Agenda and minutes

A Members site visit was held in connection with Application No. 19/01988/RM - Reserved Matters application for the layout, scale, appearance and

landscaping for 450 new homes to land off Lane Side Farm, Victoria Road, Churwell, Morley, Leeds and was attended by the following Councillors:

J Mckenna, C Gruen, K Brooks, B Anderson, E Nash, C Campbell and

R Finnigan

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 refusal of inspection of documents.

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 items which required the exclusion of the press or public.

There were no late items of business identified.

To disclose or draw attention to any interests in accordance with Leeds City Council’s ‘Councillor Code of Conduct’.

There were no declarations of interest made at the meeting.

To receive apologies for absence (If any)

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors: D Blackburn and

P Wadsworth.

Councillor B Anderson was in attendance as a substitute Member.

To consider and approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 30^th September 2021.

(Copy attached)

Members considered the minutes of the previous meetings held on 30^th September 2021.

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meetings held on 30^th September 2021 be approved as a true and correct record.

To consider any matters arising from the minutes.

There were no issues raised under matters arising.

To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which sets out details of a reserved matters application for the layout, scale, appearance and landscaping for 450 new homes, pursuant to Outline Application 16/02988/OT Land off Lane Side Farm, Victoria Road, Churwell, Morley, Leeds

(Report attached)

With reference to the meeting of 8^th July 2021 and the decision to defer determination of the application to await further information on the drainage issues, clarification around the provision of a Primary School, details around biodiversity and climate change measures and further discussions to take place on design quality including the street scene.

The Chief Planning Officer submitted a report which indicated that the applicant had discussed the above issues with the Local Planning Authority and had carried out further investigations and were now providing additional information to demonstrate that the proposal were acceptable in these regards.

Site photographs and plans were displayed and referred to throughout the discussion of the application.

The Planning Case Officer addressed the Panel, speaking in detail about the proposal with emphasis on the following issues, raised previously, at the meeting held on 8^th July 2021:

·  Drainage Strategy

·  Location of the School

·  A further Ecological Assessment of the site

·  An Energy Efficiency and Renewables Plan

·  A Car Charging Point Schedule and a Highways Technical Note

The Planning Case Officer reported the receipt of 44 further representations from members of the public, there was also a further representation from former Councillor T Leadley. All representations received raised no new issues, all material considerations having been previously considered and dealt with.

Members raised the following questions to officers:

·  Referring to the drainage requirements, Members asked if the run-off calculations had been finalised

·  The provision of a school within the site, how many pupils would it accommodate and how many children could this development put into the school? What was the potential for the school use by those living in the surrounding area?

·  There was one access road onto the site plus a track and entrance which could be used by emergency vehicles, were there any measures to be put in place to stop local residents using the emergency entrance

·  The character/ design of the dwellings, was inspiration taken from the nearby 1970’s buildings

·  Would the build period for the whole site result in three different building standards (environmental policies we were in a period of transition)

·  How would the off-site biodiversity area be managed

·  The segregated cycle path and foot-links, what means would be put in place to stop motorists using segregated spaces or parking on the grass verges in between 

·  The first 50 dwellings would be constructed using existing building standards and would require retrofitting as new building standards are introduced, why not pause development to await the introduction of new standards, reducing the need to retrofit

·  Would a fund be set aside by the developer to assist in the retrofitting of properties constructed in earlier phases.

·  Would it be correct to assume that this development would not be sufficient to feed a two-form entry school, if that was the case, would a school be required

·  If the school was not required (up to 10 years to make that decision) what would happen to the land after that

·  Referring to the computer-generated  ...  view the full minutes text for item 88.

To note that the next meeting will take place on Thursday, 25th November 2021 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds.

RESOLVED - To note that the next meeting will take place on Thursday, 25^th November 2021 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds.