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Application for construction of motorway service area comprising vehicular and pedestrian access from the A5, petrol filling station for domestic vehicles, HGV filling station, main PFS / services building, drive thru unit, EV charging spaces, customer parking spaces including HGV, coach and caravan provision, landscaping including picnic and dog walking areas, electric substations and retaining walls at south / western boundary fronting the M69 (cross boundary application with Rugby Borough Council).

Late items received after publication of agenda:

Following publication of the report the Applicant has submitted additional ecological information, principally to satisfy the requirements of the Ecology Officer at Warwickshire County Council.

The information includes an updated biodiversity metric calculation, an updated ecological appraised and a revised proposed layout. The updated Layout Plan now includes grasscrete within parking areas and a green roof on the amenity building as well as enhanced hedgerow planting. The layout is not amended in any other respect.

It is confirmed that the Rugby application has yet to be determined but it is understood that officers will be approving the application under delegated powers later this month.

Further to paragraph 8.89 of the main report no additional offsetting contributions are required.

Conditions 2 and 20 require updating to reflect the latest layout.

The recommendation remains one of approval subject to the provisions set out at paragraph 1.1 of the main report as revised with regard to the two conditions referred to above.

Application for construction of motorway service area comprising vehicular and pedestrian access from the A5, petrol filling station for domestic vehicles, HGV filling station, main PFS / services building, drive thru unit, EV charging spaces, customer parking spaces including HGV, coach and caravan provision, landscaping including picnic and dog walking areas, electric substations and retaining walls at south / western boundary fronting the M69 (cross boundary application with Rugby Borough Council).

Having registered to speak as county councillor on this application, Councillor Walker stepped down from the committee for this item.

The agent and the county councillor spoke on this application.

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

RESOLVED –

(i)            Permission be granted subject to:

a.    The conditions contained in the officer’s report and late items;

b.    A unilateral undertaking to secure contributions and associated monitoring costs relating to travel packs and bus passes for employees of the motorway service area;

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

Councillor Walker resumed his seat on the committee at the conclusion of this item.