Agenda item

APP/11/00461 Champions Business Park, ARROWE BROOK ROAD, UPTON - Retention of the former Champion Spark Plugs site for mixed business, industrial, recording studio and distribution purposes with trade counter) (Use Classes B1, B2 and B8), and caravan storage

Minutes:

The Director of Regeneration, Housing and Planning submitted the above application for consideration.

 

On a motion by Councillor Brian Kenny and Seconded by Councillor Anita Leech it was:

 

Resolved (11:00) – That the application be approved subject to the following conditions;

 

1. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans received by the local planning authority on 27 May 2011 and listed as follows: 401/03B dated 15 February 2011; 401/04 dated 23 February 2011; 401/04A dated April 2009; 401/05A dated 23 December/April 2009, 401/06 dated April 2009; 401/07D dated April 2009 amended October/November 2009, 401/07A dated April 2009; 401/08 dated April 2009.

 

2. Any sales from the development hereby approved to those physically visiting the site shall be to representatives of established businesses and to the trade only and not to visiting members of the general public. .

 

3. The trade counter area(s) shall not exceed a total of 190 square metres gross floorspace in the area annotated as 'Arrowe Kitchens' and 440 square metre gross floorspace in the area annotated as ‘Home Outlet Limited’ as shown on the approved plan drawing no. 401/07D and shall not be located in any other part of the site. Use of the trade counter areas shall permanently cease if the remainder of those units cease to be used for the assembly, storage and distribution of kitchen units/furniture.

 

4. Full details of the space and facilities for cycle parking within the site shall be submitted for approval in writing by the Local Planning Authority within 6 months of the date of this planning permission. The approved facilities shall be installed within 3 months of the written approval from the Local Planning Authority and shall be permanently retained thereafter.

 

5. Within 3 months of the date of this decision Full Travel Plans for each occupier shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The provisions of the Travel Plan shall be implemented and operated in accordance with the timetable contained therein unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.  For the avoidance of doubt the Travel plan shall include:

 

·  Access to the site by staff;

·  Information on existing transport services to the site and staff travel patterns;

·  Travel Plan principles including measures to promote and facilitate more sustainable transport;

·  Realistic targets for modal shift or split;

·  Identification of a Travel Plan co-ordinator and the establishment of a Travel Plan steering group;

·  Measures and resource allocation to promote the Travel Plan; and

·  Mechanisms for monitoring and reviewing the Travel Plan, including the submission of an annual review and action plan to the Local Planning Authority.

 

6. Full details of a landscaping scheme for the external area in the south east corner of the site fronting the Home Outlet building between Arrowe Park Road and Arrowe Brook Road shall be submitted for approval in writing by the Local Planning Authority within 6 months of the date of this planning permission.  The landscaping scheme shall detail the positions, species and heights of existing and proposed trees, shrubs and hedge planting and all existing and proposed grassed and hard surfaced areas and any other natural or proposed features.  Following written approval from the Local Planning Authority, all landscaping works shall be carried out within the first planting season in accordance with the approved scheme, which shall be maintained as such thereafter and any trees or plantings which are removed, die or become seriously damaged of diseased within a period of 5 years after the date of planting shall be replaced in the following planting season.

 

7. The caravan and vehicle storage shall only be located within the areas shown on the approved plan drawing no. 401.03B and no other part of the site.  For the avoidance of doubt, the caravan storage area shall have a gross floor space of no greater than 4360 square metres. 

 

8. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans received by the local planning authority on 27 May 2011 and listed as follows: 401/03B (dated 15.02.2011); 401/04 (dated 23.02.2011); 401/04A (dated April 2009); 401/05A (dated April 2009); 401/06 (dated April 2009); 401/07D (dated April 2009); 401/07A (dated 22.04.2009) & 401/08 (dated April 2009).  

 

 

 

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