Agenda, decisions and minutes

Any apologies for absence which have been received will be noted at this stage.

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting and drew attention to the emergency evacuation procedure which was displayed on the screens. He introduced the officers present.

The minutes relate to the meeting of the Special Planning Committee on 8 September 2016 (copy to follow).

Resolved

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 8 September 2016 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

The chairman will announce any urgent items that due to special circumstances will be dealt with under agenda item 5 (b).

The Chairman advised that there were no urgent items.

Details of members’ personal interests arising from their membership of parish councils or West Sussex County Council or from their being Chichester District Council or West Sussex County Council appointees to outside organisations or members of outside bodies or from being employees of such organisations or bodies.

Such interests are hereby disclosed by each member in respect of agenda items in the schedule of planning applications where the Council or outside body concerned has been consulted in respect of the application.

Declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are to be made by members of the Planning Committee in respect of matters on the agenda for this meeting.

Mr Barrett declared a personal interest in respect of planning application CC/14/04301/OUT as a Chichester District Council appointed member of the Chichester Harbour Conservancy.

Mr Dunn declared a personal interest in respect of planning application CC/14/04301/OUT as a Chichester District Council appointed member of the South Downs National Park Authority.

Mrs Kilby declared a personal interest in respect of planning application CC/14/04301/OUT as a member of Chichester City Council.

Mr McAra declared a personal interest in respect of planning application CC/14/04301/OUT as a member of West Sussex County Council.

Mr Oakley declared a personal interest in respect of planning application CC/14/04301/OUT as a member of West Sussex County Council.

Mr Plowman declared a personal interest in respect of planning application CC/14/04301/OUT as a member of Chichester City Council.

Outline planning application with all matters reserved (except for access) for the first phase of development for up to 750 homes with access from Old Broyle Road, temporary access from Clay Lane, a local centre (with associated employment, retail and community uses), primary school, informal and formal open space (including a Country Park), playing pitches, associated landscaping, utilities and drainage infrastructure with on site foul sewage package treatment plant or pumping station with connection to Tangmere Waste Water Treatment Works.

Deferred for one month for officers to negotiate with the applicant regarding delivery of the southern access route before development begins.

The Committee considered this application for outline planning permission with all matters reserved (except for access) for the first Phase of development for up to 750 homes with access from Old Broyle Road, temporary access from Clay Lane, a local centre (with associated employment, retail and community uses), primary school, informal and formal open space (including a Country Park), playing pitches, associated landscaping, utilities and drainage infrastructure with on-site foul sewage package treatment plant or pumping station with connection to Tangmere Waste Water Treatment Works.

The application had been deferred at the special meeting held on 8th September 2016 for officers to undertake further negotiations with the applicant regarding (a) the Committee's concerns about the timing of delivery of the southern access to enable it to serve this scheme (phase 1) and (b) further investigation of the foul drainage options.

Additional information was reported on the agenda update sheet relating to two third party representations and concerns raised regarding the delivery of the southern access; and the length of time available to comment on the new information.

Miss Bell reminded members of the details of the planning application for the first phase for a mixed use development on land to the West of Chichester in a Strategic Development Location (SDL).  The site was an allocation in Policy 15 of the Chichester Local Plan that sought development for up to 1,600 homes, a local centre, six hectares of employment, informal and formal open space and a country park.  The proposed Phase 1 scheme had been developed as part of the Masterplan, endorsed by the Committee on 27 April 2016, for the whole SDL.  With regard to the Framework Plan for the outline application, the application sought permission for the principle of development and access details only.  Details relating to layout, scale, appearance and landscaping were not for consideration at this stage as they would be dealt with by a reserved matters application.  The applicant was also seeking approval for six parameter plans,which covered land use, quantum of development, public open space and drainage, street hierarchy, foot and cycle paths, and storey heights of the buildings.  The proposal included a vehicular access to the north of the site from Old Broyle Road, separate emergency access leading to the informal car park, and an additional access from Clay Lane.  In addition to the Community Infrastructure Levy payment there would be a comprehensive package of on and off site infrastructure provision.   

Since the deferral of the application a number of additional documents had been submitted as detailed in the report.  These included a waste water technical note, an air quality technical note, development delivery timeline (DDT), planning performance agreement (PPA), a covering letter from WYG explaining the wider context of the DDT and PPA, letters from the developers, Linden Homes and Miller Homes, and a letter from the land agent on behalf of the land owners.

The DDT set out details of the delivery of the scheme for both Phase 1 and Phase  ...  view the full minutes text for item 98.