Agenda and minutes

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests and for Members to declare if they have made a pre-determination in respect of any item on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest nor statements of pre-determination.

To approve the minutes as a correct record.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 14 July 2010 be approved as a correct record.

To consider the above planning application.

The Strategic Planning Board considered the above planning application.

RESOLVED

That the application for reserved matters be approved subject to the following conditions –

1.         A02RM           To comply with outline permission

2.         A05RM           Time limit following approval of reserved matters

3.         A01AP           Development in accordance with approved plans

4.        A07EX            Sample panel of brickwork and stonework to be made available and details of incorporating re-used stone from previous buildings on the site for the facing elevations of the “traditional” elements of the proposed building to be submitted.                           

5.         A15LS            Submission of type and colour of block paviours

6.         A02HA           Construction of access

7.         A07HA           No gates – new access

8.         A0!HP                        Provision of car parking

9.         Details of the access ramp to be provided prior to commencement of development

10.       Contaminated land

11.       Pile driving

12.       Construction of junction and roundabout

13.       Prevention of mud, debris onto highway

14.       Surface water drainage

15.       Hours of operation

16.       Fencing around condensing compound(s)/cycle shelters (to north and south elevations of the proposed office building) to be constructed in accordance with revised plan previously submitted.

17.       Landscape details to be provided for the front (west) and side (north) elevations of the decked car park

18.       Noise attenuation measures in respect of air conditioning equipment to be submitted.

In addition, Members requested that the Head of Planning and Policy write to the applicants requesting the decked car park area be designed/engineered to incorporate an additional deck(s) in the future, to ensure that parking within the vicinity of the site could be provided in the future as necessary.

To consider proposed amendments to the resolution passed by Strategic Planning Board in respect of application P07/0639.

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Planning and Policy which sought a revision to a resolution passed by the Strategic Planning Board in respect of application P07/0639. The proposed amendment  related solely to the requirements of the S.106 Agreement.

The original application for a mixed-use development, comprising residential, retail (food and non-food), pedestrian/cycle link and associated car parking, landscaping, servicing and access, had been approved by the Board on 24^th March 2010.

RESOLVED

That the previous resolution in respect of application P07/0639 be amended to read –

The provision of on-site open space and equipped children’s playspace in accordance with Policy RT.3 of the Local Plan with any shortfall in provision to be made up by way of a developer contribution in lieu of public open space calculated at £1,000 per house (index-lined);

      Also

Affordable housing provision, which shall include a requirement that:

-                      35% affordable housing

-                      23% shall be social rented housing

-                      12% shall be shared ownership

Also

Details of phasing of development to include the provision of the pedestrian/cycle link in three sections to correspond with the first three phases of development and the provision of a temporary link to Lockitt Street.

      Also

A scheme of public art to be agreed for the site.

To consider a report on the proposed changes to the Planning Protocol.

The Strategic Planning Board considered the joint report of the Monitoring Officer and the Head of Planning and Policy which proposed amendments to the Planning Protocol adopted by the Council on 24^th February 2009. 

The Board was asked to review and comment on the proposed amendments.

RESOLVED

1.         That the amended Planning Protocol contained in Appendix 1 of the report, be commended to the Constitution Committee for inclusion in the Constitution subject to –

            (a) two revised paragraphs -

(i) paragraph 8.4 shall read “Do copy or pass on any lobbying correspondence you receive to the Planning Case Officer at the earliest opportunity or declare its receipt at the Planning Meeting.” (The revision allows Members to treat these two courses of action as alternatives.)

(ii) paragraph 4.5 shall read “Do remember that where other Ward Councillors are available and where they do not sit as a Member of the same Planning Meeting, they will not be subject to the same restrictions regarding fettering of discretion and are therefore a valid alternative contact for members of the public or lobby groups.” (The revision acknowledges that other Ward Councillors may or may not exist in a particular Ward.); and

2.         any views expressed by the Standards Committee to which this matter be referred for comment.

To note the Appeal Summaries.

A summary of appeals was submitted.  It was noted that the appeal in respect of 09/3401M (Fingerpost Cottage, Holmes Chapel Road, Toft) had been upheld and the costs refused.  The report indicated that the appeal had been dismissed.

RESOLVED

That the summary of appeals be noted.