Agenda item

Erection of 8 no. business units comprising B1, B2 and B8 uses

Members considered a major full application, submitted by William Birch And Sons Ltd, for the erection of 8 business units comprising B1, B2 and B8 uses. 

Officers updated that a revised plan has been submitted making minor alterations to the internal layout of the site with regard to parking / turning etc, and that this is acceptable to the highways officer. If Members were minded to approve the application condition 2 would be amended to refer to the relevant plan and a further informative pertaining to the adoption of the highway would also be added. They updated that the landscaping officer was content with the revised plans, and that with regard to surface water drainage comments had been received from the Internal Drainage Board and that the requirements would be covered by condition 14 of the report. With regard to sustainability, if Members were minded to approve the application a condition would be recommended to be added to cover this.

Representations were received from the applicant. He stated that the application was to further develop the site and that it would be a sustainable development providing employment. There are currently a variety of some 25 businesses on the site providing 450 jobs. The site is sustainable in terms of travel and ecology.

Members discussed the plant schedule, and sustainability issues relating to rainwater harvesting. Officers recommended the amendment of the reason to condition 14 to include reference to sustainable drainage. Condition 16 was discussed in relation to including reference to recycling of any waste materials.      

RESOLVED :            That the application be approved subject to the conditions and informatives outlined in the report, and the following additional and amended conditions and informative :

Additional condition :

The developer shall aim to achieve a BREEAM "very good" assessment standard for the development unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  Prior to the commencement of any works on the site, the developer shall submit in writing for the approval of the Local Planning Authority a BREEAM design assessment demonstrating the progress of the BREEAM assessment, the percentage score expected to be achieved and the standard to which this relates.

Reason:  In order to ensure that the proposal complies with the principles of sustainable development.

Amended conditions :

2             The development hereby permitted shall be carried out only in accordance with the following plans:-

  5942 (SK) 10 Rev F,   5942 (SK) 08 Rev C

or any plans or details subsequently agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority as amendment to the approved plans.

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure that the development is carried out only as approved by the Local Planning Authority.

14        No development shall take place until details of the proposed means of disposal of foul and surface water drainage, including details of any balancing works and off-site works, have been submitted to and approved by the local planning authority.

            Reason:  To ensure that the development can be properly drained, and in the interests of sustainable drainage.

16           No development shall take place until works have been carried out to provide adequate facilities for the recycling of goods and materials and the disposal and treatment of any waste materials, including trade effluents, in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority.

Reason:  To ensure that the development can be properly drained without damage to the local water environment.

Informative :

You are advised that prior to starting on site consent will be required from the Highway Authority for the works being proposed, under the Highways Act 1980 (unless alternatively specified under the legislation or Regulations listed below).  For further information please contact the officer named:

Adoption of highway – Sect 278/38 – Mr M. Kitchen –01904 551336 

REASON :     The proposal, subject to the conditions listed above, would not cause undue harm to interests of acknowledged importance, with particular reference to allocated industrial land, highway safety, ecology, design and appearance and sustainability. As such the proposal complies with  Policies E3Ba, E3B, E4, GP1, GP4A and NE6 of the City of York Draft Local Plan incorporating the 4th set changes approved April 2005.