(Councillor Roger
Dicker declared, in the interests of openness and transparency,
that his son was employed by the company who proposed to operate
from Unit A of the application, at an existing premises elsewhere
in the District.)
This application was referred
to the Development Control Committee as it represented a departure
from the Development Plan.
Furthermore, the Parish Council
had objected to the proposal which was in conflict with the Officer
recommendation to approve, subject to conditions as set out in
Paragraph 75 of Report No DEV/WS/23/007; inclusive of amendments to
Conditions 3 and 4 to insert the word ‘archaeological’
and one further additional condition in relation to the
installation of public litter bins on site.
A Member site visit was held prior to the
meeting.
As part of her presentation the Senior
Planning Officer explained that she had undertaken informal
discussions with one of the Ward Members (Moreton Hall) Councillor
Birgitte Mager in respect of cycle routes in the vicinity.
The Committee was also advised that signage
for the scheme was subject to a separate application for
advertisement consent.
Speaker: Justin Bainton (agent)
spoke in support of the application
In response to question concerning highways
related matters, the Senior Planning Officer confirmed that the
Local Highways Authority were satisfied that the drive-through area
would not result in queuing on the adjacent highway. Furthermore,
they were also content with the delivery arrangements and parking
provision, which was in line with the standard operating
arrangements of McDonalds premises.
Councillor John Burns commented on the lorries
he observed parked on the highway near to the site when the
Committee visited earlier in the week. The Senior Planning Officer
explained that there was a lorry park nearby, therefore, lorries
were unlikely to park near to the scheme in large numbers.
Councillor Brian Harvey made reference to the
need for clear and advance signage from the adjacent A14. The
Service Manager (Planning Development) explained that this would
need to be addressed by National Highways as it was not the
responsibility of the developer as part of the scheme before the
Committee.
In relation to the two electrical vehicle
charging points proposed, Members were advised that the number
required for the development was in line with policy.
A number of the Committee voiced concern on
the potential levels of litter that could be generated by the
development. The Service Manager (Planning – Development)
proposed that the additional condition in respect of litter bins
could be expanded to include the requirement for a management plan
to be submitted which outlined the collection of litter on site and
in the immediate proximity by the premises operators.
Councillor Andy Drummond was content with the
amendment as proposed in relation to litter collection and
therefore proposed that the application be approved, this was duly
seconded by Councillor Ian Houlder.
Upon being put to the vote and with the vote
being unanimous, it was resolved that
Decision
Planning permission be GRANTED subject
to the following conditions:
1 The development
hereby ...
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