Issue - meetings

Consideration was given to the above application.

(MrCresswell, representing Save Our Sandbach, Martin Styles, an Objector and Carl Davey, representing the Applicantattended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application.  In addition to this a statement was read out by the Head of Planning and Policy on behalf of Councillor S Corcoran, the Ward Councillor and Councillor B Moran, the neighbouring Ward Councillor as well as a letter submitted by Fiona Bruce MP).

RESOLVED

For the reasons set out in the report and the update to Board the application was approved subject to the completion of Section 106 Legal Agreement to secure the following:-

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

·         £11,354.68 (not time limited) and £36,715.50 (25 years) for the upgrading and maintenance of an existing children’s play facility at Mortimer Drive

·         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 £81,713 towards future secondary school education provision

·         £20,000 for provision of highway traffic table on Hassall Road

And subject to the following conditions

1.    Standard Time limit – 3 years

2.    Amended / Approved Plans

3.    Accordance with vehicular visibility at access (dimensions)

4.    Materials

5.    Submission of an Environmental Management Plan

6.    Hours of construction to be limited

7.    Details of pile driving operations to be limited

8.    Submission of details of bin storage

9.    Details of drainage (SUDS) to be submitted

10.Scheme to limit surface water runoff and overland flow

11.Discharge of surface water to mimic that of the existing site

12.Only foul drainage to be connected to sewer

13.Retention of important trees

14.Tree and hedgerow protection measures

15.Arboricultural Specification/Method statement

16.Landscape scheme to include replacement native hedgerow planting and boundary treatments

17.Implementation of landscaping scheme

18.Retention of tree T4 or submission of updated ecological survey

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

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

21.Removal of permitted development rights for classes A-E

22.Removal of Permitted Development Rights for windows/openings for plots 15, 17, 18, 23, 27, 28, 31

23.Obscured glazing for first floor windows in flanking elevations

24.Submission of details of Travel Pack for each dwelling

25.Details of design / surfacing of proposed footpath links to site frontage

26.Details of ground levels to be submitted

27.Submission of a construction method statement

(The meeting adjourned for a short break from 3.30pm until 3.40pm).

(Prior to consideration of the following item, Councillor G Walton left the meeting and did not return).