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22/00523/RESM - Land At Broad Street Green Road, Maypole Road And Langford Road, Heybridge, Essex

Meeting: 27/10/2022 - District Planning Committee (Item 333)

333 22/00523/RESM - Land At Broad Street Green Road, Maypole Road And Langford Road, Heybridge, Essex pdf icon PDF 1 MB

To consider the report of the Director of Service Delivery, (copy enclosed, Members’ Update to be circulated)*.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Application Number

22/00523/RESM

Location

Land At Broad Street Green Road, Maypole Road And Langford Road, Heybridge, Essex

Proposal

Reserved matters application for the approval of access, appearance, landscaping, layout & scale for the construction of 262 residential units with associated access, parking, servicing and landscaping (Phase 2 only) on approved application 15/00419/OUT (Part outline/part detailed (hybrid) application for mixed use development including: (i) Residential development (Use Class C3) for up to 1138 dwellings including 30% as affordable housing (Outline) (ii) Residential Care for up to 120 beds (Use Class C2) (Outline) (iii) "Neighbourhood" uses which may include retail, commercial, and community uses (Use Classes A1 and/or A2 and/or A3 and/or A4 and/or A5 and/or D1a and/or D1b) (Outline) (iv) Primary school and early years childcare facility (Use Class D1c) (Outline) (v) A relief road between Broad Street Green Road and Langford Road (Detailed element) (vi) Formal and informal open space (including any associated sports pavilion/clubhouse) (Use Class D2e) (Outline); (vii) Construction of initial gas and electricity sub-stations (Detailed); and (Viii) All associated amenity space, landscaping, parking, servicing, utilities (other than as listed in item (vii) above), footpath and cycle links, on-site drainage, and infrastructure works (Outline).

Applicant

Bellway Homes (Thames Gateway)

Agent

Catherine Williams - Savills

Target Decision Date

27.10.2022

Case Officer

Anna Tastsoglou

Parish

GREAT TOTHAM

Reason for Referral to the Committee / Council

Strategic site within the strategic submitted Local Development

Plan

 

It was noted from the Members’ Update that an amended Garden Strategy Plan had been submitted and a consultation response received from Heybridge Parish Council.  The Update also detailed a number of corrections to the Officers’ report and revision to proposed conditions to reflect the latest changes incorporated into the scheme.

 

Following the Officers’ presentation the Applicant, Mr Jamie McArthur on behalf of Bellway Homes addressed the Committee.

 

The Chairman moved the Officers’ recommendation of approval as set out in the report and Members’ Update.  This proposal was duly seconded.

 

The Chairman asked Officers to note a request that where an application site crossed different Parish boundaries that all Parish Councils were consulted.  Officers advised that this was in place.

 

A lengthy debate followed during which a number of questions were raised by Members and in response Officers provided the following clarifications:

 

·                 An Ecology report had been submitted with the application which set out all the biological enhancements proposed. 

 

·                 If the applicant wished to make any changes to materials proposed they would have to submit a variation to what was being assessed.

 

·                 The application for the relief road had been granted as part of a previous application and this included mitigation to overcome any harm caused by noise.  There was some discussion regarding additional noise mitigation relating to those houses adjacent to the relief road.  Members were advised that the level of mitigation required was in accordance with building regulations, however Officers felt more was required and therefore a condition had been included relating to this.

 

·                 Officers had sought clarification from the applicant to justify that the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 333