Agenda item

Planning Application - Application No: 2021/92206

Erection of 137 homes with open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure at land off Woodhead Road, Brockholes, Holmfirth.

 

Ward affected: Holme Valley North

 

Contact: Richard Gilbert, Planning Services

 

 

Decision:

Application approved (delegated).

Minutes:

The Committee gave consideration to Application 2021/92206 – Erection of 137 homes with open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure at land off Woodhead Road, Brockholes, Holmfirth.

 

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 37, the Committee received representations from Paul Butler (on behalf of the applicant), Andrew Naylor (applicant) and Lee Henton (local resident).

 

 Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 36(a), the Committee received a representation from Councillor Greaves.

 

RESOLVED

 

1) That authority be delegated to the Head of Planning and Development to approve the application, issue the decision notice and complete the list of conditions including matters relating to;  

 

-       Three Year Time Limit for Commencement

-       Development to be carried out in accordance with approved plans

-       Details of phasing (Pre-commencement)

-       Construction Management Plan (Pre-commencement)

-       Highway/PROW Condition Surveys (Pre-commencement)

-       Detail of highway improvements (Pre-commencement)

-       Detail of internal estate roads, footpaths etc

-       Condition ensuring access to undeveloped land

-       Erection and repair of existing and proposed dry stone walls

-       Detail of visibility splays across site access (Pre-commencement)

-       Various off-site highway and PROW works and Road Safety Audits

-       Highway structure details (Pre-commencement)

-       Surfacing and draining of vehicle parking areas

-       Temporary retaining structure details (Pre-commencement)

-       Retaining Wall facing materials

-       Timely removal of temporary construction access

-       Structural details of pipes/manholes (Pre-commencement)

-       Cycle storage details

-       Temporary waste storage for dwellings during the construction period

-       Electric vehicle charging points

-       Finished floor level restrictions

-       Compliance with arboricultural method statement

-       Detailed design of foul and surface water drainage scheme (pre-commencement)

-       Surface water emergence and land drainage mitigation (pre-commencement)

-       Storm Event Scenarios (Pre-commencement)

-       Temporary Surface Water Details (Pre-commencement)

-       PD Rights Removed for Plot 122 (Side extensions)

-       PD Rights Removed for Plot 123 (Outbuildings)

-       PD Rights Removed for 62no. plots in respect of boundary treatments relative to shared spaces

-       Implementation of sound attenuation scheme

-       Ventilation scheme for noise impacted properties (Pre-commencement)

-       Dust mitigation details during construction period

-       Unexpected contamination/coal deposits

-       Imported Top/sub soil verification report

-       Physical samples of facing materials

-       Boundary treatment detailing

-       Hard and soft landscaping details (Pre-commencement)

-       Maintenance of landscaping and occupier notification mechanism

-       Biodiversity Management Plan (Pre-commencement)

-       Construction Environmental Management Plan (Pre-commencement)

-       Eradication of invasive non-native species (Pre-commencement)

-       Lighting Design Strategy

-       Protected species Mitigation Strategy

-       Working times compliance

-       Further Archaeological Investigation (Pre-commencement)

-       Details of substation and pumping station design and appearance

-       Definitive footpath surfacing adjacent T18

-       Details of any PROW diversion

-       Riverside footpath construction specification and delivery

-       Rapid Health Impact Assessment submission and implementation

 

2) That the following matters to be delegated to officers to resolve prior to the issue of the decision notice:(i) NDSS shortfall of (7 units) to be addressed – this could be a condition or an amended plan and (ii) lighting of the PROW /footpath connection from the site to Smithy place/ Brockholes to provide improved safety and securityfor residents.

 

3) That authority be delegated to the Head of Planning and Development to secure a S106 Agreement to cover (i) affordable housing – a 20% (19.7%) on-site contribution of 27 affordable homes with the following tenure split; 15 affordable rent, 5 shared ownership and 7 first homes (ii) education – a financial contribution of £546,137 made towards local schools (iii) public open space – an off site financial contribution of £94,288 to address shortfalls in specific open space typologies (iv) biodiversity – a financial contribution of £471,500 towards off site measures to achieve biodiversity net gain (v) sustainable transport – measures to encourage the use of sustainable modes of transport, including a £70,075.50 financial contribution towards a sustainable travel fund as well as a further £10,000 towards travel plan monitoring (vi) off site highway works – an off site financial contribution of £33,000 towards bus stop upgrades and signage improvements on Smithy Place Lane as well as a further £15,000 to contribute towards signalised junction improvements in Honley (vii) management – the establishment of a management company for the management and maintenance of any land not within private curtilages or adopted by other parties, and of infrastructure (including surface water and foul drainage infrastructure until formally adopted by the statutory undertaker),

 

4) That, pursuant to (3) above, in circumstances where the S106 Agreement has not been completed within three months of this decision, the Head of Planning and Development shall be authorised to 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, and would therefore be permitted to determine the Application and impose appropriate reasons for refusal under delegated powers.

 

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

For: Councillors Armer, P Davies, S Hall, Pattison, Sokhal and Thompson (7 votes)

Against: Councillor A Pinnock (1 vote)

 

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