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Planning Application 2019/0152

Meeting: 17/06/2020 - Planning Committee (Item 4)

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Reserved matters application for the erection of 354no. dwellings (C3), including 18 affordable units, and the associated infrastructure including landscaping and public open space pursuant to outline planning permission 2017/0999.

 

Chris Gowlett, Land & Planning Manager, Persimmon Homes (The Applicant) spoke in support of the application.

 

The Assistant Director of Planning and Regeneration informed members that the application sought approval of reserved matters for 353 dwellings and not 354, as an amended plan was received following the registration of the application which resulted in the omission of a two bedroom apartment. The description of the proposal had therefore been updated, as was the schedule of accommodation provided at paragraph 3.2 of the report and the overall figures provided at paragraph 7.3. The plans listed in proposed condition 1 were correct.

 

He added that further to the publication of the report, 2 representations had been received from members of the public which raised the following summarised issues:

 

  • The ecology assessments submitted with the application for outline planning permission were out of date as habitats in the area had changed since the survey work had been undertaken. 
  • The ecological works plan and ecology management plan had not been approved and there was no ecology committee, as required by the s.106 agreement.
  • No action had been taken by the Borough Council to enforce the non-compliance of the agreement.
  • Since an initial meeting of the Ecology Committee, organised by Gedling Borough Council in July 2019, there had been no follow up or attempt to form the Committee.
  • The development would have a significant impact upon the adjacent Netherfield Lagoons Local Nature Reserve.
  • Given the current breaches of the s.106 Agreement, the current application should be rejected or suspended, pending compliance with the s.106 agreement. 

 

In response to those comments, he provided the following update:

 

The extant outline planning permission and the s.106 agreement cannot be revisited, unless revised proposals are advanced by the developer. While there may have been ecological changes on parts of the site – the developer is still required to meet their obligations under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.

 

Officers had been working actively with Persimmon Homes to set up an Ecology Committee to provide a forum for the local community to discuss the management of the Ecology Park. The responsibility for establishing the Ecology Committee rests with Persimmon Homes but officers had ensured consultation took place with members of the group, which included the Gedling Conservation Trust. 

 

The first informal face to face meeting of the Ecology Committee was held in July 2019 and officers played an active role in helping draft the terms and conditions of the group, which were now being finalised.

 

Officers expected the next meeting of the Ecology Committee to take place next month and were committed to working with all members of the group and the local community to further progress plans for the Ecology Park and Ecology Management Plan. Enforcement of the agreement would not, therefore be expedient at this time.

 

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