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Outline application to construct residential development with all matters reserved except for the formation of vehicular access from coventry lane

Land adjacent and north west of Bramcote Crematorium, Coventry Lane, Bramcote, Nottinghamshire

Outline application to construct residential development with all matters reserved except for the formation of vehicular access from Coventry Lane

Land Adjacent and North West of Bramcote Crematorium, Coventry Lane, Bramcote, Nottinghamshire

This application sought planning permission to construct up to 190 dwellings to the west of Coventry Lane with all matters reserved except the formation of a vehicular access (from Coventry Lane) This site has been allocated for housing within the Part 2 Local Plan (2019) under Policy 3.4.

The application was brought to the Committee as the Council is a joint landowner of part of the site and because of the size of the proposed development.

Members considered the late items for the application which included a correction to the report at paragraph 1.2 regarding land ownership, receipt of amended plans (site location plan, parameters plan and concept plan) which excluded the furniture business land at the northern end of Sidings Lane and reduce the site area, amendments to conditions following the receipt of the amended site location plan and to include reference to phasing and other wording amendments and confirmation from the applicant that they will pay £3000,000 as a bus service contribution as part of the S106 Agreement.

Mr Peter James (applicant) submitted a formal written representation that was read to members of the Committee.

Members debated the application and the following comments were amongst those noted:

·       Request for S106 funding to include filters for Cookies Pond (Ilkeston Road) as result of extra traffic to area and pollutant particles.

·       Vehicle access on way into site could be a concern.

·       Flooding.

RESOLVED that the Interim Head of Planning and Economic Development be granted delegated authority to grant planning permission subject to:

(i) prior completion of an agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to secure the provision of affordable housing on site, education, health, off-site highway works and integrated transport measures contributions

(ii) the following conditions:

1.          Application for approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the Local Planning Authority before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

2.          The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of two years from the date of approval of the last of the reserved matters to be approved.

3.          The outline permission relates to drawings:

·       2019-613-00 received by the Local Planning Authority on 5 June 2020

·       CLBR-BSP-ZZ-XX-DR-D-0003 Rev P03 and CLBR-BSP-ZZ-XX-DR-D-0001 Rev P04 received by the Local Planning Authority on 12 October 2020

4.         Before any site clearance or development is commenced, detailed drawings and particulars showing the following (the ‘Reserved Matters’) shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority:

(a)        the layout, scale, and external appearance of all buildings;

                        (b)       roads and parking provision details within the site;

                        (c)        the particulars of the materials to be used in the facing of the external surfaces of all buildings;

                               (d)        cross sections through the site showing the finished floor levels of the new dwellings  ...  view the full minutes text for item 31