Issue - meetings

To consider the above planning application

Councillor S Corcoran (local Ward Member), Councillor A Wood (Sandbach Town Council), Mr T Cresswell (Save our Sandbach Action Group), Ms S Stanfield (Objector) and Mr P Downes (Applicant) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.    

The Chairman also read out a statement from Councillor B Moran (local Ward Member) who was unable to attend the meeting.  

The Committee considered the report and a written update regarding the above planning application. 

RESOLVED: 

That the application be APPROVED subject to the completion of a Section 106 legal agreement to secure the following –

·                    30% affordable housing (12 no. units), split on the basis of 65% social rent and 35% intermediate tenure as per the requirements of the interim planning statement

·                    £11,263.11 and £36,715.50 (25 years) for the upgrading and maintenance of an existing children’s play facility at Moss Drive (not to be ‘time limited’)  

·                    Provision for a management company to maintain the on-site amenity space

·                    Upgrade of Bus Stop on Hassall Road

·                    £65,078 towards future primary school education provision

and the following conditions

1          Standard outline

2          Submission of reserved matters (landscaping)

3          Approved plans including amended plans and access detail

4          Contaminated land investigation

5          Hours of construction

6          Details of pile driving operations

7          Submission of details of bin storage

8          Scheme to manage the risk of flooding

9          Scheme to limit surface water run-off

10        Discharge of surface water to mimic that of the existing site

11        Sustainable Urban Drainage System

12        Only foul drainage to be connected to sewer

13        Retention of important trees

14        Submission of comprehensive tree protection measures

15        Implementation of tree protection

16        Timing of the works and details of mitigation measures to ensure that the development would not have a detrimental impact upon breeding birds

17        Hedgerows to be enhanced by ‘gapping up’ as part of the landscaping scheme for the site

18        Removal of Permitted Development Rights for windows/openings for plots 03, 08, 11, 15, 16, 22, 24, 39

19        Obscure glazing for first floor windows in flanking elevations of plots 08, 11, 15, 16

20        Submission of details of boundary treatment

21        Submission of details of Travel Pack for each dwelling 

22        Prior to the commencement of development, full details of access to and from the site for vehicles and pedestrians shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development hereby approved shall not be brought into first use until the access has been constructed in accordance with the approved details and shall be retained in such form thereafter

Note:  At this point in the proceedings, the morning session was adjourned, the meeting reconvening at 3.00pm for the afternoon session.  Councillor Thorley withdrew from the meeting and was not present for the afternoon session.