Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

Apologies for non-attendance were received from Councillors David Sims, Robin Carter, Simon Rielly, Geoff Shacklock and Keli Watts

It was noted that Councillors Lyn Buckingham, Ross Armour, Ian Jelley and Jean Addison were present as substitutes.

RESOLVED                that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee                         (North)held on 6yh September 2023 be approved as a                                correct record.

RESOLVED                that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee                                     (North) held on 6^th September 2023 be approved as a                                             correct record.

The chair asked members to declare any interests on items present on the agenda.

Councillor Dez Dell declared a personal interest in item 4.1 due to previously having worked for the current applicant.

The Committee considered the following application for planning permission, which were set out in the Development Control Officers Report and supplemented verbally and in writing at the meeting.

The reports included details of applications and, where applicable, results of statutory consultations and representations which had been received from interested bodies and individuals, and the Committee reached the following decisions:-.

Following debate it was proposed by Councillor Marks and seconded by Councillor Smyth that the application be deferred to:

i)                 Enable the Council to further investigate the issue of whether or not the MUGA had indeed been substituted for the obligation to provide a football pitch and the issue relating to land owned by Tata Steel.

ii)               Resolve outstanding issues relating to changes to approved landscaping and especially trees on the Site

iii)              Resolve the financing and construction of a community hall to be provided on the Site and for the security of the same to be delivered at the point of letting the contract for the construction of the community hall to be within 6-9 months of the date of the approved further variation to the 106 Agreement; such bond to be valued in relation to the delivery of the specification for the community hall, such specification to be prepared by the Owner and approved by the local planning authority within the above time frame.

iv)             Enable negotiations between the Owner, Little Stanion Parish Council and the local planning authority to take place with a view to transferring management of the Community Hall, once built, to the Parish Council.

(Members voted on the motion to defer the application)

(Voting: Unanimous)

The application was therefore

DEFERRED

Members received a report which sought planning permission for a variation of s106 agreement dated 28th August 2016 relating to LPA ref: 04/00442/OUT dated 5th July 2006 and LPA ref:17/00702/DPA (Detailed) dated 21st May 2018 for 66 residential units, retail space and community hall known as the Multi Use Square Development and 17/00703/OUT dated 6th September 2018 concerning outline planning permission for the erection of not less than 99 dwellings, and a maximum of 135 dwellings plus landscaping and associated work at Little Stanion for JME Developments Ltd.

The Development Officer presented the report which detailed the proposal, description of the site, the planning history, relevant planning policies, outcome of consultations and an assessment of the proposal, providing full and comprehensive details.

Requests to address the meeting had been received from Ray Kilham a third party speaker, Cllrs Stuart Nash, Christopher Horsman and Benjamin Darling

Representatives of Little Stanion Parish Council. Requests to speak had also been received from Mark Flatman, Mr Moore and Robert Waite speaking on behalf of the applicant and the Committee was given the opportunity to ask questions for clarification. Questions were also raised regarding the ownership and management of the proposed village hall once built.

Ray Kilham addressed the committee and raised concerns regarding the use of public money to construct the primary school, and raised objections to the applicants previous intentions with regards to the building of the village hall and multi use games area.

Councillors Stuart Nash, Christopher Horsman and Benjamin Darling addressed the committee as representatives of Little Stanion Parish Council raising several objections and concerns regarding the lack of progress with regards to the building of the village hall and also raised questions regarding obligations for the construction of a multi-use games area (MUGA) or football pitch as previously agreed in previous planning applications.

Mark Flatman, Mr Moore and Robert Waite addressed the committee on behalf of the applicant and sought to clarify a number of points including the proposed construction of the village hall and MUGA. It was noted that the football pitch was substituted to a MUGA due to land ownership concerns and that the construction of the MUGA would take longer then recommended due to the sloping nature of the proposed construction site.

The Chair invited the Committee to determine the application

Following registered speakers and the officers presentation it was proposed by Councillor Marks and seconded by Councillor Brown that the committee resolve to exclude the public and press in order to hear confidential legal advice in light of matters that had been raised by virtue of to Paragraph 3 & 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

The Chair informed members of the press and public that confidential legal advice needed to be sought which would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information there the press and public were to be excluded virtue of to Paragraph 3 & 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

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Following debate it was proposed by Councillor Best and seconded by Councillor Jelley that planning permission be GRANTED subject to delegated authority being given to the Head of Place and Economy Services to issue the decision application subject to the conditions outlined in the report; and satisfactory consultation with Planning Committee Chair and Vice Chair on highways, ecology and drainage conditions.

Members were notified of an urgent item in which the application was being brought to committee because it falls outside of the Council’s Scheme of Delegation because the Council is the landowner and comes before the Committee for determination. The reason for the urgency of this item was to enable the progression of the planning application which is dependent upon a NHS funding deadline.

Members received the report which sought planning permission for Construction of a 1,047sqm (GEA) Community Diagnostic Centre (Use Class E), with associated infrastructure including access from Willow Brook Road, car parking spaces, cycle parking spaces, drainage, hard and soft landscaping, and utilities at Willowbrook Health Centre, Cottingham Road

Corby for Kettering General Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust.

A request to address the meeting had been received from Polly Grimmett, an Agent on behalf of the applicant and the Committee was given the opportunity to ask questions for clarification.

The agent stated that the proposed Community Diagnostic Centre represented a national programme with the principal aim to drastically reduce waiting times and allow early access to diagnostic and testing facilities leading to earlier treatment times for patients. It was also stated that Corby had been chosen as the ideal site for the application and would allow for 50,000 appointments a year. Apprenticeships were also being produced and would be in discussion with local education providers.

The Chair invited the Committee to determine the application

Members agreed that the application represented a much-needed facility and would have a positive impact on the local community. Concerns were also raised in relation to the urgency and lack of consultation with the proposed development which would lead to the felling of several mature trees. Officers responded that Corby TC had been consulted in early September and then advised of the date of the Committee. The Council’s tree officer had also surveyed the application site and assessed the varying condition of the trees. To reassure concerns the officer stated that that there would be a substantial replanting scheme within and along boundaries of the site comprising a range of tree species. This along with other key elements of the proposal would also be safeguarded by planning condition.

Following debate, it was proposed by Councillor Best and seconded by Councillor Jelley that planning permission be GRANTED subject to delegated authority being given to the Head of Place and Economy Services to issue the decision application subject to the conditions outlined in the report; and satisfactory consultation with Planning Committee Chair and Vice Chair on highways, ecology and drainage conditions.

1.       The development hereby permitted shall begin before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

2.               The development shall conform in all aspects with the plans and details shown in the application as listed below, unless variations are agreed by the Local Planning Authority in order to discharge other conditions attached to this decision:

-         Existing Site Location Plan, Dwg. No.- CDC-ACM-XX-00-DR-A-010000 REV-P02

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