond. The application site is accessed by a long internal road from the western side of Bury Lane in Rickmansworth. The building is not yet occupied.”

“To the north is the Town Ditch which separates the site from the gardens of two storey dwellings which front Ebury Road. In terms of policy designations, the application site falls within the Principal Town, Source Protection Zone 1, Flood Zones 2 and 3 and parts of the access drive fall within the Rickmansworth Town Centre Conservation Area, the boundary of which abuts the Town Ditch to the immediate north of the application site.”

“16/2620/FUL: Demolition of existing single storey temporary storage building and construction of four storey commercial building connecting to the existing two storey commercial building. Withdrawn. 1.2 21/1971/FUL: Demolition of existing buildings and structures and erection of a 48-unit Extra Care facility (Use Class C2) with car parking and associated landscaping.”

“A planning appeal made against the refusal was subsequently allowed on 4 November 2022 (APP/P1940/W/22/3300549). Not implemented. 1.2.2 22/1148/FUL: Demolition of existing buildings and structures and construction of a 43-unit retirement living scheme (Use Class C3) with car parking and associated landscaping. Permitted and being built out.”

“(i) the application of policies in this Framework that protect areas or assets of particular importance provides a strong reason for refusing the development proposed; or (ii) any adverse impacts of doing so would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, when assessed against the policies in this Framework taken as a whole, having particular regard to key policies for directing development to sustainable locations, making effective use of land, securing…”

“However, it is important that the conditions listed at section 7 are imposed to ensure an acceptable form of development which safeguards neighbouring amenity and preserves the character of the area. The majority are compliance conditions as details have previously been approved by Approval of Details Applications (commonly referred to as discharge of condition applications).”

“25/1671/FUL – VARIATION OF CONDITIONS 2 (PLANS) AND 25 (OBSCURE WINDOWS) PURSUANT TO PLANNING PERMISSION 22/1148/FUL TO ALLOW ALTERATIONS TO FENESTRATION DETAILING, OMISSION OF TERRACE BALCONIES, ADDITION OF AOV ROOFLIGHTS AND SUBMISSION OF HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING DETAILS INCLUDING LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT AT BEESONS YARD, BURY LANE, RICKMANSWORTH, HERTS.”

“This item was deferred to a future meeting.”