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73.

Apologies

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Brandon Clayton and Gemma Monaco.  Councillor Julian Grubb attended as substitute for Councillor Clayton and Councillor Craig Warhurst attended as substitute for Councillor Monaco.

74.

Declarations of Interest

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and / or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

 

Minutes:

In relation to agenda item 6 Councillors Gareth Prosser and Anthony Lovell declared an Other Disclosable Interest in that they had previously expressed views regarding the scheme. Councillor Prosser left the meeting at the end of Agenda item 5 and took no part in the debate or vote for agenda items 6.  Councillor Lovell retired to the public gallery during agenda item 6 and took no part in the debate or vote.

 

 

75.

Confirmation of Minutes pdf icon PDF 223 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that

 

The Minutes of the Planning Committee held on 15th January 2020 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

 

76.

Update Reports pdf icon PDF 238 KB

Please see second Update Report attached.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The contents of the two update reports were noted,

77.

Application 2016/077/OUT - Land to the West of Foxlydiate Lane and Pumphouse Lane, Bromsgrove Highway, Redditch - Heyford Developments Ltd and UK Land and Developments Ltd pdf icon PDF 803 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Hybrid application comprising

 

1) Outline Application (with all matters reserved with the exception of vehicular points of access and principle routes within the site) for the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of : Up to 2,560 dwellings (Class C3); Local centre including retail floorspace up to 900 sq metres (Classes A1, A2, A3) health and community facilities of up to 900 sq metres (Class D1) ; A 3FE first school (Class D1) (up to 2.8Ha site area) including associated playing area and parking and all associated enabling and ancillary works.

 

2) Detailed application for the creation of a means of access off Birchfield Road, Cur Lane, Foxlydiate Lane and emergency, pedestrian and cycle access to Pumphouse Lane. The creation of a primary access road, including associated cut and fill works and other associated earthworks, landscaping, lighting, drainage and utilities, crossings and surface water attenuation/drainage measures.

 

 

Officers presented the report and reminded Members that the application had previously been considered by Planning Committee on 13th November 2019.  On that occasion Members had decided to defer the application for the following reasons:-

 

(i)              To enable officers to give further consideration to the proposed condition limiting use of the Foxlydiate Lane access during the construction phase;

(ii)             To enable officers to undertake further negotiations regarding the Birchfield Road access being used as the initial access for construction traffic;

(iii)            To allow more time for any further response by the Council on the issue of disclosure of legal documents to the Acute Hospital Trust as detailed on pages 2 to 3 of the Update Report.

 

The report for this meeting had been updated to include officer responses to the deferral reasons, and in this regard Members were referred to section 21 on page 67 and to section 32 on page 76.

 

The update report also set out further representations received, including those from Bentley Pauncefoot Parish Council.The update report also made some corrections to the substantive report.

 

Officers outlined the overall layout and use of the site, and the location of the internal road network and access points with reference to the relevant parameter plans.  Members were reminded that it was a “hybrid” application whereby the developer was seeking full permission for certain aspects including highway access and associated engineering works, and this would be followed up at a later stage by reserved matters applications to finalise the full details.

 

Officers summarised the current position in relation to each of the deferral reasons:-

 

Condition limiting the use of Foxlydiate Lane

 

At the previous meeting Members had debated the issue of the use of Foxlydiate Lane for construction traffic and as an access to newly constructed houses up to a suggested trigger point of 200 homes.

 

The revised position was that the Foxlydiate Lane access would be used to enter the site and to enable the construction of the Birchfield Road access.  Thereafter all construction traffic would use Birchfield Road to enter the site.

 

Officers had set out draft conditions to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 77.

78.

Application ref 18/01626/S73 Redditch Eastern Gateway : Discharge of Conditions pdf icon PDF 107 KB

Please note that there is no public speaking on this item

Minutes:

Details pursuant to conditions 18 and 31 of 18/01626/S73

 

Members were reminded that at the meeting of the Planning Committee on 18th March 2019 they had requested that the details of 9 of the conditions be reported back to them for approval.

 

Officers were now in a position to report back on conditions 18 and 31.  Condition 18 related to the Highways Construction Environmental Management Plan and Condition 31 related to Measures to prevent silting up of a ditch.

 

Officers reminded Members of the technical nature of the conditions and referred to the feedback which had been received from the relevant specialist consultees.It was noted that Update Report 2 included revisions to the substantive report and revised recommendations.

 

 

RESOLVED that

 

  1. The details submitted pursuant to condition 18 being:

 

Highways Construction Environmental Management Plan  (Ref GP.1006.F03 Rev 2)

 

be approved as acceptable in so far as they relate to Phase 1 of the development (northern parcel).

 

  1. The details submitted pursuant to condition 31 being:

 

Biodiversity Construction Environmental Management Plan (Ref RGNP-BWB-DGT-XX-DR-D-602 A C01)

 

be approved as acceptable in so far as they relate to Phase 1 of the development (northern parcel) under authority delegated to officers on the proviso that the objection from the Environment Agency is addressed and withdrawn.

 

 [In relation to this agenda item Councillors Gareth Prosser and Anthony Lovell declared an Other Disclosable Interest in that they had previously expressed views regarding the scheme. Councillor Prosser left the meeting at the end of Agenda item 5 and took no part in the debate or vote for agenda items 6. Councillor Lovell retired to the public gallery during agenda item 6 and took no part in the debate or vote.]