Commercial buildings at Land West of Firefly Road, Baginton

What was proposed

The application sought outline permission for commercial buildings with infrastructure, landscaping, drainage, ground modelling and access.

“The Committee considered an application from Segro Public Limited Company for an outline planning permission for the erection of commercial buildings, with associated infrastructure, landscaping, drainage, ground modelling, and access.”

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Why approval was advised

The employment proposal matched the site allocation and was considered acceptable in design, residential amenity, air quality, flood risk and climate matters.

“The officer was of the opinion that the principle of development accorded with the site's allocation within the Local Plan. The site was allocated for employment use, and the proposed development was for employment use.”

“The proposed design of the development was considered to be acceptable. The appearance of the units was considered to be in keeping with the character of the area and the height of the units was consistent with the building height parameters that had previously been established on the site.”

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Consultation and highway matters

The application attracted objections, including from Baginton Parish Council, while highway issues were updated and addressed through further assessment and conditions.

“The application was presented to Committee because of the number of objections received, which included an objection from Baginton Parish Council, and it was recommended for approval.”

“An update to the recommendation following submission of further comments from National Highways and the Local Highway Authority; • updated consultation responses; • additional comments from County Councillor Ben Edwards; • an additional public representation; • an officer assessment of highway matters; and • the following additional conditions:”

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Who spoke

A parish councillor, a district councillor, a resident and another councillor addressed the committee in objection.

Committee debate

Members proposed approval subject to the addendum changes and a request to work with the highways authority on physically restricting HGV access to the village.

“(26) Notwithstanding the submitted information, revised design details for the Western Access on Rowley Road shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before development commences on Plots 4 and 5. The revised design details shall demonstrate how the access design will restrict goods vehicles from making a right turn from the development.”

“Following consideration of the report, presentation, information contained in the addendum, and the representations made at the meeting, it was proposed by Councillor R Dickson and seconded by Councillor Phillips that the application should be granted, subject to the amendments to the recommendation and conditions contained in the addendum and a note requesting Officers to work with the Highways Authority to find a way of physically restricting HGV access to the village.”

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The decision

The committee granted permission subject to a legal agreement, delegated authority, highway safeguards, conditions and the HGV access request.

“(b) authority delegated to the Head of Place, Arts and Economy to finalise the terms of the legal agreement including any variation to, or clarification of, the sums requested where the revised sums meet the relevant statutory test together with necessary alterations to the final list of conditions;”

“(c) should a satisfactory legal agreement not have been completed within three months of the date of Planning Committee or in the opinion of Officers, insufficient progress has been made within this period to warrant the agreement of additional time to complete the agreement, authority be delegated to the Head of Place, Arts and Economy to refuse planning permission on grounds that the proposal makes inadequate provision in respect of the issues the subject of that agreement;”

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