Agenda item

25/3904/OUT - LAND AT MANOR FARM, ALSAGER: Outline application with all matters reserved except for means of access to, but not within, the site for the development of up to 130 dwellings and associated landscaping and infrastructure works

To consider the above planning application.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the above planning application.

 

The following attended the meeting and spoke in relation to the application;

 

Alsager Town Councillor Mr S Butterfield

Mr B Lomas – objector

Mr E Bullock – agent

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the application be approved subject to a Section 106 Agreement and conditions as detailed below;

 

S106 

Amount 

Triggers 

Affordable Housing 

 

Affordable Housing - 30% Affordable Provision with a 65% to 35% tenure split between Rented and Intermediate Tenure. 

 

In accordance with phasing plan to be submitted. 

 

 

Amenity Green Space and Play Provision 

 

On site provision of Open Space and a LEAP and a LAP. 

Scheme of Management to be submitted and approved 

Shall be provided prior to the first occupation of 50% of the dwellings on the site. 

Outdoor Sports Contribution 

£1,614.79 per family dwelling or £807.39 per bed space in apartments (to a maximum of £1,614.79). 

To be paid prior to the occupation of the 80th dwelling 

Indoor Sports Contribution 

Number of dwellings x 1.61 = Increase in Population. 

Increase in Population x 0.427 = Increase in Active Population. 

Increase in Active Population / 25 = Number of Fitness Stations. 

Number of Fitness Stations x 6500 = The financial contribution. 

This sum will be spent at Alsager Leisure Centre. 

To be paid prior to the occupation of the 80th dwelling 

NHS 

£904 per dwelling towards Cedars medical Centre. 

To be paid prior to the first occupation of the 80th dwelling. 

Highways 

£100,000 towards a scheme of improvements at the Crewe Road/Sandbach Road North/Sandbach Road South/Lawton Road junction improvements or other highways scheme in the parish of Alsager. 

To be paid prior to the first occupation of the development. 

 

Public Transport Contribution 

£200,000 to improve public transport provision in Alsager. 

To be paid prior to the first occupation of the development. 

 

Education 

SEN = (Number of dwellings with more than one bedroom x 0.60 x 0.047) x £85,031.00 

To be paid prior to the first occupation of the development. 

 

 

And the following conditions: 

 

1.Standard Outline 1 – Submission of the Reserved Matters within 3 years 

2.Standard Outline 2 – Commencement within 3 years of the date of permission or within 2 years of the approval of the last Reserved Matters. 

3.Standard Outline 3  

4.The Reserved Matters for landscaping shall include: 

·             Replacement tree planting for the trees to be lost as part of this application. 

·             The provision of a LEAP and LAP. 

·             Open Space provision in accordance with SE6. 

·             Footpath connections to the adjacent residential areas. 

·             A scheme of resurfacing of PROW FP3 to form a 2m wide route. The PROW should be set within a 6m wide corridor. 

5.Approved Plans 

6.At least 30% of the dwellings in housing developments should comply with the requirements of M4(2) Category 2 of the Building Regulations regarding accessible and adaptable dwellings. 

7.At least 6% of the dwellings in housing developments should comply with the requirement m4 (3)(2)(a) Category 3 of the Building Regulations regarding wheelchair adaptable dwellings. 

8.Low emission boiler provision 

9.Phase II Contaminated Land report to be provided 

10.                Contaminated land verification  

11.                Contaminated land – importation of soil 

12.                Contaminated land – unexpected contaminated land 

13.                Construction Management Plan to be submitted and approved 

14.                Tree Retention 

15.                Arboricultural Impact Assessment/Tree Protection to be provided as part of the first Reserved Matters application 

16.                Service/drainage layout - trees 

17.                Submission of a scheme for the provision of Biodiversity Net Gain 

18.                Each Reserved Matters application shall include an updated Bat Survey 

19.                Each Reserved Matters application to include bat hop overs 

20.                Nesting birds – timing of works 

21.                Lighting to be submitted and approved. 

22.                Ecological Enhancement Management Plan to be submitted and approved. 

23.                Submission and approval of a drainage strategy and FRA as part of the first Reserved Matters application 

24.                The off-site access works and footway improvements shall be constructed in full prior to the first occupation of the development 

25.                Each Reserved Matters application shall include details of the surfacing of PROW FP3 

26.                10% of energy needs to be from renewable or low carbon energy 

 

In the event of any changes being needed to the wording of the Committee’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 has delegated authority to do so in consultation with the Chair of the Strategic Planning Board, provided that the changes do not exceed the substantive nature of the Committee’s decision.  

 

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