Agenda item

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Councillor A Thwaite, the Ward Councillor, Town Councillor Denis Murphy, representing Congleton Town Council, Andrew Pear, representing Link2Prosperity, Derek White, an objector and Kate McClean, the agent for the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED

That for the reasons set out in the report and in the update to Board the Board be minded to approve the application subjection to the completion of a S106 Agreement securing 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  Congleton Public Realm Strategy  of £30,000

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. Reserved matters to include design coding in accordance

5. Tree and hedgerow protection measures

6. Arboricultural Method statement

7. Landscape maintenance and management

8. Boundary treatments to be submitted with reserved matters

9. Reserved matters to make provision for habitat creation within indicative areas of open space

10. Breeding Bird Survey for works in nesting season

11. Bats and bird boxes

12. Updated badger survey and method statement prior to commencement

13. Reserved matters to include details of 10% renewable energy provision

14. Submission of a scheme to limit the surface water run-off generated by the proposed development, 

15. 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.

16. Submission of a scheme of Sustainable Urban Drainage

17. 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.

18. This site must be drained on a  separate system, with only foul drainage connected into the public foul sewerage system.

19. 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

20. 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

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

22. Submission of a Contaminated Land Phase II investigation. 

23. Submission of Construction Management Plan

24. Right turn lane/Pedestrian refuge Canal Rd  into to be provided prior to 1^st occupation

25. 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

26. Landscaping to include replacement hedge planting

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

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

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

30. Reserved matters to incorporate design coding

31. The development hereby approved/permitted shall be serviced in a manner that precludes the use of overhead or over ground pipe work or lines.  No development shall take place unless and until a scheme for laying all services in ductwork, below ground level, has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority and such works that form the approved scheme shall be completed before the development is brought into use.

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 recommendation from one of approval to one of ‘minded to approve’).