Issue - meetings

Application for 50 dwellings, 1 replacement dwelling and 49 affordable units

Late items received after preparation of main agenda:

Consultations:-

Post publication of the Committee agenda the applicant submitted further information in relation to the request made by LCC Archaeology.  LCC Archaeology have been notified of the details and had 7 days within which to comment. This response was received on 7 April 2022 (post the re-consultation deadline which was 5 April 2022).

Taking the information from the trial trenching into account, we are recommending to HBBC that a further stage of conditioned trial trenching be undertaken. Although we note the results of the evaluation, there remains large areas of site for which we have little to no information. The potential for medieval and post-medieval remains increases as the site rises towards the ridge, and closer to the historic settlement core. As such we will be advising that further work is necessary post-determination, to investigate those areas of site with a remaining archaeological potential. We will advise that both stages of archaeological works (exploratory trial trenching and subsequent mitigation, if deemed appropriate) should be conducted following buildings' demolition but prior to subsequent development.

Application for demolition of farm buildings and Ashby House and development of 50 dwellings comprising 40 affordable houses and 1 bungalow to replace Ashby House, with access road off Leicester Road, open space, landscaping, drainage basin and foul pumping station.

The agents spoke on this application.

It was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Findlay and

RESOLVED –

(i)            Planning permission be granted subject to:

a.    The completion within three months of this resolution of a S106 agreement to secure the following obligations:

·         Two six-month bus passes per dwelling (currently £360 per pass for an Arriva bus service)

·         One travel pack per dwelling (currently at a cost of £52.85 per pack if supplied by LCC)

·         Waste £2457.00

·         Libraries £1500.00

·         Leicestershire CCG (health) £20,137.43

·         Education – secondary school (11-16) sector requirement £146,279.31 and post 16 sector requirement £31,251.76, totalling £177,531.07

·         Open space – 100m² LAP and 1908.4m² of natural green space on site and an off-site contribution of £17,376.00 towards outdoor sports provision and associated off site maintenance contribution

·         49 affordable dwellings comprising 26 units for affordable rent (22 x two beds & four x three beds) and 23 units for shared ownership (nine x two beds & 14 x three beds)

b.    The conditions contained in the officer’s report

(ii)          The Planning Manager be granted powers to determine the final detail of planning conditions;

(iii)         The Planning Manager be granted powers to determine the terms of the S106 agreement including trigger points and claw back periods.