Decision

Committee was minded to grant planning permission for application reference 2025/0826/01/DET:

(i)  Subject to a section 106 agreement to secure:

­  £10,000 lump sum for the monitoring of the SuDS maintenance;

­  £5,436 allotments;

­  £34,696 parks and recreation (outdoor sport);

­  £9,036 amenity and natural green space;

­  Training employment plan;

­  £26,964 replacement trees;

­  Associated monitoring costs arising from the above planning obligations

(ii)  Subject to the following conditions:

1. 3 year consent;
2. List of approved drawings;
3. Details of materials;
4. Site Characterisation;
5. Submission of Remediation Scheme;
6. Implementation of Approved Remediation Scheme;
7. Reporting of Unexpected Contamination;
8. Implementation of cycle parking;
9. Details of Highway Works (reinstate footway on West Jesmond Ave and extension of DYL across obsolete vehicular access);
10. Remove eligibility for parking permits;
11. Demolition Management Plan;
12. Construction Management Plan;
13. Construction hours restriction (08:00 to 18:00 on Mondays to Fridays and 08:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays and no such works shall take place on Sundays, Bank Holidays or Public Holidays, except for non-noisy works);
14. Private refuse collection in perpetuity;
15. Gates not opening onto highway;
16. Refuse – implementation of refuse storage;
17. No external refuse outside of the premises;
18. Site Management Plan;
19. Development to be carried out in accordance with the submitted Flood Risk Statement & Drainage Strategy;
20. Details of drainage components to be submitted;
21. Detailed drawings and maintenance details of the green roof to be submitted;
22. Submission of a verification report (SuDS);
23. SAP calculations for the energy rating of the dwellings;
24. Details of the acoustic barrier;
25. Internal noise levels;
26. Plant or machinery details;
27. Nesting Birds;
28. Hedgehog Protection;
29. Japanese Knotweed;
30. Ecological Lighting Scheme;
31. Biodiversity Net Gain Delivery and Management;
32. Landscape Details; and
33. Gym use restriction.

(iii)  It was also agreed that delegated authority be given to the Service Manager Development Management, in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chairs of the Planning Committee, to amend, add or omit conditions where appropriate to ensure the application complies with relevant development plan policies and national planning guidance.

(iv)  It was also agreed that in the event that a satisfactory section 106 agreement covering the issues raised above is not received by 18 March 2027 the application be refused for its failure to make adequate provision in this regard contrary to Policy DEL1 of the CSUCP, unless an extension of time is agreed to the satisfaction of the Service Manager Development Management in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chairs of the Planning Committee.

(v)  It was also agreed that delegated authority be given to the Service Manager Development Management, in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chairs of Planning Committee, to amend, add or omit conditions and heads of terms of the section 106 legal agreement, where appropriate, to ensure the application complies with relevant development plan policies and national planning guidance.