Agenda item

To consider a report of the Chief Planning Officer on an application for a mixed use development of 9,980 sqm general industrial (B2) use unit, a 2,055 sqm general industrial (B2) use and storage distribution units (B8) use and two fast food restaurants with drive-through facilities (A3/A5) use

(report attached)

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

  Officers presented the report which related to a mixed use, industrial development with two fast food/coffee shop outlets on land at Coal Road LS14

  Members were informed that additional information relating to highways matters had recently been submitted as had a revised layout plan, with this information still being assessed by Officers.  The revised layout plan showed the building to sited further away from the boundary and the trees, some of which were covered by a Tree Preservation Order

  As the highways matters remained under assessment and conditions relating to highways could change from those within the submitted report, if Panel agreed to defer and delegate approval of the application, it was proposed to consult further with Ward Members

  Officers sought an amendment to the proposed conditions to delete condition No. 7 which related to opening hours restrictions

  Members considered the application and commented on the following matters:

·  that the site was in the Cross Gates and Whinmoor Ward but also bordered Killingbeck and Seacroft Ward and the need for both sets of Ward Members to be consulted

·  the wording of the training and employment condition and that both Wards should be included in this

·  highways issues, local concerns about rat running at Coal Road

·  car parking levels; the impact of additional traffic at junctions the Coal Road and A58 junctions and the need for the Coal Road/Ring Road junction to be considered

·  that as the highways issues were still being assessed, whether Members could reach a decision at this stage

·  the need for the land to be developed

The Panel’s Highways Adviser stated that a package of measures to

be funded by the applicant which would include 30mph speed limit; traffic calming and TROs would be put in place.  A pedestrian safety scheme had been requested with this requiring approval before implementation and also that analysis of a number of junctions was still to be concluded with both safety and capacity concerns.  In relation to traffic generation, it was felt the amount of traffic from the site might not be so much as to greatly impact on nearby junctions but that this would be known on completion of the analysis and it was acknowledged that there was a limit on how much developers could reasonably be asked to fund towards highway measures

  The Panel considered how to proceed

  RESOLVED – To defer and delegate approval to the Chief Planning Officer to allow further negotiations with Officers to take place on the outstanding matters outlined in the submitted report and the points raised about highways, specifically the impact on the junctions at the A58 and Coal Road and Coal Road and the Ring Road; the wording of the training and employment condition to include the Killingbeck and Seacroft Ward as well as the Cross Gates and Whinmoor Ward, in consultation with both sets of Ward Members and for details of the external materials to be submitted and approved