Agenda and minutes

The Chair reminded Councillors to declare any known interests in any of the matters to be considered by the Committee. No declarations were made.

To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 10^th October 2017

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 10^th October 2017, be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

There were no public questions

The Head of Planning, Regulatory Services and Heritage submitted a report summarising work undertaken to prioritise the required infrastructure at the New Eastern Villages (NEV) to ensure timely delivery of all infrastructure given the scale and complexity of the site, to support the new community and deliver sustainable development in accordance with national and local policy.

In the absence of a Framework s106 agreement for the NEV, the NEV Infrastructure Delivery Plan Prioritisation Matrix, attached as Appendix 1 to the report, provides a robust framework for s106 negotiations on a site by site basis in accordance with Local Plan policy and the NEV Planning Obligations SPD

Resolved – That this Committee agrees to:

(1) The New Eastern Villages (NEV) Infrastructure Delivery Plan Prioritisation Matrix as a framework for s106 negotiations where viability has been independently tested for development proposals at the NEV, be endorsed;

(2) The Head of Planning, Regulatory Services and Heritage be authorised, in consultation with the Director of Law and Democratic Services, and Chair of Planning Committee and Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning to undertake any necessary minor amendments as required in accordance with the NEV Planning Obligations SPD

(3) The Head of Planning, Regulatory Services and Heritage be authorised, in consultation with the Director of Law and Democratic Services, and Chair of Planning Committee and Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning to carry out any consultation that may be required for a future review in accordance with the NEV Planning Obligations SPD, and bring a report to Planning Committee in respect of the review for consideration.

The Committee considered: -

S/OUT/13/1555      Nick Freer                               Agent

                                 Colin McKewan                     South Marston Parish Council

S/OUT/15/943        John Watkins                         Seven Capital – Applicant

                                 Paula Carney                         WYG Planning Consultants

                                 Stephen Evans                      Transport Consultant – Agent

S/17/528                 Emma Greening                    Agent

                                 Trevor Morton Holmes          5 Beechlea

S/17/703                 Sarah Hodgson                     Local resident

                                 Mark Keenan                          Local resident

S/17/1227               Penny Robinson                   15 Shrivenham Road

S/HOU/17/1409     Bob Keech                              Agent

S/17/1301               Alistair Dixon Patterson        Applicant

                                 Kevin Turner                          Local resident                       

            Resolved – That this Committee agrees to:

1.    That the Head of Planning, Regulatory Services and Heritage be authorised to grant permission in respect of applications numbered S/17/0703, S/17/0704,  S/HOU/17/1409, S/17/1301 subject to the conditions listed in the Committee reports.

2.    That the Head of Planning, Regulatory Services and Heritage be authorised to GRANT outline planning permission respect of applications numbered S/OUT/13/1555 subject to :

(a)  Completion of a legal agreement to secure the planning obligations that are material to the decision (as set out in paragraph 8.262 to 8.296 of this report); and,

(b)  The planning conditions set out in this report, with delegated authority to make reasonable amendments, additions or omissions to those conditions before issuing formal consent as may be necessary.

The applicant has agreed to extend the period in which the application can be determined until Friday 12^th January 2018. In the event that a further extension(s) of time is not forthcoming to enable the planning obligation to be completed and the decision issued, the Head of Planning, Regulatory Services and Heritage be authorised to refuse the application for the following reason:

The proposal does not comply with policies NC3, RA3, IN1 and EN2 of the Adopted Swindon Borough Local Plan 2026 and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), as an infrastructure package to mitigate the impact of the development has not been secured by means of a planning obligation and / or planning condition, so as to meet the infrastructure needs arising from the development.

3.    That the Head of Planning, Regulatory Services and Heritage be authorised to grant permission in respect of application numbered S/OUT/15/0943 subject to the conditions listed in the Committee report together with any amended, omitted or additional conditions, the completion of a Section 106 agreement to secure the necessary mitigation and the completion of a re-consultation process regarding the revised retail and food and drink floorspace totals provided no adverse impacts are  ...  view the full minutes text for item 30.