Agenda and minutes

Venue: Civic Hall, Leeds

Contact: John Grieve , 0113 3788662  Email: john.grieve@leeds.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

A Member’s site visit was held in connection with the following applications:

PREAPP/18/00484 – Leeds and Bradford Airport, Leeds, Application No.18/05310/FU, 18/05018/FU and 18/05019/FU – Thorpe Park, Leeds and Application No. 17/02594/OT – Land off Racecourse Approach, Wetherby and was attended by the following Councillors: J Mckenna, C Campbell, P Wadsworth, A Khan, D Blackburn, C Gruen, A Garthwaite, T Leadley, B Anderson and J Goddard

 

61.

Appeals Against Refusal of Inspection of Documents

 

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)

 

Minutes:

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

 

62.

Exempt Information - Possible Exclusion of Press and Public

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:-

 

 

 

Minutes:

There were no items identified where it was considered necessary to exclude the press or public from the meeting due to the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.

 

63.

Late Items

 

To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration

 

(The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes)

 

Minutes:

There were no late items identified at the meeting.

64.

Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

 

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. 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests made at the meeting.

65.

Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies for absence (If any)

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor E Nash.

 

 

66.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 115 KB

To consider and approve the Minutes of the previous meeting held on 13th September 2018.

 

 

(Copy attached)

Minutes:

The Minutes of the previous meeting held on 13th September 2018 were submitted for comment / approval.

 

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the previous meeting held on 13th September 2018 be accepted as a true and correct record.

 

67.

Matter Arising from the Minutes

To consider any Matter Arising from the minutes.

Minutes:

There were no issues raised under Matters Arising.

68.

Application No. 18/05017/FU, 18/05018/OT, 18/05019/FU and 18/05310/FU - Removal and Variations of Conditions on land between Barrowby Lane and Manston Lane, Thorpe Park, Leeds, LS15 8ZB pdf icon PDF 11 MB

To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which seeks:

 

(i)  The removal of condition 50 (MLLR delivery) of approval 16/07938/OT, on land Between Barrowby Lane and Manston Lane, Thorpe Park, Leeds (Application 18/05017/FU)

 

(ii)  The removal of condition 3 (Highway detail) of approval 17/04055/FU (Detailed application for the MLLR (East - West Route), on land at Thorpe Park, Leeds (Application 18/05018/FU)

 

(iii)  The removal of condition 3 (Highway detail) of approval 14/01216/FU (Detailed application for the MLLR (North - South Route), on land at Thorpe Park Link Road, Austhorpe, Leeds (Application 18/05019/FU)

 

(iv)  A variation of conditions 23, 24, 25 and 28 of approval 16/07938/OT to permit conditions 23 and 24 to be amended to prescribe a specified proportion of A1 comparison retail floorspace to be provided within units below 480 sq.m GEA; condition 25 - increase 840 sq.m figure for 'small retail units' to 1,130 sq.m, with no single unit having a floorspace of more than 150 sq.m GEA; condition 28 updated to reflect condition 25 (as above) from the 105 sq.m figure on land Between Barrowby Lane and Manston Lane, Thorpe Park, Leeds  (Application 18/05310/FU)

 

 

(Report attached)

Minutes:

The Chief Planning Officer submitted a report which set out details of a number of applications which sought:

 

(i)    The removal of condition 50 (MLLR delivery) of approval   16/07938/OT, on land Between Barrowby Lane and Manston   Lane, Thorpe Park, Leeds (Application 18/05017/FU)

 

(ii)    The removal of condition 3 (Highway detail) of approval   17/04055/FU (Detailed application for the MLLR (East - West   Route), on land at Thorpe Park, Leeds (Application   18/05018/FU)

 

(iii)    The removal of condition 3 (Highway detail) of approval   14/01216/FU (Detailed application for the MLLR (North - South   Route), on land at Thorpe Park Link Road, Austhorpe, Leeds   (Application 18/05019/FU)

 

(iv)    A variation of conditions 23, 24, 25 and 28 of approval   16/07938/OT to permit conditions 23 and 24 to be amended to   prescribe a specified proportion of A1 comparison retail   floorspace to be provided within units below 480 sq.m GEA;   condition 25 - increase 840 sq.m figure for 'small retail units' to   1,130 sq.m, with no single unit having a floorspace of more than   150 sq.m GEA; condition 28 updated to reflect condition 25 (as   above) from the 105 sq.m figure, on land Between Barrowby   Lane and Manston Lane, Thorpe Park, Leeds (Application   18/05310/FU)

 

Members visited the site prior to the meeting. Site photographs and plans were displayed and referred to throughout the discussion of the application.

