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http://publicaccess.salford.gov.uk/publicaccess/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage APPLICATION No: 17/70437/REM APPLICANT: Peel Investments (North) Ltd LOCATION: Land Between Mid-point Of Manchester Ship Canal And Liverpool Road, Eccles, PROPOSAL: Details of reserved matters for layout, scale, appearance and landscaping for the provision of one warehouse building accommodating 35,497sqm (GIA) of B8 floor-space, pursuant to planning permission 14/65747/EIAHYB, along with associated gatehouse, car/cycle parking; boundary treatments; landscaping and other external works. WARD: Irlam BACKGROUND This application relates to Port Salford, a multi-modal freight facility and distribution park to be served by rail, road and shipping. Port Salford forms part of the wider Atlantic Gateway scheme, a redevelopment strategy for the North West of England centering on the corridor between Greater Manchester and Merseyside. $wjfzlza2.rtf Planning permission for Port Salford, including 154,500 square metres of distribution warehousing, highways works, new rail link and wharf was granted by Salford City Council in 2009 (see below for detailed planning history). The highway works are known as the Western Gateway Infrastructure Scheme (WGIS) and include works within the boundaries of both Salford City Council and Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. The 2009 planning consent granted full planning permission for the transportation infrastructure (road, rail and wharf) and the multi-modal terminal. The distribution warehouses were granted outline planning permission. A parameters plan for the warehouses was submitted with the application. This indicated the overall area the warehouses could occupy (154,500 sq/m) and the maximum height of the buildings (20 metres). Reserved Matters approval was issued for the first of the warehouse buildings in March 2015 and this has now been constructed on site and is occupied by Culina Group. This current application seeks approval of reserved matters for the second warehouse on the site, located adjacent to the Culina building. Application 17/70438/REM, which also features on this Agenda, seeks consent for the third and fourth warehouse buildings. DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND SURROUNDING AREA The Port Salford site, including the Western Gateway Infrastructure Scheme (WGIS) and new rail link covers an irregular shaped parcel of land of approximately 116 hectares located to the north of the Manchester Ship Canal; to the west of the M60 motorway; to the south and west of Barton Aerodrome and the residential area of Peel Green; and to the east of Boysnope Park Golf Club. This reserved matters application relates to a 9.71 hectare plot of land located towards the western end of the Port Salford site. The plot is bounded by the A57 Liverpool Road and Barton Aerodrome to the north, the Manchester Ship Canal to the south, the Salford Community Stadium to the east and the Culina warehouse (Unit 1) to the west. The site currently comprises rough grass and scrub and is screened along the A57 Liverpool Road frontage by mature trees. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL This Reserved Matters application relates to the second warehouse building on the Port Salford site, with consent having already been granted for the Culina Group building (Unit 1 – 26,301sqm) and a concurrent application also sitting on this Agenda for Units 3 & 4 (ref: 17/70438/REM – 81,189sqm). This application proposes a warehouse building that would accommodate 35,497 square metres (Gross Internal Area) of B8 - ‘Storage and Distribution’ floor-space, with associated servicing, car parking areas and landscaping. The proposed building would be rectilinear in form and 18.6m metres high to eaves, with a shallow double pitched roof with hipped ends. The building would measure approx. 265 metres in length and approx. 128 metres wide. The internal space would comprise warehousing with ancillary office space, staff facilities and a reception area. The building elevations would be clad in four colours, shading from grey to black and incorporating elements of yellow. The roof colour would be goosewing grey. Glazing is included in the elevations to serve the entrance reception and offices. At present no end- user has been identified to occupy the proposed warehouse building. The external space would consist of a service yard, staff car parking and external landscaping. The service yard would be situated adjacent to the north-eastern elevation of the building with 4no. level access loading doors and 30no. dock levelers providing access for the loading and unloading of goods from commercial vehicles. Parking for 52 trailers would also be provided in this area. Staff and visitor car parking (384 