Agenda item

To consider the above planning application.

Note: Mr M David attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on behalf of the applicant.

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application and a written update.

RESOLVED – That, for the reasons set out in the report, the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

1.         Standard

2.         Plans

3.         Materials

4.         Details of Surfacing Materials to be submitted and agreed in writing

5.         Details of External Lighting to be submitted and agreed in writing

6.         Details of Drainage to be submitted and agreed in writing

7.         Restrict hours of use for the pitches and lighting

8.         Dust Control

9.         Contaminated Land Survey

10.      Landscaping submitted and agreed in writing

11.      Landscaping Implemented

12.      Details of any netting including its colour to be submitted and agreed in writing

13.      Details of the floodlighting to be submitted and agreed in writing

14.      Details of the pitches including their construction to be submitted and agreed in writing

15.      Details of covered cycle shelters to be submitted and agreed in writing

16.      Travel plan to be submitted and agreed in writing

17.      Tree Protection Measures

18.      Within 12 months of the date of this planning permission a community use agreement prepared in consultation with Sport England has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, and a copy of the completed approved agreement has been provided to the Local Planning Authority. The agreement shall apply to [describe facilities forming part of the development] and include details of pricing policy, hours of use, access by non-[educational establishment] users [/non-members], management responsibilities and a mechanism for review, and anything else which the Local Planning Authority in consultation with Sport England considers necessary in order to secure the effective community use of the facilities. The development shall not be used at any time other than in strict compliance with the approved agreement."

19.      Details of Management and Maintenance Scheme to be submitted and agreed in writing

20.      The development hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until the area shown on Drawing No. 30104/A-01-001 has been cleared and laid out in accordance with Drawing No. 30104/A-01-002 so that it is available for use as a playing field and sports facility, and notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended) (or any order amending, revoking or re-enacting that order) that area shall not thereafter be used for any purpose other than as a playing field and sports facility.

21.      The Artificial Grass Pitch, The Multi Use Games Area and Sports Hall, hereby permitted shall be constructed in accordance with Sport England/National Governing Body Technical Design Guidance Notes

Informatives:

The applicant is advised that they have a duty to adhere to the regulations of Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, the National Planning Policy Framework 2012 and the current Building Control Regulations with regards to contaminated land. If any unforeseen contamination is encountered during the development, the Local Planning Authority (LPA) should be informed immediately. Any investigation / remedial / protective works carried out in relation to this application shall be carried out to agreed timescales and approved by the LPA in writing. The responsibility to ensure the safe development of land affected by contamination rests primarily with the developer.

Guidance on preparing Community Use Agreements is available from Sport England www.sportengland.org.