Issue - meetings

(During consideration of the application, Councillor P Edwards arrived to the meeting, however he did not take part in the debate or vote on the application).

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Councillor Mrs J Clowes, the Ward Councillor for Wybunbury, Councillor D Brickhill, the Ward Councillor for Shavington, Parish Councillor Duthie, representing Wybunbury Parish Council, Mr Ellison, representing Shavington-cum-Gresty Parish Council, Mark Donlon, Chairperson of Wybunbury Action Group, Mr Langhorn, an objector and Mark Sackett, the agent for the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED

That for the reasons set out in the report and in the update to Board the application be approved subject to the completion of a Section 106 Legal Agreement to secure the following:-

30% of the dwellings to be affordable.

•           The tenure split of the affordable housing required is 65% social or affordable rent, 35% intermediate tenure.

•           The mix of affordable homes to be 25% x 1 bed, 40% x 2 bed, 20% x 3 bed and 15% x 4 beds.

•           Affordable Homes should be pepper-potted (in clusters is acceptable)

•           The affordable homes to be provided no later than occupation of 50% of the market dwellings unless the development is phased, in which case 80% of the market dwellings can be occupied.

•           Underwrite the cost of introducing evening bus services between Crewe and Nantwich via Shavington (effectively extending the existing day time service) up to a maximum cost of £215,000.

•           Contribute £85,00 towards upgrading existing bus stops on Newcastle Road and other improvements (including speed limit reduction and crossing facilities) on Newcastle Road

•           Contribute £230,000 towards either a planned improvement of the northern end of the Gresty Road corridor into Crewe and /or the construction of the Crewe Green Link.

•           Education contribution to a maximum (i.e. capping indexation) of £705,009 calculated on a formula approach based on the number of dwellings in the reserved matters approval.  Money to be allocated to Wybunbury School.

•           Provision of a NEAP with 12 pieces of equipment – specification to be submitted and agreed and in accordance with that set out in the Greenspaces Officer consultation response.

•           Provision of a MUGA – specification to be submitted and agreed and in accordance with that set out in the Greenspaces Officer consultation response.

•           Provision of an outdoor gym with 16 activities – specification to be submitted and agreed and in accordance with that set out in the Greenspaces Officer consultation response.

•           Provision of allotments with 20 plots– specification to be submitted and agreed and in accordance with that set out in the Greenspaces Officer consultation response.

•           Provision of community woodland

•           Management plan for open space in perpetuity

•           Provision of a local residents management company to maintain all on site public open space (including, inter alia, the NEAP, MUGA, gym, allotments (to include water supply and provision of toilets), woodland, general  ...  view the full minutes text for item 148