Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

RD110:

Appointment of Vice Chairman for the Meeting

Minutes:

RESOLVED: Councillor Kunes was appointed as Vice Chairman for the Meeting.

RD111:

Apologies for absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Crofts and Rochford.

RD112:

Minutes pdf icon PDF 86 KB

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: The minutes from the previous meeting were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

RD113:

Declarations of Interest

Please indicate if there are any interests which should be declared.  A declaration of interest should indicate the nature of the interest (if not already declared on the Register of Interests) and the agenda item to which it relates.  If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared, the Member should withdraw from the room whilst the matter is discussed.

 

Those declarations apply to all Members present, whether the Member is part of the meeting, attending to speak as a local Member on an item or simply observing the meeting from the public seating area.

Minutes:

There was none.

RD114:

Urgent Business

To consider any business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chairman proposes to accept as urgent under Section 100(b)(4)(b) of the Local Government Act, 1972.

Minutes:

There was none.

RD115:

Members Present Pursuant to Standing Order 34

Members wishing to speak pursuant to Standing Order 34 should inform the Chairman of their intention to do so and on what items they wish to be heard before the meeting commences.  Any Member attending the meeting under Standing Order 34 will only be permitted to speak on those items which have been previously notified to the Chairman.

Minutes:

Councillor Moriarty – RD117 and RD118. 

RD116:

Chairman's Correspondence

If any.

Minutes:

There was none.

RD117:

Infrastructure Delivery Plan - West Winch Development

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The LDF Manager and Housing Strategy Officer gave a presentation to the Panel, as attached.  The presentation provided detail of the allocated site at West Winch and North Runcton and the housing and infrastructure which would be delivered over the 25 year period.

 

The Panel was informed that the Council were currently preparing an Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) for the entire allocation site and detail of what the IDP would provide was included within the presentation.

 

It was anticipated that the IDP would be completed by the end of July and would then be presented to Cabinet in September/October 2017.  Once the IDP was adopted it would be presented to the Planning Committee and would be a material consideration in approving applications submitted in the growth area.  The Panel was informed that, until the IDP was complete and adopted, planning applications in the growth area could not be determined.

 

The Chairman thanked the LDF Manager and Housing Strategy Officer for their presentation and invited questions and comments from the Panel, as summarised below.

 

Councillor Mrs Wright referred to development in the future around the Knights Hill area and asked what consideration had been given to the additional traffic which would be coming into King’s Lynn.  She asked if parking provisions had been considered, or a park and ride scheme.  She commented that the town centre did not currently have the infrastructure to support the development.  The LDF Manager explained that the IDP did not address this issue, but he understood her concerns.  He explained that when plans were first drawn up and allocations were looked at, they were subject to vast consultation.  He reminded those present that there would be a new relief road in the area and there was some further work to be carried out under the King’s Lynn Area Transport Study.  The LDF Manager explained that the West Winch/North Runcton site was the same distance from the town centre as the Woottons and there should be the opportunity for public transport and cycle routes into the town.  He reminded those present that development at West Winch/North Runcton was planned over a 25 year period.

 

In response to a question from Councillor Baron Chenery of Horsbrugh, the LDF Manager explained that the relief road would have junctions to the development sites and should take traffic past the villages.

 

In response to a question from Councillor Moriarty, the LDF Manager explained that the IDP would be based on fact as best as it could and it would be looking at a 25 year period.  He explained that the Council were using Development Economic Consultants who had well established methods in place, which would hopefully attract agreement from land owners and developers.  The Panel was informed that the Consultants would be working with land owners and developers so that they understood the process.

 

Councillor Mrs Collingham referred to social infrastructure such as Schools and Health Services.  She commented that these services were already under pressure and consideration needed to be  ...  view the full minutes text for item RD117:

RD118:

NORA Project History

The Chairman has extended an invitation to all Members for this item.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Corporate Project Officer provided the Panel with a presentation on the history of the NORA project and an update on the housing development, as attached.  He provided detail of the NORA project, the site and its ownership, and the work carried out on the site to date.  The Panel was informed that at a future meeting they would receive updates on the industrial side of the site and elements such as the King’s Lynn Innovation Centre and Heritage Action Zone status.

 

The Panel’s attention was drawn to the slide which detailed what the Borough Council had achieved on the site and it was explained that development could now take place on the site where contamination issues had been dealt with and infrastructure was in place.

 

The Panel was provided with information on the housing which had been delivered on the site.  It was explained that the project had been delivered in phases under a Joint Venture with Norfolk County Council.  The Panel was informed that all of the properties on Phase 1 and 2 had been sold, with the exception of one unit on Phase 2, and two units that were being kept as show homes for Phase 3.  Some of the Phase 3 units were being sold ‘off plan’.  The Panel was provided with detail of the sale prices of the units and explained that these had been adjusted throughout the phases to reflect the housing market.

 

The Chairman thanked the Corporate Project Officer for his presentation and invited questions and comments from the Panel, as summarised below.

 

Councillor Howland referred to the housing development and asked why the road was at the minimum width.  He referred to traffic problems in housing estates and that when vehicles were parked on the side of the road it was sometimes difficult to get passed.  The Corporate Project Officer explained that the road widths were determined by Norfolk County Council Highways and that there was parking provision on site, which included parking bays, and parking courts.

 

Councillor Mrs Watson commended the Corporate Project Officer for a clear presentation which she had enjoyed.  Other Members of the Panel agreed that the presentation had been excellent.

 

Councillor Mrs Wright referred to the concrete which was underground and would need to be removed before development could take place.  She asked if the concrete could be reused and was aware of other places where it had been used for flood defences.  The Corporate Project Officer informed the Panel that crushed concrete had a value as it was a type 1 material.  The concrete was three meters thick, which made removal a problem.  He explained that if it was a smaller amount it could be broken up on site and sold.  However, because of the amount and thickness of the concrete, the most economical way to get rid of it would to be bring in someone external to break it up and take it away.

 

Councillor Mrs Collingham referred to landscaping and trees.  She referred to  ...  view the full minutes text for item RD118:

RD119:

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 53 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members of the Panel were reminded that an eform was available on the Intranet which could be completed and submitted if Members had items which they would like to be considered for addition to the Work Programme.

 

The Chairman explained that there was a lot of business on the Agenda for the next meeting and he would work with officers to see what items could be deferred to a future meeting.

 

RESOLVED: The Panel’s Work Programme was noted.

RD120:

Date of the next meeting

To note that the next meeting of the Regeneration & Development Panel is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 25th April 2017 at 6.00pm in the Education Room, Town Hall, Saturday Market Place, King’s Lynn.

Minutes:

The next meeting of the Regeneration and Development Panel would be held on Tuesday 25th April 2017 at 6.00pm in the Education Room, Town Hall, Saturday Market Place.