Agenda, decisions and minutes

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 13 January 2022.

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 13 January 2022 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

To receive communications from the Chair.

There were no announcements from the Chair.

Report of the Assistant Director – Growth, Climate and Regeneration

This report will be circulated as part of the written updates to be published in advance of the meeting.

The General Planning Team Manager provided a verbal update and recommended that the committee undertake a site visit on Tuesday 8 March 2022 in respect of application WNS/2021/1331/MAF for the proposed construction of a two storey extension to existing food processing facility (Use Class B2), with ancillary plant building, including part demolition and all associated works and infrastructure at Avara Foods Ltd, Willow Road, Brackley.

Resolved

(1)  That a pre-committee site visit be held in respect of WNS/2021/1331/MAF at Avara Foods Ltd, Willow Road, Brackley on Tuesday 8 March 2022.

Approved, subject to various requirements to be set out in the Minutes.

The Committee considered application WNS/2021/1973/MAF for 14 maisonettes (C3) part-retrospective at Burcote Road, Towcester, NN12 6FN for Bellway Homes and BNP Paribas Depositary Services.

There were no public speakers on this item.

In reaching its decision, the Committee considered the officer’s report and presentation, and the written updates.

Resolved

(1)  That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director – Growth, Climate and Regeneration to grant permission for application WNS/2021/1973/MAF subject to:

1.  No objection from the lead local flood authority, external funding partnership and clinical commissioning group, and

2.  The completion of a planning obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as substituted by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991, to secure the following (and any amendments as deemed necessary):

a)    Provision of 40% affordable housing on site

b)    Payment of a financial contribution towards off site sports and recreation provision in the locality of £1,654.60 (index linked)

c)    Payment of a financial contribution towards the provision of refuse/recycling bins for the development of £980.00 (index linked)

d)    Payment of a financial contribution towards educational infrastructure [TBC] (index linked).

e)    Payment of a financial contribution towards library infrastructure of £1,526.00 (index linked). 

f)     Payment of a financial contribution towards primary health care provision [TBC] (index linked)

g)    Payment of the Council’s monitoring costs of £1,000.00.

3.  The following conditions set out below (and any amendments to those conditions as deemed necessary);

CONDITIONS

TIME LIMITS AND GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION CONDITIONS

Approved plans

1.      The development shall not be carried out otherwise than in complete accordance with the approved plans and details unless a non-material or minor material amendment is approved by the Local Planning Authority under the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).  The approved plans and details are:

·         Drawing No. 14053-505 rev B (site location plan)

·         Drawing No. PL01 rev F (site plan)

·         Drawing No. BHSM/INC RESI 01 rev P3 (proposed plans and elevations - units 1-4)

·         Drawing No. BHSM/INC RESI 02 rev P3 (proposed plans and elevations - units 1-4)

          Reason : To clarify the permission and for the avoidance of doubt.

          CONDITIONS REQUIRING LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY WRITTEN APPROVAL OR TO BE COMPLIED WITH BY DEVELOPER BEFORE OCCUPATION

Noise mitigation

2.      Prior to the buildings being made watertight, a scheme for protecting the proposed dwellings/maisonettes from noise sources affecting the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted scheme shall include any mitigation required to achieve the external and internal noise levels outlined in BS8233:2014 and World Health Organisation Guidelines. Any works which form part of the scheme shall be completed in accordance with the approved details before any of the permitted dwellings/maisonettes to which the scheme relates are occupied.

          Reason : To avoid noise giving rise to significant adverse impacts on health and quality of life and to comply with advice in the NPPF (section 15) and Policy SS2 of the South Northamptonshire Local Plan.

Surface water management strategy  ...  view the full minutes text for item 44.

The Chair to advise whether they have agreed to any items of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

Councillor Ken Pritchard raised a number of points in respect of arrangements for the Chair’s Briefing, and requested it be recorded in the minutes his view that both the Chair and Vice Chair should receive adequate notice of the briefings being scheduled, and further added that these briefings were a vital opportunity to identify and resolve any outstanding issues prior to matters bring brought before the full Committee. 

In response to the point raised, the General Planning Team Manager advised that arrangements for the Chair’s briefing had now been finalised for the remaining meetings of the current municipal year, and that diary invites had now been sent to all parties who were expected to attend.