Agenda, decisions and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence, or details of substitutions to Committee membership.

Apologies were received from Councill Bill Armer.

Councillor Adam Gregg substituted for Councillor Bill Armer.

Committee Members will advise (i) if there are any items on the Agenda upon which they have been lobbied and/or (ii) if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion or vote on an item, or any other interests.

Councillors P Davies, Gregg, S Hall, Pattison, A Pinnock, Sokhal and Thompson declared that they had been lobbied on application 2021/91914.

Most agenda items will be considered in public session, however, it shall be advised whether the Committee will consider any matters in private, by virtue of the reports containing information which falls within a category of exempt information as contained at Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

All items on the agenda were taken in public session.

 To receive any public questions in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11.

No questions were asked.

The Committee will receive any petitions and hear any deputations from members of the public. A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on some particular issue of concern. A member of the public can also hand in a petition at the meeting but that petition should relate to something on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 (2), Members of the Public should provide at least 24 hours’ notice of presenting a deputation.  

No deputations or petitions were received.

The Planning Committee will consider the attached schedule of Planning Applications.   

Please note that any members of the public who wish to speak at the meeting must register to speak by 5.00pm (for phone requests) or 11:59pm (for email requests) by no later than Monday 12 December 2022.   

To pre-register, please email governance.planning@kirklees.gov.uk or phone Richard Dunne on 01484 221000 (Extension 74995).    

Please note that in accordance with the council’s public speaking protocols at planning committee meetings verbal representations will be limited to three minutes.    

An update, providing further information on applications on matters raised after the publication of the Agenda, will be added to the web Agenda prior to the meeting.

The following applications were considered.

Demolition of one dwelling and erection of 39 dwellings with access and associated infrastructure (revised plans) rear of, 28, Northorpe Lane, Northorpe, Mirfield.

Contact officer: RichardA Gilbert, Planning Services

Ward(s) affected: Mirfield

Delegate to the Head of Planning and Development to approve as detailed in

the considered report and the planning update.

The Committee gave consideration to Planning Application 2021/91914 Demolition of one dwelling and erection of 44 dwellings with access and associated infrastructure (revised plans) rear of, 28, Northorpe Lane, Northorpe, Mirfield.

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 37 the Committee received representations from Dipika Kaushal, Lucy Ashen, Sarah Hirst, Dominic Bowen, Stephen Ashen, Jackie Ashen and John Fitzsimons (objectors) and Richard Mowat (on behalf of the applicant).

RESOLVED –

Delegate approval of the application and the issuing of the decision notice to the Head of Planning and Development in order to:

1.     Complete the list of conditions including those contained within the considered report and the planning update including:

1. TCPA Section 91 – Standard 3 Year Commencement Deadline

2. Development in accordance with Approved Document Schedule

3. Submission of retaining wall facing materials

4. Highway Retaining Wall Structural Details (Pre-commencement)

5. Non-highway Retaining Wall Structural Details (Pre-commencement)

6. In highway structures’ details (manholes etc) (Pre-commencement)

7. Internal estate highway construction details to meet adoptable standards (Pre-commencement)

8. Provision of off-site parking lay-by/widening works (Pre-commencement)

9. Surfacing of parking areas

10. Access junction layout (Pre-commencement)

11. Submission of detailed Travel Plan

12. Bin presentation points.

13. Temporary waste management during development and occupation of dwellinghouses

14. Pre & Post Highway Condition Surveys and remedial works Pre-commencement)

15. External materials specifications and samples.

16. Soil & Vent Pipes to remain within external envelope.

17. Submission of detailed hard and soft landscaping including street trees and management practices (Pre-commencement)

18. 5 Year Landscape Replacement

19. Construction Environmental Management Plan for Biodiversity (Pre-commencement)

20. Ecological Design Strategy

21. Detailed drainage design (Pre-commencement)

22. Exceedance event/overland flow routing (Pre-commencement)

23. Temporary drainage arrangements (Pre-commencement)

24. Submission of Phase II Contaminated Land Survey (Pre-commencement)

25. Submission of Remediation Strategy for Contaminated Land (Pre-commencement)

26. Implementation of Remediation Strategy (Pre-commencement)

27. Validation of Site Remediation (Pre-commencement)

28. Submission of Air Quality Impact Assessment

29. Electric Vehicle Charging Point Installation

30. Construction Environmental Management Plan (Noise, Dust, Artificial Lighting, Complaint Handling) (Pre-commencement)

31. Construction traffic and operative parking management (Pre-commencement)

2.     Secure a Section 106 agreement to cover the following matters:

1) Affordable housing – A 20% (20.51%) on-site contribution composed of 9 affordable First Homes with 30% market discount.

2) Public Open Space – An off-site financial contribution of £80,318 to address shortfalls in specific open space typologies.

4) Biodiversity – A financial contribution of £59,110 towards off-site measures to achieve biodiversity net gain.

5) Sustainable Transport – Measures to encourage the use of sustainable modes of transport, including a £25,968.50 financial contribution towards a Sustainable Travel Fund for the purpose of providing Residential MCards for occupants of the development as well as £23,000 for Bus Stop Upgrades in the form of a New Shelter at Stop 16299 and a Real Time Display to be installed at Stop 16300. A further £10,000 towards Travel Plan monitoring is also required.

7) Management – The establishment of a management company for the management and maintenance of any land not  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

Installation of a 1mW ground mounted solar array and all associated works Fox View, Dry Hill Lane, Denby Dale, Huddersfield.

Contact officer: Callum Harrison, Planning Services.

Ward(s) affected: Denby Dale.

Delegate to the Head of Planning and Development to approve as detailed in the considered report subject to an additional condition to replace the use of concentre pads as the method of fixing the solar panels to the ground with a less intrusion method.

The Committee gave consideration to Planning Application 2022/92557 Installation of a 1mW ground mounted solar array and all associated works Fox View, Dry Hill Lane, Denby Dale, Huddersfield.

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 37 the Sub Committee received a representation from Richard Corbett (on behalf of the applicant).

RESOLVED –

Delegate approval of the application and the issuing of the decision notice to the Head of Planning and Development in order to complete the list of conditions including those contained within the considered report including:

1. In accordance with the approved plans.

2. Development with 3 years.

3. Submission of details regarding the transformer details / locations

4. Submission of a landscaping / planting scheme

5. Submission of noise impact assessment

6. Submission of a ‘Glint and Glare’ assessment

7. Reporting of unexpected contaminated land

8. No development within an appropriate buffer of the protected trees, as agreed with KC Trees

9. Submission of a biodiversity plan for a 10% biodiversity net gain

10.Notwithstanding approved plans, applicant to agree on method to fix panels to the ground with the LPA.

11.Submitted of an arboricultural method statement / tree protection plan

12.Submission of a landscape and ecological design (LEDS). The scheme shall provide the means of providing biodiversity enhancement, given the location, managed and maintained in perpetuity.

It was noted that the Committee supported a condition to replace the use of concentre pads as the method of fixing the solar panels to the ground with a less intrusion method.

A Recorded Vote was taken in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 42 (5)

as follows:

For: Councillors: P Davies, Gregg, S Hall, Pattison, A Pinnock and Sokhal (6 votes).

Against: Councillor Thompson (1 vote)