Agenda item

(Appendices to this report are published as a separate document)

RECOMMENDATION:

1.    That in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Town & Country Planning General Regulations 1992, and subject to the finalisation of a shadow Section 106 Agreement to secure the matters covered in this report and to be appended to the decision notice, the Head of Development Management be authorised to Grant Planning Permission subject to conditions.

2.    That the Head of Development Management be granted delegated authority to finalise the wording of the Shadow section 106 Agreement and agree the final wording of the conditions to cover the matters in the Recommendation section of this report.

WARD: Whitewebbs

Lap-Pan Chong, Principal Planning Officer, together with Allison De Marco, Planning Decisions Manager, introduced the report and described the proposals.

Members questioned the height of the development on the basis that the recently completed development on the adjoining site should not set a precedence. It was also confirmed by officers that although the north wall had been proposed in an earlier iteration, it had been removed but there remained a distinct boundary between the site and the wider conservation area beyond. Clarification was also provided as regards the play space area, amenity space, daylight, the relationship to the New River and Conservation Area beyond and the visuals in the report. Officers responded to Cllr Chamberlain’s question regarding the location of the off-site improvements to play space.

The Urban Design and Heritage officer spoke in support of the proposal.

On being put to the vote, there were nine votes in favour, one against and two abstentions.

AGREED:

1.    That in accordance with Regulation 3 of the Town & Country Planning General Regulations 1992, and subject to the finalisation of a shadow Section 106 Agreement to secure the matters covered in this report and to be appended to the decision notice, the Head of Development Management be authorised to GRANT Planning Permission subject to conditions.

2.    That the Head of Development Management be granted delegated authority to finalise the wording of the Shadow section 106 Agreement and agree the final wording of the conditions to cover the matters in the Recommendation section of this report.