37-dwelling affordable housing variation at Land Off Dinting Road, Glossop

“The purpose of the proposal is to exercise the flexibility within the original planning condition to secure the tenure of the affordable homes as 100% discount market houses.”

“For reasons explained further within the report, this S73 would result in the removal of condition 39 of HPK/2016/0648 and affordable housing obligations will instead to secured through a Section 106 legal agreement.”

“The application relates to the residential development off Dinting Road, Glossop, sitting to the southeast of The Shaw and bound to the east by the railway north of Dinting station.”

“This application relates to outline planning approval HPK/2016/0648 which allowed development of up to 37 dwellings. Reserved matters were subsequently approved through reference HPK/2021/0161 for 14 houses. HPK/2016/0648 is subject to a S106 legal agreement. The development is underway.”

“The proposal seeks to secure affordable housing on a 100% discount market basis. This is allowed for within the relevant planning policy (H4) and it is considered that evidence to justify this approach on a site-specific basis has been provided. The timely delivery of affordable housing on the development weighs heavily in favour of the proposal.”

“On this basis, the proposal is judged acceptable and the application is recommended for approval, subject to the updated conditions and S106 agreement.”

“The applicants have engaged in ongoing efforts to secure a registered provider for the site, managed through Roger Hannah (Independent Chartered Surveyors and Commercial Property Managers) since 2024 and through 2025. The process involves a tender process with no fewer than 18 registered providers.”

“Moving to the proposal for 100% discount market homes places Seddon in complete control of the development; with the affordable homes being sold by them with oversight from the Council’s regeneration team. If the proposal is supported, then Seddon Homes have committed to building the development out as they would not need any third-party involvement.”

“Condition 39 of the outline permission is deleted as the matter it previously secured is now comprehensively addressed through the accompanying Section 106 agreement, and its retention would result in unnecessary duplication.”

“All other conditions attached to the outline permission that remain relevant and in force are carried forward, together with any details previously approved pursuant to those conditions.”

“That planning permission be granted as set out in the report;”

“That in the event of any changes being needed to the wording of the Committee’s decision (such as to delete, vary or add conditions/informatives/planning obligations or reasons for approval/refusal) prior to the decision being issued, the Head of Development Services be delegated authority to do so in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, provided that the changes do not exceed the substantive nature of the Committee’s decision.”