Agenda item

Application for Major Development - The Hawthorns and Keele Campus, University of Keele. Keele Seddon Ltd. 15/01004/FUL & 15/1009/FUL

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report and Cllr Fear proposed approval subject to the following additional conditions along with those recommended in the report, this was seconded by Cllr Mrs Heesom.

 

a)    The withdrawing of permitted development rights for change of use from C3 to C4, and

b)    A boundary treatment condition to seek hedgerow retention and provision wherever appropriate.

 

11 voted in favour of the additional conditions and 2 voted against.

 

Resolved:

 

With respect to 15/01004/FUL:

 

That the application be permitted subject to:

 

(A)       The applicant first entering into a Section 106 obligation by 8th February 2016, or 5th March 2016 if the applicant agrees to similarly extend to that date the statutory period for this application and application 15/01009/FUL, to require: -

 

1.         A financial contribution of £132,976 towards education places at Madeley High School

2.         Reappraisal of the development’s viability in the event of the development not being substantially commenced within 12 months of the permission, and a consequential upward adjustment of the contribution should the viability reappraisal so indicate

3.         A scheme to be provided to and agreed by the Council for the long term management, availability, and maintenance of the public open spaces within the development

 

And the following conditions:

 

Campus

 

  • Development to commence within 18 months
  • Approved plans
  • Landscaping scheme
  • Arboricultural method statement
  • Tree protection
  • Details of all facing and surfacing materials
  • Construction Method Statement
  • Development in accordance with details of Flood Risk Assessment (FRA)
  • Details of surface water and foul sewage drainage

 

Hawthorns

 

  • Development to commence within 2 years
  • Approved plans
  • Prior to occupation of the dwellings on the Hawthorns development, the Barnes development to be completed
  • Provision of accesses
  • Closure of existing accesses
  • Relocation of dragons teeth and 3mph roundels on Station Road
  • Provision of visibility splays
  • Length, gradient and surfacing of private drives
  • Garages retained for parking
  • Landscaping scheme
  • Recommendations of Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Method Statement
  • Details of on-site open space and play provision, including a timetable for provision
  • Boundary treatments
  • Removal of permitted development rights
  • Submission and approval of a scheme of investigation and Implementation of Archaeological works
  • Historic building recording
  • Details of treatment of any newly exposed elevations of The Hawthorns
  • Contaminated land
  • Construction method statement
  • Development in accordance with details of FRA
  • Details of surface water and foul sewage drainage
  • Mitigation measures for protected species
  • Timing of requirement to provide the shop building and the drop off facility for the school
  • Details of all facing and surfacing materials
  • Levels details

·        The withdrawing of permitted development rights for change of use from C3 to C4, and

·        A boundary treatment condition to seek hedgerow retention and provision wherever appropriate.

 

(B)       Failing the securing of the above obligations by the date indicated above, that the Head of Planning be authorised to refuse the application on the grounds that without such obligations, insufficient provision would be made for the provision of additional secondary education places to meet the need for such places generated by the development, account would not be able to be taken of a change in market conditions and a development that could have made required contributions including affordable housing would not do so, and appropriate long term arrangements would not have been made for the public open space within the development; or if he considers it appropriate, to extend the period of time within which the obligation can be secured.

 

With respect to 15/01009/FUL

 

Subject to the issuing first of planning permission for the development referred to in application 15/01004/FUL

 

That the application be permitted subject to conditions relating to the following matters:

 

           Letting of contract for redevelopment prior to demolition of the building and commencement of demolition within six months of the demolition of the building

           Details of the treatment of the cleared site following demolition

 

 

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