Issue - meetings

Recommendation: Conditional Approval.

Proposal: Full planning application for the demolition of existing building and erection of new building to provide new class B2/B8 industrial unit with ancillary office space plus associated storage areas, car parking, access and landscaping.

Applicant: Standard Life Assurance Limited.

The Committee received and reviewed a report, set out in agenda pages 81 to 104.

The Committee were advised that the Members’ Update included:

·           An additional comment from drainage;

·           An additional drainage condition.

Members queried as to how the new application would reduce the traffic impact and the trip rate when compared to the existing site. Chris Easton, Service Manager - Highways Development, stated that the existing site had a mixture of B1, B2 and B8 units. The new development would have more B8, which tend to have a lower trip rate.

Wayne Smith asked as to why the variety of application on the larger site came to Committee separately, giving little opportunity for Members to see the ‘bigger picture’ for the wider site. In response Justin Turvey, Operational Development Management lead officer (Interim), stated that Officers would speak to the agent and pass on Member comments.

RESOLVED: That application 181642 be approved subject to the conditions set out in agenda pages 81 to 87, and the additional condition 18 as set out in the Members’ Update.