Members of the committee are asked to consider whether they have any personal or prejudicial interests in connection with the application on the agenda and, if so, to declare them and state the nature of the interest.

Members of the Committee were asked whether they had any personal or prejudicial interests in connection with the application on the agenda and, if so, to declare them and state the nature of the interest.

Councillor J Keeley declared a personal interest in the application by virtue of being a previous beneficiary of the University beneficiary scheme.

Councillor D Mitchell declared a personal interest by virtue of being an elected representative of Merseyside Travel.

Councillor G Davies declared a personal interest by virtue of being a board member of Plus Dane Housing Group Limited.

The Director of Technical Services submitted a report relating to the cleared site adjacent to East Float Quay, Dock Road, Seacombe.  The application by Peel Land and Property (Ports) Ltd sought outline planning permission for demolition of existing buildings and the creation of a new city neighbourhood at East Float, including a series of new urban quarters (Northbank West, Marina View and Four Bridges, Vittoria Studios and SkyCity and The Point), consisting of a maximum of 13,521 residential units (Class C3 Use), a maximum of 422,757 sq m office and research and development floorspace (Class B1), a maximum of 60,000 sq m retail uses (Classes A1-A5), a maximum of 38,000 sq m hotel and conference facilities (Class C1), a maximum of 100,000 sq m of culture, education, leisure, community and amenity floorspace (Classes D1 and D2), together with the provision of car and cycle parking, structural landscaping, formation of public spaces and associated infrastructure and public realm works and including retention of and conversion works to Grade II Listed Hydraulic Tower. Within this overall maxima permission was sought for flexible use under the GDPO Part 3 Class E for 48,500 sq m of floorspace to be used for office and research and development floorspace (Class B1), retail uses (Class A1 retail, Class A2 Financial and Professional Services, Class A3 restaurants and cafes, Class A4 bars and Class A5 hot food takeaways), hotel and conference facilities (Class C1), culture, education, leisure, community and amenity floorspace (Classes D1 and D2). The application was submitted in outline with all detailed matters reserved for subsequent approval.

Officers from the Department of Technical Services and Corporate Services gave a presentation to the Planning Committee on the report contents and they also responded to members’ questions that were raised concerning various aspects of the application including the commitment to future jobs, retail and housing issues, traffic management and the provision of fresh water to the area. 

Members discussed the application and the Chair thanked officers for all the work that had been undertaken with the processing of the application and for the very thorough and detailed report.

On a motion by Councillor Mitchell, seconded by Councillor Elderton it was:

Resolved (12:00)

1.1 That the Planning Committee be minded to grant outline planning permission, subject to:-

• No direction being made to the contrary by the Secretary of State;
• The specific conditions listed in the report (set out hereunder) and to the resolution and imposition of appropriate conditions governing the transport infrastructure improvements and
• The completion of a Section 106 Legal Agreement which is to cover all the various Heads of Terms referred to in the report.

1.2 That the Director of Technical Services be authorised to negotiate and agree the detailed provisions of the Heads of Terms, to settle all outstanding conditions, to conclude the Section 106 Agreement Legal Agreement and to issue the Notice of Grant of Outline Planning Permission.

Conditions