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The Head of Planning submitted a report in respect of application no. N/2011/1264, elaborated thereon and referred to the Addendum that set out a request from the County Council that the timescale for completing the Section 106 agreement be three months rather than two and the amendment of condition 23.

The Committee discussed the application.

RESOLVED:        That the application be approved in principle as amended subject to the following:

(1)  Completion of a S106 Planning Obligation to secure:   

·      Public Open Space

·      Contribution to Sport and Recreation activities including

    Play Areas and recreation equipment contribution

·      On site Affordable Housing at 35%

·      Sport and recreation Contribution

·      Bus Infrastructure Contribution to include the provision of new/replacement bus shelters (design siting and appearance to be agreed) and real time displays in the proximity of the site

·      Bus Services Enhancement Contribution

·      Community Fund Contribution – to pay for a range

     of community uses including youth provision, libraries and employment coordination workers.

·      Employment Co-ordinator Contribution – used to fund

     a co-ordinator of skills and training relevant to  development schemes in Northampton.

·      Footpath / Cycleway Contribution

·      Design Contribution – this is used to pay the costs

     of agreeing the final design and prevent standard highway layout and house types being utilised.

·      Strategic Infrastructure Contribution

·      Public Open Space Maintenance Sum

·      Provision and maintenance of a sustainable urban drainage system and a commuted sum of monies as necessary to ensure adequate funding of the maintenance for a minimum of 30 years or the design life of the development which-ever is the greater.

·      Technical Support Contribution

·      CTEMM Plan – Construction Training And Employment

     Method Management Plan, this seeks to maximise job opportunities for residents of Northampton, creation of job opportunities and the provision of skills training, the means of advertising all vacancies (to include subcontractor organisation vacancies jobs).

·      Public Art Strategy

·      Lighting improvement to the site

·      Improvements to car parking in the vicinity of the site.

·      Provision and maintenance of a Sustainable Urban Drainage Scheme on site and a commuted sum of monies as necessary to ensure adequate funding or maintenance for a minimum of 30 years or the design life of the development which-ever is the greater.

·      Sustainability Strategy including the need to achieve Eco Homes “Excellent” standard.

·      Details of a submission consultation strategy with Local residents, residents groups and elected members for a development brief/pre application process to take forward the scheme in terms of future reserved matters application matters.

·      Contributions towards closed circuit television cameras

·      Monitoring Contribution – this is used to pay the costs of monitoring compliance of s106 Obligation.

(2) The planning conditions set out in the report and as amended in respect of condition 23 as the Local Education Authority had previously confirmed that the site was surplus to requirement and was located within the settlement area where government and local plan policy support residential development which was appropriate to the character of the area and in this instance did not result in the loss of needed playing fields. The access and principle were considered to be appropriate in accordance with relevant the relevant policies of the Northampton Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

(2)  It is also recommended that in the event that the S106 legal agreement is not signed and completed within three calendar months of the date of this Committee meeting, delegated authority be given to the Head of Planning to refuse or dispose of the application on account of the necessary mitigation measures not being secured in order to make the proposed development acceptable.