Agenda and minutes

Strategic Planning Board - Wednesday, 14th November, 2012 10.30 am

Venue: Crewe Alexandra Football Club, Gresty Road, Crewe, CW2 6EB. View directions

Contact: Sarah Baxter  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

85.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P Hoyland, C Thorley and J Wray.

86.

Declarations of Interest/Pre Determination

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

Minutes:

The following declarations were made in the interest of openness:

 

With regard to application number 12/3564N, Councillor J Hammond declared that he had attended a presentation to Haslington Parish Council but had not made any comments on the application.

 

With regard to application number 12/1157N, Councillor J Hammond declared that he was a member of Cheshire Wildlife Trust.

 

With regard to application number 11/4109C, Councillor D Hough declared that he was a member of Alsager Town Council, but he had not made any comments on the application.

 

 

87.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 78 KB

To approve the minutes as a correct record.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the minutes of the meeting held on 24 October 2012 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

88.

Public Speaking

A total period of 5 minutes is allocated for each of the planning applications for the Ward Councillors who are not members of the Strategic Planning Board.

 

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

 

  • Members who are not members of the Strategic Planning Board and are not the Ward Member
  • The relevant Town/Parish Council
  • Local Representative Groups/Civic Society
  • Objectors
  • Supporters
  • Applicants

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the public speaking procedure be noted.

89.

11/4109C-Outline Planning Permission with some Matters Reserved for up to 335 Residential Units and Access off Lawton Road and Linley Lane, Twyfords Bathrooms, Lawton Road, Alsager for Lagan (Alsager) Limited pdf icon PDF 57 KB

To consider the above application.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Note: Councillor Rachel Bailey arrived during consideration of this item but did not take park in the debate or vote.

 

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application, an oral report on the site visit and an oral update from the Planning Officer.

 

Councillor S Jones (Ward Councillor) attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That, for the reasons set out in the report, the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions and the satisfactory completion of a S106 Agreement comprising:

 

Heads of terms

  • Provision of affordable housing – 18% affordable housing (61 dwellings) based on 65% social/affordable rent and 35% intermediate tenure
  • The provision of a LEAP and Public Open Space and a scheme for management
  • Bus pass/sustainable transport measures contribution £56,950
  • Contribution to improve the public right of way and informal path which links to Alsager Train Station £93,050

 

Conditions:

 

  1. Standard Outline.
  2. Submission of Reserved Matters.
  3. Time limit for submission of reserved matters.
  4. Prior to the submission of any reserved matter application a detailed masterplan and design code shall be submitted to the LPA for approval in writing – the dwellings shall not exceed 3 stories in height
  5. Approved Plans.
  6. No development shall take place within the area until the applicant, or their agents or successors in title, has secured the implementation of a programme of archaeological work in accordance with a written scheme of investigation which has been submitted by the applicant and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  The work shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved scheme.
  7. Hours of construction limited to 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 14:00 Saturdays and not at all on Sundays.
  8. Pile driving limited to 08:30 to 17:30 Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 13: 00 Saturday and not at all on Sundays.
  9. The properties shall meet the guidance on acoustic design goals for residential development, as set out in British Standard 8233:1999 ‘Sound insulation and noise reduction for buildings – Code of Practice’ to the ‘Good Standard’ for living rooms and bedrooms.
  10. The developer shall agree with the LPA an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) with respect to the construction phase of the development.  The EMP shall identify all potential dust sources and outline suitable mitigation.  The plan shall be implemented and enforced throughout the construction phase.
  11. Prior to the commencement of development an additional Phase II Contaminated Land Assessment shall be submitted to the LPA for approval in writing.
  12. The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until such time as a scheme to limit the surface water run-off generated by the proposed development has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.
  13. The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until such time as a scheme to manage the risk of flooding from overland flow of surface water has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.
  14. The proposed river channel and corridor shall be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 89.

90.

12/3564N-Outline Planning Application for up to 44 residential dwellings, open space and access off Vicarage Road, Haslington, Land off Vicarage Road, Haslington for Carl Davey, Muller Property Group pdf icon PDF 798 KB

To consider the above application.

Minutes:

Note: Councillor Paul Edwards arrived during consideration of this item but did not take park in the debate or vote.

 

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application, a written update, and an oral report of the site visit.

 

The Development Management and Building Control Manager read out a statement on behalf of Councillor David Marren (Ward Member) who was unable to attend the meeting.  Councillor Richard Hovey (Haslington Parish Council), Andrew Drummond (Objector), Pat Downes (Agent for Applicant) and Mr Davey (Applicant) attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That for the reasons set out in the report, the application be APPROVED,

(a)       subject to the completion of a Section 106 to secure the following:

 

1.      A scheme for the provision of 30% affordable housing – 65% to be provided as social/affordable rent with 35% intermediate tenure.  The scheme shall include:

·              the numbers, type, tenure and location of the affordable housing provision

·              the timing of the construction of the affordable housing and its phasing in relation to the occupancy of the market housing

·              the arrangements for the transfer of the affordable housing to an affordable housing provider or the management of the affordable housing if no Registered Social Landlord is involved

·              the arrangements to ensure that such provision is affordable for both first and subsequent occupiers of the affordable housing; and

·              the occupancy criteria to be used for determining the identity of occupiers of the affordable housing and the means by which such occupancy criteria shall be enforced.

2.      The provision of Public Open Space to be maintained by a private management company in perpetuity.

3.      A commuted payment of £75,924 towards primary school education

4.      A commuted payment of £35,000 towards the upgrade of Haslington Skate Park

 

(b)       and the following conditions

 

1.      Standard Outline

2.      Submission of Reserved Matters

3.      Time limit for submission of reserved matters

4.      Approved Plans

5.      Hours of construction limited to 08:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday, 09:00 -14:00 Saturday and not at all on Sundays

6.      Pile driving limited to 08:30 to 17:30 Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 13:00 Saturday and not at all on Sunday

7.      No development shall take place until a scheme for the provision and management of an undeveloped buffer zone alongside Fowle Brook shall be submitted to and agreed in written by the Local Planning Authority

8.      Prior to the commencement of development in Phase II Contaminated Land Assessment shall be submitted to the LPA for approval in writing

9.      The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until such time as; a scheme to limit the surface run-off generated by the proposed development, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority

10. The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until such time as; a scheme to manage the risk of flooding from overland flow of surface water has been submitted to and approved in writing by the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 90.

91.

12/3804N-Change of use of agricultural land to an area of land specifically landscaped and engineered in order to provide habitat for Great Crested Newts. This will include the creation of two ponds, Land to the south of the Crewe to Derby railwayline for Cheshire East Council pdf icon PDF 515 KB

To consider the above application.

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That, for the reasons set out in the report, the application be DELEGATED to the Head of Development Management and Building Control to consider any late representations received up to the neighbour notification expiry date of 14 November 2012 and the following conditions:

 

  1. Standard – 3 years
  2. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans and the Great Crested Newt pond and habitat creation specification

92.

12/3805N-Change of use from agricultural land to an area of land specifically landscaped and engineered in order to provide a mitigation habitat for Great Crested Newts. This will include the creation of eight ponds, Land between the A500 and Weston Lane for Kevin Melling, Cheshire East Council pdf icon PDF 525 KB

To consider the above application.

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That, for the reasons set out in the report, the application be DELEGATED to the Head of Development Management and Building Control to consider any late representations received up to the neighbour notification expiry date of 14 November 2012 and the following conditions:

 

  1. Standard – 3 years
  2. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans and the Great Crested Newt pond and habitat creation specification

 

(The meeting adjourned for lunch at 1.30pm and reconvened at 2.00 pm)

 

(Prior to consideration of the following item, Councillor P Mason left the meeting and did not return)

93.

12/1578M-Outline Application for a Continuing Care Retirement Community (Care Village) Comprising 58 Bedroom Care Home, 47 Close Care Cottages and 15 Shared Ownership Affordable Dwellings, Together with Access Roads, Public Open Space, Landscaping, Car Parking and Ancillary Development, Land adjacent to Coppice Way, Handforth for Mr Pasquale Nicosia, GREYSTONE (UK) LTD pdf icon PDF 664 KB

To consider the above application.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

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

 

Councillors D Mahon and B Burkhill – Ward Councillors, Councillor J Clowes – visiting Councillor, Councillor Small – Handforth Parish Council, Toni Fox – Hands Off Handforth Green Belt Group, David Fehiley – Objector and Pasquale Nicosia – Applicant, attend the meeting and spoke in respect of the application.

 

(Councillor G Walton left the meeting during consideration of this application and did not return)

 

RESOLVED:

 

That, contrary to the planning officer’s recommendation for approval, the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:

 

The proposal does not demonstrate sufficiently this site is the most appropriate for a care village in this part of Cheshire East.  Furthermore, the assessment of need is not robust enough to justify a departure from policy GC7 of the Macclesfield Local Plan and paragraph 85 of the NPPF which seek to protect safeguarded land in the absence of a compelling need to develop the site.

 

In the event of an appeal, authority be delegated to Head of Development Management and Chair of Strategic Planning Board to enter into a planning agreement in accordance with S106 Town and Country Planning Act.

 

94.

