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Public Document Pack CITY PLANS PANEL Meeting to be held in Civic Hall, Leeds on Thursday, 6th October, 2016 at 1.30 pm MEMBERSHIP Councillors P Gruen C Campbell R Procter T Leadley D Blackburn N Walshaw G Latty J McKenna (Chair) A Khan A Garthwaite J Heselwood B Selby C Macniven Agenda compiled by: John Grieve Governance Services Civic Hall Tel: 0113 224 3836 Produced on Recycled Paper A G E N D A Item Ward Item Not Page No Open No SITE VISIT LETTER 1 APPEALS AGAINST REFUSAL OF INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded) (*In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting) Item Ward Item Not Page No Open No 2 EXEMPT INFORMATION - POSSIBLE EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC 1 To highlight reports or appendices which officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report. 2 To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information. 3 If so, to formally pass the following resolution:- RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information, as follows:- 3 LATE ITEMS To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration (The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes) 4 DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13 -16 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. Item Ward Item Not Page No Open No 5 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive apologies for absence (If any) 6 MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING 3 - 12 To consider and approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 8th September 2016. (Copy attached) 7 City and PLANNING APPLICATION NO. 16/02420/FU - 13 - Hunslet MULTI-LEVEL DEVELOPMENT COMPRISING 50 204 DWELLINGS AND TWO COMMERCIAL UNITS, CAR PARKING, LANDSCAPING AND PUBLIC REALM AT CLARENCE ROAD, HUNSLET, LEEDS, LS10 1ND To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which sets out details of an application for a multi- level development comprising 204 dwellings and two commercial units, car parking, landscaping and public realm at Clarence Road, Hunslet, Leeds LS10 1ND (Report attached) 8 City and PREAPP/16/00453 - PROPOSAL FOR MIXED 51 - Hunslet USE DEVELOPMENT, CONSISTING OF 66 RESIDENTIAL, OFFICE, HOTEL, RETAIL, INSTITUTIONAL ANCILLARY USES AND PARK AT FORMER TETLEY BREWERY SITE, HUNSLET ROAD, LEEDS, LS10 1JQ To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which sets out details of a Pre-Application presentation for a proposed mixed use development consisting of residential, office, hotel, retail, institutional, ancillary uses and Park to former Tetley Brewery Site, Hunslet Road, Leeds LS10 1JQ (Report attached) Item Ward Item Not Page No Open No 9 City and PREAPP/16/00093 - PROPOSED NEW 67 - Hunslet STUDENT ACCOMMODATION BUILDING ON 80 LAND BETWEEN ST ALBAN'S PLACE AND BELGRAVE STREET, LEEDS To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which sets out details of a pre-application presentation for a proposed new student accommodation building on land between St Alban’s Place and Belgrave Street, Leeds 1. (Report attached) 10 Ardsley and POSITION STATEMENT - APPLICATION NOS: 81 - Robin Hood; 16/02582/FU, 16/02583/OT AND 16/02584/OT 118 Headingley; Weetwood To consider a report by the Chief Planning Officer which provides a position statement in respect of the following planning applications: Application No.16/02582/FU - Demolition of existing North/South Stand and South Stand and construction of a replacement North/South Stand and South Stand, turnstiles and regularisation of car parking at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, St. Michaels Lane, Headingley Application No.16/02583/OT - Outline application for residential development up to 39 dwellings including access at Land North of Weetwood Avenue, Weetwood Application No.16/02584/OT - Outline planning permission for residential development seeking consent for up to 150 dwellings including access at Land South of Thorpe Lane, Tingley Members are requested to note the contents of the report and provide views on the proposals to aid progression of the applications. (Report attached) 11 DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING To note that the next meeting will take place on Thursday 27th October 2016 at 1.30pm in the Civic Hall, Leeds. Third Party Recording Item Ward Item Not Page No Open No Recording of this meeting is allowed to enable those not present to see or hear the proceedings either as they take place (or later) and to enable the reporting of those proceedings. A copy of the recording protocol is available from the contacts named on the front of this agenda. Use of