Agenda item

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Town Councillor Ken Edwards, representing Bollington Town Council, Sandra Edwards, Vice Chairman of the Bollington Civic Society, John Weston representing 2^nd Bollington Scout Group, Dr Stokes, an objector and David Roberts, representing the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application.  In addition a statement was read out by the Planning Officer on behalf of Councillor M Jones).

RESOLVED

That for the reasons set out in the report and in the verbal update to Committee the application be approved subject to the completion of a Section 106 Agreement securing the following:-

•           30% Affordable Housing (i.e. 10 units as proposed);

•           A contribution of £54,231.00 is required towards primary education

•           A contribution of £65,371.00 towards secondary education

•           Provision of £40,500.00 towards Public Open Space

•           Provision of £23,000.00 towards Recreational Open Space

•           Inclusion of cascade mechanism for the occupation of the affordable houses to ensure that preference is given to Bollington residents

•           Investigate the possibility of a TRO (financial contribution of £5000 to be returned if not used) to prevent on street parking close to the site

And subject to the following conditions:-

1.         A01AP             -  Development in accord with approved plans

2.         A03FP_1           -  Commencement of development (3 years)

3.         A01GR             -  Removal of permitted development rights

4.         A01LS             -  Landscaping - submission of details

5.         A02HA             -  Construction of access

6.         A04LS             -  Landscaping (implementation)

7.         A04TR             -  Tree pruning / felling specification

8.         A15LS             -  Submission of additional landscape details

9.         A16LS             -  Submission of landscape/woodland management plan

10.       A02TR             -  Tree protection

11.       Breeding Birds

12.       Nesting bird mitigation measures

13.       Boundary Treatment

14.       Noise mitigation scheme including a noise impact assessment

15.       In accordance with Flood Risk Assessment

16.       Construction hours of operation to also include demolition and to prevent weekend and bank holiday working

17.       Should any contamination be found, a remediation strategy shall be submitted to the EA

18.       Features for roosting bats to be incorporated into housing

19.       Provision of 8m undeveloped buffer zone adjacent to the river

20.       Method statement for the safeguarding of the river corridor and associated habitats during the construction process.

21.       Submission of detailed proposals for the construction of an artificial otter holt.

22.       Submission of 10 year habitat management plan including proposals for the eradication of Himalayan Balsam

23.       Submission of updated badger survey prior to commencement of development.

24.       Pile foundations

25.       Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

26.       Dust control

27.       Contaminated Land

28.       Engineer designed no dig hard surface construction  for the driveway and parking areas located within retained trees Root Protection Areas required

29.       Travel Plan

30.       Details of bin stores

31.       Finished floor levels

32.       Native species hedgerow to be planted

33.       Landscape plan for river corridor

34.       Details of play area

35.       Details of materials

In order to give proper effect to the Board`s/Committee’s intentions and without changing the substance of the decision, authority is delegated to the Head of Strategic & Economic Planning, in consultation with the Chairman (or in her absence the Vice Chairman) of Northern Planning Committee, to correct any technical slip or omission in the wording of the resolution, between approval of the minutes and issue of the decision notice.

(The meeting adjourned for a short break).