Issue - meetings

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Councillor A Kolker, the Ward Councillor and Adele Snook, the agent for the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application.  In addition a statement was read out by the Planning & Place Shaping Manager on behalf of Councillor L Gilbert, the Ward Councillor).

RESOLVED

That for the reasons set out in the report the application be approved subject to the completion of a Section 106 Agreement securing the following:-

·       30% affordable housing (24no. units), split on the basis of 65% social rent and 35% intermediate tenure as per the requirements of the interim planning statement.

·       Provision for a management company to maintain the on-site Amenity Space and LEAP in perputuity

·       £100,000 Highways contributions towards traffic management in Holmes Chapel and Provision of Toucan Pelican Crossing on Middlewich Road

·       Provision of Bus Stop/s on Middlewich Road

·       Commuted Sum towards ecological offsetting to be agreed

·       The need for education contributions (currently zero) be recalculated at Reserved Matters stage and any contribution to be made accordingly

And subject to the following conditions:-

1.       Standard Outline Time limit – 3 years

2.       Submission of Reserved Matters

3.       Amended / Approved Plans

4.       Submission of an Environmental Management Plan

5.       Hours of construction to be limited

6.       Details of pile driving operations to be limited

7.       Submission of details of bin storage

8.       Details of drainage (SUDS) to be submitted

9.       Scheme to limit surface water runoff and overland flow

10.   Only foul drainage to be connected to sewer

11.   Retention of important trees

12.   Tree and hedgerow protection measures

13.   Arboricultural Specification/Method statement

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

15.   Implementation of landscaping scheme

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.   Jodrell Bank Electromagnetic screening measures

18.   Implementation of a programme of archaeological work in accordance with a written scheme of investigation to be submitted

In the event of any chances being needed to the wording of the Board’s decision (such as to delete, vary or add addition conditions / informatives / planning obligations or reasons for approval / refusal) prior to the decision being issued, the Planning & Place Shaping Manager, in consultation with the Chairman of the Strategic Planning Board is delegated the authority to do so, provided that he does not exceed the substantive nature of the Committee’s decision.

(The meeting adjourned for lunch from 1.45pm until 2.30pm.  Councillor C Thorley left the meeting and did not return).