Agenda item

All Members except Councillor Spooner stated that they had been lobbied.

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

Mrs Poletti of the New Allington Action Group, Mr Young, an objector, and Councillors Willis and Lewins (Visiting Members) addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:  That permission be granted subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report with the amendment of conditions 3 and 4 and an additional condition and an additional informative as follows:

Condition 3 (amended)

Notwithstanding the agreed landscape planting, tree protection measures and play space provision, within a period of 3 months from the date of this decision notice details of supplementary landscape planting which shall incorporate blocks of shrub planting adjacent to the "wet" attenuation basin comprising purging buckthorn (rhamnus cathartica), goat willow (salix caprea), guelder rose (viburnnum opulus) and hazel (corylus avellana) shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority.  The landscaping and supplementary landscaping details shall be carried out in accordance with the approved landscaping planting plans (including supplementary landscaping detail), the Arboricultural Method Statements and NEAP details.  No occupation of the development hereby permitted shall commence until all planting, seeding, turfing and NEAP provision specified in the approved landscape details has been completed.  All such landscaping shall be carried out during the planting season (October to February).  Any seeding or turfing which fails to establish or any trees or plants which, within ten years from the first occupation of a property, commencement of use or adoption of land, die or become so seriously damaged or diseased that their long term amenity value has been adversely affected shall be replaced in the next planting season with plants of the same species and size as detailed in the approved landscape scheme unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation.

Reason:  To ensure a satisfactory landscaped setting for the development.

Condition 4 (amended)

Prior to any development above damp proof course level the following details shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority:

a)  Details and locations of swift bricks and bat boxes integral to building;

b)  Details and locations of bird and bat boxes throughout the site of phase 2A;

c)  Wildlife friendly gullies;

d)  Retention of cordwood on site and provision of at least 3 log piles within the site;

e)  Details of the existing and proposed contours levels to ODN in and around the attenuation basin within the open space area including measures to protect public safety; and

f)  Timing of delivery of the above matters.

Works shall be carried out in accordance with the agreed details.

Reason: To protect and enhance biodiversity.

Additional Condition

The development shall provide solar PV on the roof of the community centre in accordance with the requirements of condition 19 of the outline planning permission.

Reason: In the interests of sustainability and due to the design of the building and orientation which lends itself to solar PV technology.

Additional Informative

The applicant is advised that Members of the Planning Committee wish to strongly advise the applicant of the desirability of having a separate lockable access door to the side/rear of the building which could be used to access the store room.  This could then facilitate separate use of this room for an external organisation.

Voting:  11 – For  0 – Against  0 - Abstentions