Agenda item

All Members stated that they had been lobbied.

The Committee considered the report and the urgent update report of the Head of Planning and Development.

The Principal Planning Officer advised the Committee that he wished to further amend his recommendation by the deletion of conditions 14 and 22 and sought delegated powers to add reasons to conditions 4, 5, 7, 11 and 17.

Mr Leagas, an objector, Councillor Whitmarsh of Linton Parish Council, Councillor Thomas of Hunton Parish Council, Mr Marston, for the applicant, and Councillors Fermor and Webb (Visiting Members) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED: 

1.  That subject to the prior completion of a S106 legal agreement, in such terms as the Interim Head of Legal Partnership may advise, to provide the following:

·  Measures to accelerate the implementation of a scheme to improve the capacity of Linton Crossroads including the transfer of land in the south western ‘quadrant’ of Linton Crossroads to the County Council as Local Highways Authority in order to secure land for a left turn lane and, secondly, a financial contribution to secure relocation and construction of a bus stop on the western arm of the Heath Road (the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to secure the detail and level of the contributions);

·  A Landscape and Ecology Management Plan (LEMP) and long term management of the ecology/landscape areas including details of mitigation and enhancements;

·  Monitoring and management of traffic within the vicinity of the site including that to the west of the site access on Redwall Lane;

·  A financial contribution towards suitable mitigation measures to combat any significant adverse traffic flow conditions as may be established by the monitoring exercise to be conducted (the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to agree the financial contribution);

·  A requirement to enter into a HGV routing agreement to include identification of roads which are unsuitable for use by HGVs (these roads to be determined by the Head of Planning and Development acting under delegated powers in consultation with KCC Highways);

·  A Travel Plan and monitoring fee; the Travel Plan to encourage, where possible, the use of Euro standards low emissions vehicles to service the site (encompassing greener transport);

·  A Delivery and Monitoring Committee comprising Ward Members; representatives of Linton and Hunton Parish Councils, the developer and the Local Planning Authority; and the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Political Group Spokespersons of the Planning Committee, to oversee quality of delivery and on-going management of the ecological enhancement areas; and

·  A financial contribution of £10,000 towards the setting up and running costs of the Delivery and Monitoring Committee;

the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to grant permission subject to the conditions set out in the report, as amended by the urgent update report and by the Principal Planning Officer at the meeting (the Head of Planning and Development be given delegated powers to finalise the reasons for conditions 4, 5, 7, 11 and 17).

2.  That the roads identified as unsuitable pursuant to the HGV routing agreement are to be appropriately signposted as such and a mechanism, to be determined by the Head of Planning and Development acting under delegated powers in consultation with KCC Highways, should be put in place to secure delivery of the signposts within land controlled by the Highway Authority.

Voting:  9 – For  4 – Against  0 – Abstentions

Note:  Councillor Munford left the meeting after consideration of this application (9.55 p.m.).