Purpose

Approval is sought for the County Council to
enter into an agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990, for an obligation for the developer to pay a sum
of £512,416.00 to mitigate the impact of the development and
make it acceptable in Highways and transport terms.

When consulted by Lancaster City Council on a planning application
for the erection of to 70 dwellings with public open space and
associated infrastructure and creation of a new access, the Local
Highway Authority recommend approval of the proposed development
subject to suitable mitigation being provided. However, Lancaster
City Council's Planning Committee refused the application on
multiple grounds, and this was appealed by the applicant. The
Appeal Reference for this site is APP/A2335/W/23/3335117 and the
Public Inquiry will commence on Tuesday 16th April 2024. Highways
and Transport has now been overcome as a matter of dispute
following further work undertaken by the applicant and the
provision of the agreed highways mitigation.

Authority to take this decision has been delegated to the Head of
Service – Highways by the Cabinet Member for Highways and
Transport.

Content

John Davies, Head of Service Highways Network
Management, took the decision that the Director of Corporate
Services is authorised to enter into an agreement under Section 106
of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 in connection with the
proposed development, providing for obligations on the owner or
developer of the land to pay a sum of £512,416.00.