Councillor Steve Foulkes and Councillor Mary Jordan declared a prejudicial interest in this matter and left the room during its consideration (minute 34 refers).

The Development Management Manager presented the report of the Director of Regeneration and Place in relation to the above application for consideration.

A representative of the Applicant, Madeleine Mcleod, addressed the Committee.

On a motion by the Chair and seconded by Councillor Paul Stuart it was –

Resolved – that the application be approved subject to the following conditions.

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

2. Except where modified by the conditions attached to this planning permission, the development hereby approved relates to and shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plan:

Location Plan Dwg No. 20464-RPS-S1-XX-DR-0100 Rev P03 Dated 25/10/22

Services to be diverted plan Dwg No. 20464-RPS-S1-XX-DR-A-0102 Rev P03 Dated 25/10/22

Demolition Plan Dwg No. 20464-RPS-S1-XX-DR-A0103 Rev P03 Dated 25/10/22

Proposed Site Plan Dwg No. 20464-RPS-S1-XX-DR-A-0104 Rev P03 Dated 26/10/22

Proposed Floor Plan Dwg No. 20464-RPS-S1-XX-DR-A-0105 Rev P04 Dated 26/10/22

Proposed Office Plan Dwg No. 20464-RPS-S1-XX-DR-A-0106 Rev P03 Dated 26/10/22

Proposed Elevations Dwg No. 20464-RPS-S1-XX-DR-A-0107 Rev P03 Dated 26/10/22

Proposed Building Sections Dwg No. 20464-RPS-S1-XX-DR-A-0108 Rev P02 Dated 15/09/22

Proposed Site Sections Dwg No. 20464-RPS-S1-XX-DR-A-0109 Rev P02 Dated 28/10/22

Conveyor Link Layout Dwg No. 20464-RPS-S1-XX-DR-A-0110 Rev P02 Dated 28/10/22

Proposed Roof Plan Dwg No.20464-RPS-S1-XX-DR-A-0111 Rev P02 Dated 28/10/22

Proposed Cycle Shelter Details Dwg No. 20464-RPS-S1-XX-DR-A-0112 Rev P01

Proposed Bin Store Dwg No. 20464-RPS-S1-XX-DR-A-0113 Rev P02 Dated 31/10/22

Proposed Fence Line Dwg No. 20464-RPS-S1-XX-DR-A-0114 Rev P02 Dated 31/10/22

Landscape Design Strategy Dwg No. JSL3843-RPS-XX-EX-DR-L-9001 Rev P04 Dated 10/11/22.

3. Development shall not commence until a Demolition and Construction Method Statement, together with supporting plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved Demolition and Construction Method Statement shall be adhered to throughout the demolition/ construction period. The Demolition and Construction Method Statement and plan shall, where applicable, provide for:

i. details of temporary traffic management measures, temporary access, routes and vehicles (if any);

ii. vehicle cleaning facilities;

iii. the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors;

iv. the loading and unloading of plant and materials; and,

v. storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development.

4. The development shall not be brought into use until the areas indicated on the submitted plans to be set aside for parking and servicing have been surfaced, drained and permanently marked out or demarcated in accordance with the details and specifications shown in drawing number 20464-RPS-SI-XX-DR-A-0104 Rev P03 Proposed Site Plan. The parking and servicing areas shall be retained as such thereafter.

5. The development shall not be brought into use until the areas indicated on the submitted plans to be set aside for cycle parking have been provided in accordance with the details and specifications shown in drawing number 20464-RPS-SI-XX-DR-A-0104 Rev P03 Proposed Site Plan. The cycle parking shall be retained as such thereafter.

6. The development shall not be brought into use until a Travel Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Council as Local Planning Authority. The Plan shall include immediate, continuing and long-term measures to promote and encourage alternative modes of transport to the single-occupancy car. For the avoidance of doubt, the Travel Plan shall include, but not be limited to: a) Involvement of employees b) Information on existing transport policies, services and facilities, travel behaviour and attitudes c) Access for all modes of transport d) Targets for mode share e) Resource allocation including Travel Plan Co-ordinator and budget f) A parking management strategy g) A marketing and communications strategy h) Appropriate measures and actions to reduce car dependence and encourage sustainable travel i) An action plan including a timetable for the implementation of each such element of h above j) Mechanisms for monitoring, reviewing and implementing the travel plan

The Approved Travel Plan shall be implemented in accordance with the timetable contained therein and shall continue to be implemented as long as any part of the development is occupied and in use. An annual report shall be submitted to the Council no later than 1 month following the anniversary of the first occupation of the development for a period of 5 years. The annual report shall include a review of the Travel Plan measures, monitoring data and an updated action plan.

