Agenda item

Residential development of 115 No. dwellings together with garages, access roads, parking, fencing, walling, public open space, landscaping, drainage, highways infrastructure and other ancillary works.

Members recalled that this application had been deferred at Planning Committee on 3 January 2018, to enable further discussions and investigations to take place between Officers and the applicant with regards to the following:

·           The need for an emergence survey for any potential bat roosts on the application site;

·           The need for a Phase 2 Survey for the potential hibernation of Great Crested Newts on the application site;

·           The potential removal of vehicular access from the application site onto Wilfreds Way;

·           The proposed removal of the hedgerow along the Robinson Road frontage and the width of that road; and

·           The undersized gardens in relation to certain plots within the application site.

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 one additional letter of representation that had been received.

The Chairman reminded the Committee that only those Members who had considered the application at the meeting held on 3 January 2018 were eligible to consider and decide on the application at this meeting.

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

a)         Within 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):

·           Open Space – Transfer of land and future maintenance contribution or setting up of management company

·           Financial Contribution towards play space (£60,035.63)

·           Education contribution toward early years and childcare; primary and secondary education

·           6 no. gifted dwellings for affordable housing

·           Financial contribution of £39,905 towards healthcare provision

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).

Conditions:

1.    Standard 3 year time limit for commencement;

2.    Accordance with approved plans;

3.    No work to take place until a detail surface water drainage scheme has been agreed;

4.    No work to take place until a scheme to minimise risk of off-site flooding during construction has been agreed;

5.    No work to take place until a surface water drainage system maintenance plan has been agreed;

6.    Maintain yearly logs of the agreed surface water drainage system maintenance plan;

7.    Development to be carried out in accordance with the mitigation measures set out in the Ecological Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment Screening Report;

8.    An Ecological Mitigation and Management Plan to be submitted and agreed;

9.    Submission of an Environmental Construction Management Plan to be agreed;

10.  Removal of permitted development rights for loft conversions on all plots;

11.  Landscaping to be carried out;

12.  Broadband Condition;

13.  Hours of Construction;

14.  Vehicular Visibility;

15.  Vehicular Parking and Turning to be provided in accordance with submitted plans;

16.  No unbound materials within 6 metres of a highway boundary;

17.  Details showing the means to prevent discharge of surface water onto the highway;

18.  Details of Wheel Cleaning Facilities;

19.  Completion of carriageways and footways;

20.  Provision of Residential Travel Information Packs;

21.  Provision of a footway across the whole Robinson Road frontage at the Developer’s expense;

22.  Recent improvement works associated with Phase 1 and the site access upgraded to current policy standards of no less than 5.5 metres in width;

23.  Archaeological Trial Trenching;

24.  Completion of archaeological fieldwork; and

25.  Post-excavation archaeological assessment.

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 six months, as the requirements necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms had not been secured through a Section106 planning obligation.