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Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Meeting Rooms G.01 and G.02, Ground Floor, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ

Contact: Aqil Sarang, tel: 0116 454 5591 / Jacob Mann, tel: 0116 454 5843 

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21.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

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An apology for absence was received from Councillor Westley.

 

22.

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

Members are asked to confirm that the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held on 24 August 2022 are a correct record.

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RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Control Committee held on 24 August 2022 be confirmed as a correct record.

 

 

23.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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.

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Members were asked to declare any interests they had in the business on the agenda.

 

Councillor Chamund declared that she had received email correspondence from the Chief Executive of Leicester City Football Club in respect of application 20212673 - Filbert Way, land at and adjacent to the King Power Football Stadium.

Councillor Chamund declared she had an open mind on the application.

 

Councillor Valand declared that he had received email correspondence from the Chief Executive of Leicester City Football Club in respect of application 20212673 - Filbert Way, land at and adjacent to the King Power Football Stadium.

Councillor Valand declared he had an open mind on the application.

 

Councillor Joshi declared that he had received email correspondence from the Chief Executive of Leicester City Football Club in respect of application 20212673 - Filbert Way, land at and adjacent to the King Power Football Stadium.

Councillor Joshi declared he had an open mind on the application.

 

Councillor Thalukdar declared that he had received email correspondence from the Chief Executive of Leicester City Football Club in respect of application 20212673 - Filbert Way, land at and adjacent to the King Power Football Stadium.

Councillor Thalukdar declared he had an open mind on the application.

 

Councillor Dr Moore declared that she had received email correspondence from the Chief Executive of Leicester City Football Club in respect of application 20212673 - Filbert Way, land at and adjacent to the King Power Football Stadium.

Councillor Dr Moore declared she had an open mind on the application.

 

The Vice-Chair, Councillor Aldred, declared that she had received email correspondence from the Chief Executive of Leicester City Football Club in respect of application 20212673 - Filbert Way, land at and adjacent to the King Power Football Stadium.

Councillor Aldred declared she had an open mind on the application.

 

The Chair, Councillor Riyait declared that he had received email correspondence from the Chief Executive of Leicester City Football Club in respect of application 20212673 - Filbert Way, land at and adjacent to the King Power Football Stadium.  He also declared that he was a season ticket holder at the football club and had declined invitations to attend briefings organised by the club.

Councillor Riyait declared he had an open mind on the application.

 

 

 

 

24.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND CONTRAVENTIONS pdf icon PDF 139 KB

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.

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The Chair commented that items would be taken out of the order listed in the agenda.

 

25.

20212673 - FILBERT WAY, LAND AT AND ADJACENT TO THE KING POWER FOOTBALL STADIUM pdf icon PDF 765 KB

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20212673 - Filbert Way, Land at and adjacent to the King Power Football Stadium

 

Ward: Saffron

Proposal: Hybrid application comprising: FULL application for the extension of the East Stand of the King Power Stadium to provide additional seating capacity with ancillary facilities; associated works to the North and South Stands and public realm / hard landscaping works; and OUTLINE application for new club retail store, hotel, commercial office space and food & beverage uses, residential block, multi-purpose arena, multi-storey car park and energy centre; with associated public realm / hard landscaping works (with all matters reserved except for site access).

Applicant: Leicester City Football Club.

 

The Planning Officer presented the application and drew Members’ attention to the addendum report.

 

Susan Whelan, Chief Executive of LCFC and Sam Ryan, Consultant Planning Director, addressed the Committee and spoke in support of the application.

 

Keith Webster and David Morton addressed the Committee and spoke in objection to the application.

 

Members of the Committee considered the report and Officers responded to the comments and queries raised.

 

The Chair summarised the application and the points raised by Members of the Committee and speakers, and moved that in accordance with the Officers recommendation, the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report and the addendum, and the signing of a S106 Agreement. This was seconded by Councillor Aldred and upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED.

 

RESOLVED:

That the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions set out below and the signing of a Section 106 Agreement:

 

              CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE FULL PERMISSION ONLY

 

1.           That part of the development hereby approved in full, as defined on drawing 18845-KSS-SW-ZZ-DR-A-0010 Rev P07 (hereby referred to as the King Power Stadium expansion (KPSe)) shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans.

              (For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure a satisfactory standard of development).

             

2.           The KPSe shall be begun before the expiration of five years from the date of this planning permission. (Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act).

 

3.           Prior to the commencement of any hard or soft landscaping works relating to the KPSe and associated public realm, full details of such works shall first be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

              a) The landscaping scheme shall include details of:

              i. Hard landscaping details: hard surface materials, proposed finished levels or contours;, vehicle and pedestrian circulation areas, minor structures (e.g. benches, other street furniture, lighting, CCTV, works of art etc),; the position and depth of service and/or drainage runs (which may affect tree roots);, walls, gates, fences and boundary treatments. All hard landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to occupation of the extended East Stand and retained and maintained thereafter.

              ii. Soft landscaping details: proposed finished levels or contours;, planting plans; written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment),; locations,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 25.

26.

20221014 - 53 FRANCIS STREET LAND TO REAR OF pdf icon PDF 437 KB

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20221014 - 53 Francis Street, land to rear of

 

Ward: Knighton

Proposal: Construction of two storey building to provide two flats (1 x 1 bed & 1 x 2 bed) (Class C3); installation of boundary fence, bin store and cycle stores (AMENDED PLANS RECEIVED 26/08/2022)

Applicant: Ms P Thaker

 

The Planning Officer presented the application and drew Members’ attention to the addendum report.

 

Anish Tailor and Poonam Thaker addressed the Committee and spoke in support of the application.

 

Members of the Committee considered the report and Officers responded to the comments and queries raised.

 

The Chair summarised the application and the points raised by Members of the Committee and speakers, and moved that in accordance with the Officers recommendation, the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the report and the addendum. This was seconded by Councillor Dr Moore and upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED.

 

RESOLVED:

That the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions 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.         Construction of the building hereby approved shall not progress beyond damp proof course level until the materials to be used in the finish of the external walls (including the window arches and sills), roof and window frames, and details of the reveal of the windows (including the blind windows), have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The development shall be completed in accordance with the details so approved. (To ensure that the finished development makes a positive contribution to the character and visual quality of the area, in accordance with Policy CS03 of the Leicester Core Strategy (2014)).

 

3.         The height of the fence separating the amenity space of Flat 1 (the ground floor flat) from the rain garden shall not exceed 1 metre, unless otherwise approved in writing by the local planning authority. (To ensure an acceptable quality of outlook from the principal room windows of Flat 1, in the interests of the amenity of the occupiers of the development and in accordance with Policy CS03 of the Leicester Core Strategy (2014) and saved Policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan (2006)).

 

4.         The development shall be constructed in accordance with Category 2: Accessible and adaptable dwellings M4 (2) Optional Requirement. On completion of the scheme and prior to the occupation of the dwelling a completion certificate signed by the relevant inspecting Building Control Body shall be submitted to the local planning authority certifying compliance with the above standard. (To ensure the dwelling is adaptable enough to match lifetime's changing needs in accordance with Policy CS06 of the Leicester Core Strategy (2014)).

 

5.         The waste and recylcing bins shall be retained on the site in the position marked for this purpose on the approved plans except on the day of collection and on the day prior to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 26.

27.

CLOSE OF MEETING

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The meeting closed at 7.20pm.