Officer’s Recommendation: Delegate to the Planning Manager for Approval following Referral to the Planning Casework Unit
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Outline planning permission with the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved for later determination. Demolition and redevelopment to comprise on plot (B) a data centre of up to 93,000 sqm gross, including ancillary offices and sub station; and plot (A) up to 9,650 sqm GEA to comprise one or more land uses comprising: up to 60 dwellings (Use Class C3); additional development in Use Classes: A1, A2, A3 (retail), A4 (public house), A5 (take away) and an energy centre. Development in plot (A) or plot (B) or both may also include: car parking; provision of new plant; creation of servicing areas and provision of associated services, including waste, refuse, cycle storage, and lighting; and for the laying out of the buildings; routes and open spaces within the development; and all associated works and operations including but not limited to: demolition; earthworks; provision of attenuation infrastructure, engineering operations. Development in plot (A) and plot (B) shall be in accordance with the approved Development Parameters Schedule and Plans (as amended).
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In the event that the application is determined by the Local Planning Authority, that it be delegated to the Planning Manager for Approval subject to:
1. Satisfactory resolution of outstanding matters related to surface water drainage.
2. The satisfactory completion of a Section 106 Agreement to secure On-site: - Affordable housing, - Car Club parking and charging space, - public access for improved footpath adjacent to northern boundary, - the Energy Centre site, - any additional provision required towards Energy Centre / other sustainability initiatives in the Langley area, in the event that the data centre is unable to meet the required sustainability criteria, - land to be provided for road widening proposed along the Station Road frontage, - long term maintenance / management plan for ecological improvements and any residual public realm not included in road widening proposals, - CCTV to be provided in and/or adjacent to the public parts of the site including the proposed northern footpath enhancements, and replacement planting for protected trees lo be removed as part of the development.
Off site: Financial contributions for - urban design consultancy support for review of and input into the Design Code for the development, - any balance replacement tree planting that cannot be provided on-site, - public realm improvements, - public open space and education provision - any sustainable transport improvements including electrical vehicle infrastructure required to mitigate air quality impacts at reserved matters stage, - provision and monitoring of Travel Plan, and - other Section 278 highways and access works. 3. Finalising conditions and any other minor changes.
Or, Refuse the application if the completion of the Section 106 Agreement was not finalised by 31 December 2020 unless a longer period was agreed by the Planning Manager in consultation with the Chair of the Planning Committee. |
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