Agenda item

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

 

(Cllr D Newton, the Ward Councillor; Mr G Fellows, an objector; Mr P Downes and Mr J Parker, agents for the applicant, attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

 

RESOLVED

 

That for the reasons set out in report and the Officer’s update to the Board, the Board grant delegated powers to the Development and Building Control Manager to approve subject to:

 

Consultation with and no objection from Environmental Health and Cheshire Brine and Subsidence Compensation Board and subject to the completion of a Section 106 Legal Agreement to Secure: -

 

·       10% affordable housing (20 dwellings), on a tenure split of 75%        intermediate tenure and 25% rented,  (either social rented dwellings           let at target rents or affordable rented dwellings let at no more than            80% of market rents)

·       Provision of affordable housingprior to 80% occupation of the open market housing

·       Transfer of any rented / shared ownership affordable units to a            Registered Provider

·       Affordable house scheme to be submitted at reserved matters

·       Affordable homes to be let or sold to people who are in housing need            and have a local connection. (The local connection criteria used in the            agreement to match the Councils allocations policy.)

·       Public Open Space scheme to be submitted at reserved matters

·       Provision of play area / five-a-side pitch

·       Provision of detailed specification for play area to incorporate :

o                8 pieces of play equipment should be provided.

o                5 a side pitch (600sqm)

o                NEAP (2,620sqm)

o                Durable retaining walls – concrete or brick

o                porous wet pour safer surfacing.

o                concrete steps to the bank

o                the slide to be set in concrete

o                Two bins with one being provided on each level.

o                Metal bow top railings are required; pedestrian access gates in the same style but a contrasting colour to the railings.

o                Gate to be outward opening, with rubber caps on the clapping side and have a mechanical self-closing mechanism.

o                NEAP to provide seating; bicycle parking and appropriate signage.

 

·                 Provision for a management company to maintain the on-site amenity            space / play area / ancillary areas, ponds, woodland planting / nature            conservation areas / other open space.

·                 Provision of open space by 50% occupation and transfer to management company by 75% occupation.

·                 The above areas to be made available for use by the general public except where this would conflict with the approved ecological mitigation /       management plan.

·                 Management plan for landscaping /public open space/ wildlife mitigation areas in perpetuity to be submitted at reserved matters

·                 Education Contribution of £292, 850.

·                 Commuted sum of £1500 to barn owl group

·                 Highways Contributions: - 

o                Maw Green Road Signage Scheme – £20,000 (on occupation of 50^th dwelling)

o                Crewe Green Roundabout – £60,000 – (on occupation of 50^th dwelling)

o                Sydney Road bridge - £ 1,082,000 – (£50k be paid on commencement with remainder on occupation of the 50^th dwelling)

o                Public Transport Contribution - £12,000– (on occupation of 50^th dwelling)

 

And the following conditions :-

 

1.               Standard Outline (18 month time limit for commencement of

           development)

2.               Submission of reserved matters

3.               Plans

4.               No approval for indicative layout

5.               Breeding Bird Survey for works in nesting season

6.               Bat, barn owl and bird boxes

7.               Design and layout of open space/Nature conservation area

8.               Design of proposed ponds

9.               Submission and implementation of revised ecological mitigation

           proposals in support of reserved matters application.

10.           Updated protected species survey prior to commencement

11.           If, during development, contamination not previously identified is found

           to be present at the site then no further shall be carried out until the

           developer has submitted a remediation strategy

12.           Removal of permitted development rights

13.           The development shall only be carried out in accordance with the

           approved Flood Risk Assessment (FRA), ref. BMW/2011/FRA Rev. D,

           dated 17/05/2012 

14.           Limit on the surface water run-off generated by the proposed

           development, so that it will not exceed the run-off from the

            undeveloped site and not increase the risk of flooding off-site.

15.           Provision of a scheme to manage the risk of overland flow of surface

           water during extreme rainfall events.

16.           The mitigation measures shall be fully implemented prior to occupation

            and subsequently in accordance with the timing / phasing

            arrangements embodied within the scheme, or within any other period

            as may subsequently be agreed, in writing, by the local planning

            authority.

