Agenda item

Application for the formation of an artificial grass pitch with associated features, including eight 15m high floodlights, fencing up to 4.5m, pedestrian circulation and access route, vehicular maintenance and emergency access with Springwood Road, erection of store, grass mounds, retaining structures and landscaping works - Holmfirth High School, Heys Road, Thongsbridge, Holmfirth.

Contact Officer: Christopher Carroll, Planning Services

Ward(s) affected: Holme Valley South

Approval delegated to the Head of Planning and Development.

The Committee considered Application 2020/90640 in respect of the formation of an artificial grass pitch with associated features, including eight 15m high floodlights, fencing up to 4.5m, pedestrian circulation and access route, vehicular maintenance and emergency access with Springwood Road, erection of store, grass mounds, retaining structures and landscaping works at Holmfirth High School, Heys Road, Thongsbridge, Holmfirth.

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 37, the Committee received representations from Mark Young, Karen Franklin and Lauren Potts (in objection) and Rob Wilks, Daniel Hermann, Andrew Watson, Phil Keeley and Ben Stitchman (in support).

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 36(1), the Committee received representations from Councillors Donald Firth and Nigel Patrick.

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, as set out below:

1.    Commencement of development within 3 years

2.    Development should be undertaken in accordance with the plans

3.    Submission of specification details of the design of lighting columns, fencing, gates, barriers, equipment store and handrails.

4.    Submission of finished floor levels and site sections.

5.    Submission of a community use agreement

6.    Artificial Grass Pitch management plan

7.    Submission of a site specific noise management plan

8.    The perimeter fencing to the pitch shall be fixed to support posts with a neoprene (or similar) isolator to fully isolate the panels from the posts to eliminate unnecessary noise

9.    The sports pitch hereby permitted shall not be used for any sports activities outside the agreed hours.

10.Before the development is brought into use any external artificial lighting shall be installed in accordance with the approved details.

11.Scheme detailing the dedicated facilities that will be provided for charging electric vehicles and other ultra-low emission vehicles

12.Noisy construction, demolition and site clearance operations shall not take place outside the hours of: 0800 to 1900 Monday to Friday; 0800 to 1300 on Saturdays With no noisy activities on Sundays or Public Holidays

13.Ecological measures and/or works shall be carried out in accordance with the Ecological Appraisal

14.Submission of a “lighting design strategy for biodiversity” to show the levels of lighting to be installed on the site and to provide details of mitigative measures where any light spill onto the retained trees is anticipated

15.The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved Landscape and Ecological Design Strategy

16.The development shall be completed in accordance with the advice and directions (recommendations) contained in the Arboricultural Impact Assessment

17.Details of all hard and soft landscaping measures, including circulation areas

18.Car Park Management Plan providing details of signing and markings to ensure customers are aware of the proposed parking provision, details of literature and advertising to be aimed at ensuring the use of the car park and details of the supervision and marshalling of the car park at peak times.

19.Proposed design and construction details for all new retaining walls adjacent to the existing highway including any modifications to the existing highway retaining wall on Springwood Road/ Heys Road

20.Submission of a Construction Environmental Management Plan

21.Details of cycle storage facilities

22.Detailed finalised design of the soakaway scheme

23.Details of the maintenance and management programme of the detailed soakaway scheme

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

For: Councillors S Hall, Lyons, Pattison, and Sokhal (4 votes)

Against: Councillors Bellamy and Thompson (2 votes)

Abstain: Councillor A Pinnock