Agenda item

Report by the Director for Planning and Place (PN7).

 

This is a planning application to provide additional car parking spaces, and lighting at Warriner School while the school is undergoing infrastructure improvements and future expansion. The car park would be removed and restored after four years. There would be lighting provided for the car park and the access road; the access road lighting would be permanent, but the lighting for the car park would be removed along with the car park.

 

An objection has been received from Bloxham Parish Council to the lighting, and consequently the application is being brought to Planning and Regulation Committee for decision.

 

It is RECOMMENDED that planning permission for application no. R3.0033/17 be approved subject to conditions to be determined by the Director of Planning and Place to include the following:

 

    I.          Detailed compliance.

   II.          Permission to be implemented within 3 years.

 III.          Prior to commencement of the development, details of improvements to the access road to be submitted and approved. Approved details to be implemented.

IV.          Prior to commencement of the development, drainage details to be submitted and approved. Approved details to be implemented

 

The Committee considered (PN7) a planning application to provide additional car parking spaces and lighting at Warriner School while the school underwent infrastructure improvements and future expansion. The car park would be removed and restored after four years. Lighting would be provided for the car park and the access road with the latter permanent. However, lighting for the car park would be removed along with the car park after 4 years.

 

Mr Broughton presented the report and asked the Committee to note corrections to:

 

Paragraph 12 – to delete “and would replace the existing sodium lighting that is attached to the school buildings”

 

Paragraph 37 – to delete “and would replace higher energy lighting which is poorly located on the existing school buildings.”

 

Those corrections did not materially affect the recommendation. However, he was recommending two additional conditions as follows:

 

“v.        After four years from the date of this permission the car park and its ancillary works shall be removed and the land reinstated to its current condition.

 

vi.        The lighting to the car park and access road shall only be used between the hours:

            9.00 am – 9.00 pm Monday to Friday; and

            9.00 am – 4.00 pm Saturday and Sunday.”

 

He then responded to questions from:

 

Councillor Reynolds – the 9 pm lighting had been suggested in order to tie in with the hours of operation for the MUGA.

 

Councillor Phillips – it would not be possible to condition flexibility for the school to keep the tarmacked area after 4 years but an informative could be attached stating that the school could, if it wished, make a separate application for its retention.

 

Councillor Matelot – the MUGA would be available for community use.

 

Councillor Fitzgerald-O’Connor – a condition was being proposed requiring the access road to be 4.8 m wide and tarmacked.

 

Councillor Gawrysiak – the need for permanent lighting was not a strong one but not weak enough to override the MPPF guidance. It was not expected that spillage from the 5m low energy LED light columns would significantly impact surrounding buildings.

 

Councillor Fox-Davies – the Committee could if it wished amend the proposed condition for lighting to be switched on earlier than 9 am.

 

Councillor Kirsten Johnson suggested a cross or white side lines be considered as part of the approved details for the access road.

 

RESOLVED: (on a motion by Councillor Reynolds, seconded by Councillor Johnston and carried unanimously) that planning permission for application R3.0033/17 be approved subject to conditions to be determined by the Director of Planning and Place to include the following:

 

    I.          Detailed compliance.

   II.          Permission to be implemented within 3 years.

 III.          Prior to commencement of the development, details of improvements to the access road to be submitted and approved. Approved details to be implemented.

IV.          Prior to commencement of the development, drainage details to be submitted and approved. Approved details to be implemented.

V.        After four years from the date of this permission the car park and its ancillary works should be removed and the land reinstated to its current condition.

VI.       The lighting to the car park and access road should only be used between the hours:

      7.00 am – 9.00pm Monday to Friday; and

9.00am – 4.00pm Saturday and Sunday.

 

Informative:

 

The planning permission enures only for the County Council. If at any time during the life of the car park, the Warriner School Academy wished to retain the car park for the same use, or for a different use, they would be free to apply to Cherwell District Council.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approved as amended in bold italics