Retail, restaurant and training centre at Land adjacent to B&Q, Wellington Road, Burton on Trent

A mixed-use retail and leisure scheme

The proposal was a mixed-use scheme comprising a drive-thru restaurant, 6 retail units, a leisure unit, a community training centre with a sports pitch, and a vegetable garden.

“P/2025/00297 A mixed-use development comprising a single restaurant with drive-thru lane (Class E), 6no. retail units (Use Class E(a)) (food and non-food), 1no. leisure unit (Use Class E(d)), 1no. Community Training Centre (Use Class F1(a)) with associated sports pitch (Use Class F2(c)) and vegetable garden with associated access, car parking, bin and cycle storage and landscaping. Land adjacent to B&Q, Wellington Road, Burton on Trent, DE14 2AP”

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The agent and a retailer representative speak

The applicant's agent and a town planning manager for a retailer on the site spoke on the application, after an officer presentation.

Landscaping and use conditions amended

Members amended conditions to remove the landscaping plan from the approved plans, extend a landscaping condition from 5 to 10 years, restrict permitted uses, and require approved litter bin details.

“A motion was put forward by Councillor C. Whittaker which had been duly seconded by Councillor Ms A. Legg to remove the landscaping plan from the list of approved plans, to amend Condition 8 in relation to landscaping from 5 years to 10 years, to amend Condition 37 to restrict the permitted uses of the units and land and to include Condition 39 that details of litter bins within the car parking area shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning…”

“Voting concerning the above decision was as follows.”

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Extra parking bays and taxi drop-off added

Members added informatives for additional mother and child bays, a click and collect bay, and a taxi drop-off point.

“A motion was put forward by Councillor Ms A. Legg which had been duly seconded by Councillor Mrs B. George to include an Informative for the provision of additional mother and child bays and click and collect bay.”

“A motion was put forward by Councillor Ms A. Legg which had been duly seconded by Councillor M. Slater to include an Informative for the provision of a taxi drop-off point.”

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A smoking area informative is rejected

A motion to include an informative for a smoking area was put to a vote and defeated.

“A motion was put forward by Councillor Ms A. Leg which had been duly seconded by Councillor S. McKiernan to include an Informative for the provision of a smoking area.”

“Upon a vote being taken the Chairman declared the motion was defeated.”

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Application approved subject to agreement

The committee resolved to approve the application subject to the updated conditions, informatives and a Section 106 agreement.

“A motion was put forward by Councillor Mrs B. George, which had been duly seconded by Councillor S. McKiernan to APPROVE application P/2025/00297 subject to the updated Conditions, Informatives and a section 106 agreement.”

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