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Application for approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for outline application 22/00648/OUT for residential development of up to 75 dwellings alongside associated site infrastructure, open space and discharge of condition 2.

Late items received after publication of the agenda:

Leicestershire Police

Subsequent to the drafting of the Committee report, a consultation response was received from Leicestershire Police dated 13 January 2025 (further to a round of re-consultation on the revised plans).

The Police have no objections, but request a condition in respect of Secured By Design measures.  It is considered by the local planning authority that the condition is unnecessary as the revised plans incorporate good design measures as required by the Council’s Design SPD, and therefore, the request by the Police for these details by means of condition has already been addressed at the reserved matters stage.

Updated Conditions

The agent has requested that Conditions 3 and 4 be amended in order to allow for a phased implementation as due to the number of dwellings on site, it is likely, and reasonable, that some earlier dwellings may be occupied before the parking and drainage facilities are fully built for the entirety of the site. The reworded conditions are as follows:

3.         Prior to the first occupation of each of the residential units hereby granted permission, the parking and turning facilities for each dwelling shall have been implemented in accordance with McBains drawing numbers LWRAT MCB ZZ ZZ DR A 0235 D5 Rev. P3 (Parking Strategy Plan) and LWRAT MCB ZZ ZZ DR A 0232 D5 Rev. P3 (Surface Materials Plan). Thereafter the onsite parking provision shall be so maintained in perpetuity.

Reason: To ensure that adequate off-street parking provision is made to reduce the possibility of the proposed development leading to on-street parking problems locally and to enable vehicles to enter and leave the site in a forward direction in accordance with Policy DM17 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD 2016 and the requirements of the NPPF.

4.         Prior to the first occupation of each of the residential units hereby granted permission, 1 metre by 1 metre pedestrian visibility splays have been provided on both sides of the private driveways or shared private drive serving each plot. Nothing within these splays shall be higher than 0.6 metres above the level of the back of the footway/verge/highway and, once provided, these splays shall be so maintained in perpetuity.

Reason: In the interests of pedestrian safety in accordance with Policy DM17 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD 2016 and the requirements of the NPPF.

Further to paragraph 8.15 of the report, additional comments have been received from HBBC’s waste team in respect of the applicant’s refuse plan, raising questions about the location of bin collection points. To ensure this matter is considered thoroughly at the discharge of conditions stage, the following condition will be added.

9.         Notwithstanding the details as submitted, a refuse plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing  ...  view the full agenda text for item 7.