Agenda and minutes

To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded)

(*In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting)

There were no appeals against the refusal of the inspection of documents.

No exempt information was contained within the agenda.

No formal late items of business were added to the agenda.

To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13-16 of the Members’ Code of Conduct

No declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests were made.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors C Gruen and R Lewis. Apologies were also received from Councillor S McKenna who had intended to attend as a substitute.

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held 19^th January 2016 as a correct record

(Copy attached)

RESOLVED- That the minutes of the Development Plan Panel meeting held on 19^th January 2016 be approved.

Minute 23 - Site Allocation Plan – Members received an update on the task of assembling consultation responses which was now approximately 85% complete; additionally the redaction process had begun in order to prepare the submissions for publication. In respect of the Outer North East Housing Market Characteristic Area; a meeting with local ward Councillors had been arranged for 15^th March 2016 and a report on the outcome of discussions on the status of ONE HMCA would be presented to the next Panel meeting

Minute 25 – SHLAA Partnership – In response to one Members’ query, it was noted that although no detailed comments had yet been received from major house builders, the recent Partnership meeting had been positive

To consider a report of the Chief Planning Officer which provides a summary of the responses received to the publication consultation on the Aire Valley Leeds Area Action Plan (AVLAAP). The main issues raised in the representations to the plan are discussed in detail within the report, together with options for consideration in determining how the council should respond.

(Report attached)

Further to minute 23 of the meeting held 19th January 2016, where Members were minded to proceed with the Aire Valley Leeds Area Action Plan (AVLAAP) in advance of the Site Allocations Plan (SAP), the Chief Planning Officer submitted a report which provided further analysis of the AVLAAP submissions and options for the way forward in relation to the issues raised.

The report provided a summary of the responses received to the publication consultation on the AVLAAP. Key issues were identified in the report relating to matters where potential options had been developed. The Panel’s guidance was sought in order to inform the Council’s response and allow officers to prepare a schedule of proposed modifications to the draft AVLAAP with the intention of the revised AVLAAP returning to a future meeting of the Panel. It was reported that overall, there was considerable support for the AVLAAP and the benefits it could bring to Leeds and the city region as a whole.

Appendix A of the report included details of the representations received during the consultation process alongside consideration of the representation against matters such as plan soundness, legal compliance and changes sought to the plan where relevant. Schedule 1 contained site specific representations, Schedule 2 contained representations on general issues.

The Principal Planner, Forward Planning & Implementation, presented the report and dealt with a number of representations to the Housing allocations proposed within the AVLAAP in turn:

Skelton Gate (AV111 East HMCA, capacity 2619 dwellings) with two separate land owners within the development site. The views of “Templegate Developments” and ‘Extra MSA’ in respect of future use of their respective sites and housing number calculations were reported. A schedule setting out three options for consideration was included at para 3:25 for the Panel’s consideration, with officers recommending option 3 which would provide 1801 dwellings – a reduction of proposed residential dwellings of 818

(Councillor Walshaw withdrew from the meeting for a short while at this point)

The Panel received assurance that officers were satisfied with the assessment provided by Templegate Developments in relation to their view of the amount of developable land and deliverable housing. Members were advised that the site required significant investment to support development and any future development proposals which suggested housing figures different to those agreed in the Plan would be assessed and dealt with through the planning application process.

In conclusion, the Panel broadly supported officers’ preferred approach to amend the suggested site capacity to 1,801 dwellings as detailed in paragraph 3.26

Bridgewater Road (Site AV40, capacity 425). The submission seeking an increase in capacity to 600 dwellings from the site leaseholder, DB Schenker, was highlighted although it was noted that no supporting evidence had been supplied.

In conclusion, the Panel supported the officer recommendation to use the higher density multiplier and increase the housing capacity for this site to 546 dwellings as detailed in paragraph 3.33 of the report.

Former Tetley Brewery site (part of Site AV94, capacity 830). Representations received from Vastint, owner of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 34.

To note that the next meeting will be held on 5^th April 2016 at 1.30pm

RESOLVED - To note the date and time of the next meeting as 5^th April 2016 at 1.30pm.