12/1627M-Outline Application for New Vehicular Access with Means of Access, Layout and Associated Engineering Works for Consideration (with Landscaping Reserved for Subsequent Approval), Land adjacent to Coppice Way, Handforth for Mr Pasquale Nicosia, GREYSTONE (UK) LTD pdf icon PDF 443 KB

To consider the above application.

Minutes:

In the light of the previous decision the officer’s recommendation was amended from one of approval to one of refusal.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the application be REFUSED as in the light of the previous decision no access was required onto the site.

 

 

95.

12/1445N-Application to remove condition 11 of permission 7/P04/0124, condition 7 of permission 7/2006/CCC/11, condition 7 of permission 7/2007/CCC/7 and condition 7 of permission 7/2009/CCC/1, Whittakers Green Farm, Pewit Lane, Bridgemere, Cheshire for Mr F H Rushton pdf icon PDF 625 KB

To consider the above application.

Minutes:

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

 

Councillor Janet Clowes - Ward Councillor, Councillor Chris Leighton – Doddington and District Parish Council and Mr Frodsham – objector,   attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That, contrary to the planning officer’s recommendation for approval, the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:

 

The proposal would materially increase the noise and disturbance experienced by adjacent residents located close to the access track, thereby causing unacceptable harm to their living conditions. As such, the proposal would be contrary to the aims of CRWLP Policy 12, CNRLP Policy BE1

 

 

 

96.

12/1157N-Variation of Conditon 14 of application P03/1071 Relating to the Proposed Rail Link, Land off Crewe Road, Basford West, Crewe for Goodman pdf icon PDF 1 MB

To consider the above application.

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application.

 

Mr David Rolinson, Agent for the Applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application

 

RESOLVED:

 

That, for the reasons set out in the report, the application be APPROVED subject to:

 

  1. Deed of Variation to Section 106 Agreement attached to the planning permission P03/1071 to make provision for the following:
    • Provision of rail links from the main line to the application site to be provided prior to the development of rail linked units (Phase 3).  The trigger being at 4,645 sq m B1 development, 18,580 sq m B2/B8 development and 47,844 sq m B8 development.
    • Should the rail link not be provided then an additional highways contribution of £524,040.60 (index linked to the date of the original S106) will be payable.
    • This contribution will be put towards highway improvements to the Strategic A500 corridor and/or Gresty Road/South Street Corridor.
    • Travel Plan to make provision for, if the rail link is provided, the maximum trip generation for the whole site to be constrained to 861 vehicles and if the rail link is not provided as part of phase 3 of the scheme, then the maximum total Basford West traffic generation is constrained to 1003 vehicles

 

  1. The following conditions:

 

1-3. Standard outline conditions to include 10 years for the submission of reserved matters, including details of “landmark features”.

4. Amended plans

5. The phasing of the development to be as given in drawings 2000-068/024 C except that the spine road to be constructed in its entirety in phase 1.

6. Uses of land and principles of development in accordance with each character area to be as shown on drawing 2000-068/025B except that building heights shall comply with limitations set in Basford West Development Brief.

7. Floor spacing not to exceed the limits of each character area as given on drawing 2000-068/025B

8. No development to commence which exceeds 25% floor area (i.e. 4,645 sq m of B1 floor space and 22,868 sq m of B8 floor space) to commence until scheme for works at junction 16 of M6 submitted and agreed.

9. No development to be brought into use, which exceeds 4,645 sq m of B1 floor space and 22,868 sq m of B8 floor space before works approved under the above condition in relation to junction 16 of M6 have been implemented.

10. Development not to exceed 4,645 sq m B1 offices, 18,580 sq m B2 and 120, 770 sq m B8 development at any time.

11. Reserved matters applications to include cross sections through the site and details of existing and proposed levels to demonstrate impact of the proposed development on the locality.

12. Provision of spine road in phase 1, remaining roads in accordance with phasing plan, all in accordance with drawings to be submitted and approved. 

13. Landscape scheme for spine road including street furniture and public art, to be submitted and approved prior to commencement of construction of spine road.

14. Scheme  ...  view the full minutes text for item 96.

97.

12/0305M-Certificate of Alternative Development ( Residential), Land at Brook Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire for Sir John De Trafford pdf icon PDF 413 KB

To consider the above application.

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report regarding the above application.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That, for the reasons given in the report, a Negative Certificate be issued for any development other than for the purposes for which it was required on Parcel A and a Positive Certificate be issued for three detached two storey dwellings or a residential institution accommodating fewer than seven people for Parcel B subject to conditions:-

 

  1. The number of dwellings permitted at the site shall be restricted to 3 dwellings.
  2. Details of the proposed visibility splays to be submitted.
  3. Parking provision for two car parking spaces per dwelling in accordance with the Cheshire East Borough Council standards.
  4. No gates shall be erected at any access point onto the public highway.