Recordings by Third Parties– code of practice a) Any published recording should be accompanied by a statement of when and where the recording was made, the context of the discussion that took place, and a clear identification of the main speakers and their role or title. b) Those making recordings must not edit the recording in a way that could lead to misinterpretation or misrepresentation of the proceedings or comments made by attendees. In particular there should be no internal editing of published extracts; recordings may start at any point and end at any point but the material between those points must be complete. Planning Services The Leonardo Building To all Members of City Plans Panel 2 Rossington Street Leeds LS2 8HD Contact: Daljit Singh Tel: 0113 3787971 [email protected] Our ref: City Site Visits Date: 27.9.2016 Dear Councillor SITE VISITS – CITY PLANS PANEL – THURSDAY 6th October 2016 Prior to the meeting of City Plans Panel on Thursday 6th October 2016 the following site visits will take place: Time Ward Site 09.00- Headingley Construction of new stands at Headingley Carnegie Stadium. 9.20am Application reference:16/02582/FU 09.30- Weetwood Residential development for upto 45 dwellings on land north 10.00am of Weetwood Avenue. Application reference:16/02583/OT 10.15- Ardsley &Robin Residential development for upto 150 dwellings on land 10.35am Hood south of Thorpe Lane. Application reference:16/02584/OT 10.45- City & Hunslet Former Tetley Brewery Site. Mixed use development and 11.05am City Park. Application reference:PREAPP/16/00453 11.10- City & Hunslet Residential development for 204 dwellings at Clarence 11.30am Road. Application reference: 16/02420/FU 11.40- City & Hunslet Purpose built Student accommodation at St.Albans Place. 12pm Application reference: PREAPP/16/00093 For those Members requiring transport, a minibus will leave the Civic Hall at 8.50 am prompt. Please notify Daljit Singh (Tel: 3787971) if you wish to take advantage of this and meet in the Ante Chamber at 8.45 am at the latest. Yours sincerely Daljit Singh Central Area Team Leader www.leeds.gov.uk general enquiries 0113 222 4444 ® Page 1 This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Item 6 CITY PLANS PANEL THURSDAY, 8TH SEPTEMBER, 2016 PRESENT: Councillor J McKenna in the Chair Councillors P Gruen, R Procter, D Blackburn, G Latty, T Leadley, N Walshaw, C Campbell, A Khan, A Garthwaite, J Heselwood, B Selby and C Macniven Prior to the meeting a site visit was held in respect of Minute 56 below and this was attended by Councillors D Blackburn, Campbell, Garthwaite, P Gruen, Leadley, Macniven, J McKenna and Walshaw. 46 Appeals Against Refusal of Inspection of Documents There were no appeals against the refusal of inspection of documents. 47 Exempt Information - Possible Exclusion of Press and Public There were no resolutions to exclude the public. 48 Late Items There were no late items. 49 Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests There were no declarations of interest. 50 Apologies for Absence There were no apologies for absence. 51 Minutes - 18th August 2016 RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on the 18th August 2016 be approved as a correct record. 52 Planning application no. 16/03619/FU - Seven storey mixed use development (A3 B1 and D1) with associated landscape, public realm and public art, amendments to public highways, demolition of a building on Fenton Street, and of garages to Back Ibbetson Place and Lodge Street ,Land At Lodge Street, Fenton Street And Back Ibbetson Place, Leeds ,LS2 3ED. Draft minutes to be approved at the meeting to be held on Thursday, 6th October, 2016 Page 3 Further to minute 139 of the meeting held on the 12th May 2016 the Chief Planning Officer submitted a report which set out details of an application for a seven storey mixed use development (A3 B1 and D1) with associated landscape, public realm and public art, amendments to public highways, demolition of a building on Fenton Street and of garages on Back Ibbetson Place and Lodge Street,Land At Lodge Street, Fenton Street And Back Ibbetson Place, Leeds ,LS2 3ED. Site photographs and plans were displayed and referred to throughout the discussion of the application. Further issues highlighted in relation to the application included the following: Further to the report the applicant has proposed that in order to meet the policy requirement of replacement tree planting at the ratio of 3 to 1, they intend to comply with this by taking opportunities for planting at the site, the wider city centre campus and off-site at their Bodington Hall and Weetwood sites.
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