Agenda item

Erection of social and catering building with access and cycle parking.

[Heslington Ward]

The Committee considered a reserved matters application, submitted by the University of York, for the erection of a social and catering building with access and cycle parking.

Officers circulated the following further information in relation to the application (full details of which are set out in the annex attached to the agenda) :

·        An indicative plan of the Heslington East University campus detailing the completed buildings in Cluster 1, location of the Sports Village Building and indicative building locations in Cluster 2

·        Site plan of the Social and Catering building and external view of the east corner of the building

·        Details of revised conditions in relation to Condition 1 (list of plans for approval) and additional Condition 11 (requiring the submission of details of the vehicular access for service vehicles and disabled parking)

·        Details of the cumulative developed footprint for the Heslington East campus as a percentage of the allocated area amounting to 5.73%. The outline consent for the campus had allowed the developed footprint to be up to 23% of the allocated area.

Representations in support of the application were received from the applicant’s agent who confirmed that the Cluster 1 site had now largely been completed. In relation to Cluster 2 she confirmed dates for the submission of further planning applications on this site. She also explained details of the central landscape vista and the design and materials to be used in the construction of the social and catering building.

Members received confirmation that the proposed building would front onto a new  central square, which had as yet to be laid out. The building would incorporate sliding glass doors that could be opened onto the square in fine weather.

A Member raised concerns that a number of the proposed conditions specified “within three months of commencement of development” and he suggested that these should be amended to read “prior to commencement of development”.

Following further discussion it was 

RESOLVED:             That the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report and the following additional and amended conditions:

Amended Condition 1:            The development hereby permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the following plans: D/001/J, D/002/C, D/100/G, D/101/E, D/102/C, D/120/E, D/11O/D, D/121 and D/110/D.

Amended Condition 3:             Prior to commencement of development, typical external details at a scale of 1:20 of the following matters (as shown on approved plan D/120/E) shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Main entrance

Colonnade

Roof lantern

Typical bays

Amended Condition 9:             Prior to commencement of development, details of foul and surface water drainage works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with these approved details.

Additional Condition 11:            Within one month of commencement of development, details of the access, parking and manoeuvring arrangements for service vehicles and of the disabled persons parking space(s) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall be carried out in accordance with these approved details.

REASON:                  In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority the proposal, subject to the conditions listed above, would not cause undue harm to interests of acknowledged importance, with particular reference to the principle of the use, scale and appearance of the building, landscaping, transport, sustainability and drainage and constructional impact.  As such the proposal complies with Policies GP4a, GP9, GP15A, ED9 and T4 of the City of York Local Plan Deposit Draft.