Issue - meetings

Outline application for up to 200 dwellings, a shop (use class E(a)) of up to 108 sqm gross external area and provision of up to 0.5 hectares of school playing fields and sport pitches, together with landscaping, open space, infrastructure and other associated works (all matters reserved except for access).

Late items received after publication of agenda:

Planning Contributions

The approximate planning obligation total at paragraph 8.191 do not include the highway obligations, the approximate planning obligation total is £4,306,203.

On 12 January Leicestershire Police wrote to the Council reiterating their previous request for obligations totalling £89,888.29. Paragraph 8.190 of the report sets out Officer’s views on this request, which are unchanged. The Council is seeking joint legal advice with other Local Authorities regard Police obligations and will continue to keep its position under review.

Amended Condition

Condition 5

The development shall be in general accordance with the submitted application details received by the Local Planning Authority as follows:

·         Land Use Parameter Plan Dwg. No. 2508709.11.06 Rev B

·         Indicative Framework Plan Dwg No. 250879.11.03 Rev K

·         Landscape Strategy Dwg. No. 11573-FPCR-XX-XX-DR-L-0003 Rev. P09

Each reserved matters application shall include a statement identifying how the proposals are in general accordance with the above plans.

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory form of development and to ensure the quality of the proposed development is not materially diminished between permission and completion in accordance with Policies DM1 and DM10 of the adopted Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Development Plan Document (2016) and paragraph 140 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).

Outline application for up to 200 dwellings, a shop (use class E(a)) of up to 108sqm gross external area and provision of up to 0.5 hectares of school playing fields and sport pitches, together with landscaping, open space, infrastructure and other associated works (all matters reserved except for access).

Councillor Webber-Jones entered the meeting at 6.50pm.

The agent spoke on this application.

Whilst in support of the application, it was requested that consideration be given to applying tree preservation orders to those trees outlined for retention. It was moved by Councillor Bools, seconded by Councillor Allen and

RESOLVED –

(i)            Permission be granted subject to:

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

b.    The entering into of a S106 agreement;

(ii)          The Assistant Director Planning and Regeneration be granted authority to determine the final detail of planning conditions and obligations;

(iii)         A tree assessment be undertaken and consideration be given to applying tree preservation orders to trees to be retained.