Agenda item

(i)         DC053833 – Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford

 

The demolition of the existing buildings, remediation of land (including mitigation/removal of runways, hardstanding and taxiways) and the regarding of the land to create development platforms for a residential led mixed-use development.

 

The Planning & Highways Regulation Committee be recommended to grant planning permission.

 

(ii)        DC054212 – Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford

 

Formation and construction of two accesses from Chester Road to serve a development of up to 920 dwellings, C2 Extra Care Unit,: commercial floor space (Comprising up to 8,361 sq.m (90,000 sq.ft) of class B1C); a public house (comprising up to 650 sq.m of class A4 floorspace); retail floorspace (comprising up to 5 shop units and some 1,000 sq.m of class A1, A3 & A5 floorspace); A one form entry primary School; and use class D1 floorspace (up to 300 sq.m)

 

The Planning & Highways Regulation Committee is recommended to grant planning permission.

 

(iii)       DC053832 - Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford

 

Hybrid planning application for:-

 

Part A

Outline planning permission (excluding phase 1) for the erection of:

 

·         Up to 775  dwellings;

·         C2 Extra Care Unit

·         Commercial floorspace (comprising up to 8,361sq m [90,000 sq ft] of Class B1c);

·         A public house (comprising some 650sq.m. of Class A4 floorspace);

·         Retail floorspace (comprising up to 5 shop units and some 1000sq.m. of Class A1, A3 & A5 floorspace);

·         A one form entry primary school;

·         Use Class D1 floorspace; and

·         the provision of associated infrastructure (including roads, footpaths, cycleways and open space)

 

ALL MATTERS (ACCESS, APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE) ARE RESERVED FOR SUBSEQUENT APPROVAL

 

Part B

Full planning permission for phase 1 (as outlined in green on plan PL1161.D.4000) for:

 

·         The erection of 145 dwellings; and

·         the provision of associated infrastructure (including roads, footpaths, cycleways and open space)

 

The Planning & Highways Regulation Committee is recommended to grant planning permission subject to the applicant entering into a Section 106 agreement.

The Committee considered the following applications relating to the former Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford.

 

(i)        DC053833 – Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford

 

In respect of plan no. 53833 for the demolition of the existing buildings, remediation of land (including mitigation/removal of runways, hardstanding and taxiways) and the regrading of the land to create development platforms for a residential led mixed-use development at Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford, it was

 

RESOLVED – That planning permission be granted subject to conditions, including the following:-

 

·         limiting hours of demolition to 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday and to 8am-1pm on Saturdays;

·         no work to be undertaken on Sundays or Bank Holidays;

·         the provision of an on-site wheel wash facility;

·         an informative suggesting that the applicant engage with the operators of the Aerodrome Heritage Centre on the possible recycling of the Control Tower;

·         the co-ordination with the Council’s Public Realm Service to ensure that non-urgent road maintenance can be avoided for the duration of the demolition.

 

(ii)        DC054212 – Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford

 

In respect of plan no. 54212 for the formation and construction of two accesses from Chester Road to serve a development of up to 920 dwellings, C2 Extra Care Unit; commercial floor space (comprising up to 8,361 sq.m (90,000 sq.ft) of class B1C); a public house (comprising up to 650 sq.m of class A4 floorspace); retail floorspace (comprising up to 5 shop units and some 1,000 sq.m of class A1, A3 & A5 floorspace); a one-form entry primary school; and use class D1 floorspace (up to 300 sq.m) at Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford, it was

 

RESOLVED – That planning permission be granted subject to appropriate conditions.

 

(iii)       DC053832 - Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford

 

In respect of plan no. 53832, Hybrid planning application for:-

 

Part A

 

Outline planning permission (excluding phase 1) for the erection of:

 

·         Up to 775  dwellings;

·         C2 Extra Care Unit

·         Commercial floorspace (comprising up to 8,361sq m [90,000 sq ft] of Class B1c);

·         A public house (comprising some 650sq.m. of Class A4 floorspace);

·         Retail floorspace (comprising up to 5 shop units and some 1000sq.m. of Class A1, A3 & A5 floorspace);

·         A one form entry primary school;

·         Use Class D1 floorspace; and

·         the provision of associated infrastructure (including roads, footpaths, cycleways and open space)

 

All matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) being reserved for subsequent approval

 

Part B

 

Full planning permission for phase 1 (as outlined in green on plan PL1161.D.4000) for:

 

·               the erection of 145 dwellings; and

·               the provision of associated infrastructure (including roads, footpaths, cycleways and open space)

 

at Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford, it was

 

MOVED and SECONDED – That planning permission be refused on the grounds that the proposal:-

 

·         would have a greater and detrimental impact on the openness and character of the greenbelt due to its scale and massing and that the proposals were contrary to the Council’s Development Plan and national policies in respect of the green-belt;

·         was contrary to the Woodford Aerodrome Opportunity Site Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) as the number of proposed housing units exceed the number recommended in the SPD;

·         provided insufficient employment opportunities and was therefore contrary to the SPD;

·         contained insufficient information in relation to the impact of the proposals on traffic and the highway;

·         did not include a Viability Assessment.

 

In favour of the motion 6, against 6.

 

MOTION NOT CARRIED

 

A named voted was requested in relation to the voting on this Motion and the voting was recorded as follows:-

 

The councillors who voted in favour of the Motion were:-

 

Councillors Brian Bagnall, Philip Harding, Brian Hendley, Andy Sorton, John Taylor and John Wright.

 

The councillors who voted against the Motion were:-

 

Councillors Andrew Bispham, Christine Corris, Lenny Grice, Sylvia Humphreys, Hazel Lees and Paul Porgess

 

FURTHER MOTION MOVED and SECONDED – That planning permission be granted subject to the applicant entering into a Section 106 planning agreement and that the decision be referred to the Secretary of State as the application had been advertised as a departure from the adopted Development Plan.

 

In favour of the motion 6, against 6.

 

Upon their being an equality of votes, the Chair exercised his casting vote in favour of the motion.

 

MOTION CARRIED

 

It was then

 

RESOLVED – (7 in favour (including the Chair’s casting vote); 6 against) That planning permission be granted subject to the applicant entering into a Section 106 planning agreement and that the decision be referred to the Secretary of State as the application had been advertised as a departure from the adopted Development Plan.

 

A named voted was requested in relation to the voting on this Resolution and the voting was recorded as follows:-

 

The councillors who voted in favour of the Resolution were:-

 

Councillors Andrew Bispham, Christine Corris, Lenny Grice, Sylvia Humphreys, Hazel Lees and Paul Porgess

 

The councillors who voted against the Resolution were:-

 

Councillors Brian Bagnall, Philip Harding, Brian Hendley, Andy Sorton, John Taylor and John Wright.