Minutes:
Prior to the item being introduced by the Case Officer, the Council’s Solicitor provided a preamble summarising the reasons for the differences between the printed agenda and the updated information to be given to the Committee.
The updated information was provided to the Committee as presented in the Update List and included comments from the Highways Officer and Sport England, who raised no objections. It was noted that the Hazardous Substance Consent had now been approved and the proposal was no longer considered to be a departure from policies PR12 and CS23. One point of clarification was also made under paragraph heading Hazard Matters on page 26. The application was then summarised.
The Committee was then addressed by Mr Tom Lambshead, a representative of the applicant. He explained to the Committee that Halebank School was included in the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP) which consisted of schools most in need of urgent repair. He advised that the consultation and design processes were complete and the school now had an opportunity to be rebuilt using Education Funding Agency (EFA) funding. He urged the Committee to approve the application so the School could be included in the Programme with the other North West Schools.
Sara Humber, the PSBP Project Leader for the (EFA), then addressed the Committee, further stating the case for the rebuilding of the School. Subject to planning permission she advised that it was hoped that the School would be completed by Easter 2016. She advised the Committee that Halebank School was the only School in a small community and was therefore extremely important to them; this was evident by the huge response to the consultation. No objections had been received from residents or local business and the Headteacher was also fully in support of the rebuild.
Members debated the application and clarification was provided regarding comments made by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the Officer’s report. Members agreed that the application could be approved subject to the conditions below.
RESOLVED: That delegated authority is given to the Operational Director – Planning, Policy and Transportation, in consultation with the Chairman or Vice Chairman to determine appropriate conditions based on the list below and those outlined to the Committee and to approve the Application, subject to the Application not being called in by the Secretary of State.
1. Time limits condition;
2. Approved plans (BE1);
3. Materials (BE2);
4. Drainage condition(s) (BE1);
5. Boundary Treatments (BE22);
6. Submission and Agreement of finished floor and site levels (BE1);
7. Prior to commencement bin storage facilities to be submitted and agreed (BE1);
8. Vehicle access, parking and servicing to be constructed prior to occupation of properties/commencement of use (BE1);
9. Condition(s) relating to full details of hard and soft landscaping, including planting scheme, maintenance, and replacement planting (BE1);
10. Condition for details of any external plant or flues (BE1 and BE2);
11. The hours of demolition/construction of building on site shall be restricted to 0700 hours to 1800 hours Monday to Friday, 0730 hours to 1400 hours on Saturday with no work at any other time including Sundays and Public Holidays (BE1 and BE2);
12. No trees, shrubs or hedges within the site which are shown as being retained on the approved plans shall be felled, uprooted, wilfully damaged or destroyed, or removed without the prior written consent of the Local Planning Authority (BE1 and BE2);
13. Any trees, shrubs or hedges removed without such consent, or which die or become severely damaged or seriously diseased within 5 years from the completion of the development hereby permitted shall be replaced (BE1 and BE2);
14. No works shall begin at the site until full details of the wheel wash facilities have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority (BE1 and BE2);
15. Hedge or tree removal shall be undertaken outside the bird nesting season where this is not possible (GE21);
16. Prior to the installation of any external lighting full design details shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority;
17. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the mitigation measures outlined in the submitted ecological surveys (GE21);
18. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the proposed construction management/phasing plans submitted with the application unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority;
19. Travel Plan shall be updated and reviewed in accordance with current guildelines with appropriate new targets and measures set, it should be regularly monitored in accordance with the timescales set out in the plan with the results being submitted to the Local Planning Authority;
20. Full design details of the cycle parking shall be submitted to and approved in writing; and
21. Condition requiring the implementation of off-site highway improvements.