Agenda item

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Andrew Taylor, the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED

That for the reasons set out in the report and in the written update to the Board, the Board, the application be approved subject to revised plans, referral to Jodrell Bank and to a Section 106 Legal Agreement to Secure the requirements of the existing Section 106, incorporating the changes necessitated by the additional 33 units:

•           30% of the dwellings to be affordable.

•           The tenure split of the affordable housing required is 25% social or affordable rent, 75% intermediate tenure.

•           Affordable Homes should be pepper-potted (in clusters is acceptable) 25% of the affordable dwellings to be built to meet Lifetime Homes standards, and these properties should be bungalows, maisonettes or adaptable houses. The affordable dwellings should be built to meet Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3.

•           The affordable homes to be provided no later than occupation of 50% of the market dwellings unless the development is phased, in which case 80% of the market dwellings can be occupied.

•           Provision of a LEAP with 5 pieces of equipment specification to be submitted and agreed and in accordance with that set out in the Greenspaces Officer consultation response. Management plan for  all open space in perpetuity (including, inter alia, the LEAP, allotments if provided, woodland, general amenity open space, village green, nature conservation area, drainage areas, ponds and any other areas of incidental open space not within private gardens or the adopted highway).

•           Commuted sum of £55,610.00 to be used to deliver off-site habitat creation/enhancement as per the report.

•           Commuted sum of £272,748 in lieu of Primary, Secondary and SEN education with an additional £146,791 for the additional units.

•           Contribution of £850,000 towards capacity improvements of the A34 Rood Hill Traffic Signals or the A34 West Street roundabout OR alternative measures that offer congestion relief benefits to the A34 corridor through Congleton.

•           Contribution of £50,000 towards the improvement and accessibility of Local Bus Stop Infrastructure.

•           Additional £7,000 for consultation/investigation into speed reduction on Chelford Road

And subject to the following conditions

1.         Standard 3 year consent

2.         Approved Plans

3.        Materials

4.         Landscaping

5.         Implementation of landscaping

6.         Tree/Hedgerow Protection Measures

7.         The hours of construction of the development (and associated deliveries to the site) shall be restricted to: Monday – Friday 08:00 to 18:00 hrs Saturday 09:00 to 14:00 hrs Sundays and Public Holidays Nil

8.         Noise insulation measures

9.         Individual Travel plans

10.       Travel Information packs to be provided for residents

11.       Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

12.       Submission of a Contaminated Land Phase II investigation.

13.       Control over imported soils

14.       Requirement to inform LPA if unexpected contamination found

15.       Submission of Construction and Environmental Management Plan

13.       Bin storage.

14.       10% renewable provision

15.       Submission of detailed design for wildlife corridors together with proposals for the fencing off of the wildlife corridors during the construction phase.

16.       Implementation of Great Crested Newt Reasonable Avoidance Measures

17.       Updated badger survey to be undertaken and submitted to the LPA prior to the commencement of development.

18.       Hedgehog access.

19.       Submission of details for the incorporation of wildlife kerbs, bat and bird boxes (as per section submitted ecological mitigation strategy).

20.       Safeguarding of nesting birds

21.       Submission of 10 year habitat management plan

22.       Creation of wildlife hibernacula as specified in section 4.65 of the submitted ecological mitigation strategy.

23.       Bat lighting condition

24.       Detailed design of ponds to be submitted with reserved matter application

25.       Archaeological programme of works

26.       Scheme of appropriate surface water drainage

27.       Detailed design of surface water drainage

28.       Provision and implementation of Travel Plan

29.       Sewer easement as detailed in United Utilities response

30.       All the affordable dwellings should be provided no later than occupation of 80% of the open market dwellings

31.       Finished floor levels

32.       Details of the gym/outdoor play equipment including trim trail

In the event of any chances being needed to the wording of the Board’s decision (such as to delete, vary or addition conditions / informatives / planning obligations or reasons for approval / refusal) prior to the decision being issued, the Head of Planning Regulation, in consultation with the Chairman of the Strategic Planning Board is delegated the authority to do so, provided that he does not exceed the substantive nature of the Board’s decision.

(During consideration of the application, Councillor B Burkhill left the meeting and did not return).