7. The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until details of bird boxes to include number, type and location on an appropriately scaled plan as well as timing of installation, has been provided for approval and implemented in accordance with those details.

8. Prior to commencement of development a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The CEMP shall address and propose measures to minimise the main construction effects of the development and, amongst other things, shall include details of ecological mitigation. The CEMP shall include the agreed method statements to mitigate or avoid adverse environmental impacts:

Breeding birds- no tree or scrub removal between 1 March and 31 August inclusive, unless informed by a suitably qualified ecologist;

Reasonable Avoidance Measures for protection of badger hedgehog (Protected Species (NERC, 2006)); and

Methods for removal of the invasive species cotoneaster (Schedule 9 of Wildlife and Countryside Act) and buddleia which could include methods such as digging out, turning upside down on tarpaulin and leaving for an extended period before burying after the plant is confirmed as dead. It is imperative this is done outside of the fruiting period for cotoneaster to ensure no contamination.

9. Prior to the commencement of development the production of a full and detailed Landscape and Ecological Management Plans shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, which covers management of the site in perpetuity or for the duration of the development is required. The Plan should include the following:

Description and evaluation of the features to be managed;

Ecological trends and constraints on site which may influence management;

Aims and objectives of management;

Appropriate management options for achieving aims and objectives;

Prescriptions for management actions;

Preparation of a work schedule (including an annual work plan and the means by which the plan will be rolled forward annually);

Personnel responsible for implementation of the plan;

Confirmation of funding and ownership; and,

Details of a programme of monitoring and remedial measures triggered by monitoring.

10. Noise mitigation measures shall be undertaken in line with the noise mitigation measures outlined in paragraph 5.7 of the submitted Noise Impact Assessment.

11. The development hereby permitted by this planning permission, including all components of the sustainable drainage system, shall be carried out in accordance with the approved Drainage Design Report, Project Marula, Port Sunlight / Version P03 / dated 12 January 2023 / ref: 20464-RPS-SI-XX-RP-D-0030 / by RPS Group For the avoidance of doubt, the surface water discharge rate from the development shall be no more than 13.4 l/s. The approved scheme shall be fully constructed prior to occupation in accordance with the approved details, phasing and timetable embodied within the approved Sustainable Drainage Strategy, or within any other period as may subsequently be agreed, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the Lead Local Flood Authority.

12. The development hereby permitted by this planning permission, including all components of the sustainable drainage system, shall be carried out in accordance with the approved final Sustainable Drainage Strategy, including any phasing embodied within, and maintained in perpetuity in accordance with an agreed Operation and Maintenance Plan, to be submitted for each development phase, approved by the Local Planning Authority, in consultation with the Lead Local Flood Authority. The approved drainage scheme shall be fully constructed prior to occupation in accordance with the approved details, phasing and timetable embodied within the approved final Sustainable Drainage Strategy, or within any other period as may subsequently be agreed, in writing, by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the Lead Local Flood Authority. ‘As built’ drainage design/layout drawings and a final Operation and Maintenance Plan, confirming asset details and maintenance arrangements, shall be submitted to the Lead Local Flood Authority, in accordance with any approved phasing, prior to occupation.

13. No development, except for site enabling works, shall commence until a remediation strategy to deal with the risks associated with contamination of the site in respect of the development hereby permitted, has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. This strategy will include the following components:

Additional site investigation scheme, based on the information already submitted, to provide information for a detailed assessment of the risk to all receptors that may be affected, including those off-site.

The results of the site investigation and the detailed risk assessment referred to in (1) and, based on these, an options appraisal and remediation strategy giving full details of the remediation measures required and how they are to be undertaken.

A verification plan providing details of the data that will be collected in order to demonstrate that the works set out in the remediation strategy in (2) are complete and identifying any requirements for longer-term monitoring of pollutant linkages, maintenance and arrangements for contingency action. Any changes to these components require the written consent of the local planning authority. The scheme shall be implemented as approved.

14. Piling or any other foundation designs using penetrative methods shall not be permitted other than with the express written consent of the local planning authority, which may be given for those parts of the site where it has been demonstrated that there is no resultant unacceptable risk to groundwater. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

15. Prior to any part of the permitted development being brought into use, a verification report demonstrating the completion of works set out in the approved remediation strategy and the effectiveness of the remediation shall be submitted to, and approved in writing, by the local planning authority. The report shall include results of sampling and monitoring carried out in accordance with the approved verification plan to demonstrate that the site remediation criteria have been met.

16. Before the scheme is brought into use, the applicant shall submit a report to the local planning authority for its written approval. This report shall detail the lighting scheme to be used on site. The approved scheme shall be implemented in full.