Agenda item

Decision:

Subject to the application not being called in by the Secretary of State, to grant the application subject to conditions and completion of a Section 106 Agreement

Noting comments made during the public speaking session by:

Together with:

·         No objection from Highway England subject to conditions

·         No objection from Lincolnshire County Council Highways subject to conditions and Section 106 contributions

·         Comments from Lincolnshire County Council Footpaths

·         No objection from Lincolnshire County Council minerals

·         No objection from Environmental Health subject to a condition

·         No objection from the Environment Agency subject to a condition

·         No objection from Heritage Lincolnshire subject to a condition

·         Comments of the Conservation Officer

·         No objection from Anglian Water

·         Responses from the Upper Witham Internal Drainage Board and the Welland and Deeping Internal Drainage Board

·         No objection and comments from Natural England

·         Comments submitted by the Tree Officer

·         Comments from the Woodland Trust

·         No objection in principle, comments and request for an informative from Network Rail

·         Comments from Virgin Trains East Coast

·         No objections and comments from the Crime Prevention Design Advisor

·         Comments from Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without Parish Council

·         No objection subject to conditions from Newark and Sherwood District Council

·         Objection from Peterborough City Council because of claimed impact on the viability of Peterborough city centre

·         Concerns from the City of Lincoln Council over impact on Lincoln city centre and the proposed redevelopment of St. Mark’s Shopping Centre

·         Comments from Lichfields on behalf of “Intu” developments in Nottingham

·         A representation made on behalf of Oldrids and Downtown Company Forum expressing serious concerns

·         Representations made by Fisher German as agent for the promoter of the Downtown proposal highlighting what they consider to be its relative merits over the Rioja proposal

·         Representations received as a result of public consultation

·         Provisions within the National Planning Policy Framework and the South Kesteven Core Strategy and supplementary planning documents

·         Site visit observations

·         The additional information report issued on 11 December 2017

·         Comments made by members at the meeting

It was proposed, seconded and agreed that the application be approved for the reasons set out in the case officer’s report and subject to:

(i)            The application not being called in by the Secretary of State

(ii)          The conditions set out on pages 49 to 58 of the case officer’s report and pages 4 and 5 of the additional information report issued on 11 December 2017 (the final wording being delegated to the Executive Manager, Development and Growth after consultation with the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Development Management Committee) and

(iii)         The prior completion of a Section 106 Agreement to secure the requirements set out in Appendix 3 of the main report and updated by the additional information report.  Provided that if the Section 106 has not been completed within three months of the date of this meeting and the Executive Manager for Development and Growth, after consultation with the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Development Management Committee, considers there are no extenuating circumstances which would justify an extension (or further extension) of time, the Executive Manager for Development and Growth be authorised to refuse the application on the basis that the necessary infrastructure or community contributions essential to make the development acceptable have not been forthcoming.

The meeting was adjourned from 13:01 until 14:04.