Agenda item

DM/16/04052/FPA - British Oxygen Co., Vigo Lane, Chester-le-Street, DH3 2RD

Hybrid application for full planning permission for the erection of 123 dwellings and associated access, landscaping and engineering works and outline planning permission (with landscaping matters reserved) for the erection of up to 80 dwellings.

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report of the Senior Planning Officer regarding a hybrid application for full planning permission for the erection of 123 dwellings and associated access, landscaping and engineering works and outline planning permission, with landscaping matters reserved, for the erection of up to 80 dwellings on land at British Oxygen Co, Vigo Lane, Chester le Street (for copy see file of Minutes).

 

G Blakey, Senior Planning Officer, gave a detailed presentation on the application which included a site location plan, aerial image, views across the site and proposed street scene.  The Senior Planning Officer informed the Committee that Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council had objected to the application because of wider impacts on the Gateshead boundary.

 

Dominic Waugh of Fairhurst Engineering, agent for the applicant, addressed the Committee in support of the application.

 

Mr Waugh highlighted that the site was brownfield, inside a settlement boundary, and offered 15% affordable housing along with financial contributions towards ecology, public open space and an extension to the nearby Park View Secondary School.

 

Councillor Shield informed the Committee that the site had no greenfield, green belt or green wedge issues and there were no objections from either statutory or internal consultees.  Councillor Shield moved approval of the application.

 

Councillor Jewell informed the Committee that the site was ripe for development.  He asked about land contamination issues on the site and seconded approval of the application.

 

The Senior Planning Officer replied that the applicant and agent had worked on the land contamination issues and the Environmental health officer was pleased with progress.  Condition 23 of the planning permission covered the issue of land contamination.

 

Councillor Moir informed the Committee that while he supported the application, it was essential that conditions must be strictly adhered to.

 

Councillor Holland supported approval of the application.

 

Upon a vote being taken it was

 

Resolved:

That the application be approvedsubject to the completion of a Section 106 Legal Agreement to secure the following:

 

  • provision of 15% affordable housing units on site
  • £352,550 towards the provision of additional capacity at Park View Secondary School
  • £203,000 towards the provision or improvements to open space and recreation within North Lodge Electoral Division,
  • £22,000 towards biodiversity improvement at Waldridge Fell SSSI

 

and the conditions contained in the report.

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