 

The Planning Officer addressed the Panel, speaking in detail about the proposal and highlighted the following:

 

·  Site location/ context

·  Strategic context

·  Site layout

·  Construction of the Manston Lane Link Road (MLLR) completion date extended to 21st December 2018

  • Notwithstanding the removal of condition 50 sought in applications 18/05017/FU and 18/05310/FU, officers were minded to impose a condition requiring MLLR to be fully complete by 21st December 2018 and for the section between J46 of the M1 and roundabout R2 (the access to the retail park) to be practically complete and open before the non B1 uses are first brought into use.

·  Further to the submitted report, Highways England had responded to state no objection subject to condition 50 being varied in the terms set out above, rather than being removed.

The Panel then heard from Councillor P Gruen (Ward Member) who was opposed to the removal of condition No.50 - MLLR delivery date (Application No, 18/05017/FU)

 

Councillor Gruen informed Members that he was a supporter of the project since its inception and that he would continue to support the scheme. He said it was a matter of detail that the link road should be completed in good time (7th December 2018). It was now proposed that there should be a “backstop date” of 21st December 2018. He suggested that there were a number of reasons why the completion date should not be extended: After 21st December the industry would break for Christmas and the New Year leading to further unacceptable delays, secondly the start of the demolition works for the former Vickers Tank site may be delayed if the link road was not completed,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 68.

69.

Application No. 17/02594/OT - Outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access, for the creation of a new community comprising up to 800 dwellings, a food store (A1) (up to 372 sq.m), primary school and public open spaces at Land off Racecourse Approach, Wetherby, LS22. pdf icon PDF 3 MB

To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which sets out details of an outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access, for the creation of a new community comprising up to 800 dwellings, a food store (A1) (up to 372 sq.m), primary school and public open spaces at Land off Racecourse Approach, Wetherby, LS22.

 

 

(Report attached)

Minutes:

The Chief Planning Officer submitted a report which provided a position statement in respect of an outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access for the creation of a new community comprising up to 800 dwellings, a food store (A1) (up to 372 sq.m) primary school and public open space at land off Racecourse Approach, Wetherby, Leeds 22.

 

Members visited the site prior to the meeting. Site photographs and plans were displayed and referred to throughout the discussion of the application.

 

Planning Officers together with the applicant’s representatives addressed the Panel, speaking in detail about the proposal and highlighted the following:

 

·  Site location/ context

·  The site is proposed to be allocated for residential and education use within the advanced Site Allocation Plan (SAP)

·  Adjacent land uses

·  Wider context for Wetherby

·  Proposal to build 1100 dwellings and a school

·  Good pedestrian links to Wetherby Town Centre

·  Retention of trees on site

·  Archaeological interests on site

·  Access points to site

·  Beck/ attenuation ponds

·  Masterplan: siting of dwellings, school and greenspace provision (Avenue of trees to be retained)

·  Preference over location of school

 

The Panel then heard from Councillor A Lamb (Ward Councillor) who spoke against the proposal.

 

Addressing the Panel Councillor Lamb said there were so many things wrong with this site: It was questionable if this site would remain in the Site Allocation Plan (SAP), the site was unsustainable, it was too isolated from Wetherby, pedestrian and cycle access was questionable, the site does not meet the accessibility standards, 400 dwellings would need to be constructed before the proposed school was built, there was no on site provisions for the elderly and there were concerns over air quality given the close proximity to the A1 (M) motorway.

 

Councillor Lamb said it was his view and that of his Ward colleagues that this was not a sustainable site to be brought forward.

 

Questions to Councillor Lamb

 

·  Would you agree that the site fails to meet the accessibility standards in terms of access to local services, employment and healthcare

·  Should the site go forward following the conclusion of the SAP inquiry

·  The proposed new school, if it was to be located to the east of the site, how would access be achieved from children outside the site

·  Do you support the principle of development on this site

 

In responding to the issues raised, Councillor Lamb said:

 

·  The nearest local services were approximately 1400m from the site, there was a motorway service area slightly closer but access from the site to this location could be difficult. An on-site store was proposed but this would not be built in the first phase of the development. In terms of public transport to the site, it is understood there will be one bus service running every two hours, the service would not run after 5.00pm and there would be no service on Sunday’s.

·  It would be premature to go ahead at this stage, it was important to receive and understand the Inspectors decision/ recommendations  ...  view the full minutes text for item 69.

70.

Application No. 18/04016/COND - Discharge of condition 26 (details of public artwork) of planning permission 17/03618/FU for a new multi-disciplinary physics and computing building incorporating alterations and extensions to the Old Mining Building, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds pdf icon PDF 2 MB

To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which seeks to discharge condition 26 (details of public artwork) of planning permission 17/03618/FU for a new multi-disciplinary physics and computing building incorporating alterations and extensions to the Old Mining Building, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds.

