Agenda item

Approved, subject to various conditions to be set out in the minutes

The Committee considered application 20/00293/OUT an outline application (Phase 1B)  including access (all other matters reserved) for approximately 4,413 sqm B1 office space (47,502 sqft) GIA, up to 273 residential units (Use Class C3) including ancillary gym, up to 177 sqm GIA of café space (Use Class A3), with an ancillary, mixed use co-working hub (794 sqm/ 8,550 sqft GIA), multi-storey car park, multi-use games area (MUGA), amenity space, associated infrastructure, parking and marketing boards at Bicester Gateway Business Park Wendlebury Road Chesterton for Mr Cutler.

Emma Lancaster of Albion Land addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

Paul Troop of Bicester Bike User Group addressed the Committee in objection to the application.

Philip Clarke, Chairman of Chesterton Parish Council addressed the Committee in support of the application.

Richard Cutler of Bloombridge Development addressed the Committee in support of the application.

In reaching its decision the Committee considered the officer’s report and presentation, the addresses of the public speakers and the written update.

Resolved

(1)      That permission be granted for application 20/00293/OUT subject to:

a)       Planning conditions drafted to cover the following headline matter:

1.       Restriction to the development/uses applied for

2.       Requirement to submit a reserved matters application

3.       Timescale for submission of reserved matters

4.       Plans for approval

5.       Vegetation clearance undertaken outside the bird nesting season

6.       Retention of vegetation except to allow for means of access 

7.       Agreement of finished floor levels (with levels no less than as set out in the FRA)

8.       Requirement to provide details of ecological enhancement measures

9.       Requirement for protected species checks (site walkovers)

10.     Requirement to provide details of sustainable design measures including the provision of on-site renewable energy technologies.

11.     The achievement of BREEAM very good standard

12.     Restriction of permitted development rights to ensure all required service infrastructure be provided underground unless otherwise granted through a reserved matters application

13.     Requirement for the provision of a phasing plan

14.     Requirement to provide a Construction Method Statement

15.     Requirement to provide a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) for Biodiversity

16.     Requirement to provide an Arboricultural Method Statement including tree protection measures

17.     Requirement to provide a Training and Employment Management Plan

18.     Requirement to provide a surface water drainage scheme including long term management and maintenance arrangements

19.     Requirement to provide a foul drainage scheme

20.     Requirement to provide full details of accesses, footways, cycleways

21.     Conditions as necessary relating to the public rights of way

22.     Conditions relating to archaeology to require further work pre-reserved matters and then to require a watching brief and details of development within the area to be preserved in situ.

23.     A series of conditions relating to contaminated land.

24.     Requirement for an odour assessment

25.     Requirement for details of any required piling

26.     Requirement for a noise survey to ensure that residential dwellings can be appropriate mitigated to ensure they are not unduly impacted by noise

27.     Requirement to agree details of tree works on land to the south of the site

28.     Requirement for phased travel plans

29.     Requirement for a Landscape and Ecology Management Plan

30.     Requirement for the provision of electric vehicle charging infrastructure

31.     Occupation restriction until all required water upgrades are completed or a phasing plan has been agreed to ensure all development is provided with sufficient water infrastructure

32.     Requirement for a car park management plan

33.     Requirement for details of external lighting to be approved

34.     Requirement for a scheme of public art to be first agreed.

b)       The completion of a S106 legal agreement

The precise form and wording of the conditions and heads of terms of the legal agreement to be agreed by Planning Committee no later than end of October 2020 and prior to the legal agreement being completed and the planning permission issued.

It was further resolved:

(2)      That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director Planning and Development to refuse application 20/00293/OUT in the event an extension of time is not agreed to enable the application to be reported back to Planning Committee, due to the lack of a satisfactory S106 agreement to ensure the impacts of the development can be made acceptable.