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Performance Report - Determination of Planning Applications

Meeting: 06/04/2021 - Planning Committee (Item 20)

20 Land At Winnycroft Farm, Corncroft Lane, Gloucester, GL4 6BX - 14/01470/OUT pdf icon PDF 928 KB

Application for Determination: - Outline application for the construction of up to 217 dwellings (including up to 12 sheltered housing flats), open space (including public open space, allotments, incidental open space, amenity space associated with the conversion of the listed farm complex, a green buffer to the listed farm complex and enhanced orchards), two vehicular access points (from Corncroft Lane and Winnycroft Lane) , pedestrian and cycle connections and associated infrastructure.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chair took no part in the discussion of the item as he had declared a prejudicial interest in it. Therefore, the Vice-Chair chaired the item.

 

 

The Principal Planning Officer presented the report detailing an outline application for the construction of up to 217 dwellings (including up to 12 sheltered housing flats), open space (including public open space, allotments, incidental open space, amenity space associated with the conversion of the listed farm complex, a green buffer to the listed farm complex and enhanced orchards), two vehicular access points (from Corncroft Lane and Winnycroft Lane), pedestrian and cycle connections and associated infrastructure.

 

 

An agent of LRM Planning addressed the committee in favour of the application on behalf of the applicant.

 

The Highways Development Manager responded to members questions concerning a junction on the site as follows:

 

-        The large and smaller schemes combined in totality were proposing junction improvements.

-        The proposed junction improvements would be beneficial.

 

 

The Principal Planning Officer responded to members questions concerning air quality monitoring on the site as follows:

 

 

-        An Air Quality Assessment had been submitted. It stated that there should not be any dwellings built within eight meters of the motorway.

-        The nearest façade would be thirty-five meters away from the motorway. 

 

 

 

Members Debate

 

-        The Vice-Chair stated that he believed that it was a ‘good development’ when taken as a whole.

 

 

The Vice-Chair moved, and Councillor Lugg seconded the officer’s recommendation as amended in the late material.

 

 

RESOLVED that: - That authority is delegated to the City Growth and Delivery Manager to GRANT outline planning permission with necessary conditions (in consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair), subject to a Section 106 agreement to secure the following: 

 

-        25% affordable housing scheme 

-        An agreed pathway to secure funding for an additional 10% affordable housing;

-        Agreed housing mix; 

-        Open space provision including a leap and a lap; 

-        Allotment provision;

-        Management of open space; 

-        Off site sport provision contribution of £205,156;

-        Education contributions of £1,002,500; 

-        Library contributions of £42,532; 

-        £41,632 towards Highway improvements; 

-        £60,247 towards Travel Plan provision