13/2471N-Outline application for residential development of up to 1,100 dwellings, up to 1.82ha of Class B1 Business Use, a potential Primary School, community facilities and local centre (Use Classes A1, A2, A3, B1 and D1), allotments, recreational open space and associated landscaping, highways, access roads, cycleways, footways and drainage infrastructure, Land at Kingsley Fields, North West of Nantwich, Henhull, Cheshire for North West Nantwich Consortium
To consider the above application.
Minutes:
Consideration was given to the above application.
(Councillor M Jones, the Ward Councillor, Councillor A Moran, a neighbouring Ward Councillor, Parish Councillor M Houlston, representing Acton Edleston & Henhull Parish Council, Meredydd David, Principal of Reaseheath College and a Supporter and Mark Sackett, 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 oral update to Board the application be delegated to the Interim Planning & Place Shaping Manager to approve subject to the prior completion of a Section 106 Agreement securing obligations which are, in the opinion of the Interim Planning & Place Shaping Manager in consultation with the Chairman of the Board, the Ward Councillor and one of the Nantwich Ward Councillor in substantial accordance with the following:-
- Education contributions of £2,277,721 for primary provision (or provision of a school on site) and £1,078,618 for secondary provision
- Up to 30% affordable housing provision.
- Tenure split of the affordable dwellings.
- Affordable dwellings to be provided on site.
- 25% of the affordable dwellings to be built to meet Lifetime Homes standards.
- 2 of the rented affordable dwellings to be specifically for key workers.
- Submission of affordable housing schemes with each reserved matters application.
- The affordable dwellings should be built to meet Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3.
- The affordable dwellings which are not required to be built to Lifetime Homes standard should be built in accordance with the standards adopted by the Homes & Communities Agency.
- Phasing of affordable dwellings
- Affordable dwellings pepper-potted within each phase of the development.
- All the affordable dwellings should be provided no later than occupation of 80% of the open market dwellings
- Financial contribution of £4,168,145 for highways improvements
- Provision of open space and management arrangements
- Financial contribution of £20,000 for air quality mitigation (Hospital Street)
- Infrastructure / public realm improvements
And subject to the following conditions:-
1. A01OP - Submission of reserved matters
- A02OP - Implementation of reserved matters
3. A03OP - Time limit for submission of reserved matters
4. A06OP - Commencement of development
5. A01AP - Development in accord with approved plans
6. A22GR - Protection from noise during construction (hours of construction)
7. A32HA - Submission of construction method statement
8. A08OP - Ground levels to be submitted with reserved matters application
9. A19MC - Refuse storage facilities to be approved
10.Environmental Management Plan to be submitted
11.Details of external lighting to be submitted
12.Acoustic assessment of A1, A2, A3, B1 and D1 uses to be submitted with reserved matters
13.Updated contaminated land Phase I report to be submitted
14.Noise mitigation details to be submitted with reserved matters
15.Submission of residential and business travel plans
16.Energy from decentralised and renewable or low-carbon energy sources
17.Site to be drained on a separate system
18.Development to be carried out in accordance with Flood Risk Assessment
19.Details of buffer zones around watercourses to be submitted with reserved matters
20.Details of watercourse crossings to be submitted with reserved matters
21.Site access roundabout from the A51 to be agreed prior to first development.
22.A51 diversion to be in place prior to occupation of the 600th dwelling
23.Link road to be provided prior to occupation of 400th dwelling
24.Provision of footbridge across the River Weaver
25.Reserved matters application to incorporate public right of way routes
26. Provision for pedestrians and cyclists
27.Reserved matters to be in accordance with parameters set out in Design & Access Statement and masterplan drawing
28.Submission of arboricultural details
29.Reserved matters application to be supported by an updated badger survey and mitigation strategy
30.Reserved matters application to be supported by detailed ecological mitigation and compensation proposed in accordance with the ecological mitigation and compensation strategy submitted in support of the outline application
31.Written scheme of archaeological investigation to be submitted
32.Hedgerow retention and enhancement
33.Design code to be submitted
In the event of any changes being needed to the wording of the Board’s decision (such as to delete, vary or add conditions/informatives/planning obligations or reasons for approval/refusal) prior to the decision being issued, the Interim Planning and Place Shaping Manager has delegated authority to do so in consultation with the Chairman of the Strategic Planning Board, provided that the changes do not exceed the substantive nature of the Board’s decision.
Should this application be the subject of an appeal, authority be delegated to the Interim Planning and Place Shaping Manager in consultation with the Chairman of the Strategic Planning Board to enter into a planning agreement in accordance with the S106 Town and Country Planning Act to secure the Heads of Terms for a S106 Agreement.
(The meeting adjourned for a short break).
The view of the Board was that in agreeing the Section 106 obligations, the Interim Planning & Place Shaping Manager should strive to achieve a minimum of 30% affordable housing in line with the Interim Planning Statement: Affordable Housing and that the timing of the contributions for the highways improvement works in Acton be closer to the occupation of 300 dwellings rather than 500.
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