DM.15/22
The
Committee considered the details of the planning applications
prepared by the Planning Case Officers as presented in the agenda
papers, and considered also the comments of Town and Parish
Councils, together with other representations received, which were
listed within the presented agenda reports, and RESOLVED that:
5a)
1059/22/FUL
Car Park off
Leonards Road", Leonards Road, Ivybridge.
Parish:
Ivybridge East
Development: Delivery of a new A1 food retail store
circa. 1950m2 (shell only), associated 2-tiered carpark, highway
works, pedestrian, cyclist and public realm enhancements
The Chairman handed over to the Monitoring Officer to read the
following statement:
“The following application is
one that has been submitted by the Council. It is not unusual
for a council to apply for planning permission and for the same
council to decide whether planning permission should be granted or
not. The law expressly allows for this. As with any
other planning application that the Committee has to consider, the
Committee is required to determine the application on its merits
having regard to the development plan and any material
considerations. The planning officer’s report to the
Committee makes it plain what considerations are material and
equally those that are not. Any benefits that the Council as
the applicant and landowner might accrue from the proposed
development are entirely separate from the planning process and are
not relevant to the decision about whether the planning application
should be approved or not.”
Case Officer Update:
The Case Officer shared images of the site area and
highlighted the development outline to members, different views
following the site visit from the car park in relation to the Town
Hall and Glanville Mill, EV charging points, disabled parking,
mother and baby spaces, cycle path and planting/seating
area. Image showing the different
elevations and existing vegetation and the materials to be used on
the build will be Siberian larch timber blades which will fade to a
grey and will be in keeping with the surroundings.
The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 10.17 am to address technical
issues with the live streaming. The
meeting reconvened at 10.30 am and the Case Officer proceeded from
the beginning of the presentation for the benefit of the recording
of the meeting.
The Case Officer highlighted the concerns expressed on the location
and stated that a retail impact assessment had been undertaken for
an edge of centre site and concluded that the Co-op would see a
loss in sales, however the Tesco at Lee Mill would see the most
impact.
There will be a temporary loss of car parking spaces and currently
there are 227 spaces. The proposals
will see 222 spaces with an overall loss of 5 spaces, 99 spaces
allocated to Aldi with 90 minutes free parking and 115 spaces run
by SDHC. The percentage of parking
allocation will be 44% to Aldi and 56% to SHDC. A survey was undertaken and at peak times 99
spaces were available across Ivybridge. A mitigation
scheme will be put in place ...
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