Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Vice Chair Councillor Aldred.

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed on the Agenda.

Members will be aware of the Code of Practice for Member involvement in Development Control decisions. They are also asked to declare any interest they might have in any matter on the committee agenda and/or contact with applicants, agents or third parties. The Chair, acting on advice from the Monitoring Officer, will then determine whether the interest disclosed is such to require the Member to withdraw from the committee during consideration of the relevant officer report.

Members who are not on the committee but who are attending to make representations in accordance with the Code of Practice are also required to declare any interest.  The Chair, acting on advice from the Monitoring Officer, will determine whether the interest disclosed is such that the Member is not able to make representations.  Members requiring guidance should contact the Monitoring Officer or the Committee's legal adviser prior to the committee meeting.

Members were asked to declare any interests they had in the business on the agenda, including under the Council’s Good Practice Guidance for Member Involvement in Planning and Development Management Decisions.

Each member of the Committee, present at the meeting introduced themselves in turn and stated that they had no such interests.

Members are asked to confirm that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held on Wednesday 9 December 2020 are a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held on 9 December 2020 be confirmed as a correct record.

The Committee is asked to consider the recommendations of the Director, Planning, Development and Transportation contained in the attached reports, within the categories identified in the index appended with the reports.

RESOLVED:

That the report of the Director of Planning, Development and Transportation dated 6 January 2021 on applications, together with the supplementary report and information reported verbally by officers, be received and action taken as below.

Ward: Castle

Proposal: Construction of replacement two storey bus station; Associated landscaping and public realm works (Sui Generis)

Applicant: Leicester City Council

The Planning Officer presented the report.

Mr Parmer, the applicant’s agent, addressed the Committee, speaking in support of the application.

Members considered the report and officers responded to the comments and queries raised.  At the invitation of the Chair, the applicant’s agent provided responses to queries raised.

The Chair moved that the application be approved subject to the conditions in the report and the addendum report. This was seconded by Councillor Whittle and, upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED.

RESOLVED:

that the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions in the report and the conditions as set out below:

CONDITIONS

1.           The development shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission. (To comply with Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990)

2.           Before the construction of any external walling details of the design and materials for all external surfaces shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the City Council as Local Planning Authority. The details shall include the construction of a sample panel on site for inspection and approval. The development shall only be carried out in accordance with the approved details. (In the interests of visual amenity, and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS03).

3.           The approved landscaping scheme shown on BDP Plan Ref: SMGS-BDP-00-XX-DR-L-ZZ_70_60-0100 Rev P06 shall be carried out within one year of completion of the development. For a period of not less than five years from the date of planting, the applicant or owners of the land shall maintain all planted material. This material shall be replaced if it dies, is removed or becomes seriously diseased. The replacement planting shall be completed in the next planting season in accordance with the approved landscaping scheme. (In the interests of amenity, and in accordance with policy UD06 of the City of Leicester Local Plan and Core Strategy policy CS03)

4.           The development shall be constructed in accordance with the details shown on Plan Ref: SMGS-BDP-SK060 Rev P2 received on the 10th December showing the details of the proposed bird bricks. These features shall be retained thereafter. (In the interests of biodiversity enhancement and in accordance with Core Strategy policy CS17)

5.           1. The development shall take place only in accordance with the approved Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) for a supervised watching brief. The scheme must include an assessment of significance, research questions, and:

              (a) the programme and methodology of site investigation and recording (with contingency for further excavation if required);

              (b) the programme for post-investigation assessment;

              (c) provision to be made for analysis of the site investigation and recording;

              (d) provision to be made for publication and dissemination of the analysis and records of the site investigation;

              (e) provision to be made for archive deposition of the analysis and records of the site investigation;

              2. No development shall take place other  ...  view the full minutes text for item 208.

None.

The meeting closed at 6:12 pm