In the interests of openness and transparency, Councillor Griffiths disclosed, in respect of the application for Land at Simpsons Green, Apperley Bridge, Bradford (Minute 83), that he had objected to the original application (14/00255/MAF) in his capacity as a Ward Councillor but noted that this was an entirely separate application.

In the interests of transparency, Councillor Brown disclosed, in respect of the application for Bridgehouse Mills, Haworth (Minute 85) that due to him being a Ward Councillor he had previously had communication with one of the companies based in the building in respect of various community initiatives in the area. The matter was before the Committee now purely for noting.

In the interests of transparency, Councillors Brown, Ellis, Griffiths, Abid Hussain, Wainwright, Warburton and Watson disclosed, in respect of the item relating to Greenholme Mills, Iron Row, Burley in Wharfedale (Minute 85), that they had been Members of the Committee when this application had been considered previously.  The matter was before the Committee now purely for noting.

 In the interests of transparency, Councillors Ellis, Griffiths, Abid Hussain, Wainwright, Warburton and Watson disclosed, in respect of the item relating to Bridgehouse Mills, Haworth (Minute 85), that they had been Members of the Committee when this application had been considered previously. The matter was before the Committee now purely for noting.

In the interests of transparency, Councillors Brown, Ellis, Griffiths, Abid Hussain, Wainwright, Warburton and Watson disclosed, in respect of the item relating to Land at Trafalgar Street, Bradford (Minute 84), that they had been Members of the Committee when this application had been considered previously.  They stated that they would approach the issue with an open mind and consider all the relevant material planning issues before making a decision.

In the interests of transparency, Councillors Brown, Abid Hussain, Wainwright and Warburton disclosed, in respect of the item relating to Land at Simpsons Green, Apperley Bridge, Bradford (Minute 83), that they had been Members of the Committee when this application or associated applications had been considered previously.  They stated that they would approach the issue with an open mind and consider all the relevant material planning issues before making a decision.

In the interests of transparency, Councillor Ellis disclosed that he was a Member of the West Yorkshire Flood and Coastal Committee.

ACTION:       City Solicitor

Recommended –

That the minutes of the meetings held on 15 December 2016, 12 January 2017 and 9 February 2017 be signed as a correct record.

(Sheila Farnhill – 01274 432268)

Resolved –

That the minutes of the meetings held on 15 December 2016, 12 January 2017 and 9 February 2017 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.

NO ACTION

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

                                                            (Sheila Farnhill – 01274 432268)

No resolution was passed on this item.

NO ACTION

Previous references: Minutes 36 (2014/15) and 12 (2016/17)

The Assistant Director - Planning, Transportation and Highways will present a report (Document “AJ”) in relation to a planning application, submitted under the provisions of Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, in respect of the residential development of 267 dwellings and integral public open space, with associated access, parking and landscaping on land at Simpsons Green, Apperley Bridge, Bradford -16/07708/VOC. The scheme had originally been granted planning permission on 17 December 2014 (14/00255/MAF).

The report explains that the application is for a minor material amendment to the previously approved development through a variation of Condition 2 to substitute revised drawings showing changes to retaining walls, boundary treatments, levels, layout and house designs. The changes partly relate to a change in house designs/ layout for 63 units, which are now proposed to be developed by a second house builder, and partly relate to the retrospective regularisation of changes to site retaining walls/ ground levels. 

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 authority be delegated to the Assistant Director - Planning, Transportation and Highways, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to enter into a Deed of Variation of the original legal obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 attached to Planning Permission 14/00255/MAF to retain all the obligations as follows:

(i)            Payment of a commuted sum of £1,926,006 towards the highway improvement scheme at the New Line/Harrogate Road junction in lieu of affordable housing provision, with any monies not required for the works to the junction being directed back to the provision of affordable housing within the Idle and Thackley Ward as the first priority and Bradford North Constituency as the second priority.

(ii)          Payment of a commuted sum of £21,000 to be used for improvements of the existing playing pitches in the nearby locality.

