Agenda item

Application No: P2015/0011 - 138 residential dwelling with associated infrastructure engineering works, and public open space at Land at Neath Road, Tonna, Neath.

Minutes:

Officers made a presentation to the Planning Committee on this Application as detailed in the circulated report.

 

In accordance with the Council’s approved Public Speaking Protocol Mr.N.Ranft (Objector) and Mr.M.Rees (Agent – Right of Reply) addressed the Planning Committee.

 

Cllr.Mrs.C.Morgan and Cllr.A.R.Lockyer, Local Ward Members addressed the Committee.

 

(Note: An amendment sheets in relation to P2015/0011 was circulated prior to the meeting, on which the Chairperson had allowed sufficient time for Members to read, in respect of application items on the published agenda, the Chairperson had permitted urgent circulation/consideration thereof at today’s meeting, the particular reasons and circumstances being not to further delay the planning process, unless the Committee itself wanted to defer any applications and to ensure that Members take all extra relevant information into account before coming to any decision at the meeting.)

 

RESOLVED:

That following the site visit prior to today’s meeting on the 25 October 2016 and in accordance with Officer recommendations Application No. P2015/0011 be approved with conditions as detailed in the circulated report and amendment sheet and subject to the signing of a Section 106 Legal Agreement covering the following general Heads of Terms:

 

1.      Provision of 28 units of affordable housing;

 

2.      Requirement for Phase Two of the allocated LDP development site to incorporate the 0.5 Hectares pitch/non-pitch sport required under Phase One (in addition to its own requirements).  In the event the Phase Two development is not commenced within 5 years of the date of the agreement (or other such agreed trigger point), a financial contribution of £187,956 for provision of off-site POS to be made for provision of public open space, such project to be identified within the locality;

 

3.      Financial contribution of £100,000 towards off-site highway improvement works (together with the need for regular review and assessment throughout the construction period);

 

4.      Provision of a pedestrian link between the development and the existing Hunters Ridge development;

 

5.      Requirement for roads, associated lighting and drainage to be constructed to adoptable standards, and for their future management and maintenance by a management company (and such roads and drainage will not be adopted by the Local Authority);

 

6.      Display of signage at the site to confirm that the estate is a private road which will not be dedicated under S37 of the Highway Act 1980.

 

 

 

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