Agenda, decisions and minutes

To receive apologies for absence from those Members who are unable to attend the meeting and details of substitutions and for whom they are attending.

All Members of the Committee were in attendance.

To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 31^st August 2023.

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 31^st August 2023 be approved as a correct record.

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 31^st August 2023 be approved as a correct record.

Members will be asked to say if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have any disclosable pecuniary interests, any other interests, or been lobbied, which may prevent them from participating in any discussion of the items or participating in any vote upon the items.

Councillors Armer, Crook, Hall, Pattison, A Pinnock, Sokhal and Thompson declared that they had been lobbied on Application 2022/93154.

In the interests of transparency, Councillor Armer disclosed that he had been approached, 18 months previously, in respect of the progress of Application 2022/90858.

Most agenda items take place in public. This only changes where there is a need to consider exempt information, as contained at Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. You will be informed at this point which items are to be recommended for exclusion and to be resolved by the Committee.

All items were considered in public session.

To receive any public questions.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11, the period for the asking and answering of public questions shall not exceed 15 minutes.

Any questions must be submitted in writing at least three clear working days in advance of the meeting.

No questions were asked.

The Committee will receive any petitions and/or 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 submit a petition at the meeting relating to a matter on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

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No deputations or petitions were received.

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

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Erection of 68 dwellings with associated access, parking, open space, landscaping and infrastructure works (including installation of surface water attenuation tank) on land at Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield.

Contact: Nick Hirst, Planning Services

Ward(s) affected: Almondbury

(Estimated time of arrival on site – 10.30 a.m.)

Site visit undertaken.

Construction of 3G pitch with 4.5m perimeter fencing and 15m floodlighting at Shelley College, Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield.

Contact: Louise Bearcroft, Planning Services

Ward(s) affected: Kirkburton

(Estimated time of arrival on site – 11.00 a.m.)

Site visit undertaken.

Erection of 68 dwellings with associated access, parking, open space, landscaping and infrastructure works (including installation of surface water attenuation tank) on land at Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield.

Contact: Nick Hirst, Planning Services

Ward(s) affected: Almondbury

Approval of the application and issue of the decision notice delegated to the Head of Planning and Development in order to:

(a)      complete the list of conditions including those contained within the report and the update and subject to the inclusion of maintenance of the stairs.

(b)      secure a Section 106 Agreement, with the terms set out in the report and subject to inclusion of maintenance of the stairs.

The Committee considered Planning Application 2022/93154 in respect of the erection of 68 dwellings with associated access, parking, open space, landscaping and infrastructure works (including installation of surface water attenuation tank) on land at Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield.

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 36(3) the Committee received representations from Councillors Paola Davies and Bernard McGuin.

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 37, the Committee received representations from Alison Munro (objector) and Krishna Mistry (on behalf of the applicant).

Resolved -

(1)          That approval of the application and issue of the decision notice be delegated to the Head of Planning and Development in order to:

(a)            complete the list of conditions including those contained within the report and the update, as set out below, and subject to the inclusion of maintenance of the stairs:

1.       Three years to commence development.

2.       Development to be carried out in accordance with the approved plans and specifications.

3.       Attenuation tank access to be formed using batters and grasscrete, as proposed.

4.       Development to be done in accordance with sustainability report.

5.       Walling and roofing material samples to be submitted and approved.

6.       Development to be done in accordance with level strategy.

7.       Details of proposed retaining wall materials, to not include gabion walls along the frontage of Penistone Road and to include samples of materials, to be provided.

8.       Detailed landscaping strategy to be provided and implemented, with management and maintenance details to be approved.

9.       Full details of boundary treatments to be submitted and approved. Boundary treatment around southern Public Open Space to be implemented.

10.      Updated Arboricultural Impact / Method Statement to be submitted and approved. No unidentified tree-works to take place unless further Arboricultural Impact / Method Statement provided.

11.      Archaeological evaluations to be undertaken.

12.      Remove Permitted Development rights for outbuildings and extensions (all units).

13.      Remove Permitted Development rights for windows on south facing side elevation of plot 68.

14.      Submission of Construction Environmental Management Plan (CMP) to be submitted, approved, and adhered to.

15.      Submission of Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP), to include dust mitigation, to be submitted, approved, and implemented.

16.      Detailed plan for the equipment and design of the Local Equipped Area of Play(LEAP) to be submitted, approved, and implemented.

17.      Updated Noise Impact Assessment to be submitted, approved, and implemented.

18.      Access sightlines to be implemented and secured.

19.      Full technical details of the internal road, to adoptable standard to be provided, approved, and implemented.

20.      Full technical details of staircase between plots 40 and 43 to be provided, approved, and implemented.

21.      Full technical details of design of right turn accesses to be provided, approved, and implemented.

22.      Full technical details of 2m wide frontage to be provided, approved, and implemented.

23.      Full technical details of pedestrian connection to Whitegates Grove to be provided, approved, and implemented.

24.      Full technical details of new retaining walls to be provided,

approved, and implemented.

25.      Bin stores to be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

Construction of 3G pitch with 4.5m perimeter fencing and 15m floodlighting at Shelley College, Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield.

Contact: Louise Bearcroft, Planning Services

Ward(s) affected: Kirkburton

Approval of the application and issue of the decision notice delegated to the Head of Planning and Development in order to complete the list of conditions, including those contained within the report and the update, and subject to the permitted hours of use being specified as: Monday to Saturday 0800hrs to 2200hrs, Sunday and Bank Holidays 0800 to 1600.

The Committee considered Planning Application 2022/90858 relating to the construction of a 3G pitch with 4.5m perimeter fencing and 15m floodlighting at Shelley College, Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield.

Resolved -

That approval of the application and issue of the decision notice be delegated to the Head of Planning and Development in order to complete the list of conditions, including those contained within the report and the update, as set out below:

1.       Time limit for development.

2.       Development in accordance with the approved plans.

3.       Community Use Agreement to be secured.

4.       Addendum Noise Report to consider the noise level from the side-line halfway marking.

5.       Ball Sound Mitigation Condition.

6.       Noise Management Plan.

7.       Hours of Use: The permitted hours of use being specified as: Monday to Saturday 0800hrs to 2200hrs, Sunday and Bank Holidays 0800 to 1600.

8.       Installation of approved External Artificial Lighting.

9.       Methods of switching and controlling the lighting.

10.      Construction Site Working Times.

11.      Reporting of Unexpected Contamination.

12.      Schedule of the means of access to the site for construction traffic.

13.      Compliance condition with the Reasonable Avoidance Measures detailed in the Ecological Reports.

14.      Arboricultural Method Statement.

15.      A Drainage Maintenance Strategy for the ongoing maintenance of the drainage system (including the hydrobrake and silt trap), to include a Maintenance Schedule, and details of which organisation will be responsible for long term maintenance.

16.      Notwithstanding the details submitted, a Biodiversity Enhancement and ManagementPlan(BEMP)shallbesubmittedtoandapprovedinwritingby the Local Planning Authority.

A recorded vote was taken, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 42(5), as follows:

For: Councillors Armer, Crook, Hall, Pattison, A Pinnock, Sokhal and Thompson (7 votes)

Against: (0 votes)