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AGENDA ITEM No. Application No: Proposed Development: 13/008621PPP Proposed Foodstore (5453m2 GFA) (Class 1), Petrol Station, Car Parking and additional Mixed Use Options including: Retail (Class 1); Financial, Professional or Other Services (Class 2); Restaurant (Class 3); Hotel (Class 7); Assembly & Leisure Uses (Class 11); Non−Residential Institution (Class 10); and/or Sui Generis Uses (eg Hot Food Takeaway I Drive Thru), Landscaping, Access and Associated Works. (Planning Permission in Principle) Site Address: Land North Of Westfield Road Westfield Cumbernauld G68 9AD Date Registered: 21st May 2013 Applicant: Agent: Optimisation Developments LTD Smith Design Associates Hilimore House do16 Lynedoch Crescent Gain Lane Glasgow Bradford G36EQ BD3 7DL Application Level: Contrary to Development Plan: Major Application Yes Ward: Representations: 002 Cumbernauld North 83 letters of representation received. Balwant Singh Chadha, Alan Masterton, Barry McCulloch, Alan O'Brien, Recommendation: Refuse Reasoned Justification: The proposed retail and mixed use developments are not considered acceptable in terms of the principles of the approved Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Plan 2012 or the criteria set out in the relevant policies of the adopted North Lanarkshire Local Plan 2012. The proposed food store and other mixed use options are of a scale that undermines planning policies directing such development to the Network of Centres and is likely to adversely affect the vitality and viability of the Network of Centres identified for protection under policy RTC1. 5 617 ;1 5... / 5' I•. .../ Garage V., −− − CRAIGUNN OUNDABOU − −.DGO Stand Subw 4 Games Court 8ROAOVOOD :1... J1. 7/ \ St Maurices High Scht 83 Representations Received PLANNING APPLICATION 13/008621PPP Proposed Foodstore (5453m2 GFA) (Class 1), Petrol Station, Car Parking and additional Mixed Use Options including: Retail (Class 1); Financial, Professional or Other Services (Class 2); Restaurant (Class 3); Hotel (Class 7); Assembly & Leisure Uses (Class 11); Non−Residential Institution (Class 10); and/or I PTOdUcSedtSy Re;mdumd by P'S Sui Genens Uses (eg Hot Food Takeaway/Drive Thru), NI of ft Ord—Seyon l a Regeneration 4 brtofttSO Landscaping, Access and associated Works IIII RegerreratonEMnmale£ ntot SeMces Ccpygri .'4 NorthrCnenanOLanarrtre 2012 ALI (Planning Permission in Principle) FnrHOuse Ore,_•. S,re 2TryaRoad 132396 Land North Of Westfield Road, Westfield, Cumbernauld AI 0671.1W 6 Recommendation:Reasons:−The Refuse for the Following proposed retail and mixed use development is not supportive of the principles of the Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Plan 2012 as set out in Diagram 3 and 4, as there is no known need/demand established in the development plan and the supply−side assessment indicates that it represents an unsustainable location in terms of its relationship with the identified network of centres, particularly Cumbernauld Town Centre, Westway Retail Park, Auchenkilns Leisure Park and Craigmarloch Neighbourhood Centre. That the proposed development is contrary to policy RTC3 (Assessing Retail Out−of−Town Centre Development) of the Adopted North Lanarkshire Local Plan 2012 as the scale of the development does not reflect any identified need and it is likely to have an unacceptable adverse impact on the vitality and viability of the existing network of centres set out under policy RTC1 Centre Network That the proposed retail and mixed use development is contrary to policy DSP1 B (Amount of Development: Potential additions to planned land supplies) of the Adopted North Lanarkshire Local Plan 2012 as it would result in an additional retail development on land located outside Cumbernauld Town Centre, which cannot be justified in terms of need or benefit and is likely to undermine the catchment and role of the town centre to the detriment of its vitality and viability. 4. The proposed development is contrary to Policy DSP 2 B (Location of Development: Potential additions to planned land supplies) of the Adopted North Lanarkshire Local Plan 2012 as the proposed retail and mixed use development is not consistent with the following DSP2 location criteria 6 (Town Centres) as the proposals would not safeguard the vitality and viability of RTC1 A Centre Network or support their diversification or improve their respective environments. Background Papers: Consultation Responses: The Coal Authority received 28 1hMay 2013. Rathmell Archaeology Limited received 29th May 2013. NLC Greenspace Development (Biodiversity and Access) received June, 23rdSeptember and 10th December 2013. NLC Protective Services received 27th May and 5th June 2013 and 20th March 2014 NLC Greenspace Development (Landscape) received 