Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Satchwell and Buckley.

To approve the minutes of the Site Viewing Working Party held on 8 March 2018

The Minutes of the last Site Viewing Working Party were received.

There were no Declarations of Interest relating to matters on the agenda from members present.

Proposal: Hybrid application comprising:

APP/17/00863-

Full Application for change of use, alterations to and extension of existing buildings to 20 Residential units, (13 dwellings in the main house and 7 in other Listed Buildings) with associated landscaping parking and amenity space.

Outline Application (All Matters Reserved except means of access) for the demolition of 1983 office building and associated brick and glass corridor link and development of up to 70 residential units, associated landscaping, parking and infrastructure works.

APP/17/00864

Listed Building Consent for alterations to and extension of existing buildings with associated landscaping, parking and amenity space to facilitate the change of use of the main house and other buildings to 20 residential units (13 in the main house and 7 in the other buildings).

The Site Viewing Working Party viewed the site given a request from the Head of Planning Services that the application(s) be determined by the Development Management Committee.

The Working Party received a report from the Head of Planning Services which identified the following key considerations:

(i)            Principle of Development

(ii)          Viability position

(iii)         Nature of Development

(iv)         Impact on the character and appearance of the area

(v)          Residential and neighbouring amenity

(vi)         Access and highway implications

(vii)        Flooding and Drainage

(viii)       Impact on ecology

(ix)         Impact on trees

(x)          Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) constriction requirements and legal agreement.

The Working party viewed the site, the subject of the application(s), to determine if any further information should be provided to the Development Management Committee. The party were shown existing layout, buildings and potential changes shown in the indicative layout.

RESOLVED that based on the information available at the time, the following information be provided to the Development Management Committee.

a.    Information relating to the difference between the proposal (and indiciative layout) and the initial draft displayed at the Development Consultation Forum.

b.    How many units would be included in the central plot and information relating to the conversion costs

c.    How many TPOs already existed on trees on the site and a map of all trees, those remaining in the proposal and those with proposed felling.