Agenda item

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Jean Parry, an objector and Haydn Jones, representing 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 written update to the Board, the application be approved subject to a 21 day notification period to the University of Manchester (Jodrell Bank) of the intention to grant planning permission and subject to the completion of a S106 Agreement to secure the following:-

1.         Detailed residential management agreement for the on going maintained of the Open Space/Children’s play space be submitted and approved.

2.         Detailed habitat management plan for on going management

3.         Affordable Housing comprising 17.5% of all housing on site (all intermediate tenure at 80% open market value)

4.         £4,000 for the making of any Traffic Regulation Orders on Chelford Road or Black Firs Lane in support of potential Speed Limit Reductions.

5.         £5000 towards the provision of ‘SID’ interactive speed limit signage (or similar).

6.         Highways contribution of £507,427.50 to the Back Lane improvement works - to be paid prior to the occupation of the 80th dwelling.  As an alternative, these works may be undertaken through a S38 agreement; this option will fall away should the Council enter into a contract to construct the Congleton link road by the time this development commences on site.

7.         A S106 contribution £12,000 per dwelling to the Congleton Link Road. This includes a minimum contribution of £1.8m  which will be provided irrespective of minimum dwelling numbers approved at reserved matters. The maximum contribution will be linked to the number of houses approved at reserved matters on a pro rata basis at £12,000 per dwelling.

8.         PROW improvement works of £89,000.00

9.         Education contribution of:

£401,313 (£2007 per dwelling)  for Primary education

£473,938 (£2370 per dwelling)  for  Secondary education

£91,000 (£455 per dwelling)  for SEN education provision

Total education contribution £966,251 (£4832 per dwelling)

And subject to the following conditions:-

1.         Standard Outline

2.         Submission of reserved matters- landscaping to include replacement hedgerow planting

3.         Plans

4.         Updated badger report

5.         Each phase to incorporate a mix of units of  -

1 bed and/or 2 bed dwellings between 5% and 15% of the number of dwellings

3 bed dwellings between 20% and 50% of the number of dwellings

4 bed and/or 5 bed dwellings between 25% and 65% of the number of dwellings, thereafter the housing on each phase of development shall accord with the housing mix details provided.

6.         Design Coding to form part of reserved matters

7.         Fabric first approach to energy efficiency

8.         Reserved matters to include Arboricultural Impact Assessment

9.         Construction and Environmental Management Plan, inc wheel washing prior submission/approval; piling, dust control

10.       Amenity Green space of minimum of 2000m2 inc a LEAP with 6 pieces of equipment for all ages.

11.       Public Rights of Way scheme of management shall be submitted to and approved

12.       Bat mitigation strategy to be submitted as part of any reserved matters application

13.       Hedgehog Gaps

14.       Breeding birds and roosting bat features – Prior submission/approval

15.       Contaminated Land Phase I, unexpected contamination, importation of soil

16.       Residential travel plan inc residents information pack

17.       Car charging for each dwelling/communal for flats

18.       Tree and hedgerow Protection scheme – Prior submission/approval

19.       Scheme for the incorporation of electromagnetic screening measures        (protection of Jodrell Bank telescope)

20.       Delivery of Local Traffic Management Scheme along the principles as out on drawing 21089_08_020_12b – by occupation of 80th dwelling on site

21.       Programme of archaeological work

22.       Development to comply with submitted Flood Risk Assessment

23.       detailed design and associated management and maintenance plan of surface water drainage for the site using sustainable drainage to be submitted

24.       Reserved matters to include noise mitigation scheme based on outline acoustic report

25.       Noise mitigation scheme based on the final layout masterplan. The scheme shall take account of the Congleton Link Road if built before the development.  Each reserved matters stage to submit a detailed noise mitigation

26.       Detailed ecologic mitigation scheme to form part of reserved matters

27.       Phasing of development to form part of 1st reserved matters

28.       Levels

29.       Superfast broadband provision

30.       Details of bin storage

31.       Details of cycle storage

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 their absence the Vice Chairman) of the 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.

Should the application be subject to an appeal approval is given to enter into a S106 Agreement to secure the Heads of Terms as detailed above.

(During consideration of the application, Councillor D Hough arrived to the meeting, however he did not take part in the debate or vote on the application).