Agenda item

The Senior Planning Officer presented the application to the committee.

 

Public Speaker, Supporter – Spoke on:

·         History of successful developments in Devon

·         Well thought out drainage

·         Rights over private road access

·         Vehicle control on private road

·         10 million in job investment

·         Work would begin on the site in 2022

 

Comments from Councillors include:

·         Lack of need

·         Private road can’t be sufficiently controlled

·         Impact on wildlife

·         How much distance is between buildings?

·         Good site for industrial development

·         Weight restriction on road

·         Private road provides better site entrance

 

The Senior Planning Officer informed the Committee that the dwellings are further than 50 meters apart, a travel ban coordinator will be included, and signage would be on DCC land.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Clarance and seconded by Councillor Kerswell that permission be granted subject to the conditions set out in the report.

 

A vote was taken – see attached.

 

Resolved

 

Permission be granted subject to the following criteria:

 

Conditions covering the following matters and any additional conditions as a result of the above consultation responses, the precise wording, form and number of which to be delegated to the Business Manager – Strategic Place.

 

Full Application and Outline Application Conditions:

1.    Completion of 278 agreement prior to the commencement of development to secure off site highways works and their implementation

2.    Submission of a phasing plan

3.    Submission of Construction Ecological Management Plan prior to the commencement of development. CEMP to include provision of protective fencing around retained trees and other habitats, no night working or if absolutely necessary, no lighting of the identified Greater Horseshoe Bats flyways and for pollution prevention measures to be employed

4.    Submission of a Construction Management Plan to include (but not limited to) hours of construction and noise impact report for construction activities

5.    Submission of a detailed drainage design based upon the approved Flood Risk Assessment, detailed proposals for the management of surface water and silt runoff from the site during construction, proposal for the adoption and maintenance of the permanent surface water drainage system and a detailed assessment of the condition and capacity of the downstream culvert

6.    Submission of details of access, parking facilities, commercial vehicle

loading/unloading area, visibility splays, turning area, parking space and access drainage, as well as drawing 0398-01-PHL104 Rev A (Site Access Forward Visibility Plan) be maintained in perpetuity on the side of the bend

7.    Submission of Waste Audit Statement

8.    Submission of Travel Plan

9.    Submission of details of employment estate roads, footways, footpaths, verges, junctions, street lighting, sewers, drains, retaining walls, service routes, surface water outfall, road maintenance/vehicle overhang margins, embankments, visibility splays, access, car parking and street furniture

10. Submission of a repeat survey for the presence of badgers on the site and surrounding suitable habitat, with associated mitigation/compensation measures

11. Submission of an Ecological Monitoring Strategy including Light Monitoring

12. Implementation of archeological programme of works in accordance with a written scheme of investigation to be submitted

13. Development in accordance with Greater Horseshoe Bats Ecological Mitigation Plan Rev02

14. Development in accordance with Landscape Ecological Management Plan to be submitted/as approved

15. Provision of access in accordance with 01/PHL-101 Rev

16. No external lighting other that approved.

17. No external storage on site

18. Use and floorspace restriction to business, general industrial and storage and distribution uses (Use Class B2, B8 and E(g)) only

19. Reporting and remediation of unexpected contamination

20. The site access to be constructed, laid out and maintained for that purpose in accordance with the approved plans

21. No vegetation clearance shall take place during the bird nesting season (01 March to 31 August, inclusive) unless the developer has been advised by a suitably qualified ecologist that the clearance will not disturb nesting birds and a record of this kept

22. Waste disposal by means other than burning

23. Noise levels arising from the development should not exceed a continuous sound pressure level (LAeq 5dB) above the background noise level (LA90) prevailing at the time over any 15 minute duration, at the facade of the nearest noise sensitive dwellings

2.1. Full Application Conditions:

1.    Standard time limit for commencement of 3 years

2.    Development in accordance with approved plans

3.    Submission of details of boundary treatments and hard surfaces

4.    Submission of details of materials

5.    Submission of details of windows, doors and rainwater goods

6.    Submission of details of cycle storage stands and provision and retention of cycle storage stands

7.    Implementation of approved lighting design to include use of LED bollards nearest to vulnerable boundaries (southern and eastern) and column mounted lamps where required with all luminaires to be of warm colour temperature (-3000K) with 0% Upward Light Output Ratio (ULOR). Implementation and maintenance of hedgerow planting at 3-4m height in accordance with LEMP and approved landscaping scheme and implementation of high opacity landscape fabric in accordance with approved documents. Illuminance levels to be kept below 0.5 lux (vertical plane) along all key bat corridors.

8.    Provision and retention of parking facilities

9.    Provision and retention of electrical charging bays and passive electrical charging bays

10. Development in accordance with Carbon Reduction Plan

11. Implementation and maintenance of footpath link from site to Higher Sandygate

12. No windows or other opening other than those approved by this permission to eastern or southern boundaries of the site.

2.2. Outline Application Conditions:

1.    Submission of details of the reserved matters

2.    Reserved matters first application to be submitted no later than 5 years from date of decision

3.    Development of each phase to be begun before the expiry of 2 years from the date of decision

4.    Submission of all reserved matters of the development made to the local authority before the expiration of 7 years from the date of the decision

5.    Development to be in accordance with the approved plans

6.    Submission of details of a lighting strategy/scheme to ensure that Greater Horseshoe Bat corridors on periphery of site are to be kept dark and under 0.5lux

7.    Submission of details of parking facilities, cycle storage facilities and electric vehicle and bicycle charging points

8.    Submission of a Carbon Reduction Plan