Agenda item

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Town Councillor Amanda Martin, representing Congleton Town Council and

Ben Pycroft, agent for the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED

That for the reasons set out in the report 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 Section 106 Agreement securing the following Heads of Terms:-

•           30% affordable units (13 total) in the 65% (intermediate):35% (affordable rent) split

•           £10,000 off-site contribution for highway works on Forge Lane (Quiet Lane) - figure to be adjusted for inflation (from January 2015) to be paid within 28 days of grant of permission

•           £10,000 highways contribution to fund TRO to Forge Lane - figure to be adjusted for inflation (from January 2015) to be paid within 28 days  grant of permission

•           Cheshire Wildlife Trust to be sold land to rear (for £1) of built area and provided with management and maintenance fee of £88,000 - full fee to be lodged with the Planning Authority prior to 1st occupation of the site, Cascade provision to allow Council to consider whether it wishes to take ownership of land in event that CWT no longer wishes to be involved. Reversion to Private Management only if Council does not wish to take ownership

•           Link through site from Congleton Link Road to Forge Lane to be safeguarded. Council to be allowed on to site to form link. Minimum period of 10 years set aside to allow Council to provide the link

•           Ecological mitigation payment of £7,905.00 - figure to be adjusted for inflation (from January 2015) to be paid within 28 days  grant of permission

•           Private management company to maintain all areas of public open space/LEAP and all other defined areas(including 10 m zone to rear of all houses adjacent to woodland) not within the management of Cheshire Wildlife Trust, children's play space in perpetuity in accordance with management scheme.  Submission of a scheme for the maintenance of the land to be transferred to CWT and the implementation of the management scheme by the management company should that transfer not occur.

And subject to the following conditions;

1.         Plans

2.         Materials as submitted

3.         Details of electricity substation/pumping station and associated structure to be submitted/approved

4.         Submission and approval of land Verification report/  no occupation

5.         no development on undeveloped areas until remediation strategy submitted /approved

6.         Unforeseen contamination

7.         Garden soil testing for contamination prior to implementation

8.         Compliance with scheme for disposal of foul and surface water as previous scheme

9.         Finished floor levels/road levels  minimum as per previous approval

10.       Forge Lane improvements compliance

11.       Compliance with archaeology report

12.       Construction and Environmental Management Plan, inc wheel washing –/approval; piling, dust control - compliance with  info   submitted and approved

13.       Approved landscaping implementation

14.       compliance with ecological buffer zone as required by original pp

15.       Amending condition for design and surfacing of streets and areas of hardscape (including driveways) shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the LPA to comply with Design Guide (within 28 days of permission and implementation prior to  occupation)

16.       Breeding birds and roosting bat features – compliance

17.       reasonable avoidance measures compliance

18.       finished road and floor levels compliance

19.       Residential travel plan inc residents information pack

20.       Car charging for each dwelling - submission of details within 28 days of permission and  implementation prior to 1st occupation

21.       Tree  and hedgerow Protection scheme – compliance with previous approved scheme

22.       Scheme for the incorporation of electromagnetic screening measures        (protection of Jodrell Bank telescope) compliance with previous approval

23.       Ultra Low Emission boilers submission of details within 28 days of permission and  implementation prior to 1st occupation

24.       Permitted development removal - fences/means of enclosure forward of building line

25.       Compliance with levels proposed

26.       Remediation strategy compliance

27.       No occupation until verification report approved

28.       Superfast broadband provision submission of details within 28 days of permission and  implementation prior to 1st occupation

29.       Piling details compliance

30.       Bin storage

31.       Cycle storage for the apartments

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.