Agenda and minutes

To elect the Vice Chair for the Municipal Year 2021/2022.

RESOLVED that Councillor Prior be elected as Vice-Chair for the Municipal Year 2021-2022.

To approve and sign as a correct record the Minutes of the meetings held on 20 April 2021 and to deal with any matters arising.

RESOLVED: that the minutes for the Panel meeting on 20 April 2021 be approved and signed as a correct record.

Report of the Interim Head of Planning and Economic Development recommending that the Panel delegate approval in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address.

The Panel considered the report of the Head of Planning and Economic Development recommending delegated authority be granted in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address.

Redevelopment of the site. Demolition of existing buildings and the erection of three buildings for use as either general industrial (Use Class B2) and/or storage and distribution (Use Class B8) with ancillary office accommodation, together with associated access, parking, landscape and infrastructure works (departure from the Development Plan).

Mr Eugene McManus, Mr David Smith (local residents), Paul Shuker (agent), and Councillor McEwing (ward councillor) were present and with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.  In addition the Panel received a statement from Councillor Guest. 

The presenting officer informed the Panel that paragraph 3.1 of the report the new floor space should read 14,678 sqm.  The presenting officer also  reported that there was an amendment required to the recommendation, as set out below, and noted that wording to a number of the conditions and the deletion of the condition 9, as set out below.  The Panel noted that whilst cars could potentially physically turn left out of the site, the existing Traffic Regulation Order in place makes this a manoeuvre an offence. There are currently no plans in place to alter the existing Traffic Regulation Order.

Upon being put to the vote the Panel confirmed the Habitats Regulation Assessment.

The Panel then considered the amended recommendation to delegate authority to the Service Lead: Infrastructure, Planning and Development to grant planning permission. Upon being put to the vote the recommendation was carried unanimously.

RESOLVED that the Panel:

  (1)  confirmed the Habitats Regulation Assessment set out in Appendix 1 of the report.

  (2)  Delegated to the Head of Planning & Economic Development to grant planning permission subject to the planning conditions recommended at the end of this report and the completion of a S.106 Legal Agreement to secure the following mitigation:

(i)  Submission of a highway condition survey to ensure any damage to the adjacent highway network attributable to the build process is repaired by the developer

(ii)  The submission, approval and implementation of a Travel Plan for both the commercial and residential uses to promote sustainable modes of travel in accordance with saved Policy SDP4 of the City of Southampton Local Plan Review and policies CS18 and CS25 of the adopted LDF Core Strategy.

(iii)  Submission of a Training & Employment Management Plan committing to adopting  local labour and employment initiatives (for both construction and operational phases), in accordance with Policies CS24 & CS25 of the Local Development Framework Core Strategy Development Plan Document - Adopted Version (as amended 2015) and the adopted SPD relating to Planning Obligations (September 2013).

(iv)  The submission, approval and implementation of a Carbon Management Plan setting out how the carbon neutrality will be achieved and/or how remaining carbon emissions from the development will be mitigated in accordance with policy CS20 of the Core Strategy and the Planning Obligations SPD (September 2013)

(v)  Provision of public art  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

Report of the Interim Head of Planning and Economic Development recommending that conditional approval be granted in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address.

The Panel considered the report of the Head of Planning and Economic Development recommending that conditional planning permission be granted in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address.

Use of site for recycling of metals including erection of workshop building and use of land for siting of temporary offices.

Dr Devine, Mr Hanna (local residents objecting), David Jobbins (agent), Robert Clarke (supporter) and Councillor Savage (ward councillor) were present and with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.

The presenting officer reported the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Services had stated that they had no objection to the application.  The City’s scientific officer had also raised no objection to use of an oxyacetylene torch. The presenting officer reported amendments to the conditions 7, 13, 14 and 19, and an additional condition that would restrict vehicle movements as set out below.

The Panel requested and officers agreed that additional conditions be added to the report that would deal with ventilation, onsite storage, hours of work for demolition/ clearance and construction and refuse and Recycling, as set out below.

The Panel then considered the recommendation to grant conditional planning permission with the amended and additional conditions. Upon being put to the vote the recommendation was carried unanimously.

