Gilbert Scott House, Flax Bourton PROFESSIONAL PLANNING APPRAISAL
5.10 In terms of any external changes or additions as part of a conversion, these will need
to be proportionate and in keeping with the existing building in terms of design,
articulation, and the use of materials.
5.11 The proposal will need to comply with the Council’s sustainable design and
construction policies, notably CS2, and the use of renewable energy measures to
provide 10% of the predicted energy usage.
5.12 The dwellings will need to be designed in accordance with the national space
standards 8 (see the Technical Requirements as well as the Gross Internal Area
(GIA)/storage requirements in Table 1).
5.13 Vehicle parking will need to be considered and off-street provision provided in
accordance with the minimum standards set out in Policies CS11 and DM28, which
are further detailed in the Council’s parking guide 9 . This provision will need to be
balanced against the need to provide usable amenity space for the residential
development.
5.14 Dedicated provision for secure, conveniently located cycle parking will also be
necessary in accordance with the adopted parking standards. This will need to be
fully enclosed (i.e. within a lockable store rather than under a canopy) and to the
standards set out in Policy DM28 and the Parking SPD.
5.15 Refuse and recycling storage provision must be incorporated in accordance with
the guidance set in Policy DM32. This will need to be close to the waste collection
point. The site plan will need to identify the location for storage and show the
size/capacity of the storage containers to demonstrate compliance with Policy
DM32 and Section 4 of t he Council’s Residential Design Guide 10 .
5.16 The Council operates a Community Infrastructure Levy; therefore, redevelopment
will be liable for CIL. Additionally, a residential conversion will be liable for CIL if the
8 Technical housing standards – nationally described space standard, Department for Communities and Local Government (March 2015) 9 North Somerset Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document, North Somerset Council (November 2013) 10 Residential Design Guide – section 4 Recycling and waste, Development Management Advice Note, North Somerset Council (September 2013)
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