Issue - meetings

The Head of Planning and Regeneration Services informed Members of the Committee of the "Greater Flexibility for Planning Permissions: Guidance" (published November 2009) which related to this application.  In addition, she reported the comments of the Environmental Health Officer, in respect of the Air Quality Management Area, together with the comments of the Contaminated Land Officer.

Furthermore, the Head of Planning and Regeneration Services stated that a revised Flood Risk Assessment was currently awaiting approval by the Environment Agency.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Simon Hawley addressed the Committee and spoke on behalf of the applicant in support of the application.  Councillor S. P. Shannon also addressed the Committee in his capacity as one of the Ward Members for the area in which the application site was located.

RESOLVED

(1)       that the application be referred to the Government Office for the West Midlands under the "departure" procedure; and

(2)       that, in the event that the application is not "called-in" by the Government Office for the West Midlands, permission to approve the application be delegated to the Head of Planning and Regeneration subject to:

(a)       the receipt of satisfactory comments from the Environment Agency and any reasonable conditions and / or notes which may be specified therein;

(b)       the satisfactory completion of an agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended, in respect of financial contributions relating to:

(i)         the resurfacing of Sherwood Road;

(ii)        a traffic light signal upgrade at the A.38 / Stoke Road / Charford Road junction;

(iii)       bus shelter improvements in the immediate locality; and

(c)        the imposition of the same conditions attached to the previous planning permission reference B/2005/0293.