In the interest of transparency, Councillor Warburton declared an interest in respect of the item relating to Land at Westminster Drive (Minute 48) as he was a  Member at the time when a planning application was considered on an adjacent site, however he stated that he would consider this application with an open mind.  Councillor Edwards also stated that he had a friend who lived on the adjacent site, however he had not discussed any aspect of this application with him.

In the interest of transparency, Councillors Ali, Edwards, Shafiq and Warburton declared an interest in respect of item relating to Land at Westminster Drive (Minute 48) as they were Members at the Committee on 19 August and 23 September 2021 when this application was previously considered.  However, they stated that they would consider this application with an open mind.

ACTION: City Solicitor

Recommended –

That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 Novmeber 2021 be signed as a correct record.

                                                                        (Yusuf Patel – 07970 411923)

Resolved –

That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 November 2021, be signed as a correct record.

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The Committee is asked to agree the following changes:

Corporate Parenting Panel:

(1)       That Councillor Duffy replace Councillor Thirkill as Chair of the            Corporate Parenting Panel. (Councillor Thirkill to remain as a            Member on the Panel).

(2)       That Councillor Alipoor replace Councillor Mohammed as the   alternate Member on the Panel.

                                                            (Yusuf Patel – 07970 411923)

Resolved –

That the following membership changes be approved on the Corporate Parenting Panel:

(1)       That Councillor Duffy replace Councillor Thirkill as Chair of the            Corporate Parenting Panel. (Councillor Thirkill to remain as a            Member on the Panel).

(2)       That Councillor Alipoor replace Councillor Mohammed as the   alternate Member on the Panel.

ACTION: City Solicitor                                         

Previous references: Minutes 23 & 28 (2021/2022)

The Assistant Director Planning, Transportation & Highways will submit a report (Document “P”) which sets out a full application for the construction of a residential development on land at Westminster Drive, Bradford.

This application was previously considered by the Committee at its meeting held on 19 August and 23 September 2021 (Minute references see above).

Recommended –

That the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in Appendix 1 to Document “P”.

(Hannah Lucitt – 01274 434605)

Previous references: Minutes 23 & 28 (2021/2022)

The Assistant Director Planning, Transportation and Highways submitted a report (Document “P”) which set out a full application for the construction of a residential development on land at Westminster Drive, Bradford.

This application was previously considered by this Committee at its meeting held on 19 August and 23 September 2021 (see Minute references above).

The Assistant Director drew Members’ attention to an additional two objections that had been received which had been circulated, which cited existing drainage issues in proximity to the site and flooding affecting Falls Farm, stressing that this flooding would only be exacerbated by the proposed development.   

All other aspects of the application remained the same as to what had been submitted and considered by Committee on 19 August and 23 September 2021 respectively, with the exception of additional Heads of Terms which had been added to the Section 106 Legal Agreement by the developer, which included (i) the sum of £10,000.00p to be paid by the Owner to the Council as a contribution towards the provision of a real time information display at bus stop 21347 located on The Avenue; and (ii) the sum of £28,132.50p to be paid by the Owner to the Council as a contribution towards the cost of the provision of MetroCards to first Occupiers of each dwelling.  Subject to these additional conditions the Assistant Director recommended the application for approval.

The Council’s drainage engineer was also present at the meeting and stated given the previous reason for refusal that natural springs on the site could cause potential flooding,  a site visit had consequently found no evidence of natural springs on site and the Lead Local Flood Authority had therefore not raised any objection to the proposal, given that the proposed attenuation tanks would limit surface water run-off from the site and therefore would not  exacerbate the flooding in the area.  He also gave some additional technical details on how this assessment had been arrived at. On submission of a detailed drainage scheme by the applicant any additional measures that may be required will be looked at.

During questions a Member ascertained what the risks were to flooding elsewhere as a result of this development.  In response the drainage engineer stated that water run off would remain the same, however with the installation of attenuation tanks this run off could be better controlled and eventual flow from the site should improve.

In response to a question regarding why Spring Valley had been referenced and that this potentially referred to the presence of natural springs on the site, it was stated that springs referred to the trees in spring and not water.

In response to a question regarding traffic flows and narrowness of the road, it was stated by the Highways engineer that additional traffic created by the development could be accommodated within the existing road network.

In response to a question regarding the provision of play provision in the area, it was stated that  ...  view the full minutes text for item 48.