The Director of Technical Services submitted the above application for consideration.

A petitioner addressed the meeting.

A representative of the agent addressed the meeting.

A ward Councillor addressed the meeting.

On a motion by Councillor Elderton and seconded by Councillor Mitchell it was –

Resolved – (8:3) (Councillor Salter abstaining) – That the application be approved subject to the following conditions;

1 The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission

2 Before any construction commences, samples of the facing and roofing materials to be used in the external construction of this development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved materials shall then be used in the construction of the development.

3  The development authorised by this permission shall not begin until the local planning authority has approved in writing a full scheme of works for the alteration of the highway required by the development; including the removal of redundant vehicle accesses, the provision of new accesses and kerbs, resurfacing of the footway, alterations to street lighting and the provision of a traffic regulation order prohibiting waiting at the junction of New Ferry Road / Shorefields. The occupation of the development shall not begin until those works have been completed in accordance with the local planning authority's approval and have been certified as complete by or on behalf of the local planning authority.

4 The development authorised by this permission shall not begin until the local planning authority has approved in writing a full scheme of works to provide pedestrian dropped kerbs at the junction of New Ferry Road / Shorefields, New Ferry. The occupation of any part of the development shall not begin until those works have been completed in accordance with the local authority’s approval and have been certified in writing as complete by or on behalf of the local planning authority.

5 Prior to the commencement of development details of the proposed public art designation-focal point relating to the Great Eastern and IK Brunel as indicated on Drawing No. 09-103-10 shall be submitted to and agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority and retained as such thereafter unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. The approved scheme shall be implemented in full within a time frame to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority.

6 The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on drawing number 09-103-10.

7 No development shall take place until details of earthworks have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These details shall include the proposed grading and mounding of land areas, including the levels and contours to be formed and showing the relationship of proposed mounting to existing vegetation and surrounding landform. Details of soil stripping, storage and replacement shall be included where appropriate. The development shall be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details.

8 A landscape management plan, including long term design objectives, management responsibilities and maintenance schedules for all landscape areas shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the occupation of the development or any phase of the development, whichever is sooner, for its permitted use. The approved landscape management plan shall be carried out as approved.

9 The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the plans received by the Local Planning Authority on 14th May 2010.

10 No development shall commence until details of the proposed measures to be incorporated within the building to achieve 10% of the predicted energy requirements of the site from renewable sources have been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and operated as such thereafter.