The Principal Planning and Enforcement Team Leader presented the report of the Director of Regeneration and Place in relation to the above application for consideration.

The applicant’s agent, Mr Johnson addressed the Committee.

On a motion by Councillor Kathy Hodson and seconded by Councillor Steve Foulkes it was –

Resolved (unanimously) –

(1)  That the Director of Regeneration and Place be authorised to approve the application subject to the following conditions and subject to the completion of an agreement pursuant to section 106 of the Town and County Planning Act 1990.

1 The development hereby permitted shall begin not later than [3] years from the date of this decision.

2 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans received by the local planning authority on 13 April 2022, 16 September 2022 & 17 August 2023 and listed as follows:

21101-PJA-00-00-DR-A-1100-D

21101-PJA-01-ZZ-DR-A-2100

21101-PJA-01-ZZ-DR-A-2000-B

3 No development involving the use of any facing materials shall take place until samples of the materials to be used in the construction of external surfaces of the building have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

4 Prior to first occupation, a scheme for the provision of bird nesting/bat boxes within the development shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The boxes so approved shall be completed and available for use prior to first occupation/use of the development and shall thereafter be retained.

5 No development or demolition shall take place until a report on a programme of historic building investigation, including a Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved programme of historic building investigation and works shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI).. The WSI must include the following five steps:

 • A programme and methodology of site investigation and recording.

• A programme for post-investigation reporting to include production of a final report of the significance of the historic building.

• Provision for appropriate publication and dissemination of the archaeology and history of the historic building, including protection and location of historic artefacts

• Provision for archive deposition of the report and records of the site investigation.

• Nomination of a competent person or persons / organisation to undertake the works set out within the approved WSI.

6 No development or demolition shall take place until a report on a programme of archaeological works including a Written Scheme of Investigation has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved programme of archaeological works and works shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI). The WSI must include the following five steps: • A phased programme and methodology of site investigation and recording;• A programme for post-investigation reporting to include production of a final report of the significance of the below-ground archaeological interest;• Provision for appropriate publication and dissemination of the archaeology and history of the site;• Provision for archive deposition of the report, finds and records of the site investigation; and• Nomination of a competent person or persons / organisation to undertake the works set out within the approved WSI. The Historic Building Investigation and archaeological investigation works should be described in a Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) produced by an appropriately qualified and experienced archaeologist. For the historic building investigation, it should conform with the standards of Historic England 2016 Understanding Historic Buildings: A Guide to Good Recording Practice (https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/understanding-historic-buildings/).

7 No tree felling, scrub clearance, vegetation removal, hedgerow removal or building works are to take place during the period 1 March to 31 August inclusive. If it is necessary to undertake works during the bird breeding season then all buildings, trees, scrub, hedgerows, and vegetation are to be checked first by an appropriately experienced ecologist to ensure no breeding birds are present. If present, details of how they will be protected are required to be submitted for approval.

8 The following reasonable avoidance measures should be put in place to ensure that there are no adverse effects on them: · A pre-commencement check for hedgehog;· All trenches and excavations should have a means of escape (e.g. a ramp);· Any exposed open pipe systems should be capped to prevent mammals gaining access; and· Appropriate storage of materials to ensure that mammals do not use them.

9 Prior to demolition a minimum of two nocturnal bat surveys shall be completed to further assess the building’s use by roosting bats and those surveys shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority. The surveys should follow the guidance set out in Collins (2016), which are seasonally constrained to May to September (inclusive) and submitted to the Local Authority prior to any demolition works.