 

 

(Report attached)

Minutes:

With reference to the meeting of 31st August 2017 and the decision to approve the application with a request that the City Plans Panel be consulted on the proposed artwork to the gable end facing Woodhouse Lane.

 

The Chief Planning Officer now submitted a report which set out details of the application which sought to discharge Condition No.26 (Details of Public Artwork) for a new multi-disciplinary physics and computing building incorporating alterations and extensions to the Old Mining Building, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds.

 

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

 

The Planning Officer addressed the Panel, speaking in detail about the proposal and highlighted the following:

 

·  Planning consent was granted in August 2017

·  Site location/ context

·  Five storey extension to existing Listed Building

·  Materials – reconstituted stone

·  Proposed artwork to gable end wall would be a sculpture formed in anodised aluminium bars and flat-bar with a mixture of clear, brass, bronze and stainless steel finish

 

There were no questions raised by Members

 

In offering comment:

 

·  Members were supportive of the proposed artwork

 

In summing up the Chair thanked all parties for their attendance and contributions, suggesting that the artwork would be a real feature to the building.

 

RESOLVED – That the proposed artwork be approved as detailed in the submitted drawings: SK(0)(002, SK(0)(003, SK(0)(004, SK(0)(005, SK(0)(006, SK(0)(007 and  SK(0)(008

 

 

 

 

 

 

71.

PREAPP/18/00484 - Pre Application Presentation for two storey (part three storey) airport terminal extension building (area 4500msq) at Leeds Bradford International Airport pdf icon PDF 409 KB

To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which sets out details of a pre application presentation for two storey (part three storey) airport terminal extension building (area 4500msq) at Leeds Bradford International Airport.

 

 

(Report attached)

Minutes:

The Chief Planning Officer submitted a report which set out details of a

pre-application proposal for a two storey (Part three storey) airport terminal extension building (Area 4,500m.sq) at Leeds Bradford International Airport.

 

Members visited the site prior to the meeting. Site photographs and plans were displayed and referred to throughout the discussion of the application.

 

The applicant’s representatives addressed the Panel, speaking in detail about the proposal and highlighted the following:

 

·  Currently the airport handled 4m passengers per year, anticipated 25% increase in passenger numbers within the next 5 years

·  Ageing infrastructure operating at capacity

·  No capacity for long haul or wide bodied aircraft

·  Increased baggage reclaim

·  Increase in gate capacity

·  Additional departure lounge

·  Two storey (Part three storey) airport terminal extension building (Area 4,500m.sq)

·  Materials – Glazing/ cladding system

·  Landscaping/ hardstanding

·  Completion date summer 2020

 

Members raised the following questions:

 

·  How would passengers exiting the new arrivals block gain access to the taxi/ public transport areas

·  How would construction deliveries be managed

·  Could material samples be supplied

 

In responding to the issues raised, the applicant’s representative and council officers said:

 

·  The applicants representative said the proposal was to fill in the goods yard area and extend a route around the outside of the building to access the taxi/ public transport areas

·  It was reported that discussions were ongoing with a main developer who had experience of delivering major schemes, the intention was to create an extensive compound with deliveries being made off peak

·  It was confirmed that material samples would be supplied

 

In offering comments Members raised the following issues:

 

·  Members were generally supportive of the application

·  The timescale for completion appeared to be challenging

·  Further details were required in respect of the new arrivals block

·  Exiting the new arrivals block, passengers want easy access to taxi / public transport areas

·  Heavy/bulky plant and materials need to be delivered off peak

·  Quality landscape scheme required including the provision of seating

·  Important to retain the one hour free car parking facility

·  Further information was required on the potential impact on amenities from flight noise and increased travel

 

In drawing the discussion to a conclusion Members provided the following feedback;

 

·  Members considered the principles of the development to be appropriate

·  Members were supportive of the emerging scale, massing and design of the proposals

·  That close liaison with Ward Members be undertaken in respect of the deed of variation and car parking matters

 

The Chair thanked the developers for their attendance and presentation suggesting that Members appeared to be generally supportive of the scheme

 

RESOLVED –

 

(i)  To note the details contained in the pre-application presentation

 

(ii)  That the developers be thanked for their attendance and presentation

 

72.

Date and Time of Next Meeting

To note that the next meeting will take place on Thursday, 25th October 2018 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds.

Minutes:

RESOLVED – To note that the next meeting will take place on Thursday 25th October 2018 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds.