Agenda item

Rainham North

Outline planning application with all matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) are reserved except for access for the construction of up to 76 dwellings( C3 use class), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage) with associated infrastructure.

Discussion:

The Head of Planning outlined the application in detail. The application was an outline planning application with all matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) reserved except for access for the construction of up to 76 dwellings( C3 use class), open space, landscaping (including Sustainable Urban Drainage) with associated infrastructure.

Councillor Potter addressed the Committee as ward councillor but took no part in the discussion of the application or its determination. Councillor Potter commented that the applicants had also developed the adjacent Bakersfield development and that site had led to many problems and the need for enforcement action over the last few years. This led him to question the extent to which the conditions relating to the proposed application would be met or enforced. The development would lead to more highways congestion and poorer air quality. Whether Station Road would be widened at the access point to the site was queried and the two junctions in close proximity to each other, together with a lack of crossings, was a concern. He questioned whether the proposed S106 contributions would include mitigation for highways safety and speed. Members were advised that there would be two crossings to the north and south of the access. There was a plan to extend the 20mph speed limit to the south of the development. The £31,000 S106 contribution was for sustainable transport measures, including for pedestrians.

Following a suggestion that the application be deferred until after a presentation from the applicant in October, the Head of Planning advised that this was to discuss the details of the scheme. The application had been received in November 2019 and was before Members as an outline application. As such there were no sound reasons to defer the application.

Decision:

Approved subject to:

a)      A Section 106 agreement being entered into to secure the following:

i     25% Affordable Housing on-site: equating to 19 dwellings to comprise  11 units (60%) rented and (8 Units) 40% shared ownership.

ii     Contribution of £82,327.36 towards Nursery school provision to one or more of: Thames View Primary, Mierscourt Primary, Riverside Primary.

iii    Contribution of £202,474.22 towards Primary School provision to one or more of: Thames View Primary, Mierscourt Primary, Riverside Primary.

iv  Contribution of £129,169.37 towards Secondary School provision to one or more of, The Howard, Rainham Girls, Rainham Mark Grammar.

v  Contribution of £5,952.32 towards youth services

vi  Contribution of £72,364.67 towards Splashes redevelopment programme

vii Green space contribution of £193,914 to enhance open space facilities within the vicinity of the development, including 5% towards Great Lines Heritage Park

viii Contribution of £3,800 towards maintenance of the riverside section of the Saxon Shore Way.

ix  Contribution of £12,833.74 towards Waste and recycling.

x  Contribution of £ 31,092.43 towards improving sustainable transport infrastructure.

xi  Contribution of £49,324.08 towards the foundation and development of the Rainham locality Primary Care Network including the supporting infrastructure, IT, training and equipment

xii Birds disturbance mitigation £18,662.56

b)    Conditions 1–30 and 32 as set out in the report for the reasons stated in the report and

c)    Condition 31 as set out in the report and for the following reason:

To mitigate the impact of road transport emissions from the development upon air quality in accordance with Policy BNE24 of the Medway Local Plan 2003.