Agenda item

Redevelopment and change of use of former mill site to form 19 residential units (within a Conservation Area) - Hinchliffe Mill, Water Street, Holmbridge, Holmfirth.

Ward(s) affected: Holme Valley South

Contact: Richard A Gilbert, Planning Services

Application approved (delegated).

The Committee considered Application 2021/90800 relating to the redevelopment and change of use of a former mill site to form 19 residential units (within a Conservation Area) at Hinchliffe Mill, Water Street, Holmbridge, Holmfirth.

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 37, the Committee received representations from Charles Pogson (in objection), Mark Lee and Alison Dumville (on behalf of the applicant)

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;  

1. TCPA Standard 3 Year Time Limit for Commencement;

2. Development in Accordance with Approved Document List;

3. Restrictions on occupation of the development to ensure Mill Conversion is completed;

4. Material Samples, Fenestration Detailing, Heritage Feature Retention Report (Prior to Commencement);

5. Archaeological Recording (Prior to Commencement);

6. Boundary Treatment Plan;

7. Obscure Glazing for Protection of Privacy of Water Street Residents;

8. Installation of Heritage Information Boards ;

9. Environment Agency Flood Risk Mitigation Measures;

10. Detailed Foul and Surface Water Drainage Design (Prior to Commencement);

11. Exceedance Event Assessment and Overland Flow Routing (Prior to Commencement);

12. Temporary Drainage Design (Prior to Commencement);

13. Lighting Design Strategy for Biodiversity;

14. Submission of a Phase II Intrusive Site Investigation Report for Contaminated Land (Prior to Commencement);

15. Submission of a Remediation Strategy for Contaminated Land (Prior to Commencement);

16. Implementation of Site Remediation for Contaminated Land;

17. Submission of Validation Report for Contaminated Land;

18. Protection of Private Water Supplies (Prior to Commencement);

19. Electric Vehicle Charging Points;

20. Construction Management Plan (Prior to Commencement);

21. Submission of Structural Retaining Wall Details (Prior to Commencement);

22. Submission of Highway Structure Details within the Carriageway (manholes etc) (Prior to Commencement);

23. Submission of Retaining Wall Facing Materials;

24. Submission of Tree Protection Plan;

25. Submission of Waste Management Plan;

26. Submission of Temporary Waste Management Plan;

27. Submission of Pre and Post Development Highway Condition Survey (Prior to Commencement);

28. Private Access Road Surfacing Details (Prior to Commencement);

29. Submission of the details relating to the Parking Layby proposed on Spring Lane/Dam Head (Prior to Commencement);

30. Parking Area Surfacing;

31. Construction Environmental Management Plan: Biodiversity (Prior to Commencement);

32. Landscape Ecological Design Strategy (Prior to Commencement);

33. Public Open Space Details;

34. Removal of Invasive Plant Species;

35. Protected Species Licence (Prior to Commencement);

36. PROW Alignment, Construction and Safety Details.

2) That authority be delegated to the Head of Planning and Development to secure a S106 Agreement to cover (i) financial contribution of £62,330 towards off-setting the loss of Biodiversity on the development site with supplementary management details in accordance with the Biodiversity Technical Advice Note

(ii) the provision of management companies for the purpose of maintaining shared spaces and drainage infrastructure serving the site and (iii) to enter into a viability review no later than the point at which 75% of on-site units have been sold. The agreed developer profit is to be 15% of Gross Development Value and any profits in excess of this shall be paid to the council to meet identified planning policy contributions (Affordable Housing/Sustainable Travel/Public Open Space/ 10% BNG).

3) That, pursuant to (2) 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 Anwar, Gregg, S Hall, Pattison, A Pinnock, Sokhal and Thompson (7 votes)

Against: (no votes)