North Lanarkshire Council Planning Applications for consideration of Planning Sub-Committee Committee Date: 13-06-2018 Ordnance Survey maps reproduced from Ordnance Survey with permission of HMSO Crown Copyright reserved APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING SUB-COMMITTEE 13th June 2018 Page No Application No Applicant Development/Site Recommendation 17/00389/PPP Advance Residential Development Refuse (P) Construction Including Public Open Scotland Space, Roads and Drainage Infrastructure (Permission in Principle) Springhill Farm Springhill Road Stane Shotts ML7 5DP 17/01586/FUL Springfield Erection of 100 Houses, Grant (P) Properties Formation of Access and Associated Works Paxtane Farm Edinburgh Road Eastfield Harthill ML7 5TF 17/02066/FUL Mr James Class 3 Unit (Food and Refuse Cunnington drink) with Ancillary Drive- Thru and Takeaway, and Associated Parking and Landscaping Works Site To East Of 494 Windmillhill Street Motherwell 18/00002/MSC Persimmon Construction of 62 Grant (P) Homes North dwellings and Associated Scotland Works, Roads and SUDS /Hallam Land (Approval of Matters Management Specified in Conditions for Planning Permission Ref. 13/01062/PPP) Site Off Gartferry Road Moodiesburn 18/00054/FUL GHSL Ltd Temporary Siting of 6 Grant Storage Containers 224 Cumbernauld Road Chryston G69 9NB 18/00358/FUL Limitless Change of Use from Grant Fitness And Storage (Class 6) to Gym Martial Arts (Class 11) 46 - 50 Tannoch Drive Lenziemill Cumbernauld G67 2XX Grant 18/00442/FUL Butler Mason Change of Use from Limited On Class 1 (Retail) to Class 4 Behalf Of B&Q (Business) and Class 6 Properties Ltd (Storage and Distribution) B & Q Plc 2 - 6 Newhut Road Braidhurst Industrial Estate Motherwell Grant ML1 3ST 18/00498/FUL Persimmon Residential Development Homes North of 122 Dwellinghouses Scotland with Parking and Amenity Space Land At Strath Brennig Road Smithstone Cumbernauld Grant 18/00569/FUL Mrs Debra Change of Use to Grant Craig Daycare Facility for Dogs 7 Tannoch Place Lenziemill Cumbernauld G67 2XU 18/00690/FUL MGB Services Change of Use from Grant Ltd Residential to Office 39 Southburn Road Airdrie ML6 9AD (P) 17/00389/PPP If minded to Grant, decision cannot be issued until Section 75 is concluded in relation to Education contribution. 17/01586/FUL If minded to Grant, decision cannot be issued until Section 75 is concluded in relation to Education contribution. 18/00002/MSC If minded to Grant, decision cannot be issued until Section 75 is concluded in relation to Education, Affordable Housing and Play Provision contributions. Application No: Proposed Development: 17/00389/PPP Residential Development Including Public Open Space, Roads and Drainage Infrastructure (Permission in Principle) Site Address: Springhill Farm Springhill Road Stane Shotts ML7 5DP Date Registered: 1st May 2017 Applicant: Agent: Advance Construction Scotland EMA Architecture + Design Limited Caldergrove House 42 Charlotte Square 4 Linnet Way Edinburgh Strathclyde Business Park Scotland Bellshill EH2 4HQ Scotland ML4 3RA Application Level: Contrary to Development Plan: Major Application Yes Ward: Representations: 13 Fortissat 6 letters of representation received. Thomas Cochrane, Martin McCulloch, Kenneth Stevenson, Clare Quigley 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 collectively fails to meet the Easy to Move Around quality of Placemaking as the site is poorly served by public transport and has constrained ability to support active travel; would result in the loss of the open landscape character and sense of place and identity at the settlement boundary and constitutes an unacceptable scale and form of development not supported by the Development Plan at this location; and it has not been demonstrated that a need exists for housing at this location. Legal Agreement: If minded to grant, planning permission should not be issued until the developer has completed a Section 75 Agreement with the Planning Authority to secure the appropriate level of financial contribution to education provision. Reproduced by permission of Planning Application: 17/00389/PPP the Ordnance Survey on Name (of applicant): Advance behalf of HMSO. © Crown Copyright and database right Construction Scotland 2009. All rights reserved. Site Address: Springhill Farm, Springhill Ordnance Survey Licence Road, Stane, Shotts, ML7 5DP number 100023396. Development: Residential Development Including Public Open Space, Roads and Drainage Infrastructure (Permission in Principle) Recommendation: Refuse for the Following Reasons:- 1. The application site is primarily zoned as Rural Investment Area on the adopted North Lanarkshire Local Plan which does not support development of this scale at this location and is therefore contrary to policy NBE 3B (Rural Investment Area). 