No disclosures of interest in matters under consideration were received.

Recommended –

That the minutes of the meetings held on 21 June and 14 July 2016 be signed as a correct record.

(Sheila Farnhill – 01274 432268)

Resolved –

That the minutes of the meetings held on 21 June and 14 July 2016 be signed as a correct record.

ACTION:       City Solicitor

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item.  Certain reports and background papers may be restricted. 

Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report. 

If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting. 

Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal. 

(Sheila Farnhill - 01274 432268)

There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents.

The Committee will be asked to consider recommendations, if any, to appoint Members to Sub-Committees of the Committee.

                                                            (Sheila Farnhill – 01274 432268)

Resolved –

That Councillor Riaz replace Councillor M Pollard as a Member of the Area Planning Panel (Keighley and Shipley) and that Councillor M Pollard replace Councillor Riaz as an alternate.

ACTION:       City Solicitor

The Assistant Director – Planning, Transportation and Highways will present a report (Document “AC”) in relation to a full planning application for the construction of a five-storey building containing 28 dwellings together with an associated car park, landscaping and access on land at 1023 Harrogate Road, Bradford – 16/02062/MAF.

Recommended –

(1)       That the application be approved for the reasons and subject to the conditions set out in the Assistant Director - Planning, Transportation and Highways’ technical report.

(2)       That the grant of planning permission be subject also to the completion of a legal planning obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, or such other lawful mechanism for securing the heads of terms as may be agreed in consultation with the City Solicitor, in respect of:

(i)            The payment of a contribution of £13,000 for the provision or enhancement of existing recreational facilities and/or infrastructure at Apperley Road Playing Fields,

(ii)          The payment of a commuted sum of £7,000 to fund the amendment of the existing Traffic Regulation Order to the front of the site on Harrogate Road to remove the right to park on the footway,

the legal planning obligation to contain such other ancillary provisions as the Strategic Director, Regeneration (after consultation with the City Solicitor) considers appropriate.

(John Eyles – 01274 434380)

The Assistant Director – Planning, Transportation and Highways presented a report (Document “AC”) in relation to a full planning application for the construction of a five-storey building containing 28 dwellings, together with an associated car park, landscaping and access, on land at 1023 Harrogate Road, Bradford – 16/02062/MAF.

The Assistant Director recommended that, if Members were minded to approve the application, an additional condition be imposed in respect of the provision of communal electric vehicle charging points.

In response to questions he also explained that:

·         A full Flood Risk Assessment had been submitted for the scheme which would have included consideration of the history of the site in terms of flooding and its propensity to flood in the future. The water level in canals was regulated and there was no evidence that the site had flooded in December 2015.  No concerns had been expressed by the Environment Agency or the Council’s drainage officers.

·         Highway Development Control was mindful of the implications of recent and proposed developments in the vicinity when considering applications.

·         Five objections had been received and the issues were detailed in his report.

·         No photographs were available from the other side of the canal. The view of the site from Laburnum Place to the North was obstructed by shrubbery.

·         The gradient of the access road was not a cause for concern in terms of highway safety, it levelled out towards the point of access onto Harrogate Road.

·         The development was proposed to be built in artificial stone.  The opposite side of the canal included a number of converted properties, a number of properties constructed in natural stone and the majority being of artificial stone. 

·         The properties on Laburnum Place were traditional, two storey, natural stone cottages.  They were set at a considerably higher level than this site and were further away than the properties on the other side of the canal; in excess of 50 metres.

A Ward Councillor addressed the Committee:

·         The main concern was the impact on the highway and the proposed access arrangements.

·         If travelling north along Harrogate Road there was a dip in the road just before the bridge and this affected visibility for this site.  It was believed that there would be insufficient time for a driver on the main road to stop if a vehicle pulled out from the access point, even if only travelling at 30 mph.

·         The existing off-street parking alongside Harrogate Road was well used and local residents and local businesses had expressed concerns about its loss.  There were no proposals to replace this parking, there was none available on Laburnum Place and there were two bus stops in close proximity.

·         Residents situated across the canal were concerned about loss of privacy; there would be views from the new development into habitable rooms which all looked outwards (towards the canal).  This was also a concern for residents of Laburnum Place.

·         It was considered that the new building would not be in keeping with the character of the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 56.

The Assistant Director – Planning, Transportation and Highways will present the latest monitoring report in respect of Section 106 Agreements, giving details of those signed in the first six months of the financial year 2016/17 and the total income received since the appointment of the Planning Obligations Monitoring Officer (Document “AD”).

Recommended –

That Document “AD” be noted.

(John Eyles – 01274 434380)

The Assistant Director – Planning, Transportation and Highways presented the latest monitoring report in respect of Section 106 Agreements, giving details of those signed in the first six months of the financial year 2016/17 and the total income received since the appointment of the Planning Obligations Monitoring Officer (Document “AD”).

The Assistant Director informed the Committee that in the current year £877,000 of New Homes Bonus monies had been allocated for education and recreation infrastructure works (69% education/31% recreation) to address shortfalls in Section 106 funding.  In reply to a question he explained that the £877,000 figure did not cover the entire shortfall and the percentage figure could be provided to Members after the meeting.  Figures for each ward could also be provided if required.

Resolved –

That Document “AD” be noted.

NO ACTION