Agenda item

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.  The Officer reported at the meeting that the proposal no longer included a gym or a hotel and reference to these needed to be removed from the description of the development.

(Nick Lee, representing NJL Consulting and Gary Halman, representing the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED

That the application be approved subject to subject to referral to the Secretary of State, subject to the completion of a Section 106 Agreement securing the following planning obligations,

•         Financial contribution of £180,000 towards replacement woodland habitat planting (for set up costs, woodland creation and 30 years of management and maintenance costs).

•         Financial contribution of £10,000 for travel plan monitoring

•         Local Employment Agreement

•         Financial contribution of £2m towards proposed improvements to Castlegate, Castle Street and Exchange Street (or other schemes identified by the Council)

•         Relocation restriction on existing retailers

And subject to the following conditions:-

1.       Submission of reserved matters

2.       Time limit for submission of reserved matters

3.       Commencement of development

4.       Development in accord with approved plans

5.       Materials as application

6.       No subdivision of retail units

7.       Net sales areas not to exceed those set out in application

8.       Class A1 retail floorspace restricted to comparison goods only

9.       Waste management plan to be submitted

10.     Details of the improvements to the Coppice Way roundabout to be submitted and implemented

11.     Details of the improvements to site access to be submitted and implemented

12.     Details of the improvements to the footway link at the southern end of Earl Road leading to the southern retail park, and improvements to FP80 to the north of the site to be submitted and implemented

13.     Details of crossing for Handforth Brook to be submitted

14.     Details of cycle stores to be submitted

15.     Travel Plan to be submitted

16.     Electric vehicle charging points to be provided

17.     Remediation strategy to be submitted

18.     Imported soil to be tested for contamination

19.     Intrusive Radiological Survey Monitoring Protocol/Risk Assessment and supplementary commentary by Radman should be followed throughout the course of the development

20.     Unforeseen contamination – notify LPA

21.     Details of the design and monitoring of the brown roof to be submitted and agreed

22.     Updated badger survey to be submitted

23.     Foul and surface water to be drained on separate systems

24.     Surface water drainage scheme to be submitted

25.     Management and maintenance regime for Sustainable Drainage Systems to be submitted

In addition that due to the scale and nature of the proposal, and its out of town location, the application will need to be referred to the Secretary of State under the requirements of The Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2009: circular 02/2009. 

Councillor S Hogben requested a recorded vote for this application.

The voting was as follows:-

In Favour                                   Against                                  

Councillor G Merry                      Councillor T Fox

Councillor J Hammond                 Councillor S Hogben

Councillor B Burkhill                     Councillor D Hough

Councillor S Edgar                       Councillor J Jackson

Councillor S Pochin

Councillor L Smetham

Councillor L Wardlaw

(This decision was contrary to the Officer’s recommendation of refusal).

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 Head of Planning (Regulation) 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.

(The meeting was adjourned for a short break).