Agenda and minutes

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:-

There were no late items as such, however an addendum report was submitted in respect of Agenda Item 7, Application 13/03051/OT – Spofforth Hill, Wetherby was circulated prior to the meeting.

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.  Councillor J Procter brought it to the attention of the Panel that he was known to one of the speakers for the item at Spofforth Hill, Wetherby.

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors E Nash, C Campbell, R Procter and T Leadley.

Councillors M Harland, J Bentley, J Procter and R Finnigan were in attendance as substitutes.

To approve the minutes of the City Plans Panel meeting held on 28^th August 2014

(minutes attached)

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 28 August 2014 be confirmed as a correct record.

Further to minute 95 of the City Plans Panel meeting held on 24^th October 2013 where Panel considered a position statement on an application for residential development of up to 400 dwellings to consider a further report of the Chief Planning Officer setting out the formal, revised application for residential development of up to 325 dwellings, access and associated works including open space and structural landscaping, including addition of pelican crossing

(report attached)

The report of the Chief Planning Officer presented an outline application for residential development of up to 325 dwellings, access and associated works including open space and landscaping on land at Spofforth Hill, Wetherby.  An addendum report was also submitted which contained a further update on consultation responses and recent meetings with Ward Members and residents.

Members attended a site visit prior to the meeting and site plans and photographs were displayed and referred to throughout the discussion on this application.

Further issues highlighted from the report included the following:

·  The Panel had received a pre-application presentation regarding this application in April 2013 and a position statement in October 2013.

·  The site covered a total of 15.7 hectares and had previously been used as arable farm land.

·  The outline application was for 325 dwellings of which 285 would be accessed from the west of the site.

·  Members were shown an indicative layout and there would be a range of 1 to 6 bedroom properties which would be 2 to 2.5 storeys in height.

·  There would be 35% affordable housing.  15% of this would be on site with the further 20% in the form of a commuted sum of £8.5 million to be spent elsewhere across the City.

·  Removal of TPO trees for forming an access to the site.

·  Following negotiations with the developer, Ward Members and residents the number of proposed dwellings had been reduced from 400 to 325.

·  Contact had been made with Harrogate Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council regarding opening an access to the north of the site.  They had not been supportive of this.

·  The proposals fell within current planning guidance and policy and also satisfied conditions of the interim PAS policy.

·  The Panel was informed of conditions to this application which would see development recommence at the Easel 7 site.

·  The addendum report informed Members of the following:

o  Proposals for a pelican crossing.

o  An additional £400k towards additional mitigation and traffic measures.

o  Consultation responses – there had been no objections from Natural England.  The Council for the Protection of Rural England had raised some concerns.

o  Current position with relation to planning policy.

o  Scetion 106 update and education contribution.

o  Agreement for buffer planting on the inside boundary of the site.

o  No objections from Harrogate Borough Council or North Yorkshire County Council regarding highways.

A local representative addressed the Plans Panel with objections to the application.  These included the following:

·  There was no evidence that the proposals would be sustainable.

·  The Council should protect land that was used for food growth from development.

·  There would be a shortage of food growing land by 2030.

·  It was not agreed that there was no other alternative land to use.

·  The proposals were not felt to be in line with current policy and guidelines.

·  In response to questions from Members, the following was discussed:

o  It was felt that the application had been pre-determined and that the interpretation of planning policies had  ...  view the full minutes text for item 48.

To consider a report of the Chief Planning Officer on an outline application to erect residential development

(report attached)

The report of the Chief Planning Officer presented an outline application for the erection of residential development on land at Station Gouse, Station Road, Methley.

Members attended a site visit prior to the hearing.  Site plans and photographs were displayed and referred to throughout the discussion on this item.

Further issues highlighted in relation to the report included the following:

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Further to minute 167 of the City Plans Panel meeting held on 20^th March 2014 where Panel considered pre-application proposals for a park and ride facility; associated infrastructure and outline permission for car dealerships and petrol filling station to consider a further report of the Chief Planning Officer on the application and associated reserved matters application for means of access to Phase 1, landscaping details and associated foul pumping station and electricity sub-station

(report attached)

The report of the Chief Planning Officer presented a hybrid application for full details for the development of a park and ride facility and associated infrastructure and outline permission for car dealerships and a petrol filling station on land at Temple Green, East Leeds Link Road, Cross Green.  It also presented an application for reserved matters approval for means of access to Phase 1, landscaping details and associated foul pumping station and electricity sub-station.

Site plans and photographs were displayed and referred to throughout the discussion on this item.

Further issues highlighted in relation to the applications included the following:

·  The site fell within the Aire Valley Enterprise Zone

·  Funding had been received for remediation of the site

·  The park and ride scheme would have a 1000 spaces

·  Details of access to the site were shown

·  There had not been any objections from Highways

In response to Members comments and questions, the following was discussed:

·  The only retail would be limited at the filling station.

·  The final layout of the site had not yet been decided.

·  It was thought that there would be some kind of fencing between the Park and Ride Scheme and the commercial element of the proposals.

·  Public toilet provision.

RESOLVED – That both applications be deferred and delegated for approval to the Chief Planning Officer subject ti the conditions specifies and any other considered necessary, the receipt of comments and resolution of any issues raised by the Highways Agency and the satisfactory resolution of the proposed route of the access road and its impact on dioversity.

Further to minute 23 of the City Plans Panel meeting held on 17^th July 2014 where Panel deferred determination of an application to display advertising via the existing media screen for additional information and clarification, to consider a further report of the Chief Planning Officer

(report attached)

The report of the Chief Planning Officer presented an application for advertisement consent to display advertising via the existing media screen, The Carriageworks, Millennium Square, Leeds.

Site photographs were displayed and referred to throughout the discussion on this application.

It was reported that the BBC would remain to be the default channel on the media screen but the application would allow some flexibility for commercial broadcasts of sporting and cultural importance.  There would also be displays of sponsorship messages and both these and commercial broadcasts would be controlled by Leeds City Council staff.

In response to Members comments and questions, the following was discussed:

·  Replacement of the banner that originally surrounded the screen

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RESOLVED – That the application be deferred and delegated to the Chief Planning Officer for approval, subject to the specified conditions outlined in the report (and any others that were considered appropriate) and that the application be reviewed in 12 months time.

To consider a report of the Chief Planning Officer setting out pre-application proposals for a mixed use scheme comprising offices and residential with ancillary ground floor active uses, small scale retailing, café/restaurants/bars, and to receive a presentation on the proposals on behalf of the developer

This is a pre-application presentation and no formal decision on the development will be taken, however it is an opportunity for Panel Members to ask questions, raise issues, seek clarification and comment on the proposals at this stage. A ward member or a nominated community representative has a maximum of 15 minutes to present their comments. 

(report attached)

The report of the Chief Planning Officer introduced a pre-application presentation for outline proposal – mixed use schem comprising offices and residential uses with ancillary ground floor active uses, small scale retailin, café/restaurants, bars (Preapp/14/00564) at site bounded by Wellington Street and Wellington Bridge Street (Former Yorkshire Post Site)

Site photographs and plans were displayed and referred to throughout the discussion on this item.

Thursday 9^th October 2014 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds

Thursday, 9 October 2014 at 1.30 p.m.