Agenda item

Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 47 no. bungalows and 2 no. houses with garages, access and public open space.

The Committee recalled that this application had been deferred at its meeting held on 13 June 2017 in order to enable the applicant to undertake an up-to-date habitat assessment and to consider the provision of footpaths within the development.

It was reported that the habitat assessment had been carried out on 22 June 2017 and had found the site to still be of low ecological value with no requirement for species specific surveys. The applicant had declined to amend the layout to provide additional footpaths within the site as this would result in a loss of units and there was no objection from the Highway Authority to the current level of footpath provision.

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 Team Leader (SE) in respect of the application.

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

(1)     Amended plans including raised pavement areas;

(2)     A letter from the Applicant’s Agent;

(3)     An email received from the County Highways Authority (Adam Garland); and

(4)     A letter received from the Applicant’s Chartered Civil Engineer.

Councillors Baker and V E Guglielmi took no part in the discussion of this item or the voting thereon as they had not been present when the application had first been considered by the Committee on 13 June 2017.

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

a) Within 6 (six) months of the date of the Committee’s resolution to approve, the

completion of a legal agreement under the provisions of section 106 of the Town and

Country Planning Act 1990 dealing with the following matters (where relevant):

·         Education contribution of £93,116.

·         Three gifted dwellings for affordable housing.

·         Provision of shared use cycleway/footway on eastern side of Thorpe Road

·         between the existing facilities located at the two roundabouts to the north and

·         south.

·         On site public open space provision to LAP standard and maintenance.

b) Planning conditions in accordance with those set out in (i) below but with such

amendments and additions, if any, to the detailed wording thereof as the Head of

Planning (or the equivalent authorised officer) in their discretion considers appropriate) -

(i)     Conditions:

1. Standard 3 year time limit for commencement

2. Accordance with resubmitted approved plans

3. Details of construction materials

4. Highways conditions (as recommended by the Highway Authority)

5. Hard and soft landscaping plan/implementation

6. Details of public open space equipment

7. Construction method statement

8. Details of boundary treatments

9. Tree protection as detailed in tree report

10. Erection of bird and bat nest boxes and hedgehog friendly fencing and

 homes as detailed within Ecological Scoping Survey

11. Four conditions as required by ECC Suds

c) That the Head of Planning (or the equivalent authorised officer) be authorised to refuse planning permission in the event that such legal agreement has not been completed within the period of 6 (six) months, as the requirements necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms had not been secured through a Section 106 planning obligation.