RESOLVED that planning permission be approved subject to the conditions set out within the report and any additional or amended conditions set out below.

Amended Conditions

7 Hours of Use (Performance)

The use hereby approved shall not operate outside the following hours:

Monday to Friday 08:30 – 18:00.

And shall not operate during public holidays.

REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of existing nearby residential properties.

13 Noise Report - Full compliance. (Performance)

The development hereby approved will be carried out in full accordance with the noise impact assessment, Technical report R8796-1 rev 1 Dated February 2021 including maximum noise levels generated, all recommendations, equipment and working practices for the lifetime of the development. For the avoidance of doubt the recommendations and working practices include:

• Re-orientation of bays and uses within the site (agreed as set out on the amended plans);
• Erection of a 6m high acoustic barrier within the site which will fully eliminate line of sight between the offloading/working area and all receptors in Roxan Mews; and shall be constructed from an impervious material with a surface density no less than 12 kg/m2.
• Provision of acoustic insulation within workshop building.
• A commitment to keep doors and windows to the workshop closed when plant is operated internally;
• No recycling of end of life vehicles; and
• Offloading of products into the reception bay will need to be undertaken with care and in accordance with a noise management plan which will include unloading by hand or a crane/material handler fitted with a clamshell grab only.

REASON: To protect the amenities of nearby residents.

14 Noise management plan (Pre-occupation)

Prior to the occupation of the site a noise management plan, listing methods to reduce noise generation at the site,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Report of the Interim Head of Planning and Economic Development recommending that the Panel delegate approval in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address.

The Panel considered the report of the Head of Planning and Economic Development recommending delegated authority be granted in respect of an application for a proposed development at the above address.

Redevelopment of the site. Erection of a 2.5-storey building containing 6 flats (3 x 2-bed, 3 x 1-bed) with associated parking and cycle/refuse storage (Outline application seeking approval for Access, Appearance, Layout and Scale) (Resubmission 20/01054/OUT) (Amended).

John Langram (local resident/ objecting), Adi Paplampu (agent), and Councillors Shields and Leggett (ward councillors) were present and with the consent of the Chair, addressed the meeting.  In addition a statement from Mr David Parker was read to the Panel.

The presenting officer reported that questions had been raised in regard to the right of access to the site and noted that the recommendation would be dependent on the results of a bat survey. 

Upon being put to the vote the Panel confirmed the Habitats Regulation Assessment.

The Panel then considered the recommendation to delegate authority to the Head of Planning and Economic Development to grant planning permission. Upon being put to the vote the recommendation was lost.

A further motion to refuse planning permission for the reasons set out below was then proposed by Councillor L Harris and seconded by Councillor Prior.

RECORDED VOTE to refuse planning permission.

FOR:  Councillors L Harris, Prior, Magee and Windle

AGAINST:  Councillor Coombs

RESOLVED to refuse planning permission for the reasons set out below:

Reasons for Refusal:

Reason 1 - Overdevelopment

Whilst recognising the applicant’s proposed reuse of previously developed land the nature of proposed site redevelopment in relation to its local context and character is, in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, symptomatic of an overdevelopment and over-intensive use of the site by reason of:-

1. An excessive net residential density level which is significantly above adopted Policy and the required density range of housing for this location and context;.
2. The overspill street parking impact from a development with limited on-site private car parking would adversely harm the residential amenity of local residents being able to conveniently park close to their homes by displacing the availability of kerbside parking spaces and increasing the burden on existing residents to enforce parking within nearby private roads;
3. Three flats fall short of the minimum internal floorspace standards set out in the Nationally Described Space Standards (March 2015) and therefore will create poor living conditions for future residents.

As such, the proposal would prove contrary to saved policies SDP1(i), SDP7, HE1 of the Local Plan Review (amended March 2015) and CS5, CS14, CS18, CS19 of the Core Strategy (amended March 2015) as supported by the relevant guidance set out in the Council’s Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (2011), the adopted Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (Adopted 2006) as supported by The Avenue Conservation Area Appraisal & Management Plan (2013).

Reason 2 – Bat Survey

The bat emergence survey submitted does not adequately assess whether there is any potential adverse harm to protected bat species as the result  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.