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Items
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29.

Declarations of Interest (4.45 pm)

At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest or other registerable interest they might have in respect of business on this agenda, if they have not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests.

 

Minutes:

Members were asked to declare, at this point in the meeting, any personal interests, not included on the Register of Interests, or any prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests they may have in respect of business on the agenda.  In respect of agenda items 4a and 4b (Pavers Ltd, Catherine House, Northminster Business Park, Upper Poppleton [21/02804/FUL] and [22/01555/FULM] respectively, Cllr Kilbane noted that although he had visited the Pavers site with Cllr Douglas that the applications had not been discussed. 

 

No further interests were declared.

30.

Public Participation (4.37 pm)

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the committee.

 

Please note that our registration deadlines have changed to 2 working days before the meeting, in order to facilitate the management of public participation at meetings.  The deadline for registering at this meeting is 5:00pm on Tuesday 1 November  2022.

 

To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill in an online registration form.  If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting, please contact Democratic Services.  Contact details can be found at the foot of this agenda.

 

Webcasting of Public Meetings

 

Please note that, subject to available resources, this meeting will be webcast, including any registered public speakers who have given their permission. The meeting can be viewed live and on demand at www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

 

 

Minutes:

It was reported that there had been one registration to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme on general matters within the remit of the Planning Committee A.

 

Cllr Douglas, Leader of the Labour Group, stated that the city was a desirable and profitable place for developers, and it was important to ensure that infrastructure was built in a sustainable and managed way.  She highlighted that developers must be expected to pay for community green space, education and affordable housing through Section 106 contributions.  In addition,  City of York Council (CYC) should have a well-resourced planning enforcement team to ensure that planning conditions had been followed and s106 obligations were met.

31.

Minutes (4.50 pm) pdf icon PDF 201 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the meetings of the Planning Committee A held on 4 August 2022, 8 September 2022 and 5 October 2022.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

                             i.        That the minutes of the meeting of Planning Committee A held on 4 August 2022, be approved and signed as a correct record, subject to Cllr Crawshaw’s amendment as distributed to the Committee.

 

                            ii.        That the minutes for the meetings held on 8 September and 05 October 2022, be held over to the next meeting so as to check the accuracy of the Declaration of Interest and Public Participation items.

32.

Plans List

This item invites Members to determine the following planning applications:

 

 

Minutes:

Members considered a schedule of reports of the Head of Planning and Development Services, relating to the following planning applications, outlining the proposals and relevant policy considerations, and setting out the views of consultees and officers.

32a

Pavers Ltd Catherine House Northminster Business Park Harwood Road Upper Poppleton [21/02804/FULM] (4.53 pm) pdf icon PDF 414 KB

Extension to warehouse (B8 Use with ancillary office/welfare space) with service yard, vehicular and cycle parking, and landscaping [Rural West York Ward]

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered a major full application from Pavers Holdings for the extension to warehouse (B* use with ancillary office/welfare space) with service yard, vehicular and cycle parking, and landscaping at Catherine House, Northminster Business Park, Upper Poppleton, York.

 

The Principal Planning Officer gave a presentation on the application and provided an update to Members as follows:

 

Items 4a & 4b

 

Updated drainage details received which are acceptable.  As a consequence recommendations to be changed accordingly.

 

Item 4a (warehouse) – amend reason for refusal to -

 

The proposal by reason of its location within the Green Belt would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt as set out in Section 13 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Inappropriate development is by definition harmful to the Green Belt. The proposal would result in a detrimental impact on openness of the Green Belt and conflict with three of the Green Belt's purposes, as identified in NPPF paragraph 134.

 

Other identified harm has been identified as follows -

 

- Sustainable travel promotion is lacking, in particular due to over provision of car parking and the lack of aspiration in the travel plan for promoting alternative to private car travel.  To this extent the proposals are not in compliance with NPPF paragraphs 107-113 and Publication Draft Local Plan 2018 policies SS1: Delivering Sustainable Growth for York and T1: Sustainable Access).  

