Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

An apology for absence had been received from Councillor D. Edwards.

To receive details of any changes in membership.

Councillor N. Phillips had attended as a substitute for Councillor D. Edwards for this meeting.

To receive declarations of interest by Members of interests in respect of items on this Agenda, and to consider any dispensations.

Members may however, also decide, in the interests of clarity and transparency, to declare at this point in the meeting, any such disclosable pecuniary interests which they have already declared in the Register, as well as any other registrable or other interests.

There were no declarations of interest.

To consider whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of any item on the agenda.

RESOLVED:- That the press and public not be excluded during consideration of the items on the agenda.

To receive the minutes of the previous meeting held on 31st October, 2023 (copy enclosed)

The Minutes of the meeting held on 31st October, 2023 were agreed as a correct record.

Any Member of the public who wishes to make representations relating to an item on the agenda for this meeting should apply to do so no later than 0:01am (one minute past midnight) three working days before the date of the meeting.  Anyone wishing to make representations to this meeting should contact the officer named on the front of the agenda, providing a written summary of the issues they intend to raise.

No representations had been received.

To determine the following planning applications:-

Proposed Housing Development Long Lane/Newton Road, Dalton-in-Furness - Residential development of 34 no. dwellings, with landscaping, biodiversity enhancements and associated highway works.

Land at Tantabank Road/East of Brent Avenue, Dalton-in-Furness - Full planning permission for the erection of 41 dwellings associated access from Brent Avenue, landscaping and infrastructure, including demolition of existing stables.

The Head of Development Management reported on the following planning applications:-

Proposed Housing Development at Long Lane/Newton Road, Dalton-in-Furness

From Mulberry Homes Limited in respect of a residential development of 34 No. dwellings, with landscaping, biodiversity enhancement and associated highway works at Long Lane/Newton Road, Dalton-in-Furness as shown on planning application number 2022/0083.

Members queried the details of the revised junction improvement design and recommended that it incorporate pedestrian crossing measures. It was agreed that this would be fed back to the Highways Authority.

It was moved by Councillor Cassidy and seconded by Councillor McEwan, and

RESOLVED:- It was agreed that;

(A)         Subject to the completion of a Section 106 Agreement relating to the on-site provision of 4(four) affordable housing units, a £40,613 contribution to off-site highways improvement (Long Lane/Newton Road junction), and the management and maintenance of on-site public open spaces, then;

(B)         Planning permission be granted subject to conditions covering those matters as set out below, with delegated authority given to the Head of Development to finalise the drafting of the conditions:-

Standard Duration Limit

1.         The development must be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

            Reason

            Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

            Compliance with Approved Plans

2.         The development shall be carried out and completed in all respects in accordance with the application dated and the hereby approved documents defined by this permission as listed below, except where varied by conditions attached to this consent:

·         Application form (amended) dated 14/12/2022;

·         Location Plan dwg. DL/00/Rev.C

·         Topographical Survey dwg. 121014/TOP;

·         Proposed Site Layout (topographic base) dwg. DL10/Rev.Z;

·         Proposed Site Layout dwg. DL/10 Rev.AP;

·         Landscape Plan dwg. MHLLNR-WW-01 Rev.Q;

·         Proposed Fencing to Pond - Westwood Landscape dated 15/11/2023;

·         Proposed Site Sections (Plots26-28 incl.) dwg. DL60 Rev.C;

·         Affordable Housing Statement – Resolve 106 Affordable Housing Consultancy (amended) dated 13/06/2023;

·         Preliminary Risk Assessment – ref.BEK/145051/1 Rev.E June 2023;

·         Ecological Scoping Survey – Hesketh Ecology – ref. MHL14SCO016.2 dated 02/11/2018;

·         Ecological Scoping Survey Update Letter dated 11/01/2022;

·         BNG Metric ref.P1284 Rev.A;

·         Travel Plan - Amni Transportation (amended) ref.273/21/1B dated 09/06/2023;

·         Transport Statement – Amni Transportation ref.272/21/1B;

·         Drainage Statement - M&P Gadsen ref. MG/CN19119 dated 30/11/2021;

·         Percolation Test Locations dwg. 11919/PL01/02.5.1 Rev.C;

·         Drainage Layout dwg. 19119/PL01/02.1.1 Rev.N;

·         Drainage Details (1) dwg. 19119/PL01/02.3.1;

·         Drainage Details (2) dwg. 19119/PL01/02.3.2 Rev.E;

·         Drainage Longitudinals (2) dwg. 19119/PL01/02.2.2 Rev.B;

·         Drainage Longitudinals (1) dwg. 19119/PL01/02.3.1 Rev.C;

·         Exceedance Route (amended) dwg. 19119/PL01/2.4.1 Rev.K;

·         Adoption Plan (amended) dwg. 19119/PL01/01.6 Rev.H;

·         External Works Layout dwg. 19119/PL01/01.5 Rev.N;

·         Road Levels dwg. 19119/PL01/01.2 Rev.K;

·         Road Layout dwg. 19119/PL01/01.1 Rev.K;

·         Carriageway Longitudinals (1) dwg. 19119/PL01/01.3.1 Rev.H;

·         Typical Construction Details (4) dwg. 19119/PL01/01.4.04;

·         Typical Construction Details (3) dwg. 19119/PL01/01.4.03 Rev.A;

·         Typical Construction Details (2) dwg. 19119/PL01/01.4.02;

·         Typical Construction  ...  view the full minutes text for item 57.

To consider any urgent items of business.

There were no urgent items for consideration on this occasion.