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PC119

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

In respect of planning application TWC/2011/0871 Councillor P Scott advised that he was a member of Newport Town Council and sat on the Planning Committee but had not been involved in any discussions on this application or when it previously came to Committee.

PC120

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 220 KB

To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting.

Minutes:

RESOLVED – that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 21 October 2020 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman.

PC121

Deferred/Withdrawn Applications

Minutes:

None.

PC122

Site Visits

Minutes:

None.

PC123

Planning Applications for Determination pdf icon PDF 104 KB

Please note that the order in which applications are heard may be changed at the meeting.  If Members have queries about any of the applications, they are requested to raise them with the relevant Planning Officer prior to the Committee meeting.

Minutes:

Members had received a schedule of planning applications to be determined by the Committee and fully considered each report.

PC124

TWC/2011/0871 - Land to the East and West of Station Road, Newport, Shropshire pdf icon PDF 167 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

This application sought outline planning consent for the erection of up to 350 no. dwellings; extra care housing; 4.5ha of employment land; public open space and landscaping provision including sports pitch and landscaped park; demolition of existing industrial buildings; highway works and associated infrastructure development.  The application had previously been before Committee in 2013 and 2015 and has a resolution to grant planning permission subject to a S106 Agreement.  The application remains materially unchanged and Members are asked to ratify the previous resolution to grant.

 

Councillor A Eade, Ward/Parish Councillor, spoke against the application and expressed sadness at the loss of green land and the overdevelopment taking place in Newport.  He raised concerns regarding the proposed demolition of existing industrial buildings and requested that a condition be imposed to ensure that prior to any demolition of the industrial estate, tenants were offered like for like leases.  With regard to the primary education funding element, he requested that the condition be reworded to include reference to Church Aston Primary School as per the 2015 application as well as additional funds being sought for the building of changing facilities for the playing pitches.  He also mentioned that the footpath and cycleway on the north side of A518 from sheep island to Aldi needed completion prior to the housing development being completed in order for a safe and efficient route for residents to access local facilities.

Councillor Griffin spoke against the application on behalf of Chetwynd Aston Parish Council and raised concerns regarding the loss of green belt land and the use of a policy change within the new Local Plan to determine the detail and design and development. He mentioned that Chetwynd Aston has 62% of the development east and west of Station Road and that capital projects should benefit from s106 monies such as pavement widening in Pave Lane between Norwood House and the entrance to Lilleshall Sports Grounds and a contribution towards the refurbishment of the joint community hall.  The employment land linked by the NI Park currently had no footpath or cycle path from Station Road to the Audley Avenue roundabout and this is a major disconnect for sustainable transport policies.  The development should include policies from the new Local Plan and incorporate the new environment policies and design detail to prevent retrofitting and to meet the climate change and the 2030 carbon neutral policy as well as urban greening and green spaces as the Parish has lost the only open space it currently enjoys. 

 

Mr Collins, Applicant’s Agent, addressed Members regarding the application which had previously come before the committee in 2015.  The application sought further ratification due to changes and the progress of various schemes although no material amendments were made to the application.  The application was now in the adopted boundary of Newport and the housing was relied upon as part of the Council’s wider housing land supply.  The education contribution had increased by £670k to £1.5m in total and all other contributions were to be  ...  view the full minutes text for item PC124