17.           Overland flow to be contained within the site, such that new buildings

           are not affected.

18.           Reserved matters to make provision for houses to face waterfronts and

           footpaths

19.           Reserved matters to make provision for green open spaces adjacent to

           any watercourses and ponds on site and provision and management of

           a 5 metre wide undeveloped buffer zone alongside the watercourse

           and  ponds

20.           Submission / approval and implementation of details of Sustainable

            Drainage Systems (SuDS).

21.           This site must be drained on a total separate system, with only foul

            drainage connected into the public foul sewerage system. Surface

            water should discharge to soakaway and or watercourse.  No surface

            water will be allowed to discharge in to the public sewerage system.

22.           Only clean surface water from roofs and paved areas should be 

           discharged to any surface water soakaway.

23.           Submission of a scheme to limit the surface water run-off generated by

           the proposed development, 

24.           Submission of 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.

25.           The hours of construction of the development (and associated

            deliveries to the site) shall be restricted to: Monday – Friday 08:00 to

           18:00 hrs Saturday 09:00 to 14:00 hrs Sundays and Public Holidays Nil

26.           Should there be a requirement to undertake foundation or other piling

            on site, then a method statement which shall be submitted and

            approved.

 27.      Should there be a requirement to undertake “floor floating”

            (the process of mechanical smoothing of concrete to a floor area) the

             Local Authority Environmental Health Service should be informed of

             the details of the location, days / hours of work, and contact details of

            a responsible person prior to the onset of the work.

28.      Floor floating operations should be restricted to within the following

            days / hours Monday – Friday 08:00 – 18:00hrs; Saturday 09:00 –

            14:00hrs; Sunday and Public Holidays Nil

29.     Prior to its installation details of any external lighting shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall            include any proposed lighting of the 5-aside football pitch marked on            the site plan.

30.     A full and detailed noise mitigation scheme for protecting the proposed            dwellings noise to be submitted and agreed.

31.     The developer shall agree with the Local Planning Authority 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.

32.     Programme of archaeological mitigation which should consist of a             targeted watching brief during relevant operations (initial topsoil strip            followed by the excavation of foundation trenches if required) in a              20m wide strip alongside the street frontage

33.     At least 10% of predicted energy requirements from decentralised and

      renewable or low-carbon sources, unless it can be demonstrated that

      this is not feasible or viable.

34.     Submission of boundary treatment

35.     Submission of materials

36.     Submission of landscaping, to include provision for tree planting to the           rear of the existing properties on Sydney Road

37.     Implementation of landscaping

38.     Important hedgerows and trees to be retained and to be incorporated

           within reserved matters layout

39.     Submission of tree and hedgerow protection measures

40.     Implementation of tree and hedgerow protection measures

41.     Replacement hedge planting

42.     Reserved Matters to include details of bin storage.

43.     Prior to first occupation provision of off-site highways works including:

Groby Road Zebra Crossing; Groby Road 1.5m footway; Maw Green           Road Zebra Crossing; Maw Green Road narrowing and footway; Maw Green Road Roundabout;Site Access

44.     Replacement hedge planting

45.     Implementation of reptile mitigation

46.     Implementation of gas protection measures

47.     Implementation of contaminated land mitigation

48.     No more than 50 units to be occupied until the new roundabout at Maw

Green Road/Elm Drive/ Groby Road junction has been completed and             brought into use

49.     Construction Management Plan, including no parking of contractor’s             vehicles on Maw Green Road

50.     Reserved Matters to make provision for any bungalows to be located            adjacent to existing properties on Sydney Road

51.     Installation of Traffic lights at the bridge over Maw Green Road before occupation of 50^th House

 

In order to give proper effect to the Board`s intentions and without changing the substance of the decision, authority is delegated to DMBCM, in consultation with the Chair of SPB, to correct any technical slip or omission in the wording of the resolution, between approval of the minutes and issue of the decision notice.