 

- The proposed lighting strategy would lead to loss of potential foraging habitat for bats, contrary to NPPF paragraph 179.

 

- The noise assessment is not robust in evidencing noise from HGV movements would have no undue effect on the dwellings adjacent the business park entrance, contrary to NPPF 185a.

 

The site is not one which has been identified for development in the Publication Draft Local Plan 2018 (which is at examination stage).  The Local Plan process did consider the site for development and determined it was necessary to remain in the Green Belt, taking into account the spatial strategy for delivering sustainable growth for York. 

 

The benefits put forward by the applicant do not, either individually or cumulatively, clearly outweigh the totality of the harms identified above and therefore do not amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal for the purposes of the NPPF. The proposal is, therefore, considered contrary to advice within the NPPF, in particular section 13 'Protecting Green Belt land', policy PNP1 of the Upper and Nether Poppleton Neighbourhood Plan and policies SS1, SS2: The Role of York's Green Belt and GB1: Development in the Green Belt of the Publication Draft Local Plan 2018.

 

The additional revised plans and reports have been assessed and the planning balance, with the exception of the requested alterations to the reason for refusal, do not change the officers recommendation.

 

Public Speakers

 

Ian Gillies, a local resident, spoke in favour of the application.  He noted the challenge to attract and retain businesses in York.  He stated that as there were no residential properties near to or overlooking the site the building  ...  view the full minutes text for item 32a

33.

Pavers Ltd Catherine House Northminster Business Park Harwood Road Upper Poppleton [22/01555/FULM] (6.52 pm) pdf icon PDF 388 KB

Extension to Pavers facility to provide office space with associated car parking and landscaping [Rural West York Ward]

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Following the outcome of agenda item 4a, Janet O’Neill of O’Neill Associates, the agent for the application, formally withdrew the application relating to agenda item 4b, at Pavers Ltd, Catherine House, Northminster Business Park, Upper Poppleton, [22/01555/FULM].

 

[6.54 – 7.09 pm, the meeting was adjourned]

34.

Former Gas Works Heworth Green York [22/01281/REMM] (7.09pm) pdf icon PDF 322 KB

Reserved matters application for details of appearance and landscaping for Zone B [Guildhall Ward]

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered a reserved matters application from Heworth Green Property Company Ltd and Moda Living for details of appearance and landscaping for Zone B at the Former Gas Works, Heworth Green, York.

 

The Development Officer gave a presentation and update on the application as follows:

 

·        The cycle storage had been moved.

·        Condition 2 updated to reflect revised elevations received.

·        Clarification – reference to brown roof in 5.9 incorrect.

 

It was confirmed that these changes did not alter the officer’s recommendation for approval.

 

Public Speaker

 

Tim McDonald, Development Executive at Moda Living, spoke in support of the application and provided some background information on the company.  He confirmed that they were invested in the long-term success of the scheme through providing professionally managed, quality accommodation.

 

In response to Members questions, officers informed the committee that:

 

·        Umbrellas were not allowed on the roof terrace to prevent loss of amenity and reduce the visual impact.

·        The timing of conditions was covered in the outline planning permission.

·        Noise restrictions were not usually applied to residential properties.

·        Cycle stores had been spaced more equally through the site.  It was for the management company to manage cycling and pedestrian routes through the development. 

·        The appearance of the landscaping and buildings could be subject to an informative, as could electric points in the cycle stores.

 

Following debate, Cllr Kilbane moved the officer recommendation to approve the application.  This was seconded by Cllr Looker and following a unanimous vote it was;

 

Resolved:            That the application be approved subject to the recommendations, the additional information contained in the update and the informatives, identified above.

 

Reasons:            The scheme accords with the outline permission and is acceptable in all other respects, taking into account relevant NPPF, national design guide and Publication Draft Local Plan policy.  The scheme is subject to the conditions of the outline permission (which include triggers for installation of the landscaping and parking) and those recommended in section 7 of the report. 

 

 

 

 

 

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