Agenda item

Installation of 3G artificial grass pitch, fencing, hardstanding, flood light system, together with the erection of 1No.single storey pavilion and 1No. storage container.

Mr Michael Davies, the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

The Service Manager – Development Services advised the committee that the indicative location plan provided with the agenda pack was incorrect as it identified the originally proposed location and that the facility was proposed to be sited between the school buildings and adjacent to Wood Lane as detailed in the report.  

RESOLVED:

To GRANT PLANNING PERMISSION subject to the following conditions:

Conditions

 1         The development must be begun not later than three years beginning with the date of this permission.

 2         This permission shall be read in accordance with the application form, Ground Floor Layout 2 Changing Rooms drawing no 928.002-A-20-02 Rev A00, Ground Floor Layout - 4 Changing Rooms drawing no 928.002-A-20-01 Rev A00, Proposed elevations 4 changing rooms drawing no 928.002-A-21-02 Rev A00,  Proposed elevations 2/4 changing rooms-Phasing drawing no 928.002-A-21-03 Rev A00, Proposed elevations-2 changing rooms drawing no 928.002-A-21-01 Rev A00, Typical Section drawing no 928.002-A-22-02 Rev A00 received 21st August 2018; Roof Plan - 2 Changing Rooms drawing no 928.002-A-20-12 Rev A00, Roof Plan - 4 Changing Rooms drawing no 928.002-A-20-13 Rev A00 received 12th September 2018; Design & Access Statement received 15th February 2019; Proposed Site Location Plan drawing no 928.002-A-10-01 Rev A03, Site Plan drawing no 928.002-A-10-02 Rev A07, Proposed Floodlighting Drawing no 04 Rev 02, Proposed AGP Layout Drawing no 02 Rev 03, Block Plan drawing no 928.002-A-10-03 Rev A06, Proposed Site Plan drawing no 01 Rev 02 received 27th February 2019. Proposed Elevations Drawing no 03 Rev 02 received 6th March 2019. The development shall thereafter be undertaken in accordance with these plans/details.

 3         The development hereby approved shall only be available for use by non-school clubs or groups between the hours of 16:00-22:00, Monday to Friday during school term time, or not earlier than 1 hour after the official school day ends if later than 3pm. At any other time the development shall only be available for use between the hours of 0900 and 2200.

 4         The development hereby approved shall not be bought into use until a community use agreement prepared in consultation with Sport England has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The agreement shall apply to the development hereby approved and include details of pricing policy, hours of use, access by non-[educational establishment] users [non-members], management responsibilities and a mechanism for review.  The development shall not be used otherwise than in strict compliance with the approved agreement.

 5         Before development is commenced, there shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, details of the location and specification of the bat boxes specified as a mitigation measures within the Follow-up Aerial Tree Survey - Bats, March 2019. The mitigation measure shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained for the lifetime of the development.

 6         The flood light system hereby approved shall be implemented in accordance with the Floodlighting Performance Report received on 11/03/2019 and shall be retained for the lifetime of the development.

Reasons

 1         In order to comply with Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 2         For the avoidance of doubt.

 3         To reduce the impact upon the highway network on Wood Lane and in the interest of residential amenity.

 4         To secure well managed and safe community access to the sports facility/facilities, to ensure sufficient benefit to the development of sport.

 5         To minimise any potential impacts on biodiversity in accordance with the National Planning Framework and Policy 17 of the Gedling Borough Aligned Core Strategy Submitted Documents.

 6         To minimise any potential impacts on biodiversity in accordance with the National Planning Framework and Policy 17 of the Gedling Borough Aligned Core Strategy Submitted Documents.

Reasons for Decision

In the opinion of the Borough Council, the proposed development will result in no undue impact on the amenity of adjacent properties and any undue detriment to the visual amenity of the locality. Very special circumstance justify any harm to the openness or character of the Green Belt. The proposal is also considered to have no adverse effects in terms of highway safety. The proposal accords with; Policy 3 (Green Belt), Policy 10 (Design and Enhancing Local Identity) and Policy 12 (Local Services and Healthy Lifestyles) of the Aligned Core Strategy 2014; LPD19, LPD20, LPD32, LPD35, LPD57 & LPD61 and Part 8 (Promoting healthy communities), Part 12 (Achieving well-designed places and  Part 13 (Protecting Green Belt land) of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Notes to Applicant

Guidance on preparing Community Use Agreements is available from Sport England. http://www.sportengland.org/planningapplications/ For artificial grass pitches it is recommended that you seek guidance from the Football Association/England Hockey/Rugby Football Union on pitch construction when determining the community use hours the artificial pitch can accommodate.

The Borough Council has worked positively and proactively with the applicant in accordance with paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2018). Negotiations have taken place during the determination of the application to address adverse impacts identified by officers. Amendments have subsequently been made to the proposal, addressing the identified adverse impacts, thereby resulting in a more acceptable scheme and a favourable recommendation.

The proposed development lies within a coal mining area which may contain unrecorded coal mining related hazards. If any coal mining feature is encountered during development, this should be reported immediately to The Coal Authority on 0845 762   6848. Further information is also available on The Coal Authority website at www.coal.decc.gov.uk.Property specific summary information on past, current and future coal mining activity can be obtained from The Coal Authority's Property Search Service on 0845 762 6848 or at www.groundstability.com.

The applicant is advised that all planning permissions granted on or after 16th October 2015  may be subject to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). Full details of CIL are available on the Council's website. The proposed development has been assessed and it is the Council's view that CIL is not payable on the development hereby approved.

The Applicants attention is drawn to your obligations to ensure the protection of bats under The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (as amended). It is therefore recommended to resurvey the trees prior to the flooding lights first coming into use to ensure that no bats are roosting within the trees.