Agenda item

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Councillor A Thwaite, the Ward Councillor, Town Councillor Amanda Martin, representing Congleton Town Council, Andrew Pear, representing Link2Prosperity, Mark Jones, an objector and Ken Whitaker, the Managing Director of Seddon Homes attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED

For the reasons set out in the report and the update to Board the Board be minded to approve subject the completion of a S106 Agreement to secure the following:-

·         Amenity green space contribution  for on site provision:

                                  Maintenance:                £ 11,352.00

                                 Children and Young Persons Provision,

                                 Enhanced Provision:          £ 8,790.72

                                 Maintenance:                       £ 28, 656.00 

·                     Education Contribution in lieu of primary provision of  £65,078  (based on 40 units)

·               12 affordable units in total (or 30% of total), split as (65%) or 8 units  for social or affordable rent and  35% or 4 for intermediate tenure

·               Contribution to Public realm Strategy  (£30000)

And subject to the following conditions

1. Commencement – within 1 years of reserved matters

2. Submission of reserved matters (all matter other than access) within 18 months or 12 months after the last reserved matter (whichever is later)

3.  Plans

4. Tree and hedgerow protection measures

5. Arboricultural Method statement

6. Landscape maintenance and management

7. Boundary treatment to be submitted with reserved matters

8. Breeding Bird Survey for works in nesting season

9. Bats and bird boxes

10. Provision and management of at least a 5 metre wide buffer zone alongside the stream

11. Updated protected species survey and method statement prior to commencement

12. Submission of a scheme to limit the overland flow generated by the proposed development, 

13. Reserved matters to make provision for containing any such flooding within the site, to ensure that existing and new buildings are not affected and that safe access and egress is provided.

14. Submission of a scheme of Sustainable Urban Drainage

15. 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.

16. This site to be drained on a total separate system, with only foul drainage connected into the public foul sewerage system.

17. The reserved matters application submitted pursuant to this outline planning permission shall  provide a feasibly study, framework and schedule to improve pedestrian and cycling links between the site and Lamberts Lane

18. 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

19. Should there be a requirement to undertake foundation or other piling on site it is recommended that these operations are restricted to: Monday – Friday 08:30 – 17:30 hrs Saturday 09:30 – 13:00 hrs Sunday and Public Holidays Nil

20. Submission of scheme to minimise dust emissions arising from construction activities on the site

21. Submission of a Contaminated Land Phase II investigation. 

22. Submission of Construction Management Plan

23. Reserved Matters to include details of bin storage.

24. Reserved matters to include 10% renewables

25. Landscaping to include replacement hedge planting/ use native species

26. Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Tree Protection Plan to form part of the reserved matters

27. Implementation of a programme of archaeological work in accordance with a written scheme of investigation

28. Reserved matters to incorporate existing and proposed levels and boundary treatments

29. Reserved matters to including design coding as per the Design and Access statement

30. Pedestrian refuge Canal Rd to be provided prior to 1^st occupation

31. Any reserved matters application to be supported by a Badger Mitigation Strategy.  The strategy to include detailed proposals for the provision and location of an artificial sett and appropriate linking  habitat provision to ensure the sett  has appropriate habitat links to the adjacent open countryside.  The strategy is to be informed by the results of a further detailed badger survey which includes a bait marking study.

In the event of any changes being needed to the wording of the committee’s decision (such as to delete, vary or addition conditions / informatives / planning obligations or reasons for approval / refusal) prior to the decision being issued, the Development Management and Building Control Manager, in consultation with the Chair 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.

(This was a change in the Officers original recommendation from one of approval to 'minded to approve').