Agenda and minutes

Any information received after the agenda has been published, relevant to the Applications on the agenda to be considered by the Committee, will be published here.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Simons.

          Councillor Winslade attended as a substitute.

The minutes of the meetings were approved as true and accurate records.

            The Chairman addressed the Committee and stated that a request had been received to allow an extension to the speaking times. This extension would allow fifteen minutes for objectors and fifteen minutes for supporters. Members agreed the extension to the speaking times.

The application site, which was 87.42 hectares in size, was currently in agricultural use. It was bounded to the north by Fletton Parkway (A1139) beyond which was the township of Orton. To the west was land at Alwalton Hill beyond which lay the A1(M). Located on the west side of the A1(M) was the village of Haddon.

To the east was Orton Pit Special Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI) / Special Area of Conservation (SAC), a site of international ecological importance and beyond this the existing development of Hampton.

Immediately south of the application site was a wooded area known as “Two Pond Coppice” and “Chambers Dole”, and beyond it the site of the Great Haddon Core Area where it was proposed to locate a housing development with associated infrastructure (see section 4 and planning application 09/01368/OUT). The woodland was within private ownership and did not form part of the proposed Great Haddon development. To the south west of the site was the old Great North Road along which there were a number of individual houses. To the south of the core area was the A15 and the villages of Yaxley and Norman Cross.

Bridleway Number 1 which was part of the Green Wheel ran through the length of the application site from the Old Great North Road to junction 1 of the Fletton Parkway. Connected to the bridleway at the north of the site was a footpath/cycleway which led to a bridge over the Fletton Parkway and the township of Orton. 

The site was relatively flat although there was some change in levels across it from the Fletton Parkway. There were a number of existing trees, hedges and drainage channels associated with the agricultural use of the land and 3 small ponds were also located within the site.

Two outline planning applications, with all matters reversed for detailed consideration at a later stage, were submitted in December 2009 for a new urban extension known as Great Haddon.

This application was for the employment site. The main elements of the proposal could be summarised as follows:

·  The provision of 65 hectares for employment land;

·  A total floor area of 324 500 square metres (Gross External Area), comprising a mix of B1 (business, including offices - 15% or 48 675 square metres (sq.m)), B2 (general industry - 40% or 129 800 sq.m.) and B8 (warehouse and distribution - 45% or 146 025 sq.m);

·  Maximum building heights of 15 metres, except tranche E7 with a maximum height of 17 metres along with associated ground works;

·  A new site access road from junction 1 of the Fletton Parkway. Also proposed is a new vehicular connection with the Old Great North Road to the south west;

·  Diversion of the northern section of Bridleway Number 1 (to facilitate the new access road connection with junction 1 of Fletton Parkway);

·  Safeguarding of 1.5 hectares (for a 6 years period of time) for a Householder  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.