10 No development shall commence until final detailed plans and particulars of the sustainable drainage system, in the form of a ‘Final’ Sustainable Drainage Strategy, for the management and disposal of surface water from the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the Lead Local Flood Authority. The details of the ‘Final’ Sustainable Drainage Strategy must be based on the principles and details identified in the following submitted documents and Terms of Condition below; Drainage Strategy (Feb 22 / Drawing No 21101-T-DRS-CIV-500 / Rev C/ Thomasons) Drainage Strategy & Management and Maintenance Plan (January 2023 / Contract No LV1160 / Rev B/ Thomasons) 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.For the avoidance of doubt, the surface water dischareg rate from the development site shall be no more than 4.2l/s.Terms of Condition; Final/Confirmed Sustainable Drainage Strategy to comply with DEFRA’s technical standards for sustainable drainage systems, and the SuDS Manual and include: Justification of final design Drawings to include: Final layout of site with proposed ground and finished floor levels Pre and post development flow paths Plan showing hatched permeable/impermeable areas. Final layout of sewers; outfalls; SuDS. Invert levels (to OS datum), manhole and pipe sizes; pipe gradients; emergency overflows and annotation that correlates to the hydraulic calculations Overland flow paths designed for exceedance of the 1 in 100 plus climate change event, system blockages, etc. Hydraulic modelling for final drainage strategy to include: System performance for following return periods; 1, 30, 100, 100 plus appropriate climate change allowance Demonstration of sufficient on-site storage for the 1 in 100 year (plus climate change) critical rainfall event Design criteria summary, Full network details table, pipe and manhole schedules, contributing area summary, control/storage structure details, results summary print outs Volumetric runoff co-efficient (Cv) should be set to ‘1’ Timetable including any phasing and demonstrating completed SuDS construction prior to occupation Construction Phase Surface Water Management Plan Secure means of access for maintenance and easements, if applicable

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 Final Sustainable Drainage Strategy, including any phasing embodied within, and maintained in perpetuity in accordance with an agreed Operation and Maintenance Plan in consultation with the Lead Local Flood Authority. The approved drainage scheme shall be fully constructed prior to occupation. ‘As built’ drainage design/layout drawings and a final Operation and Maintenance Plan, confirming asset details and maintenance arrangements in accordance with the approved details, shall be submitted prior to occupation 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 A scheme of landscape proposals including a timetable of works shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to first occupation of the proposed development. The scheme shall include (where practical) but not be limited to, species of local provenance and native and non-native flowering perennial species and features such as bird boxes, log piles, bug boxes, solitary bee houses and hedgehog homes to encourage net gains in biodiversity and full plans and specifications for all hard and soft landscape works and indications of all existing trees, including location and type of a minimum of 13 new replacement trees and hedgerows on the land, including those to be retained. All planting, seeding and/or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of the building(s) or the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner, and any trees, shrubs, hedges or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species.

13 Detailed drawings shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority before any work is commenced to indicate the finished site and ground floor levels intended at the completion of the development in relation to the existing site levels and the levels of the adjoining land and the development shall be carried out and completed in accordance with the details so approved.

14 Prior to first occupation provision and distribution of a resident’s advisory leaflet within the sales packs of the properties which will include details of a ‘responsible user code’ for visitors to the international and national sites in line with LCR_leaflet_wirral.pdf (meas.org.uk).

15 The development shall not be occupied until the parking including 2 accessible parking bays and turning area[s] have been provided in accordance with details which have been first submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and the area[s] shall thereafter be retained for that use and shall not be used other than for the parking and turning of motor vehicles.

16 Prior to the commencement of development a Construction Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The provisions of the Construction Management Plan shall be implemented in full during the period of construction and shall not be varied unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

17 The provision of a new footway contiguous to, and adjacent with, the development boundary along the Mill Lane frontage is required, and for these works to be installed and completed prior to the first occupation of the apartments.

18 No plant or materials shall be brought onto site until Root Protection Area fencing and Ground Protection has been installed in accordance with the submitted tree protection plan and specification.

Thereafter:

Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and the fencing shall be retained until development subject to this consent is completed. There shall be no excavation or other alteration of ground levels, storage of materials or plant, parking of vehicles, deposit of soil or rubble, lighting of fires or disposal of liquids within any area fenced off as part of the tree protection plan and specification, without prior approval of the arboricultural consultant and/or the local planning authority.

The Tree Protection Barriers and Ground Protection shall not be removed, breached or altered without prior written authorisation from the local planning authority or client arboriculturist, but shall remain in a functional condition throughout the entire development, until all development related machinery and materials have been removed from site. If such protection measures are damaged beyond effective functioning, then works that may compromise the protection of trees shall cease until the protection can be repaired or replaced with a specification that shall provide a similar degree of protection.

(2)  That the Director of Regeneration and Place be authorised to refuse the application in the event that a satisfactory section 106 agreement is not received within 6 months of the date on which Planning Committee resolve to approve the application unless an extension of time is agreed to the satisfaction of the Director of Regeneration of Place in consultation with the Chair and Spokespersons of the Planning Committee.