Agenda item

Development of existing western car park for the erection of a five storey block providing nineteen Class C3 residential units, demolition of existing storage sheds to west of site to provide four three storey Class C3 dwellings, amenity space, refuse storage, cycle parking, and estate works including the realignment of Droop Street; reconfiguration of the existing central car park, and erection of a replacement boundary wall to the existing nursery.

The presenting officer circulated a correction to the report and various additional/amended conditions (10.03.20).

The presenting officer tabled a revised decision notice and the following revised recommendation:

1.               Grant conditional permission under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 subject to the completion of an unilateral undertaking to secure the following planning obligations:

i.                 Stopping up of part of Droop Street and realignment of parking spaces and associated highways works;

ii.               Provision of lifetime (25 year) car club membership for all affordable units;

iii.              Provision of a financial contribution of £165,277 (index linked) to the Carbon Off-setting Fund payable on commencement of development; and

iv.              Costs of monitoring the agreement (£500 per head of term).

2.               If the unilateral obligation to secure the planning obligations had not been completed within 3 months then:

a)              The Executive Director Growth, Planning and Housing shall consider whether it would be possible and appropriate to issue the permission with additional conditions attached to secure the benefits listed above. If so, the Director of Planning is authorised to determine and issue such a decision under Delegated Powers; however, if not;

b)              The Executive Director Growth, Planning and Housing shall consider whether permission should be refused on the grounds that the proposals were unacceptable in the absence of the benefits which would have been secured; if so, the Director of Place Making and Planning is authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.

3)       i)            That Committee authorises the making of a draft order pursuant to s247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the stopping up of parts of the public highway in Droop Street and the dedication of new public highway to enable this development to take place.

ii)         That the Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning, Executive Director of City Management and Communities, or other such proper officer of the City Council responsible for highways functions, be authorised to take all necessary procedural steps in conjunction with the making of the orders and to make the orders as proposed if there are no unresolved objections to the draft orders.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

1.               That conditional permission under Regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 be granted, as amended, subject to:

a)              an additional condition requiring 10% of the car parking spaces provided to have electric charging points installed; and

b)              the completion of a unilateral undertaking to secure the following planning obligations:

i.                Stopping up of part of Droop Street and realignment of parking spaces and associated highways works;

ii.               Provision of lifetime (25 year) car club membership for all affordable units;

iii.              Provision of a financial contribution of £165,277 (index linked) to the Carbon Off-setting Fund payable on commencement of development; and

iv.              Costs of monitoring the agreement (£500 per head of term).

2.               That if the unilateral obligation to secure the planning obligations had not been completed within 3 months then:

a)              The Executive Director Growth, Planning and Housing shall consider whether it would be possible and appropriate to issue the permission with additional conditions attached to secure the benefits listed above. If so, the Director of Planning was authorised to determine and issue such a decision under Delegated Powers; however, if not;

b)              The Executive Director Growth, Planning and Housing shall consider whether permission should be refused on the grounds that the proposals were unacceptable in the absence of the benefits which would have been secured; if so, the Director of Place Making and Planning was authorised to determine the application and agree appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.

3)       i)            That the Committee authorised the making of a draft order pursuant to s247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the stopping up of parts of the public highway in Droop Street and the dedication of new public highway to enable this development to take place.

ii)         That the Director of Place Shaping and Town Planning, Executive Director of City Management and Communities, or other such proper officer of the City Council responsible for highways functions, be authorised to take all necessary procedural steps in conjunction with the making of the orders and to make the orders as proposed if there are no unresolved objections to the draft orders.