spaces, including 14 disabled spaces) would be located in front of the building, between its north-western elevation and the main estate road. Parking for 9 motorcycles and 48 cycles is also proposed. A new access road leading from Liverpool Road (A57) was delivered to serve the adjacent Culina building and this would be extended eastwards to provide access into the Unit 2 site. Two separate entrances would lead to the staff/visitor car park and the HGV service yard respectively. The service yards would be surrounded by security fencing and access controlled by gates. Gates would also be provided along the south-eastern boundary to provide access to the port facility once constructed. The applicant has stated that the proposal would be linked to the Port access road, railway and berth. Whilst the current scheme takes account of these future works, the details do not form part of this application. The land in-between the access road and the A57 Liverpool Road is to be landscaped. Existing trees adjacent to the A57 are to be retained, where possible, and new trees planted, alongside native structure planting and wildflower meadow. The applicant has indicated that there would be some mounding of earth in this area to further filter views of the proposal from the A57 and beyond. A native hedgerow and belt of wildflower meadow planting is proposed along the north-eastern side of the development plot adjacent to the service yard to provide a break between the plots for Unit 2 and Unit 3. Historically part of the Eccles footpath No. 2, a Public Right of Way, ran across the southern portion of the development site; however this was diverted in 2013 to facilitate safer pedestrian access through Port Salford. Its new route now runs along the northern edge of the new access road. RELEVANT SITE HISTORY 17/70438/REM – This application was submitted alongside the one to which this report relates and is currently pending a decision. It provides details of reserved matters for layout, scale, appearance and landscaping for the provision of two warehouse buildings (Units 3 and 4) accommodating 81,189sqm (GIA) of B8 floor-space, pursuant to planning permission 14/65747/EIAHYB, along with associated gatehouses, car/cycle parking; boundary treatments; landscaping and other external works. 14/65747/EIAHYB – Planning permission was granted on 31st March 2015 to vary Condition 9 (completion of Part WGIS) and Condition 10 (rail link in place) attached to planning permission 13/63413/EIAHYB. 14/65735/REM – This application was approved on 26th March 2015. It provided details of reserved matters for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the provision of one warehouse building (Unit 1) accommodating 26,301sqm (GIA) of B8 floor-space, pursuant to planning permission 13/63413/EIAHYB. 13/63413/EIAHYB - Planning Permission granted on 3 April 2014 to vary Condition 4 (approved plans) of planning permission 12/61611/EIAHYB. The application amended the alignment of the rail link that will connect Port Salford to the Manchester – Newton-le-Willows – Liverpool railway line. 13/62779/EIA – Planning Permission granted on 5 September 2013 to vary Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 12/61631/EIA. This application amended the alignment of the new highway forming part of the Western Gateway Infrastructure Scheme (WGIS) and planning application 12/61611/EIAHYB. 12/61611/EIAHYB – Planning Permission granted on 5 July 2012 to vary or remove a number of conditions attached to planning permission 03/47344/EIAHYB for a multi-modal freight interchange comprising rail served distribution warehousing, rail link and sidings, inter-modal and ancillary facilities including a canal quay and berths, vehicle parking, hardstanding, landscaping, re-routing of Salteye Brook, a new signal controlled access to the A57 and related highway works including realignment of the A57 and improvements to the M60 (Port Salford). Canal crossing and associated roads and other highway improvements as part of the Western Gateway Infrastructure Scheme (WGIS). 12/61631/EIA – Planning Permission granted on 5 July 2012 for the construction of a highway in connection with the re-alignment of the Western Gateway Infrastructure Scheme (WGIS) and planning application 12/61611/EIAHYB. 03/47344/EIAHYB – Planning Permission granted on 16 July 2009 for a multi-modal freight interchange comprising rail served distribution warehousing, rail link and sidings, inter-modal and ancillary facilities including a canal quay and berths, vehicle parking, hardstanding, landscaping, re- routing of Salteye Brook, a new signal controlled access to the A57 and related highway works including realignment of the A57 and improvements to the M60 (Port Salford). Canal crossing and associated roads and other highway improvements as part of the Western Gateway Infrastructure