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The Head of Planning and Regeneration Services stated that the description of the development had been revised so as to read as follows: "Proposed eight court sports hall, fitness suite, sports teaching pavilion, changing room extension, boarding accommodation, gatehouse, associated car parking and external works (as augmented by revised Site Plan 2514-23-Z received 13.05.2010)".  She also reported the comments of the Woodland Officer and Worcestershire Highways, together with an update for the Committee in respect of issues relating to residential amenity and the withdrawal of several objections by adjacent occupiers to the proposals which had previously been received.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. M. Chinner spoke on behalf of a number of local residents in support of the application and praised the way in which it had been dealt with by the applicant, the architect and the Council's Development Control Section.

RESOLVED that permission be granted subject to the following conditions, and notes:-

1.         C001 Standard time - three years.

2.         The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans 2514-21, 23-Z, 24-E, 25-E, 26-E, 28-B, 32-F, 33-E and 34-D, and 2571-003-S, 004-Q, 005-L and 007E unless minor alterations are submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To define the permission and in order to secure the satisfactory appearance of the development in accordance with policy CTC.1 of the Worcestershire County Structure Plan 2001 and policy DS13 of the Bromsgrove District Local Plan.

3.         C003 Materials to be submitted

4.         Prior to the commencement of the hereby approved development, or within 6 months of commencement, a Community Use Scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Scheme shall include details of pricing policy, hours or use, access by non-school users / non-members, management responsibilities, security arrangements and a mechanism for review.  The approved development shall not be used other than in accordance with the approved Scheme, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To secure well managed safe community access to the sports facility, to ensure sufficient benefit to the development of sport and to accord with PPG17 (paragraph 15, point 4) and policies S31 and S32 of the Bromsgrove District Local Plan.

5.         The disposal of storm water shall be by means approved by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved system shall be operational before building works commence, other than those works required for the approved drainage system.  Balancing will be required in accordance with the Environment Agency policy.  There is no Public Surface Water Sewer and no surface water will be allowed to discharge to the foul water sewer.

Reason: To ensure that the development is provided with a satisfactory means of drainage and to reduce the risk of creating or exacerbating a flooding problem and to minimise the risk of pollution.

6.         The disposal of foul sewage shall be to the public foul  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9