(iii)         On-site provision of recreation equipment in the area to be designated as Public Open Space. The equipment to be maintained in perpetuity by the management company responsible for the open spaces on the site (see (v) below) and the detail of the type and location of the equipment to be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

(iv)      Payment of a commuted sum of £1,058,840 for educational infrastructure improvements within the Idle and Thackley Ward or adjoining wards; £462,054 towards primary facilities and £596,786 towards secondary facilities. (To be paid in four equal instalments at the following triggers: 25% on the occupation of the 50th unit, second instalment on the occupation of the 100th unit, third instalment on occupation of 150 units with the remainder paid on the occupation of the 200th unit.)

(v)       A management plan agreement for the management of all communal areas on the site which shall include long term design  ...  view the full agenda text for item 83.

Previous references: Minutes 36 (2014/15) and 12 (2016/17)

The Assistant Director - Planning, Transportation and Highways presented a report (Document “AJ”) in relation to a planning application, submitted under the provisions of Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, in respect of a residential development of 267 dwellings and integral public open space, with associated access, parking and landscaping on land at Simpsons Green, Apperley Bridge, Bradford -16/07708/VOC. The scheme had originally been granted planning permission on 17 December 2014 (14/00255/MAF).

The report explained that the application was for a minor material amendment to the previously approved development through a variation of Condition 2 to substitute revised drawings showing changes to retaining walls, boundary treatments, levels, layout and house designs. The changes related in part to a change in house design/layout for 63 units, which were now proposed to be developed by a different house builder, and in part to the retrospective regularisation of changes to site retaining walls/ ground levels. 

The Assistant Director responded to questions from Members as follows:

·         The type and size of the initial landscaping stock to be provided as part of the development would be controlled.  However, how and when shrubs/trees within the private curtilages might be removed or replaced in the future could not be controlled.

·         A 1.8 metre close board fence would be provided along the rear boundary and this would be conveyed to the owners of the new properties.  They would be able to change this in the future if they so wished but it was considered unlikely that it would be replaced with anything that would provide less screening.

·         He tabled the relevant plans and explained the situation in respect of 155 Apperley Road and adjacent properties in particular. The new dwelling to existing dwelling position and the house type were unchanged. The height of the retaining structure was now in accordance with what had been approved originally but it was placed nearer to the boundary. Screening would be provided.

The applicant’s agent spoke in support of the application:

·         The application was a minor material amendment to change sixty one of the previously approved house types to that preferred by the current developer.

·         Local residents had been consulted on the proposals.

·         The application also sought to regularise the boundary treatments.

·         The applicant had worked with the Local Planning Authority and local residents to try and provide an improved solution to the issues.

·         The rear gardens of the new properties would now be terraced and it had been possible to move and reduce the height of some of the retaining features.

·         Additional landscaping along the southern boundary of the site would be agreed with officers.

·         It should be possible to a covenant in the deeds for each plot to ensure that the landscaping was maintained in the future.

·         Where possible the relationships of new to existing properties in terms of distance and height had been improved upon, subject to the technical constraints and the topography of the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 83.

Previous reference: Minute 28 (2016/17)

A report will be submitted by the Assistant Director - Planning, Transportation and Highways (Document “AK”) in respect of an outline application for the construction of a mixed-use development scheme comprising apartments and wedding venue with conferencing facilities and associated car parking on land at Trafalgar Street car park, Snowden Street, Bradford - 16/02316/MAO. The application is in outline form with details of the access and layout submitted for consideration at this stage

The report explains that the application was considered by the Committee on 4 August 2016 when it was resolved to grant permission subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement covering a number of matters. However, the applicant has failed to complete the Agreement within a reasonable period of time and there are no indications that it will be completed imminently and therefore the application is now recommended for refusal.

Recommended –

That the application be refused for the reasons set out in the Assistant Director - Planning, Transportation and Highways’ technical report.

