Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Rachel Bailey, Thelma Jackson and Lesley Smetham.

Councillors Hannah Moss, Mike Muldoon and Allan Gage attended as substitutes.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registerable interests, and non-registerable interests in any item on the agenda and for Members to declare if they have a pre-determination in respect of any item on the agenda.

In the interest of openess, the following declaration was made:

Item 5 –Application 22/4863N – Councillor Gardiner knew the registered public speakers through his membership of the Crewe & Nantwich Conservative Club ,however had had no discussions regarding the application. In addition, Councillor Gardiner was a friend of Cllr Morris, and declared they had had no no discussions regarding the application.  

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 29^th January 2025 as a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 29 January 2025 be approved as a correct record.

A total period of 5 minutes is allocated for each of the planning applications for the following:

·         Ward Councillors who are not members of the Strategic Planning Board

·         The relevant Town/Parish Council

A period of 3 minutes is allocated for each of the planning applications for the following individuals/groups:

·         Members who are not members of the Strategic Planning Board and are not the Ward Member

·         Objectors

·         Supporters

·         Applicants

RESOLVED:

 That the public speaking procedure be noted.

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above planning application.

The following attended the meeting and spoke in relation to the application:

Cllr Roger Morris – Ward Councillor   

David Simcox andClaire Mclellan – Supporters

Applicant / Agent - Joe Turner (Managing Director at Countryside Partnerships / Vistry Group)

Edward Whalley, Land and Planning Director;

Daniel Wood, Project Director

RESOLVED:

For the reasons set out in the report, the application be APPROVED, as RECOMMENDED, subject to a S106 Agreement to secure:

-       Contribution towards Special Educational needs of £136,500.00 within 3  months of the date of decision

-       Contribution towards EV charging on site or in the local area to be made available for 3 years from date of decision, but if not spent to go to Primary Education £25,000

-       To maintain the open space in accordance with the Management Scheme approved by the Council at all times to the satisfaction of the Council.

-       To amend the Management Scheme only with the Council’s written consent

-       To keep the open space open, unbuilt upon and available for public recreational use in perpetuity.

and the following conditions:

1.  Approved Plans

2.  Implementation of landscaping (no edible trees / planting permitted)

3.  Tree Protection Measures

4.  The hours of construction of the development (and associated deliveries to the site) shall be restricted to: Monday – Friday 08:00 to 18:00 hrs Saturday 09:00 to 14:00 hrs Sundays and Public Holidays

5.  Implementation of the noise mitigation measures

6.  Implementation of Travel Plan

7.  Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

8.  Implementation of Construction and Environmental Management Plan

9. Separate drainage systems

10.  Implementation of design/management of surface water drainage

11.  No allocation of parking spaces for the apartment blocks

12. The replacement of the garden soils as detailed in the approved remedial strategy shall be carried out at the agreed plots presented within the approved remediation strategy. Verification should be issued to plot owners.

13.  An assessment and any necessary remediation of the area of Public Open Space as detailed in the approved remedial strategy shall be carried out. Verification should be confirmed to the LPA.

14. Once verification reports for every agreed plot and the Public Open Space have been approved in writing, the LPA shall confirm in writing that the 14 plots shown [shaded red] may be occupied / sold or transferred and that Condition 1 and Condition 2 are discharged.

15. The developer shall arrange access to all remaining properties in accordance with specific timings/details sequenced by letters, site visits and phone calls. If plot owners refuse access, then any plots will remain on the Local Authority’s list of potentially contaminated sites (kept under the Authority’s obligations with respect to Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990) and the relevant information for this plot kept on the land charges register.

16. Unexpected contamination found shall be reported – standard condition.

17. Bin storage / management plan.

18. Informative relating to removal of Permitted Development Rights.

In the event of any changes  ...  view the full minutes text for item 49.

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above planning application.

The following attended the meeting and spoke in relation to the application.

Councillor Clowes, Ward Councillor

Chris Knibbs, Chair Hatherton and Walgherton Parish Council

RESOLVED:

For the reasons set out in the report, the application be APPROVED, as RECOMMENDED, subject to the following conditions;

1. Standard 3 year start date

2. Approved plans

3. Detailed landscaping to be approved

4. Submission of a landscape management plan

5. Approval of visibility splays

6. Survey of highway before and after development to be agreed

7. CEMP – Highways re parking, loading/unloading, HGV routing/timing etc

8. Construction compound site reinstatement after construction complete

9. Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (30 years)

10.Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) 11.Update Badger Survey

12.Ecological Enhancement Plan

13.Breeding birds

14.Sensitive Lighting Plan

15.Public Rights of Way scheme of management

16.Archaeological mitigation programme

17.Decommission of site after 40 years

Informatives:

-       NPPF

-       Biodiversity Gain Informative

-       Environmental Health Informatives

-       PROW Informatives

-       Highways informative re TTRO to reduce the speed limit on Crewe Rd either side of Hunterson Rd

In the event of any changes being needed to the wording of the Committee’s decision (such as to delete, vary or add conditions / informatives / planning obligations or reasons for approval/refusal) prior to the decision being issued, the Head of Planning has delegated authority to do so in consultation with the Chair of the Strategic Planning Board, provided that the changes do not exceed the substantive nature of the Committee’s decision