Agenda item

Planning Application - Application No: 2021/91384

Erection of 13 dwellings (resubmission) land south of, 5-25, Clay Well, Golcar, Huddersfield.

 

Contact officer: Victor Grayson, Planning Services

 

Ward(s) affected: Golcar

Decision:

Delegate to the Head of Planning and Development to approve as detailed in the considered report subject to the following:

1.     An adjustment to the open space contribution (as detailed in the supplementary report).

2.     An additional condition covering the provision of sustainable energy technologies.

3.     The period for completing the Section 106 agreement is reduced from 3 months to 2 months.

4.     The Head of Planning and Development is authorised to refuse the application if the applicant is not willing to provide the affordable housing as set out in the considered report.

Minutes:

The Sub Committee gave consideration to Planning Application 2021/91384 Erection of 13 dwellings (resubmission) land south of, 5-25, Clay Well, Golcar, Huddersfield.

 

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 including:

 

1. Three years to commence development.

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

and documents.

3. Submission of a Construction Management Plan.

4. Submission of details of temporary (construction-phase) surface water

drainage arrangements.

5. Drainage and surfacing of parking spaces.

6. Submission of details relating to internal adoptable roads.

7. Submission of details of any highways retaining walls and structures.

8. Submission of details of the internal road’s pedestrian connection to the

adjacent public right of way COL/56/40.

9. Submission of details of cycle parking, and provision prior to occupation.

10. Provision of electric vehicle charging points (one charging point per dwelling with dedicated parking).

11. Submission of details of waste storage and collection, and provision prior to occupation.

12. Temporary refuse storage and collection arrangements during construction

13. Submission of detailed drainage scheme (including clarification regarding on-site attenuation volume of and annotations).

14. Submission of flood routing details.

15. Submission of details to allow for a surface water connection across the

site from site ref: HS153.

16. Submission of an intrusive site investigation report (phase II report).

17. Submission of a remediation strategy.

18. Implementation of remediation strategy.

19. Submission of a validation report.

20. Submission of details of crime prevention measures.

21. Submission of details of the retention, making safe and maintenance of the site’s derelict building.

22. External materials (details and samples to be submitted).

23. Submission of details of boundary treatments.

24. Submission of details of external lighting.

25. Implementation of tree protection measures.

26. Submission of full details of a hard and soft landscaping scheme, to include replacement trees.

27. Submission of details and implementation of bat mitigation measures.

28. Submission of an Ecological Design Strategy.

29. Submission of an invasive species removal and eradication strategy, and implementation of measures.

30. Removal of permitted development rights for extensions and outbuildings.

 

2.     Include an additional condition to cover the provision of sustainable energy technologies.

 

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

 

1) Affordable housing – Three affordable housing units (two affordable/social rent, one intermediate) to be provided in perpetuity.

2) Open space – £22,948 off-site contribution and an additional contribution payable in the event that development comes forward at the adjacent site (site allocation ref: HS153) and the cumulative impacts of both developments require mitigation.

3) Education – Contribution payable in the event that development comes forward at the adjacent site (site allocation ref: HS153), the education contribution threshold (by both developments considered together) is met, and the cumulative impacts of both developments require mitigation.

4) Sustainable transport – Measures to encourage the use of sustainable modes of transport.

5) Management – The establishment of a management company for the management and maintenance of any land not within private curtilages or adopted by other parties (including the application site’s protected woodland), and of infrastructure (including surface water drainage until formally adopted by the statutory undertaker). Section 106 agreement to include a plan clearly defining all land which would be the responsibility of the management company.

6) Biodiversity – Contribution (amount to be confirmed) towards off-site measures to achieve biodiversity net gain.

7) Adjacent land – Agreement to allow vehicular, cycle, pedestrian and construction access to adjacent site (site allocation ref: HS153) without unreasonable hindrance.

 

4.     Pursuant to (3) above, in the circumstances where the S106 agreement has not been completed within 2 months of the date of the Committee’s resolution then the Head of Planning and Development shall consider whether permission should be refused on the grounds that the proposals are unacceptable in the absence of the benefits that would have been secured; if so, the Head of Planning and Development is authorised to determine the application and impose appropriate reasons for refusal under Delegated Powers.

 

5.     In addition, the Head of Planning and Development is authorised to refuse the application if the applicant is not willing to provide the affordable housing as set out in the considered report

 

 

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

 

For: Councillors: Bamford, Davies, Homewood, Sarwar, Sokhal, S Hall and Lyons (7 votes).

 

Against: Councillors: Bellamy and A Smith (2 votes).

 

Abstained: Councillors Armer, Lee-Richards, McGuin and Uppal ( 4 votes).

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