Agenda item

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Mr Bentley, the agent for the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

(During the meeting there was a short adjournment in order for Officers to discuss with the agent the concerns Members had raised regarding access to the site.  No Members left the room during the adjournment.  Members were informed that as a result of discussions the agent was willing to withdraw access from the application therefore only seeking permission for the principle of outline residential development comprising of up to 45 dwellings only).

RESOLVED

That for the reasons set out in the report and in the oral update to Board, the application be approved subject to it being noted that that the request for access had been removed, subject to the completion of a Section 106 Agreement securing the following Heads of Terms:-

·      30% Affordable Housing of which 65% social or affordable rent, and 35% intermediate tenure

·      Commuted sum in lieu of sufficient on site Public Open Space of         £12,771 & enhancements and maintenance of facilities at Galloway Green and Lower Heath Community Space of £9889.56 for enhancements and £32,238 for maintenance

·      Provision of Public Art to be incorporated into Public Open Space (No less than £10,000)

·      Commuted sum of £55,000 towards sustainable modal choice provision for the A34

·      Commuted sum of £20,000 for alterations to speed limits on the A34 corridor speed limit adjustments and accessibility works on the A34 corridor

·      Landscape and Habitat Management Plan

And subject to the following conditions:-

1.     A01TR      -  Retention of trees, hedgerows & ditch                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

2.     A02TR      -  Tree protection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

3.     A01LS      -  Landscaping - submission of full details                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

4.     A02LS      -  Submission of landscaping scheme - including hard surfacing, street furniture                                                                                                                                                                                  

5.     A04LS      -  Landscaping (implementation)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

6.     A19MC      -  Refuse storage facilities to be approved                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

7.     Commencement of development                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

8.     Time limit for submission of reserved matters (within 3 years)                                                                                                                                                                                                 

9.     Submission of reserved matters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

10. Implementation of reserved matters (Plans/reports/surveys/statements)                                                                                                                                                                                         

11. Compliance with parameter plans - including limitation on building heights                                                                                                                                                                                    

12. The reserved matters application shall comprise no more than 45 dwellings                                                                                                                                                                                     

13. Submission of further ecological survey with Reserved Matters application                                                                                                                                                                                     

14. Protection of nesting birds, and incorporation of features for breeding birds                                                                                                                                                                                 

15. Submission of a detailed Arboricultural Implications Survey with Reserved Matters application                                                                                                                                                                 

16. Existing and proposed site levels, contours and cross-sections should be submitted with reserved matters application                                                                                                                                          

17. Landscape Masterplan to be submitted with reserved matters application, to include POS & landscape buffer                                                                                                                                                     

18. Submission of a detailed Public Open Space landscape management and maintenance plan

19. Vehicular access to be taken off Manchester Road                                                                                                                                                                                                               

20. Full details of vehicular access to be determined at the reserved matters stage

21. Construction of access onto A34 prior to first occupation of the development                                                                                                                                                                                   

22. Construction Method Statement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

23. Submission of a construction management plan with reserved matters application                                                                                                                                                                                 

24. Information on walking, cycling and public transport to be provided in each building                                                                                                                                                                           

25. Hours of Construction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

26. Submission of lighting scheme with reserved matters application                                                                                                                                                                                                

27. Submission of a foul/surface water drainage scheme with Reserved Matters application                                                                                                                                                                           

28. Provision of 5m wide buffer zone alongside watercourses                                                                                                                                                                                                        

29. Submission of SUDS with reserved matters application                                                                                                                                                                                                           

30. Submission of robust travel planning with reserved matters application                                                                                                                                                                                         

31. Submission of direct measures to reduce the effects of increased transport emissions                                                                                                                                                                           

32. Submission of dust control scheme with reserved matters application                                                                                                                                                                                            

33. Submission of an acoustic assessment with the Reserved Matters application, to assess the noise impact adjacent to Manchester Road                                                                                                                             

34. Submission of a site waste management plan with reserved matters application                                                                                                                                                                                   

35. Details of any pile driving to be submitted with Reserved Matters application                                                                                                                                                                                  

36. Noise mitigation measures to be carried out in accordance with submitted scheme

(The meeting adjourned for lunch at 1.00pm and reconvened at 1.40pm).