Agenda item

Construction of 60 dwellings; creation of two new accesses from Hill Street, parking, landscaping, open space (including ANRG) and associated works

RECOMMENDED:

Delegated Authority be given to the Service Manager Development Management to Grant Planning Permission subject to the completion of a planning obligation entered into by way of a Section 106 Agreement to secure the matters set out in the report and conditions, as set out in the November 2023 resolution.

Details:

Construction of 60 dwellings; creation of two new accesses from Hill Street, parking, landscaping, open space (including ANRG) and associated works

Public Participants:

None

Additional Representations:

None

Comment:

Cllr Crisell declared a non-pecuniary interest as a member of Totton and Eling Town Council which had commented on the application.  She concluded that there were no grounds under common law to prevent her from remaining in the meeting to speak and to vote.

Cllrs Penny and Sleep declared a non-pecuniary interest as members of the Planning Committee of Totton and Eling Town Council.  They concluded that as they had not expressed a view on the application there were no grounds under common law to prevent them from remaining in the meeting to speak and to vote.

Cllr Reilly declared a non-pecuniary interest, for transparency purposes as a local ward councillor. He concluded there were no grounds under common law to prevent him from remaining in the meeting to speak and to vote.

The Case Officer reported an additional section 106 obligation to secure a contribution towards sustainable transport provision and amendments to conditions 2, 20 and 25 and the removal of condition 29.  This had been included in the update note circulated prior to the meeting.

Decision:

Delegated Authority be given to the Service Manager Development Management to Grant Planning Permission subject to:

i.                 the completion of a planning obligation entered into by way of a Section 106 Agreement to secure:

Air Quality Monitoring contribution: £6,540

Recreational Habitat Mitigation:

·        Infrastructure Habitat Mitigation Provision of 1.3ha of publicly accessible ANRG, with future transfer to Management Co. provision of management plan.

Phased delivery of ANRG

·        Non-Infrastructure Habitat Mitigation (Access Management and Monitoring): £51,024

·        Bird Aware Solent: £47,354

Highways:

·        Provision of £90,000 towards A326/A31 southbound off slip junction capacity improvement project.

·        Provision of off site highway, bus stop and crossing improvements

·        Provision of £27,000 towards Green Lane Bridleway improvement project Ensure vehicular access to adjoining land for development is not prevented

·        Secure £100,000 towards sustainable transport infrastructure within the vicinity of the development.

Education:

·        Provision of £247,571 towards Primary age school infrastructure

Monitoring Charges:

·        Recreational Habitat Mitigation Commencement Checks: £847.00

·        Affordable Housing Monitoring: £847.00

·        Recreational Habitat Mitigation on site monitoring: £12,178

·        Biodiversity Net Gain on site monitoring: £5,225

·        Public Open space on site monitoring: £6,863

Affordable Housing:

·        Secure 21 units in the proposed housing and tenure mix.

·        Secure phased provision.

Recreation:

·        Secure informal open space provision of 0.32ha

·        Secure on site play area provision of 0.03ha

·        Phased provision prior to occupation of penultimate dwelling and transfer to management company

·        Provision of £23,880 towards formal public open space towards the provision and maintenance of offsite sports facilities to include one or more of the following:

·        MUGA Sports pitches in wider SS1;

·        Cricket pitch within locality of Totton;

·        Other off site sports facilities within the vicinity of the development. and

ii.                the imposition of the conditions set out in the report and update note

Conditions/Reasons:

As set out in the report (Item 3d) and update note