2. The proposed development conflicts with policies DSP1 (Amount of Development), criterion 3a of DSP4 (Quality of Development), and NBE 3B (Rural Investment Area) of the North Lanarkshire Local Plan as it is considered that residential development of this site would result in urban development beyond the existing settlement boundary giving rise to an irreversible adverse visual impact on the open rural character associated with the site and sense of the place’s role and function at the settlement boundary. 3. 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 Council area or the Motherwell sub-market housing area. 4. The proposed development is contrary to the Sustainability and Placemaking policies of Scottish Planning Policy (SPP), fails to meet the Easy to Move Around quality of Placemaking contained in Policy 1 of the Clydeplan Strategic Development Plan 2017 and is contrary to 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 some catchment schools collectively thereby likely placing heavy reliance upon car based trips. Background Papers: Consultation Responses: Letters from The Coal Authority received 2nd June 2017, 21st June 2017, and 15th August 2017 Letters from Scottish Power received 8th May 2017 Letters from Scottish Environment Protection Agency received 5th July 2017 and 6th December 2017 Letter from Scottish Water received 18th December 2017 Letter from West Lothian Council received 1st December 2017 Memos from Transportation received 6th July 2017, 12th October 2017, and 16th March 2018 Memos from Protective Services received 22nd May 2017, 25th May 2017, 8th June 2017, 22nd June 2017, 11th August 2017, 29th August 2017, 4th September 2017, 4th October 2017, 13th December 2017, 14th February 2018, and 21st March 2018 Memos from Greenspace received 30th May 2017, 29th June 2017, 1st September 2017, and 26th October 2017 Memos from Education received 4th May 2017 and 31st May 2018 Contact Information: Any person wishing to inspect these documents should contact Mrs Joanne Delaney at 01236 632500. Report Date: 31st May 2018 APPLICATION NO. 17/00389/PPP REPORT 1. Site Description 1.1 The site extends to some 18 hectares and takes an irregular wedge shape located adjacent to the south eastern edge of Shotts off Springhill and Leadloch Road. The site largely consists of non-productive agricultural land with some semi-mature trees and bushes located throughout. The site is also subject of varying topography with over 20 metres difference in level between the highest and lowest points of the site. A ditch exists along the north boundary before entering a culvert. A derelict farm steading previously existed abutting the north edge of Springhill & Leadloch Road but has since been demolished. Local authority housing exists west of the site, otherwise it is entirely adjoined by open countryside. An area within the northern part of the site just east of the former farm steading, was the basis of unauthorised landfill activities in recent years, whilst an area within the southern part has also been the basis of unauthorised importation of materials discussed below in section 4.1. 2. Proposed Development 2.1 Whilst permission is sought in principle only, the applicant has provided an indicative layout to aid discussions which details up to 350 homes of all house-types from flats, terraced, semis, to detached houses using designing streets principles. Houses are to be two storeys high, and with the exception of the flats, will offer 3 or 4 bedroom accommodation. The site falls into two distinct areas split by Springhill and Leadloch Road roughly in the centre, where access to both will be achieved via a new roundabout, whilst a secondary point of access will also be provided for the northern section via a junction arrangement. The developed areas are to adopt a largely grid-like layout with areas of public open space located throughout with pedestrian linkages to the wider countryside. It is proposed to form a blanket woodland screen along the eastern edge, and north-east and north-west corners