                                                                        (John Eyles – 01274 434380)

Previous reference: Minute 28 (2016/17)

A report was submitted by the Assistant Director - Planning, Transportation and Highways (Document “AK”) in respect of an outline application for the construction of a mixed-use development scheme comprising apartments and a wedding venue, with conferencing facilities and associated car parking, on Trafalgar Street Car Park, Snowden Street, Bradford - 16/02316/MAO. The application was in outline form with details of the access and layout submitted for consideration at this stage

The report reminded Members that the application had originally been considered by the Committee on 4 August 2016 when it had resolved to grant permission subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement covering a number of matters. However, the applicant had failed to complete the Legal Agreement within a reasonable period of time and in light of there being no indication that it would be completed imminently the application was now recommended for refusal.

The Assistant Director explained that, since the publication of his report, the applicant had indicated that he was keen to sign the Section 106 Agreement and if this was not done by the end of May then refusal of the application would be accepted.

He gave the following response to Members’ questions:

Some of the proposed apartments would be for sale on the private market and a number were to be used in conjunction with the use as a wedding venue.  A relevant restriction on their use was proposed to be included within the Section 106 Obligation.

Members considered that it would be reasonable to allow the applicant until the end of the following month to sign the obligation. Further to which it was:

Resolved –

(1)       That the decision taken on 4 August 2016 to approve the application for the reasons set out in the Assistant Director - Planning, Transportation and Highways’ technical report (Document “P”) and subject to the completion of a legal planning obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990  with the following heads of terms:

(i)            The payment of a commuted sum of £41,261 towards enhancing the recreational infrastructure at Thurnscoe Road Play Area and Lupton Street Play Area and a contribution towards delivery of Bradford Council’s Playing Pitch Strategy in the area.

(ii)        The payment of a commuted sum of £77,067 towards the enhancement of educational infrastructure; £33,629.40 for primary sector level to be used at Poplars Park Primary School and £43,437.60 for secondary sector level to be used at Oasis Academy Lister Park,

(iii)       The provision of 25 affordable homes in the form of 19x1 bedroom apartments and 6x2 bedroom apartments,

(iv)      Off-site highway works including the payment of the costs of amending the existing Traffic Regulation Order on Trafalgar Street (approximately £7,000 - £8,000),

(v)       The 63 self-serviced apartments to be used only on a short term basis in association with use of the wedding venue and conference facilities on-site and any change in the nature of the use of the self serviced apartments in the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 84.

A report will be presented by the Assistant Director - Planning, Transportation and Highways (Document “AL”) which informs the Committee  of the Secretary of State’s consultation responses further to the resolutions to approve the planning applications at Bridgehouse Mills, Haworth (15/07479/MAF) and Greenholme Mills, Burley in Wharfedale (15/03339/MAF) at the meeting held on 9 February 2017.

Recommended –

That Document “AL” be noted.

                                                                        (John Eyles – 01274 434380)

A report was presented by the Assistant Director - Planning, Transportation and Highways (Document “AL”) which informed the Committee of the Secretary of State’s consultation responses further to the resolutions to approve the planning applications at Bridgehouse Mills, Haworth (15/07479/MAF) and Greenholme Mills, Burley in Wharfedale (15/03339/MAF) at the meeting held on 9 February 2017. Both applications had been referred due to them including proposals for development within the Green Belt. The Secretary of State was content for both applications to be determined by the Local Planning Authority.

Resolved –

That Document “AL” be noted.

NO ACTION

The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “AM”) seeks the approval of the Committee to implement new conditions for private hire driver/operator/proprietor licences and hackney carriage drivers and vehicle licences.

The report explains that the conditions will assist operators, proprietors and drivers in delivering an effective, safe service, improved vehicle maintenance and better business protocols. The use of good practice will increase the safety of the travelling public.

Recommended –

That the implementation of the proposed new conditions for private hire driver/operator/proprietor licences and hackney carriage drivers and vehicle licences, as set out in Paragraphs 3.1 to 3.6 of Document “AM”, be approved.

(Carol Stos - 01274 437506)

The report of the Strategic Director, Place (Document “AM”) sought the approval of the Committee to implement new conditions for private hire driver/operator/proprietor licences and hackney carriage drivers and vehicle licences.

This item was withdrawn from the Agenda.