2nd July 2013 Strathclyde Partnership for Transport received 25th July 2013. Scottish Natural Heritage received 19th September 2013 Scottish Water received 18th November 2013. NLC Roads Operations received 9th January 2014. Scottish Environment Protection Agency received 14th January 2014 Contact Information: Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact Mr Cohn Marshall at 01236 632497 Report Date: 24th April 2014 7 APPLICATION NO. 131008621PPP REPORT Site Description 1.1 The application site comprises of an area of undeveloped land that extends to some 4.83 hectares and consist of a raised landform situated to the east of Broadwood Stadium. The site is directly bounded to the north by Ardgoil Drive (access road to Broadwood Stadium) and to the east and south by the Craiglinn Roundabout and Westfield Road (13802) respectively. St Maurice's High School and Broadwood Farm Public House/Restaurant are situated to the south side of Westfield Road (13802) and Craiglinn Roundabout respectively. There is an isolated mix of small scale light industrial uses situated further to the north of the site which is accessed from the B8046. To the south west of the site boundary there is another area of undeveloped land that has planning consent for a residential development (114 houses) that has not yet commenced. 1.2 Most of the established residential areas in this part of Cumbernauld are situated in the following outlying peripheral locations. The Smithstone housing estate is located around 0.6km to the north of the site; the Craiglinn and Balloch residential areas are around 0.6km to the east of the site; the Westfield residential area is about 0.8km to the south and the Blackwood residential area is around 0.8km to the west of the site. Whilst none of these outlying residential areas are directly adjacent to the application site, vehicular and pedestrian access links between the site and these residential areas are available via the existing distributor road network and via the segregated network of footpath/underpass links that traverse this part of Cumbernauld. Walk−in distances from these residential areas to the application site are estimated to be around 200m−800m and some parts of the Blackwood, Westfield, Condorrat and Balloch residential areas would have a walk−in distance of up to 1.6km. 1.3 In an even wider context the application site is located around 4.8km to the west of Cumbernauld Town Centre, 1 .6km to the south west of Craigmarloch Neighbourhood Centre and 0.9km to the north of Condorrat village. The M80 motorway is situated 0.9km to the south of the application site. 1.4 In terms of the site's appearance and previous uses it can be noted that part of the application site was previously used as a local authority landfill site. Its level surface (as restored) falls sharply to the western extent of the site towards the lower lying Broadwood Stadium car park. The site is also characterised by its overgrown appearance with self seeded scrubland and there are areas of mature tree planting located along its eastern and southern boundary with Westfield Road. Another mature tree belt area is located to the south west corner of the proposed development area. Most of the application site area is screened from the distributor road network by these mature tree planting areas found along the southern boundary of the application site. 1.5 The application site is also traversed in a north−south direction by an unmade pedestrian route that links Westfield Road with Ardgoil Drive. 2. Proposed Development 2.1 Planning Permission in Principle (PPP) is sought for a mixed use development comprising the following: Class 1 Retail Food store (GFA 5,453m2) to be occupied by Morrisons Petrol Filling Station 2 Commercial Units (circa 256m2 and 586m2 respectively) with optional mixed commercial/leisure uses including: Retail (Class 1); Financial, Professional or Other Services (Class 2); Restaurant (Class 3); Hotel (Class 7); Assembly & Leisure Uses (Class 11); Non−Residential Institution (Class 10); and/or Sui Generis Uses (eg Hot Food Takeaway / Drive Through Restaurant) 8 2.2 Although the applicant seeks planning permission in principle only, optional indicative layout plans has been submitted to demonstrate how the site may accommodate the level of development as proposed. The indicative site layout scenarios suggest the site could accommodate a major food−store/petrol−station development and 2 additional commercial/leisure units which may be occupied by an optional range of commercial/leisure uses as set out in the proposal description. 2.3 northThe−westindicative layout plans suggest the supermarket could be positioned to either the or north−east corner of the site, with a single vehicular access taken from the St Maurice's roundabout