Agenda item

To consider the above application.

(Councillor J Macrae declared a personal interest in application 11/1879N on the grounds that he was a Board Member of the South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce).

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Councillor D Bebbington, the Ward Councillor; Councillor D Forest, a Parish Councillor; Mr Beard, an objector; Ms Gordon-Preston, an objector and Ms Clarke the agent for the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application)

RESOLVED

That the application be approved subject to completion of Section 106 legal agreement securing

1. Provision of education contribution of £398,990

2. Provision of £300,000 towards highway improvements to the Remer

Street corridor

3. Provision of public open space including amenity greenspace and an equipped children's play area conforming to NEAP Standard, to include:

a. A minimum of 8 pieces of equipment,

b. 1.4 metre high bowtop railing surround with two pedestrian access gates and a double leaf vehicular access gate.

c. Railings to be painted green and pedestrian gates to be yellow.

d. Equipment to be predominantly metal, inclusive, and conforming to BS EN 1176.

e. Equipment to have wetpour safer surfacing underneath it, conforming to BS EN 1177.

f. Surfacing between the wetpour to be tarmacadam with precast concrete edging surround.

g. Access paths to gates to be tarmacadam

4. Provision for future management of children’s play areas and amenity greenspace to include transfer to and future maintenance by a private management company.

5. Provision of 35% of the 400 units proposed across the whole site as affordable housing in perpetuity. Provision within Phase A shall be

26 units comprising 11 x 2 beds, 14 x 3 beds and 1 x 4 bed, with the remainder to be provided in Phase B The tenure split within Phase A to be on a 65% social rent, 35% intermediate tenure basis. The mix of house types and tenure for within Phase B (to include key worker housing) to be agreed as part of subsequent reserved matters applications.

6. Travel Plan Monitoring Fee £5000

7.  Contribution of £25,000 for the provision of Green Infrastructure within Crewe and the environs of the site.

And subject to the following conditions:-

1. Standard 3 year time limit (Phase A)

2. Standard outline time limit (Phase B)

3. Submission of reserved matters (Phase B)

4. Plans

5. Materials

6. Boundary Treatment

7. Landscaping submission

8. Landscaping implementation

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

10. Features for use by birds and bats

11. Habitat creation and management plan

12. Design of proposed pond

13. Design and layout of the proposed newt mitigation area including proposals to ensure no public access.

14. Submission of details of bin storage.

15. Archaeology investigation / report

16. Compliance with flood Risk Assessment

17. Restrict surface water run-off

18. Surface water attenuation

19. Minimum Floor Levels

20. Surface Water Regulation Scheme

21. Site to be drained on a separate system

22. Phase II contaminated land investigation and remediation

23. Travel Plan

24. Updated Air Quality Impact Assessment

25. Limit hours of construction to 08:00 – 1800 Monday to Friday and

0900 – 1400 on Saturday with no working on Sunday or Bank Holiday

26. Details of external lighting to be submitted and approved

27. Submission of details of phasing / triggers for construction of access and highway improvements. Works to be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

28. Provision of Parking

29. Highway Construction details to be submitted

30. Replacement hedge and tree planting

31. Tree / hedge protection measures

32. Implementation of Tree / hedge Protection

33. Arboricultural Method Statement

34. Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4

35. Provision of 10% renewable energy on site unless it can be demonstrated by the applicant, having regard to the type of development involved and its design, that this is not feasible or viable.

36. Noise Impact Assessment

37. Details of proposed apprenticeship scheme

38. Provision of Bin Stores

39. Provision of Bungalows in Phase B

40. A Highway assessment of Moss Lane and if necessary submission of a scheme of measures for improvement and a timetable for their implementation