Agenda and minutes

To be informed of the appointment of any substitute members for the meeting.

There were no substitute members appointed.

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There were no declarations of interest or dispensations reported.

To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting held on 7 June 2022.

Resolved that the minutes of the meeting held on 7 June 2022 be confirmed and signed by the Chair.

To receive the attached guidance to members in determining planning applications and to give consideration to the planning applications listed in the following agenda items.

The Committee received guidance in relation to the principles of decision making when determining planning applications and then gave consideration to the planning applications listed in the following minutes.

To determine a full planning application from Northumberland Estates for change of use of land and construction of extra care facilities (Class C2), health and wellbeing hub (Use Classes E(b), E(d), E(g)(i), F2(a), F2(b) and ancillary uses), integrated frailty hub (Use Classes C2, E(e) and E(g)(i) with E(d) and other ancillary uses), a children's nursery (Use Class E(f)) and residential dwellings for people in later life (Use Class C3(a)) together with access roads, car parking areas, landscaping areas, SuDS basins and other ancillary works.

The Committee considered a report from the planning officers, together with an addendum circulated prior to the meeting, in relation to a full planning application from Northumberland Estates for change of use of land and construction of extra care facilities (Class C2), health and wellbeing hub (Use Classes E(b), E(d), E(g)(i), F2(a), F2(b) and ancillary uses), integrated frailty hub (Use Classes C2, E(e) and E(g)(i) with E(d) and other ancillary uses), a children's nursery (Use Class E(f)) and residential dwellings for people in later life (Use Class C3(a)) together with access roads, car parking areas, landscaping areas, SuDS basins and other ancillary works.

A planning officer presented details of the application with the aid of various maps, plans and photographs.

Members of the Committee asked questions of officers and the applicant’s representative who was present at the meeting and made comments. In doing so the Committee gave particular consideration to:

a)    the broad purpose of the scheme to provide, in conjunction with healthcare providers, an innovative ageing well village which would cater for a wide variety of older people’s needs;

b)    the location and purpose of the various elements of the proposed development;

b)    the adequacy of the proposed car parking provision on the site to be subject to a parking management plan; and

c)    the objection received regarding the risks to safety caused by increased traffic.

Resolved that (1) the Committee indicates that it is minded to grant the application subject to completion of a legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the addition, omission or amendment of any other conditions considered necessary; and

(2) the Head of Housing, Environment and Leisure be granted delegated authority to determine the application following the completion of a legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to secure the following;

-Affordable housing provision

-Travel Plan Bond £75,000

-Travel Plan Monitoring Fee £3,000

-Coastal Mitigation £11,795

To determine a full planning application from Snowball for construction of 14no. warehouse units of various sizes and heights on existing vacant brownfield site.  Existing access road to be extended throughout the site to serve the new units, with parking and service yards within the site boundaries.

(On 1 July 2022 the Chair agreed that consideration of this item be deferred to allow further discussions with the applicant regarding the terms of the proposed legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.)

The Chair announced that he had agreed to a request from the applicant that determination of this application being deferred to enable them to give further consideration to the proposed terms of a legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.