On 19th May 2011, the Development and Control Committee at South Northamptonshire Council agreed the following recommendation:
DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO THE HEAD OF ENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT TO GRANT OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AS DETAILED IN THE OPTION 2 MASTERPLAN ONLY SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING:
(i) The applicant demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Head of Environment and Development that:
- The existing Brackley sewerage treatment works cannot for reasons of practically and/or economic viability accept the flows from the development or that it would result in unacceptable detriment to the water environment; and
- The proposed on-site sewerage treatment works would not result in an unacceptable impact upon the water environment; and
- The on-site sewerage treatment works would not be detrimental to the character and appearance of the development and the locality in general.
(ii) The submission of an acceptable protected species survey demonstrating no harmful effects on protected species and/or acceptable mitigation measures to the satisfaction of the Head of Environment & Development:
(iii) The submission of acceptable mitigation works on the strategic highway network to address the outstanding matters of the Highway Agency and the consequent removal of the holding direction to the satisfaction of the Head of Environment & Development:
(iv) The resolution of any outstanding issues with the indicative option 2 masterplan considered to exist by the Head of Environment and Development to his satisfaction, as necessary:
(v) The wording of the planning conditions and reasons for the conditions including adding or removing conditions as necessary to the satisfaction of the Head of Environment & Development (a draft guide to the conditions to be imposed is set out at the end of the report):
(vi) The wording of the reasons for approval to the satisfaction of the Head of Environment & Development:
(vii) The completion of an acceptable signed S106 planning obligation for the contributions outlined in paragraph 3.76 in the report, together with off-site ecological mitigation works and any other contributions or amendments to the Heads of Terms that are considered necessary and appropriate by the Head of Environment and Development.
If for whatever reason the Head of Environment and Development is not able to determine the above to his satisfaction then the application will be returned to the Development Control Committee for determination.
The proposed design code for the development of the site will be brought before the Committee for consideration.
