Issue - meetings
NK/2021/0290
Meeting: 30/09/2021 - Area Planning Committee Kettering (Item 38)
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Proposed Development
*4.5 Full Planning Permission: Two storey medical facility with associated access, car parking and landscaping at North of Kettering Business Park (land at), Glendon Lodge Farm, Kettering for Mr Neil Whittingham WW Medical Facilities Ltd
Application No: NK/2021/0290
Speaker:
Louise Hipwell attended the meeting and addressed the committee as a third party objector to the proposed development stating that an alternative site entrance was required due to health an safety implications associated with the existing access. It was also stated that a petition with 279 signatures had been raised in objection to the proposed development.
Steven Longstaff attended the meeting and addressed the committee as the agent on behalf of the applicant stating that the development if approved would provide 90 high skilled jobs and would help deal with excessive demand for specialist medical care within the local area. The development would reduce pressure on local healthcare services and is fully supported by the local hospital trusts |
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Decision
Members received a report about a proposal for which full planning permission was being sought for a two storey medical facility with associated access, car parking and landscaping.
The planning officer addressed the committee and provided an update which stated that following a request from the applicant condition 7 was to be removed and an additional condition and accompanying information be included in relation to levels.
Members raised questions regarding the possibility of moving the site entrance, it was stated to members that the moving of the entrance to the site was unacceptable to the Local Highways Authority due to the distance from other road junctions.
Concerns were also raised in relation in relation to the biodiversity loss associated with the proposed development. Officers stated that as set out in the officers report on this occasion the public benefit due to the nature of the development outweighs the biodiversity loss.
Following debate it was proposed by Councillor Prentice and seconded by Councillor Smyth that the application be approved in line with the officer’s recommendation.
It was agreed that the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions: |
1. The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
2. Prior to the commencement of development a Demolition and Construction Management Plan (DCMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved Management Plan must include and specify the provision to be made for the following:
• Detailed work programme / timetable.
• Public liaison position, name, contact details and details of public consultation/liaison.
• Construction working hours and site HGV delivery / removal hours.
• Detailed plan showing the location of on-site stores and facilities including the site compound, contractor & visitor parking and turning as well as un/loading point, turning and queuing for HGVs.
• Details of debris management including location of wheel wash, programme to control debris spill/ tracking onto the highway to also include sheeting/sealing of vehicles and dust management.