Agenda and minutes

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.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 12/3564N, Councillor J Hammond declared that he was a member of Haslington parish Council who were a consultee on the original application.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 12/3905C, Councillor D Hough declared that he was a member of Alsager Town Council.

In the interest of openness in respect of application, 12/3905C, Councillor Mrs R Bailey gave notice of shared land ownership in Walgherton, as potential impact on this location was referred to during public speaking.

To approve the minutes as a correct record.

(Prior to consideration of the application, the meeting was adjourned from 10.45am until 11.00am in order for Members of the Board to read the additional updates which had been sent out at late notice.  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 D Brickhill, the Ward Councillor, Councillor Mrs J Clowes, the Ward Councillor, Councillor S Hogben, a visiting Councillor, Parish Councillor David Duthie, representing Wynbury Parish Council, Mark Donlon, Chairman of Wynbury 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 the application be deferred for further information relating to viability.

(This decision was contrary to the Officers recommendation of approval).

(The meeting adjourned at 12.30pm until 12.45pm for a short break).

(The meeting adjourned for lunch at 1.45pm and reconvened at 2.15pm).

(Councillor P Hoyland left the meeting and did not return).

To consider the above report.

Consideration was given to the above application.

RESOLVED

That for the reasons set out in the report the Board resolve to amend the previous resolution in respect of application 11/1643N to read:

APPROVE subject to Section 106 Legal Agreement securing:

·                 Provision of 10% of the total units as affordable housing in perpetuity, with the mix on Phase 1 being 10% 1 bed flat, 30% 2 bed flat, 30% 2 bed house, 30% 3 bed house. The tenure split of the units on all phases to be 25% social / affordable rent and 75% intermediate tenure. The mix of house types for phase 2 and subsequent phases to be agreed as part of subsequent reserved matters applications. Social Rented and Shared Ownership dwellings to be transferred to a Registered Provider.

·                 Overage clause

·                 Provision of education contribution of £161,752.

·                 Provision of highways contribution of £1,683,426 towards Remer Street / Middlewich Street, Sydney Road Bridge Widening, Crewe Green Roundabout and public transport improvements.

·                 Travel Plan contribution of £5000

·                 Provision for public open space to serve the whole of the development to be agreed with the Council when details of layout are submitted for approval. This must secure the provision and future management of children’s play areas and amenity greenspace. Submitted details must include the location, grading, drainage, layout, landscape, fencing, seeding and planting of the proposed public open space, transfer to and future maintenance by a private management company.

And the following conditions

1.     Standard Outline

2.     Submission of reserved matters

3.     Plans

4.     Air Quality assessment updates to be submitted with each reserved matters

5.     Submission, approval and implementation of Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)

6.     Submission, approval and implementation of Travel Plan

7.     Submission, approval and implementation of contaminated land preliminary risk assessment (PRA)

8.     Submission, approval and implementation of contaminated land site investigation (SI)

9.     Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3 assessment with reserved matters

10.Provision of detailed scheme of drainage

11.Reserved matters to make provision for allotment site (30 plots) within the development.

12.Breeding bird survey to be carried out prior to commencement of any works during nesting season

13.Provision of replacement hedgerows

14.Provision of detailed design and layout of the GCN mitigation area

15.retention of visually important trees

16.A scheme for the provision and implementation of a surface water regulation system

17.Management of overland flow

18.Provision and management of habitat creation

19.No discharge to Fowle Brook unless further information is provided to prove that the SSSI will not be adversely affected

20.Retention of important hedges

21.Notwithstanding detail shown – no approval of indicative residential masterplan.

22.Landscape design principles to be incorporated into final layout

23.Submission of landscape and ecological management plan

24.Submission of Arboricultural Impact Assessment

25.Submission of Arboricultural Method Statement

26.Submission of Comprehensive tree protection measures

27.A scheme for the provision and management of compensatory habitat creation

28.Each reserved matters application for commercial activities to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 132.

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Councillor R Fletcher, the Ward Councillor, Town Councillor Mrs S Jones, representing Alsager Town Council, Hon.Alderman Derek Bould, President of Alsager Residents Action Group, Amanda Davies, an objector and Sally Cunliffe, the agent for the applicant attended the meeting and spokein respect of the application).

RESOLVED

That the application be refused for the following reason:-

The proposed development by reason of incursion of built form into the open countryside, would detract from the generally open character of the west side of Hassall Rd. This would be a harmful effect which would fail to take account of the different roles and character of different areas or recognise the intrinsic character and beauty of the countryside and would be contrary to policy within the NPPF and would be an adverse impact which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits in terms of housing land supply.

(This decision was contrary to the Officers recommendation of approval).

(The meeting adjourned for a short break at 4.25pm and reconvened at 4.40pm).

(Councillor C Thorley left the meeting and did not return).

To consider the above report.

Consideration was given to the above report.

(Simon Artiss, representing the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the report).

RESOLVED

That the Board resolve that its previous resolution in respect of application 12/2217C should still stand, with the deletion of condition no. 22 (below), and without a supplemental s106 legal agreement pending acceptance of submitted Affordable Housing Statement and POS schemes, approval of which should be delegated to the Head of Development Management and Building Control:

Condition no. 22:

·    Detailed drawings showing the following alterations to the scheme shall be submitted to and approved by the LPA before any work is commenced on site:

1.1A roundabout and spur accessing the site or suitable practical alternative

This part of the development shall only be completed in accordance with alteration thus approved.