The Team Leader Development Management advised that at its meeting of 9 November 2015 (Minute 45/2015 refers) the Committee had resolved to approve the application subject, amongst other things, to the submission of a phase 1 ecological report and any subsequent surveys.  The phase 1 ecological report had been submitted, indicating that no serious harm would be caused by the development but the ecologist had indicated that further studies would be required which could only be carried out in the spring/summer months. These surveys would inform how mitigation would be carried out.  Planning permission has not yet been issued.

Resolved:

That permission is granted subject to an additional condition prohibiting commencement of development until further ecological surveys have been carried out.