Agenda item

To consider the above planning application.

Note: Richard Taylor, Principal Planning Officer, read a representation from Councillor M Deakin (Ward Councillor), who was unable to attend the meeting.

Note: Town Councillor C Pletscher (on behalf of Alsager Town Council), Mrs S Dyke (objector), Ms S Helliwell (supporter) and Mr E Harvey (on behalf of the applicant) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application, a written update and an oral report of the site inspection.

RESOLVED

(a)          That, for the reasons set out in the report and the written update, the application be APPROVED subject to the completion of a S106 Agreement to secure:

1.         Healthcare of £27,936  for Alsager Primary Care Centre (sum to be paid prior to the commencement of development)

In addition to  point 1 if no legislation is enforced by the Government that would prevent the applicant being able to secure ground rental income prior to the building’s first occupation then the additional contributions will be secured;

2.         £6,930 biodiversity off-setting contribution (sum to be paid prior to the occupation of the 1st unit)

3.         £185,634 towards off-site affordable housing (sum to be paid prior to the occupation of the 1st unit)

and the following conditions:

1.      Standard Time

2.      Plans

3.      Tree Protection

4.      Tree Pruning/Felling Specification

5.      Service/Drainage Layout to be submitted

6.      Engineer no dig construction of pedestrian footpath to the south of the site

7.      Prior to the use of any facing or roofing materials details shall be submitted and approved

8.      Notwithstanding the approved plans boundary treatment details shall be submitted and approved, including soft landscaping and the provision of railings to the boundary of the site with the playing field

9.      Submission, approval and implementation of a Construction Management Plan

10.    Implementation of the noise mitigation measures

11.    Piling works

12.    Levels to be submitted and approved

13.    Provision of Electric Vehicle infrastructure

14.    Contaminated land – submission of a phase 2 report

15.    Contaminated land – submission of a verification report

16.    Contaminated land – works to stop if any unexpected contamination is discovered on site

17.    Compliance with the submitted FRA

18.    Breeding birds – mitigation measures

19.    Breeding Birds – timing of works

20.    Submission of external lighting details

21.    Site to be drained on a separate system with only foul drainage connected into the public foul sewerage system.

22.    Submission of a scheme for the removal of Himalayan Balsam on the application site

23.    Notwithstanding approved plans details of the hard and soft landscaping and car parking layout to be submitted and approved

24.    Implementation of the landscaping scheme

25.    The car-parking layout approved as part of condition 22 shall be implemented prior to first occupation

26.     Age limit - minimum age: 60 years (with 55 for dependent)

(b)   That, in order to give proper effect to the Committee’s intentions and without changing the substance of the decision, authority be delegated to the Head of Planning (Regulation), in consultation with the Chairman (or in his absence the Vice Chairman) of Southern Planning Committee, to correct any technical slip or omission in the wording of the resolution, before issue of the decision notice.

(c)   That, should this application be subject to an appeal, the following Heads of Terms should be secured as part of any S106 Agreement:

1.    Healthcare of £27,936  for Alsager Primary Care Centre (sum to be paid prior to the commencement of development)

If no legislation is enforced by the Government that would prevent the applicant being able to secure ground rental income prior to the building’s first occupation then the additional contributions will be secured;

2. £6,930 biodiversity off-setting contribution (sum to be paid prior to the occupation of the 1st unit)

3. £185,634 towards off-site affordable housing (sum to be paid prior to the occupation of the 1st unit)