Issue - meetings

Report by Head of Development and Economic Growth

The Senior Planning Officer spoke to the terms of the report and to supplementary report number 1.  He also referred to a submission made by the Oban Disability Forum which had not been referenced in the reports.  He advised that their submission was not an objection but a request for the play areas provided to have inclusive play equipment for a wide range of children.   A Section 75 agreement was entered into requiring either the provision of play equipment or the payment of funds to the Planning Authority if this was not provided for Phase 1 under permission 11/02248/PP within five years of the commencement of the development.   It has been understood, and agreed by Officers, since the initial Masterplan submissions for Phase 3 that it would be appropriate to amalgamate, as yet unmet, play provision for Phases 1 and 2 with the development of the larger Phase 3.  The Applicants have been developing their play strategy for the whole site in consultation with local schools and this has now reached the stage where they have worked up detailed designs in order to meet the requirements of policy SG LDP HOU 3 to provide play areas for Phases 1 and 2 as well as Phase 3.  Officers are reassured that in terms of location, scale and quality of provision, that the new play areas for Phases 1 and 2 will be brought forward under condition 13 of planning permission 18/00375/PP in an acceptable manner and in accordance with required standards.  Therefore the Section 75 control is no longer considered to be required to secure the necessary play areas.  Members were therefore requested to endorse the recommendation that the Section 75 obligation in respect of Phase 1 be discharged due to the provision of the required formal play area under the terms of condition 13 of Phase 3 (permission 18/00375/PP).

Decision

The Committee agreed that the Section 75 obligation in respect of Phase 1 be discharged due to the provision of the required formal play area under the terms of condition 13 of Phase 3 (permission 18/00375/PP).

(Reference: Report by Head of Development and Economic Development dated 4 August 2020 and supplementary report number 1 dated 18 August 2020, submitted)