Issue - meetings

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

Following the Officer’s presentation the Agent, Mr Davey, addressed the Committee. The Chairman then opened the discussion.

Once again following a brief debate the consensus was one of support for the application. Councillor White proposed that it be approved in accordance with the Officer’s recommendation and this was duly seconded by Councillor Thompson.

The Chairman put the proposal to approve subject to the applicant entering into a legal agreement pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to secure the planning obligations to the Committee and it was agreed by assent.

RESOLVED that the application be APPROVED subject to the applicant entering into a legal agreement pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to secure the planning obligations and subject to the following conditions:

1.             The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

2.             The development hereby permitted shall be carried out and retained in complete accordance with following approved drawings:

3       Prior to their use in the construction of the development, product details, including photographs or samples of all materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall be carried out using the materials and details as approved.

4       Full details of the provision and subsequent retention of both hard and soft landscape works on the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority prior to any works occurring above ground level at the application site. These details shall include:

1)      Details of proposed schedules of species of trees and shrubs to be planted, planting layouts with stock sizes and planting numbers/densities.

2)      Details of the planting scheme implementation programme, including ground protection and preparation, weed clearance, stock sizes, seeding rates, planting methods, mulching, plant protection, staking and/or other support.

3)      Details of the aftercare and maintenance programme.

The soft landscape works shall be carried out as approved within the first available planting season (October to March inclusive) following the occupation of any part of the development herbey approved unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority. If within a period of five years from the date of the planting of any tree  ...  view the full minutes text for item 573