Agenda item

APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION 79984/FULL/2013 - PROPERTY ALLIANCE GROUP - HANGER 14, LYON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ATLANTIC STREET, BROADHEATH

To consider the attached report of the Acting Chief Planning Officer.

 

Note – please bring the reports circulated with the agenda for the meeting on the 11th July 2013 with you to the meeting.

Minutes:

The Acting Chief Planning Officer submitted a report concerning an application for planning permission for the demolition of existing warehouse buildings and erection of supermarket (Use Class A1) with car parking, petrol filling station and associated servicing and landscape works.

 

RESOLVED:  That the Council is minded to grant planning permission for the reasons given below, subject to referral to the Secretary of State for determination, subject also to the completion of a Legal Agreement and the following conditions:-

 

S106

·         Trafford Developer contributions as set out below

·         Negotiated element as set out below

·         Local labour agreement

 

CONDITIONS

·         Standard 3 year

·         In accordance with approved plans

·         Restrict comparison-convenience goods

·         Drainage

·         Flood risk

·         Landscaping

·         Materials

·         No inappropriate storage of goods outside

·         Recycling

·         Boundary fencing

·         No vegetation removed before 1st March – 31st July

·         Site management plan including wheel wash, noise, air quality, dust mitigation

·         Contaminated land

·         Secure by Design

·         Lighting scheme

·         Hours of use  

·         Grampian Style Conditions for – offsite highway works including the A56 George Richards Way junction and other junction improvements and provision of TRO’s in the vicinity of the site and provision of public transport and bus stop implementation

·         Car parking laid out in accordance with scheme to be approved

·         Access & servicing details

·         The provision of lockable points within the motorcycle and cycle parking spaces

·         The provision of showers, lockers, changing areas and secure long term cycle parking for staff

·         Appropriate lining and signing for the hackney carriage rank

·         Appropriate lining and signing for the drop off and collect layby

·         Appropriate lining and signing for the cycle and pedestrian route from George Richards way into the site

·         Visibility within the service yard between the two shared accesses and details to show the narrowing of the servicing access to improve pedestrian safety and access to the superstore along Atlantic Street

·         Travel plan       

 

Reasons for approving the application:-

In considering the application Members identified a number of material considerations which they considered outweighed the harm that was outlined in the Acting Chief Planning Officer’s report and determined that they were sufficient to justify approval of this planning application otherwise than in accordance with the Development Plan for Trafford.  The material considerations identified by members were:-

·         the proposal will secure the regeneration of a long-term vacant site;

·         the proposal will bring the site back into long term, active, economic use creating 350 jobs, albeit not of the type anticipated in this employment area;

·         the applicant has committed to establishing a local labour agreement, which has been positively welcomed by the local tertiary education provider, South Trafford College;

·         the proposal will provide an economic lift to the area, by providing improved accessibility to the wider Broadheath Employment Area;

·         in accordance with the Council’s Supplementary Planning Document SPD1: Planning Obligations, a total package of £2,149,907.00 of financial contributions will be secured under S.106 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990. These will provide sufficient mitigation to outweigh the remaining harm which it is considered would arise as a result of the scheme. Specifically these payments will be as follows:-

 

      Trafford Developer Contribution

·         £176,845 to be paid towards highways and active travel infrastructure.

·         £573,062 to be paid towards public transport schemes.

 

      Negotiated element - this will provide a total of £1.4m which will be spent on improvements to Altrincham Town Centre which have been identified in Altrincham Town Centre Action Plan as follows:-

·         £1,150,000 to be spent on public realm improvements to three key areas in the town centre and towards cycle infrastructure.

·         £150,000 match funding of the High Street Renewal Award Supplementary Government Grant under High Street Renewal award initiative.

·         £100,000 towards Independents and Business Support, in order to promote and attract independent retailers and businesses, which could include the establishment of a “FAB Lab” project.

 

 

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