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North Lanarkshire Council Planning Applications for consideration of Planning Sub-Committee Committee Date: 20-09-2018 Ordnance Survey maps reproduced from Ordnance Survey with permission of HMSO Crown Copyright reserved APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING SUB-COMMITTEE 20th September 2018 Page Application No Applicant Development/Site Recommendation No 7-24 17/00518/PPP WB Properties Residential Development Refuse Scotland Ltd (Permission in Principle) (Request for Site North Of Bellshill Road Hearing) Uddingston 25-33 18/00816/AMD Design & Build Erection of Two Semi-Detached Grant (Scotland) Ltd Dwellinghouses and Alterations to Plot 1 Garden Area (Amendment to Permission 17/01910/FUL) Site Off Cumbernauld Road & Whitehill Avenue Stepps 34-39 18/01195/FUL Bridges Pole Mounted Number Plate Grant Antonine LLP Recognition with 2 Cameras C/o Savills within Antonine Shopping Centre (UK) Limited Car Park (In Retrospect) Antonine Centre Tryst Road Town Centre Cumbernauld Application No: Proposed Development: 17/00518/PPP Residential Development (Permission in Principle) Site Address: Site North Of Bellshill Road Uddingston Date Registered: 7th April 2017 Applicant: Agent: WB Properties Scotland Ltd Paul Houghton 3 Inveresk Place 102 High Street Coatbridge Dunblane North Lanarkshire Stirling ML5 2DA FK15 0ER Application Level: Contrary to Development Plan: Major Application Yes Ward: Representations: 14 Thorniewood 5 letters of representation received. Robert Burrows, Hugh Gaffney, Steven Bonnar & 15 Bellshill Colin Cameron, Angela Campbell, Harry Curran, Jordan Linden Recommendation: Refuse Reasoned Justification: The proposed development is contrary to the Development Plan (Clydeplan Strategic Development Plan 2017 and North Lanarkshire Local Plan 2012) as it fails to meet three of the six qualities of Placemaking being in a location surrounded by industry, active railways, busy roads and set at a lower ground level thereby offering an extremely low level of amenity for future residents and is therefore not considered appropriate to support residential development given the surrounding built context and noise evident on the site which is significantly above recommended limits. The site also has constrained ability to support active travel and it has not been demonstrated that a need exists for housing at this location. Reproduced by permission of Planning Application: 17/00518/PPP the Ordnance Survey on behalf Name (of applicant): WB Properties of HMSO. © Crown Copyright and database right 2009. All Scotland Ltd rights reserved. Ordnance Site Address: Site North Of Bellshill Road, Survey Licence number Uddingston 100023396. Development: Residential Development (Permission in Principle) Recommendation: Refuse for the Following Reasons:- 1. The proposed development is contrary to the Sustainability and Placemaking policies of Scottish Planning Policy (SPP), fails to meet three of the six qualities of Placemaking contained in Policy 1 of the Clydeplan Strategic Development Plan 2017 (Welcoming, Safe and Pleasant, and Easy to Move Around), and conflicts with policies DSP2 (Location of Development), and criterion 3a of DSP4 (Quality of Development) of the North Lanarkshire Local Plan being in a location surrounded by industry, active railways, busy roads and set at a lower ground level thereby offering an extremely low level of amenity for future residents and is therefore not considered appropriate to support residential development given the surrounding built context. 2. It has not been demonstrated that road noise on the eastern and south-eastern parts of the site, nor that the general noise levels on the site which are significantly above World Health Organisation recommended limits can be satisfactorily mitigated thereby conflicting with Planning Advice Note 1/2011: Planning and Noise, the Welcoming, and Safe and Pleasant qualities of Placemaking Policy 1 of the Clydeplan Strategic Development Plan 2017, and Policy DSP 4 (Quality of Development) of the North Lanarkshire Local Plan. 3. The proposed development is contrary to Policy 18 (Strategic Walking and Cycling Network) of the Clydeplan Strategic Development Plan 2017, and Policies DSP 2 (Location of Development) and criterion 3b of DSP 4 (Quality of Development) of the North Lanarkshire Local Plan, as it has not been demonstrated that the proposed development would encourage a modal shift away from private car use. The site is located in excess of maximum walking standards for public transport and most catchment schools, and the nearby external footway network leading northward is substandard in width with no physical opportunity for its improvement and where opportunities to enhance the Strategic Walking and Cycling Network are constrained with only a potential connection to the south, collectively thereby likely placing heavy reliance upon car based trips. 