Issue - meetings

Outline planning application (all matters reserved except for means of access) for the demolition of existing buildings and structures and the erection of up to 84 no. dwellings and associated open space and infrastructure.

Mike Hope, a local resident, spoke in objection to the application.

Helen Ashworth, the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

The Service Manager – Development Services introduced the report with a verbal update to the Committee on the provision of a locally equipped area of play.

If the public open space is provided on site, it is expected that it will provide a Locally Equipped Area of Play. Through the Section 106 Agreement, it will be necessary for the applicant to provide plans and details of the equipment, and layout of the open space for the Local Planning Authority to approve. A maintenance contribution of £74, 360 will be required if any on site public open space is to be adopted by the Council.  

Alternatively, the public open space requirement may be met off site and the Section 106 Agreement should make provision for the following contributions:

£133,298 for the play area provision

£44,451 for the layout of amenity space

£74,360 maintenance payment

The total off site contribution would therefore be £252,109.

RESOLVEDto GRANT OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION with the matter of Access approved: Subject to the applicant entering into a Section 106 Agreement with the Borough Council as Local Planning Authority and with the County Council as Local Education Authority for the provision of, or financial contributions towards, affordable housing, open space, healthcare facilities, education, bus stop improvements, maintenance of open space areas and drainage features and a local labour agreement; and subject to the conditions listed for the reasons set out in the report.

Conditions

 1         Approval of the details of layout, scale, landscaping and appearance (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be obtained from the Local Planning Authority before the commencement of any development.

 2         Application for the approval of reserved matters must be made not later than three years from the date of the outline permission and the development to which this permission relates must be begun within two years from the date of final approval of reserved matters.

 3         This permission shall be read in accordance with drawing number 10_01 Revision 00 (with regard to the site area only) and drawing number METM3003-01 Revision 01 (with regard to the five access points onto Flatts Lane only). Development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with these plans.

 4         Prior to the commencement of development details of the existing and proposed ground levels of the site and finished floor levels of the dwellings shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with the approved details.

 5         Development shall not commence until a scheme for the satisfactory disposal of foul and surface water from the site has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 139