Agenda item

Outline Application for Retail Food Store, Car Parking and Service Yard.

Outline Application for Retail Food Store, Car Parking and Service Yard.

The Senior Planning Officer (South/West Area), Chris Baxter gave a detailed presentation on the report relating to the abovementioned planning application, copies of which had been circulated.  Members noted that the written report was supplemented by a visual presentation which included photographs of the site.

During his presentation the Senior Planning Officer (South/West Area) provided the following updates received since the reports had been prepared and provided responses where necessary:

• There had been no objections from statutory and internal consultees
• There had been 1 letter of objection from a local resident.

The Senior Planning Officer (South/West Area) concluded by informing the Committee that the recommendation was for approval subject to the conditions were as set out in the report, subject to amendments to: Conditions 3 to give the correct reference to an amended Drawing Number, Revision C; Condition 9 to include a revisit of the Travel Plan after 6 months; and Condition 10 for Delivery Hours to be between 7.30am and 10.30pm, not 10.30am as in the Report.  The Chair asked if Members accepted these amended conditions, Members agreed.

Councillor E Tomlinson noted he supported the Application in principle, however asked whether there was any clarification as regards the design of the building.  The Senior Planning Officer (South/West Area) explained that there were no detailed proposals at this outline stage.  Councillor E Tomlinson asked for more information as regards paragraph 54 of the Report which made reference to the proposed relief road through Willington. The Principal Engineer, Highway Development Control, David Stewart, explained that nothing set out within the Application as presented to Members would affect any future relief road.

Councillor N Martin asked if there was any redirection to local bus routes as a consequence of the application, noting paragraph 60 of the Report mentioned loss of the “loop road”.  The Public Transport Section Manager – Infrastructure, Andrew Leadbeater, explained that the effect stop was the terminal stop and reiterated the Report in that the proposed alternative was in line with several existing bus services and was acceptable to the Council’s Public Transport Team.

Councillor E Tomlinson moved that the application be approved, subject to the additional conditions; he was seconded by Councillor P Charlton.  

RESOLVED

That the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions detailed in the Officer’s report to the Committee, together with the amendments as detailed by the Senior Planning Officer (South/West Area) within his presentation.