Agenda item

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Councillor M Deakin, the neighbouring Ward Councillor, Town Councillor Sue Helliwell, representing Alsager Town Council, Sue Davies, the Clerk to Church Lawton Parish Council and Stephen Harris, the agent for the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application.  In addition a statement was read out on behalf of Councillor Rhoda Bailey who was a neighbouring Ward Councillor).

RESOLVED

That for the reasons set out in the report and in the oral update to Board, the application be approved subject to the following conditions:-

1.         Approved Plans

2.         Materials to be submitted

3.         Submission of a landscaping scheme

4.         Implementation of the approved landscape scheme

5.         Boundary Treatment details to be submitted for approval

6.         Land levels to be submitted and approved (including mitigation for surface water flooding)

7.         Other Protected Species Mitigation in accordance with submitted report

8.         Other protected species protective fencing

9.         Requirement for submission and implementation of a woodland management plan

10.       Amended Arboricultural Method Statement and tree protection plan to be submitted. Implementation of submitted tree protection measures and adherence to submitted Arb Method Statement.

11.       Submission of site specific engineer design details for any areas of hard surfacing and retaining structures within root protection areas.

12.       Service/ drainage layout

13.       Where required by condition 10, no development shall take place until details of an Engineer designed no dig hard surface construction specification for any area of hard surfacing within the root protection area of retained trees, together with details of any proposed retaining structures within root protection areas have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

14.       Details of the play equipment within the LEAP to be submitted and approved

15.       Prior to the commencement of development a scheme detailing the  feasibility of a pedestrian link between the development site and the proposed amenity green space known as the burial ground, shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority and approved in writing. The scheme shall address any implications associated with the potential impacts upon ecology, retained trees and land levels, and, if found to be feasible details of its means of construction and a scheme of implementation shall be provided. If a scheme for pedestrian access is found to be feasible, then the pedestrian link shall be provided in strict accordance with the approved details and made available in accordance with the scheme of implementation.

16.       Land levels to be submitted and approved within the local flood risk levels

17.       Broadband

18.       Cycle and bin storage details to be submitted

19.       Electric vehicle charging points

20.       Traffic calming measures within the site to be submitted and agreed

In addition two informatives were added in relation to Flood risk.

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

(Prior to consideration of the application, Councillor J Macrae left the meeting and returned during its consideration.  As a result he did not take part in the debate or vote on the application).

(The meeting adjourned for a short break).