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Meeting: 11/06/2019 - Planning Committee (Item 5)

5 A.1 - Planning Application - 18/02118/FUL - Crown Business Centre, Old Ipswich Road, Ardleigh, CO7 7QR pdf icon PDF 215 KB

The construction of 90 small B1 & B8 use commercial units with ancillary facilities, associated car parking and landscaping; and the construction of 5 commercial office blocks with B1 use with associated car parking and landscaping.

Minutes:

It was reported that this application had been referred to the Committee as it represented a departure from the Tendring District Local Plan 2007 and the Tendring District Local Plan 2013 – 2033 and Beyond Publication Draft as the application site was located outside any Settlement Development Boundary.

 

Members were reminded that the principle of B1 and B8 commercial development on this site had been established by the granting of application 17/02204/FUL at the meeting of the Committee held in July 2018 which had given permission for the erection of 79 small B1 and B8 commercial units and five commercial office blocks with B1 use with associated car parking and landscaping.

 

The Committee had before it the published Officer report containing the key planning issues, relevant planning policies, planning history, any response from consultees, written representations received and a recommendation of approval.

 

At the meeting, an oral presentation was made by the Council’s Planning Manager (GN) in respect of the application.

 

An update sheet was circulated to the Committee prior to the meeting with details of:

 

(1)    a further letter of objection received from Martin Robeson Planning Practice together with an Officer response;

 

(2)    amendments to the Officer report; and

 

(3)    amendments to the proposed planning conditions.

 

Martin Robeson, of Martin Robeson Planning Practice, acting on behalf of Lodge Park a nearby business park, spoke against the application.

 

Ed Kemsley, the agent acting on behalf of the applicant, spoke in support of the application.

 

Following discussion by the Committee, it was moved by Councillor Fowler, seconded by Councillor Alexander and unanimously RESOLVED that the Head of Planning (or equivalent authorised officer) be authorised to grant planning permission for the development, subject to the following conditions and informatives –

 

Conditions and Reasons

 

1.      The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

 

Reason - To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

2.      The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: P (000) 010 Rev. A, P (000) 111 Rev. H, P (000) 112 Rev. B, P (000) 113 Rev. A, P (000) 211 Rev. A, P (000) 212 Rev. A, P (000) 213 Rev. A, P (000) 311 Rev. A, P (000) 312 Rev. A, P (000) 313 Rev. A, P (000) 314 Rev. B, P (000) 315 Rev. A, P (000) 316 Rev. A, P (000) 317 Rev. A, P (000) 318 Rev. A, P (000) 319 Rev. A and P (000) 402 Rev. B. 

 

Reason - For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.

 

3.      No above ground development shall commence on any phase until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, a scheme of hard and soft landscaping works for that Phase, which shall include any proposed changes in ground  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5