Agenda item

To consider a hybrid application for the construction of up to 30,745m of B1, Light Industry, B2 General Industry and B8 Storage and Distribution, with ancillary offices, including parking and servicing areas in Outline with matters of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping reserved for future consideration; full application for the means of access from Old Forge Drive and Nash Road and internal service roads, including details of foul and surface water drainage.

Applicant:  Mr A Plant

(Report attached / Site Plan under separate cover)

Hybrid application for the construction of up to 30,745m of B1, Light Industry, B2 General Industry and B8 Storage and Distribution with ancillary offices, including parking and servicing areas in outline with matters of layout, scale, appearance and landscaping reserved for future consideration; full application for the means of access from Old Forge Drive and Nash Road and internal service roads, including details of foul and surface water drainage.

Applicant:  Mr A Plant

RESOLVED that

having regard to the Development Plan and to all other material considerations, Planning Permission be GRANTED, subject to the Conditions set out on pages 54 to 61 of the main agenda report, but with Conditions 1, 3, 6, 10 and 19 amended to read as follows:

Time Limit

1)         The access roads, associated engineering and drainage works shall be commenced within 3 years of the date of this permission.  Application for the approval of the matters reserved by Conditions of this permission shall be made to the Local Planning Authority before the expiration of 5 years from the date of this permission.  With the exception of the access roads, the development hereby permitted shall be begun not later than whichever is the latest of the following dates:

i)         The expiration of five years from the date of this permission;

or

ii)        The expiration of one year from the final approval of the reserved matters; or

iii)      In the case of approval on different dates, the final approval of the last such matter to be approved.

          Reason:  To conform with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

RESERVE MATTERS

3)         With the exception of the access road and associated engineering works, approval of the details of the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be obtained from the Local Planning Authority in writing before any development is commenced on a parcel by parcel basis. 

Reason: Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) and to enable to the Local Planning Authority to exercise proper control over these aspects of the development.

NEW ACCESS

6)     Before any part of any unit is first brought into use, the new access off Old Forge Drive and associated highway works shall be laid out, constructed and completed in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. 

        Reason: In the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policy 20 of the Borough of Redditch Local Plan No.4 and to ensure the new access is designed to limit the influence into the remainder of the BS5837:2012 RPA of the Ash trees to be retained within G1.

        DRAINAGE SCHEME

10)   The proposed drainage scheme shall be constructed in accordance with the details provided within the FRA and drainage plan, and the proposed scheme does not exceed the specified discharge rate of 230 l/s at the 1 in 100 year return period. The approved drainage scheme associated with each parcel shall be completed prior to the first use of the development constructed upon it. 

        All proposed subsurface tanks must be lined with an impermeable liner to ensure that there is no leaching of existing Trichloroethylene contamination from the site into the adjacent watercourse.

        Reason: In order to ensure drainage conditions that will not create or exacerbate flood risk on site or within the surrounding local area in accordance with Policy 18 of the Borough of Redditch Local Plan No.4.

        ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING POINTS

19)   Electric Vehicle Charging points shall be installed for a minimum of 10% of the parking spaces serving each unit constructed, in accordance with details to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority as part of the reserved matters submissions. This may be phased with 5% of spaces operational prior to the occupation of each unit and a further 5% of spaces made ready for electric vehicle charging by incorporating appropriate cabling to allow additional provision to meet future demand. The electric charging points shall comply with BS7671 and the socket with BS1363 which must be provided with a locking weatherproof cover if located externally. The approved Electric vehicle charging scheme for each unit shall be installed before each unit is first occupied and shall thereafter be retained for the lifetime of the development.

        Reason: To reduce carbon emissions and encourage sustainable modes of transport for the movement of goods and people in accordance with Policy 15 of the Borough of Redditch Local Plan No.4 and Paragraph 35 of the NPPF.

(Officers highlighted and provided explanations on a number of matters raised by the Applicant, in relation to Officers proposed Conditions and a request that the Planning Committee being asked to give consideration to amendments to recommended Conditions 1, 3, 6, 10 and 19, as detailed in the published Update Report, copies of which were provided to Committee Members and the public gallery prior to commencement of the meeting, which Members agreed to support.)