Agenda and draft minutes

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 2024.

The minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 2024 were taken as read, approved and signed by the Chair as a true and accurate record.

No declarations of interest were made by Members.

To consider the report of the Strategic Director for Place.

The Principal Project Manager (Development) presented the application for the demolition of existing buildings and structures and residential-led mixed use development providing new dwellings and workspace, retail, café/restaurant, community and cultural/leisure/education/hotel uses and associated infrastructure, including vehicular access, servicing, mobility hub, energy plant; alteration of ground levels; drainage and public open space; landscaping and public realm works; including pedestrian and cycle routes, with all matters reserved for future considerations, with the exception of access.

He referred Members to the update sheet and advised on the recent additional correspondence including:-

·         Councillors Moore and Read, who were speaking at the meeting;

·         Devon County Council;

·         RDUH NHS Trust;

·         ECC Environmental Health;

·         additional correspondence from the Exeter Civic Society, who were speaking at the meeting; and

·         a representation from a member of the public concerned with traffic congestion.

Members received a presentation which included:-

·         site location plans;

·         aerial view;

·         various site location photographs;

·         Liveable Water Lane Supplementary Planning Document (SPD);

·         Water Lane SPD plans;

·         Water Lane SPD regulating plans;

·         proposal overview;

·         application supporting documents;

·         parameter plans for demolition and retention, access, building heights, uses, infrastructure  and framework;

·         tan lane access plan;

·         key issues;

·         flood risk assessment;

·         future flood access options;

·         contaminated land, air quality and noise;

·         rerouting the high-pressure gas main;

·         tree, ecology and biodiversity;

·         parameter plan;

·         impact visualisations for landscape and townscape;

·         illustrative layout and plan;

·         illustrative views and plans;

·         illustrative phasing plan;

·         conclusions; and

·         officer recommendation

The Principal Project Manager (Development) responded to questions from Members as follows:-

·         the development wasn’t securing policy compliant affordable housing, but would be eligible to other affordable housing funding sources;

·         parameters plans, which include building heights, limited the permission;

·         only access was being considered in detail at the current stage, with layout, scale, massing, and design being reserved matters for future applications;

·         the potential mix of PBSA and commercial development, there were conditions which set limits on the amount of residential, PBSA housing and other uses based on impact assessments;

·         it was envisaged that infrastructure and access infrastructure, were secured by conditions and would be delivered in phase one. Any changes to the phasing, would require approval;

·         building plots would be delivered individually through various phases;

·         the ecology of the canal was sensitive to lighting, and as such there was a condition for the control of external lighting and automatic shutters for internal building lights;

·         the ratio of S106 payments for education and healthcare provision was on a per person or dwelling basis and formulas to proportionate various uses would be contained within the S106;

·         the site had its own energy own proposed network and there would be a requirement to endeavour to connect to the energy from waste plant;

·         the S106 contributions needed to relate to the development and application site ;

·         there was no land was being provided within the site for education, only a financial contribution towards offsite provision. The Water Lane SPD included a school site on the north side of Water Lane, but it was not part of this application;

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To consider the report of the Strategic Director for Place.

The report of the Strategic Director for Place was noted.

To consider the report of the Strategic Director for Place.

The report of the Strategic Director for Place was noted.

The Chair reminded Planning Members of the training session being held on 3 February 2025, and encouraged all Members to attend, emphasising the importance of the session.