Agenda and minutes

  In the absence of Councillor Taggart, nominations to chair the meeting were sought

  RESOLVED -  That Councillor Congreve be asked to chair the meeting

1  To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.

2  To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.

3  If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-

  RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information, as follows:-

  RESOLVED – That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following part of the agenda designated exempt on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as designated as follows:

  The supplementary report referred to in minute 56 under Schedule 12A Local Government Act 1972 and the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3) and on the grounds that it contains information relating to the financial or business of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).  It is considered that if this information was in the public domain it would be likely to prejudice the affairs of the applicant.  Whilst there may be a public interest in disclosure, in all the circumstances of the case, maintaining the exemption is considered to outweigh the public interest in disclosing this information at this time

  Although there were no formal late items, the Panel was in receipt of the following supplementary information which had been circulated prior to the meeting:

·  A further report providing financial information

·  Schedules of revised conditions relating to the applications

·  Copies of late representations received

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. 

  There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests

  Apologies for absence had been received from Councillors Taggart; Ingham; J Lewis and M Hamilton

  Councillors Congreve; J Harper; Harland and Campbell substituted for their respective colleagues

  The Chair advised that a request to audio record the meeting had been received and sought the Panel’s view on this

  Members discussed the request and commented on the following matters:

·  that audio recording of another of the Plans Panels had been allowed

·  that Executive Board would be considering a paper on the recording of meetings

·  that recent communication from the Department of Communities and Local Government had been received on this issue

·  that in the past Officers had advised against the recording of planning meetings

·  that Local Government should be more transparent

·  that a recent television series on town planning had shown how statements which had been made could be interpreted differently

·  that recording the meeting could lead to people not being willing to comment

The Chair sought advice from the Panel’s legal adviser who stated that

it was for the Panel to determine but that the draft protocol which had been drawn up indicated that requests for audio recording of a meeting would usually be allowed

  Following a show of hands, it was decided that the open sessions of this meeting could be recorded but that any registered speaker who did not wish for their representations to be recorded could ask for the recorder to be switched off

To consider a report of the Chief Planning Officer on four applications relating to Manston Lane Thorpe Park LS15 as follows:

12/03886/OT

Outline planning application for mixed use development comprising offices (business park) (B1A), (B), and (C), retail and bar/restaurant (A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5), hotel (C1), leisure facilities (D1, D2), multi-storey car park, together with internal roads, car parking, landscaping and drainage – land between Barrowby Lane and Manston Lane Thorpe Park

12/03887/FU

Detailed application for the Manston Lane Link Road (North-South route) – land between Barrowby Lane and Manston Lane, Thorpe Park

12/03888/FU

Detailed application for the Manston Lane Link Road (East-West route) – Manston Lane, Cross Gates

12/05382/FU

Detailed application for the Manston Lane Link Road (East-West Route)

Manston Lane Thorpe Park

(report attached)

  Further to minute 94 of the City Plans Panel meeting held on 26^th March 2013, where Panel considered a position statement on proposals for a mixed-use development at Thorpe Park, together with proposals for the Manston Lane Link Road (MLLR), north to south and east to west, Members considered the formal application

  Plans, photographs and graphics were displayed at the meeting.  A Members site visit had taken place earlier in the day

  Officers presented the report and advised that revisions to the scheme had been made which resulted in a reduction of the retail content; leisure and hotel use and B1 office use

  Members were informed that although the application for the mixed-use development was in outline, it did contain a certain quantity of development.  Four parameter plans identified the development plots and highlighted the non-developed zones, together with vehicular and pedestrian routes and access points.  The maximum heights of buildings were also outlined, with these set around 6 storeys high on the mixed-use ‘heart’ of the development, with heights lower in other more sensitive areas.  Officers were of the view that these varying heights would provide an interesting and varied appearance across the site

  The indicative masterplan was displayed, with Members being informed that it had not been possible at this stage to agree the indicative design for the foodstore

  Graphics showing the visual impact of the proposals were also displayed, together with comparative images to enable a better understanding of the visual impact of the scheme

  The Panel then heard from the Principal Engineer, Development Control regarding the key highways issues associated with the scheme and the lawful fall-back position.  The wider highways context was described including the large housing allocation to the north of Manston Lane and the associated East Leeds Orbital Route (ELOR) and how the MLLR would facilitate the delivery of the southern section of the ELOR linking to the M1 at Junction 46

  Members were informed that in respect of the transport assessment, a number of traffic scenarios had been considered both with and without the proposed MLLR and that the proposal would be a significant increase over the extant position.  It was reported that without the MLLR, traffic and congestion would increase as a result of traffic growth and wider development

  The early delivery of the MLLR would lead to significant traffic relief of about 10% on the existing outer ring road between Colton and Cross Gates.  Further benefits of early delivery of the MLLR would be seen at Cross Gates through the avoidance of commercial traffic through this centre, on its way to the motorway.  A planning condition would be used to ensure the MLLR was opened prior to any retail or leisure uses at the site

  However, the scale of the proposed development would in the longer term erode the early benefits and to address this a condition was recommended to limit the amount of development to 85,000sqm until a further assessment of traffic conditions in the Study Area had  ...  view the full minutes text for item 56.

To consider a report of the Chief Planning Officer on an application for formation of public park, playing pitches, park and changing rooms on land to west of Thorpe Park

(report attached)

  With reference to the discussions above and the position statement considered at the City Plans Panel meeting held on 26^th March 2013, Panel considered a report of the Chief Planning Officer in respect of an application for a new public park, playing pitches and changing rooms on land to the west of Thorpe Park

  In response to a question from the Panel regarding the size of the pitches to be provided and whether these could be enlarged, the Principal Planning Officer advised that it was not possible to increase the size of these as they were of the maximum size possible due to the topography of the site and were within the parameters set by Sport England

  RESOLVED -  To defer and delegate to the Chief Planning Officer for approval (subject to appropriate conditions and addressing the issues raised by Sport England and any issues raised by other outstanding consultation responses

To note that the next meeting will take place on Thursday 26^th September 2013 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds

  Thursday 26^th September 2013 at 1.15pm in the Civic Hall

  Thursday 26^th September 2013 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall