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Wolverhampton City Council OPEN DECISION ITEM PLANNING Agenda Item No: 7 Wolverhampton City Council OPEN DECISION ITEM Committee / Panel PLANNING COMMITTEE Date: 26th June 2007 Originating Service Group(s) REGENERATION AND TRANSPORTATION Contact Officer(s) Stephen Alexander (Head of Development Control) Telephone Number(s) (01902) 555610 Title/Subject Matter PLANNING APPLICATIONS Recommendation That Members determine the submitted applications according to the recommendation made in respect of each one. PLANNING COMMITTEE (26th June 2007) REFERENCE SITE ADDRESS PAGE NO Bilston East 07/00458/OUT Bankfield Works 5 Greenway Road Bradley Wolverhampton West Midlands Blakenhall 07/00435/CPL 26 Ednam Road 24 Blakenhall Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5BW 07/00722/RP 37 Park Hall Road 30 Blakenhall Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5DU Bushbury South and Low Hill 07/00007/FUL WMBC Training Centre 34 Fifth Avenue Low Hill Wolverhampton West Midlands East Park 07/00501/FUL 276 Deans Road 40 Heath Town / Eastfield Wolverhampton West Midlands WV1 2AW 07/00587/FUL Jones Skip Hire 45 Culwick Street Stowheath Wolverhampton West Midlands WV1 2SX 2 Ettingshall 07/00188/FUL Benham & Land Adjacent to No.56 53 & Raby Street 07/00697/DNF Parkfield Wolverhampton West Midlands WV2 1AS Fallings Park 07/00532/FUL The Mill House 61 Cannock Road Wolverhampton Wednesfield West Midlands WV10 8QD Graiseley 07/00482/FUL Land At Junction With Lord Street 66 Clifton Street Merridale Wolverhampton West Midlands Heath Town 06/01300/FUL Land At Horseley Fields/Union Mill 76 Street Horseley Fields Eastfield Wolverhampton West Midlands 06/01688/OUT Former Crane Foundry 86 Horseley Fields Wolverhampton West Midlands 07/00543/REM Former Springfield Brewery 95 & Cambridge Street 07/00544/FUL Heath Town Wolverhampton West Midlands WV10 0JP 3 07/00540/FUL New Trust Community Centre 108 1 Wolverhampton Road Heath Town Wolverhampton West Midlands WV10 0PD St Peter’s 07/00416/REM Retail Core Expansion 115 & Development Site 07/00687/CON Worcester Street Town Centre Wolverhampton West Midlands 07/00519/FUL Land And Buildings Bounded By 123 School Street Little Brickkiln Street Worcester Street Town Centre Wolverhampton West Midlands Tettenhall Regis 07/00613/FUL Adas 131 Woodthorne Wergs Road Tettenhall Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 7LB 07/00640/FUL 51A Pendeford Avenue 136 Aldersley Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 9EH Wednesfield South 07/00664/PA Corus Steel 142 Steelpark Way Wednesfield Wolverhampton West Midlands WV11 3SQ 4 PLANNING COMMITTEE - 26-Jun-07 APP NO: 07/00458/OUT WARD: Bilston East DATE: 05-Apr-07 TARGET DATE: 26-Jul-07 RECEIVED: 29.03.2007 APP TYPE: Outline Application SITE: Bankfield Works, Greenway Road, Bradley, Wolverhampton PROPOSAL: Mixed use development comprising residential development, erection of light industrial units and associated infrastructure, landscaping, parking, creation of public open space and retention of existing car park. (Outline Application) APPLICANT: AGENT: GC Bilston Ltd Norwich House 45 Popar Road Solihull West Midlands B91 3AW COMMITTEE REPORT: 1. Site Description 1.1 The application site covers an area of 5.77 hectares and is located approx 700m south of Bilston Town Centre. To the north, the site directly adjoins the Bilston Urban Village. To the south of the site within 200m is Bradley, a predominantly residential suburb. Surrounding the site to the south are established industrial premises. To the west, and south of the canal is N and W Global Vending Systems and Greenway Road Playing Fields. To the east on the north side of the canal and directly adjoining the site is McAuliffes Waste Transfer Site, Loxdale Park Industrial Estate and Latiffs Cash and Carry retail warehouse, all accessed from Northcott Road. 1.2 The site comprises three areas of land which straddle the Bradley Arm of the Birmingham Canal which historically were used as ironworks. Site A and B are linked (one area) and accessed from Dudley Street from the west and is currently known as the Ashtenne Site comprising individual industrial units/workshops and storage. The site extends east into Area B where the boundary adjoins Stitchacre, a waste transfer station and concrete crushing plant. This site was formerly the Cogent Works and prior to that was known as Sankey Laminations part of the GKN/Sankey group. 1.3 South of the canal is Area C which comprises derelict industrial buildings 1.4 Area D is currently a hard surfaced area used for parking and with a few small derelict industrial buildings. The area is used for parking by employees of N & W Global Vending to the north-west. This area contains an air raid shelter and what appears to have been a Chapel building. 1.5 Across the site in a north-south direction and dissecting Areas A and B, is an established pedestrian link between Bradley and Bilston which crosses the canal at Glassworks Bridge, located in the centre of the application site. 5 1.6 An area of trees on the south side of Greenway Road and approx 50m from the junction with Bankfield Road to the west are covered by a Tree Preservation Order. The group of trees comprise 5 lime trees, 1 maple and 1 hawthorn. 1.7 There is an existing footpath north-south link forming an important pedestrian link between Bilston and Bradley. Although much of this link is overgrown and poorly surfaced, however it is relatively well used by people, particularly for the direct connection to Bilston Town Centre and Morrisons supermarket off Bankfield Road. 1.8 The site itself is relatively flat. On the southern side of the canal some of this change in level is taken up within the structure of existing industrial buildings. Between the site and Bilston to the north are some areas of steeper localised slopes which are a legacy of the old iron workings and coal mines. This results in the site being on a plateau overlooking the Bilston Urban Village regeneration scheme to the north. 2. Application details 2.1 The application was received on 5th April 2007 and was supported by a Design and Access Statement which contains the following: - Development Principles Key elements • Improvements to the existing canal corridor and removal of poor quality employment land to contribute to the vision contained in the Black Country Study. • Frontage to positively address canal with layout to provide improved opportunities for access and overlooking. • Landmark frontages at key arrival/exit points. • Proposed commercial/industrial uses. • Connection to existing residential area along northern edge of Bradley. • Improvements to Greenway contributing to an attractive, safe and direct pedestrian and cycle link between Bilston and Bradley. Promote frontage on to this link. • Create new linkages through development to canal side. • Small scale residential communities/mews behind well defined canalside frontage. • Consider future interface with Bilston Urban Village proposals with potential linkages. • Promote access to and overlooking of existing public open space 2.2 The application, informed by the key elements results in the proposed development framework, showing illustratively a possible location for and maximum footprints and heights of all buildings, which is essentially the only drawing that will form the basis of any approval. The application is in outline with means of access the only other matter for consideration. The proposed development framework indicates 'points' of access for consideration and seeks to establish a maximum number of units. An ‘illustrative only’ indicative layout plan has also been submitted. 2.3 Since the original submission the indicative layout and development framework have been revised during the process of the application. The amended plan submitted on 5th June 2007 would provide the following: - - The provision of a maximum 242 new homes at 57 dwellings per hectare, providing 57% housing and 43% apartments. - 25% affordable housing 6 - 0.67ha of employment land (2000m2) suitable for B1 Class Use (light industrial) and creating 63 new jobs - Provision of 0.75ha of public open space and 0.11ha acoustic mitigation area - A traffic signalled junction at Dudley Street providing a new access into the site from the west. - Environmental Improvements including landscaping and ecological enhancements along side the canal corridor - Enhancement of existing footpaths and creation of new footpaths and cycleways 2.4 Housing In accordance with DCLG Circular 01/2006, the proposed development framework shows maximum indicative building blocks and maximum building height at 4 storeys. An amended indicative layout has been submitted to demonstrate how the maximum number of 242 dwellings can be realised. Following continued discussions however, a final indicative layout is awaited which may reduce the number of proposed units further. The layout has been divided into a number of 'character' areas as follows: • Canalside The There is a significant opportunity to front development onto the Bradley Arm Canal, promoting it as an active, vibrant and safe movement corridor. The canalside development form, therefore, has specific layout requirements that involve fronting onto the canal, having minimal set back and promoting access to the canal frontage. • Street The street is a well established urban form and has been recreated within the Site Development Framework (SDF) in locations of primary movement, which need a significant amount of development frontage either side of the street. • Greenway The connection through the application site north via the Bilston Urban Village to Bilston town centre uses the Greenway. This strip of land provides a key movement corridor, whilst reflecting the ‘green’ qualities of the site and pioneer vegetation surrounding the site at present. Development proposals intend to harness these qualities whilst promoting safe and direct use of the Greenway. • Mews Designed to contrast with the ‘Street’ character area, the Mews is less formal and creates quieter, more intimate forms of development away from the main movement routes. • Employment The proposed employment uses are grouped adjacent to existing employment areas and front onto some proposed residential areas.
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