Agenda item

The list of planning applications to be considered at the meeting and reports of the Head of Planning and Regeneration are attached.

Reports of the Head of Planning and Regeneration, setting out applications for planning permission and an enforcement case, were submitted (items 1 to 4 in the appendix to the agenda filed with these minutes).  Additional Items reports in respect of applications P/18/0888/2, P/18/2469/2, P/18/2482/2 and enforcement case E/16/0434 were also submitted (also filed with these minutes).

In accordance with the procedure for public speaking at meetings, the following local residents, representative of the developer and representative of a parish council attended the meeting and expressed their views:

(i)         Mr J. Lovett (local resident) in respect of application P/18/2469/2;

(ii)        Ms V. Munden (local resident), Ms L. Marjoram (on behalf of the developer) and Mr E. Guest (on behalf of Thrussington Parish Council) in respect of enforcement case E/16/0434.

In accordance with the procedure for Borough Councillors speaking at Plans Committee meetings, the following Councillors attended the meeting and expressed their views:

(i)         Councillor Smidowicz in respect of application P/18/2469/2;

(ii)        Councillor Tillotson in respect of application P/18/2482/2;

(iii)       Councillor Poland in respect of enforcement case E/16/0434.

Having disclosed a pecuniary interest, Councillor Grimley left the meeting during the consideration of application P/18/0888/2 (William Davis Ltd, Land off Highland Drive and Knox Road, Loughborough).

In respect of application P/18/0888/2 (William Davis Ltd, Land off Highland Drive and Knox Road, Loughborough), officers drew attention to the proposed change to the terms of the agreement under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 set out in the Additional Information report.

During the course of the consideration of application P/18/2469/2 (Mr Mick Burke, 7 Derwent Drive, Loughborough) Councillor Bentley withdrew from the meeting.

Having made a disclosure under the Planning Code of Good Practice, Councillor Tillotson left the meeting during the consideration of application P/18/2482/2 (Ms A. Bailey, 133 Knightthorpe Road, Loughborough).

RESOLVED

1.         that, in respect of application P/18/0888/2 (William Davis Ltd, Land off Highland Drive and Knox Road, Loughborough):

(a)       authority be given to the Head of Planning and Regeneration and the Head of Strategic Support to enter into an agreement under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to secure improvements, on terms to be finalised by the parties, as set out below:

·           Provision of on-site Affordable Housing involving a total of 7 dwellings, the exact tenure for the affordable housing would 2 x 3 bed shared ownership; 4 x 2 bed rent and 1 x 2 bed bungalow for rent;

·           A financial contribution of £86,952.48 towards secondary school education provision and to the Post 16 sector made up of:

£71,683.44 to be spent on secondary school provision to improve capacity at Woodbrook Vale School, which falls within the catchment area;

£15,269.04 to be spent on improving capacity at Rawlins Community College Academy as a Post 16 Sector requirement;

·           A financial contribution of £720 towards Quorn library;

·           A financial contribution of £4,681.44 (£195.06 x 24 dwellings) towards improving existing to health facilities;

·           A financial contribution towards to Sustainable Travel Packs supplied at £52.85 per pack and 6 month bus passes at a cost of £360.00 per pass;

·           A financial contribution of £77,315.53 towards the provision of off-site natural and semi natural open space; parks; open space for young people/children; the provision of outdoor sports facilities and towards the provision of allotments;

(b)       subject to the completion of the Section 106 legal agreement referred to in resolution 1(a) above, planning permission be granted subject to the conditions, reasons and advice notes set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration and an amendment to condition 6 to require native species to be included in the landscape scheme;

(c)        that it be noted that officers would take back to the Highway Authority the Committee’s concern that there was not a bus route serving the area and report the outcome of those discussions to members of the Committee;

2.         that, in respect of application P/18/2469/2 (Mr Mick Burke, 7 Derwent Drive, Loughborough), planning permission be granted subject to the conditions, reasons and advice notes set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration and to the following additional conditions and amendment to a condition:

(i)     an additional condition to require that there are no more than six occupants of the property;

(ii)    an additional condition to require that a cycle store is provided to the rear of the property;

(iii)   subject to the agreement of the applicant, an amendment to condition 6 to require the design details of the bin storage facilities to be submitted prior to the commencement of the development;

3.         that, in respect of application P/18/2482/2 (Ms A. Bailey, 133 Knightthorpe Road, Loughborough), planning permission be granted subject to the conditions, reasons and advice notes set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Regeneration and to the following additional condition:

(i)     to require that there are no more than seven occupants of the property as the property had a sui generis use as a large house in multiple occupation and further intensification of the use would be detrimental to the amenity of local residents;

4.         that, in respect of enforcement case E/16/0434 (Wreake Valley Craftsmen Ltd, 25 Rearsby Road, Thrussington), no further action be taken for the following reason:

The requirements of Condition 11 attached to planning permission P/15/2236/2 have not been fully undertaken as the damping sheets, which the acoustic assessment that was approved pursuant to this condition recommended, have not been installed to all sides of the dust extraction unit but in not carrying out this final step it is not considered that there will be an audible change detectable by the human ear in noise level.  In addition Condition 11 does not require that a specific noise level be achieved or that the noise mitigation measures be maintained and/or retained in perpetuity and therefore it is not considered reasonable for the Council to pursue this matter any further.

Following the consideration of item 6 on the agenda, members of the Committee stated that it was preferable for items with no public speakers to be considered at the end of the agenda to avoid speakers having to wait.  It was explained the agenda was prepared with that in mind and the Chair could decide to vary the order of items on the agenda at the meeting.