Agenda

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 4 November.

To be advised of any additional items of business which the Chair decides by reason of special circumstances shall be taken as matters of urgency at this meeting. Items to be taken at the end of the agenda.

To hear any questions in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 12.

To report progress on any decisions delegated at the previous meeting.

Application for change of use of existing livery buildings to storage and distribution (use class B8) and formation of hardstanding area for agricultural use.

Late items received after preparation of main agenda:

Outstanding Ecology Matters

1.    On 01 December 2025, Leicestershire County Council’s Ecology Department confirmed that they were still not satisfied that appropriate information with regard to mandatory biodiversity net gains has been supplied for the application prior to its determination. The Ecology Department has requested that further information is submitted in relation to the historic ecological degradation of the site and the assessment and associated justification of the baseline habitats.

2.    The resolution of these matters is unlikely to result in significant amendments but may result in changes to the red line site boundary, amendments to the planning conditions and the potential introduction of a Section 106 agreement to secure Biodiversity Net Gain matters.

3.    The Officer Recommendation is therefore still to grant planning permission, but slightly amended (in bold) so that it is now subject to:

·         Planning conditions detailed at the end of this report; and

·         If necessary, a Section 106 Legal Agreement to secure BNG matters; and

·         That the Head of Planning be given powers to determine the final detail of planning conditions and legal agreement; and

·         Leicestershire County Council’s Ecology Department confirming that it is satisfied with the submitted details.

4.    No further late items have been received.

Outline application for the demolition of all existing buildings and structures and erection of a self-build dwelling (all matters reserved except access and layout).

Late items received after preparation of main agenda:

On 21 November, the Applicant submitted a signed and dated Unilateral Undertaking, which is required to secure Custom Self-Build Dwellings.

This is yet to be reviewed by the Local Planning Authority.

Application for change of use from a community facility (use class F2) to a special educational needs (SEN) school falling within use class F1.

Late items received after preparation of the main agenda:

Following further discussion with the applicant, an additional condition is proposed to secure existing pedestrian routes between Westfield Infant and Junior schools and Rosemary Way:

Prior to the first operational use of the hereby approved development, a revised parking plan illustrating unobstructed pedestrian access between the development site, Westfield Infant and Junior schools and Rosemary Way shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure that pedestrian accessibility remains unobstructed by the proposal in the interest of general highway safety and in accordance with Policy DM17 of the adopted Site Allocations and Development Management DPD (2016).

To report on progress relating to various appeals.