10/0741C Demolition of Existing Co-operative Foodstore. Construction of New Co-operative Foodstore, Associated Service Area and Retail Units. Reconfiguration and Refurbishment of Existing Town Centre Car Park and Public Open Space, 19-23 Lawton Road
Meeting: 19/05/2010 - Southern Planning Committee (Item 12)
PDF 852 KBTo consider the above planning application.
Minutes:
Note: Mrs S Dyke (objector) and Mr P Pearce (applicant) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.
The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application and an oral update by the Southern Area Manager – Development Management.
RESOLVED - That the application be APPROVED subject to:
The prior signing of a Section 106 agreement to include:
· Submission of a Travel Plan Framework to an annual monitoring report and nominated travel plan co-ordinator and financial contribution of £5000 to cover monitoring of the Travel Plan by the Council.
· Detailed scheme for off-site highway works to include:
- Prior to commencement, submission of a detailed design for the upgrade of existing pedestrian crossings to Lawton Road and Bank Corner to PUFFIN facilities fully implemented prior to first occupation.
- Prior to commencement, submission of detailed TRANSYT design for the new signal controlled junction and its linked operation with the existing signal junction at Bank Corner and controlled crossing.
- Upgrade existing bus stop lay-by adjacent to the civic centre.
- Financial contribution of £7500 to cover local traffic management at the junction of Lawton Road with an additional financial contribution of £10,000 to cover future maintenance of road markings associated with the new junction onto Lawton Road
- Provision of compensatory public open space in accordance with the amended approved plans, or any subsequently amended plan, having regard to condition no16 (Finalised car park layout), which shall also include landscape specification, drainage and boundary treatments.
- That the precise design of the new play equipment is to agreed with the Council before being fully installed by the applicants at their expense (with an appropriate mechanisms for inspection and sign off).
- That the agreement secures an appropriate financial Contribution to cover shortfall in amenity Greenspace provision (the precise figure will be confirmed) to be spent within 800m of the site.
- Precise details of the construction phasing to be agreed with the Council prior to the commencement of development covering timeframes for: -
- Construction and occupation of the supermarket element
- Construction of the small retail units and restaurant
- Construction of compensatory public open space and play equipment, with consideration given to the need to provide a play area as early as possible, with safety as a priority
- Construction and laying out of the car park area
- Construction and opening of the new junction onto Lawton Road and provision of new pedestrian crossings / other offsite highway works
· Development to be fully constructed in accordance with the approved plans within the agreed timeframes.
· That the developer provides 25 new pop-up market stalls, fixed anchor points and pop-up electric sockets of a design and specification to be agreed with the Council.
· Mechanism to ensure that public art and Christmas Lights can be displayed within the new public square by Cheshire East Borough Council and/or Alsager Town Council.
· Mechanism to allow public events to take place, organised by Cheshire East Borough Council and / or Alsager Town ... view the full minutes text for item 12