4. The proposed development is contrary to Policy 8: Housing Land Requirement; and does not meet the criteria for Sustainable Location Assessment (as contained within Diagram 10) of the Clydeplan Strategic Development Plan 2017, and conflicts with Policy DSP1 (Amount of Development) of the North Lanarkshire Local Plan. There is no shortfall of housing within the Motherwell sub-market housing area and there are sustainable sites which can contribute to any claimed shortfall in overall housing land supply within North Lanarkshire. Background Papers: Consultation Responses: Memos from Protective Services received 1st May 2017, 6th June 2017, 7th June 2017, 30th June 2017, 21st July 2017, 25th August 2017, 12th October 2017, 17th November 2017, 23rd November 2017, and 21st February 2018, 19th July 2018, 24th August 2018, 31st August 2018 and 7 September 2018 Memos from Transportation received 21st July 2017, 10th August 2017, 9th October 2017, 12th October 2017, and 2nd November 2017 Memos from Greenspace received 5th June 2017 & 21st July 2017 Memos from Education received 15th May 2017, 13th October 2017, and 5th September 2018 Letter from Transport Scotland received 21st April 2017 Letters from Scottish Power received 19th April 2017 & 19th May 2017 Letter from Scottish Gas Network received 25th April 2017 Letter from Scottish Environment Protection Agency received 15th May 2017 Letter from Network Rail received 12th May 2017 Letter from South Lanarkshire Council received 17th November 2017 Contact Information: Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact Mrs Joanne Delaney at 01236 632500. Report Date: 7th September 2018 APPLICATION NO. 17/00518/PPP REPORT 1. Site Description 1.1 The application site is located on the southern edge of Uddingston and aligns the Council boundary with South Lanarkshire. The site extends to approximately 4.6 hectares and is largely triangular in shape due to it being sandwiched between two operational railway lines converging on a north-westward course. The M74 also lies nearby to the south. The site comprises open fields mainly of scrubland with small drainage ditches being evident at the east and west edges. Semi-mature trees/bushes exist along the north and south edges whilst a concentration of woodland occupies the western half where the site narrows considerably to 10 metres at its edge. The site itself is subject of undulating topography but takes on a partial basin formation at its south-eastern side due to Bellshill Road rising to carry vehicular traffic over the southern railway line, whilst adjoining land generally within this part of Uddingston sits on a downward slope such that the land and railway to the north also sit at a significantly elevated position in excess of 6 metres and rising. 1.2 Beyond the railway to the north lies industrial/commercial premises to the north-west, woodland north-centrally, and the Ashley Park housing estate to the north-east. On the site’s frontage off Bellshill Road lies two sandstone dwellings and an electrical sub-station, whilst opposite to the east lies a small development of 5 modern houses. Otherwise land stretching eastward from Bellshill Road to the A725 Bellshill Bypass comprises open fields with concentrations of woodland. To the south beyond the railway lies an industrial estate within South Lanarkshire. 2. Proposed Development 2.1 Permission in principle is sought for residential development of the site. Since the application was continued at 21st March 2018 meeting of the Planning Sub-Committee, the applicant submitted four indicative site layouts, the first submitted on 2nd July 2018 conveyed the provision of 93 houses. A further three site layouts were submitted on 20th August 2018 detailing 78 houses; a mix of 110 houses and flats; and 244 flats. In order to mitigate noise, acoustic barriers measuring 2, 3, and 4.7 metres high are proposed on site boundaries, whilst houses themselves will be orientated a certain way on the eastern and south-eastern parts of the site to mitigate noise in garden areas. 3. Applicant’s Supporting Information 3.1 The applicant submitted supporting information in respect of the following:- Pre-application consultation report; Design and access statement; Transport assessment; Ecology report; Flooding and drainage assessments; Site investigation; Noise and vibration impact assessment; and Planning statement. 3.2 The Pre-Application Consultation report summarised the public events which were held on 17th March 2017 at the Bothwell Community Hall, and on 20th March 2017 at VIP Pass, McCulloch Avenue, Fallside, both of which were publicised in the Bellshill Speaker beforehand. 3.3 The Planning