On 17th March, Ashcourt withdrew the planning application. According to sources at the council, the plans will be redesigned to address the objections raised, and will then be submitted again.

Cllr Philip Redshaw who is one of the ERYC ward councillors for Cottingham North has submitted the following request (this is from the planning website):

Having considered further and following discussions with the applicant, I have decided that I would like to reinstate my call-in for the above-mentioned application.

This is an application of strategic importance that deserves to be considered by the committee. The applicant is also keen to review in detail the officer’s concerns, which they claim have yet to be explained in full. The report to committee will make those concerns clear.

This will then give the applicant the opportunity to address those concerns and re-submit at the earliest opportunity. It is quite possible – but not certain – that once the report is published, the application could be withdrawn prior to committee. This will both help the team to re-submit a proposal that would hopefully prove acceptable and meet the concerns of both residents and planning.

So this sounds like the application will probably be withdrawn before being considered, with a modified application being submitted soon.

If this is the case, then we would have to resubmit all our comments once the new plans are submitted (depending of course on what the new plans look like).

The response from ERYC Highway Development Management was published yesterday, and they are recommending refusal of the plans due to traffic concerns.

Following the above, Highway Management recommend that this application is refused for the
following reasons:

1. The application is contrary to the Sustainable Transport paragraphs of the National Planning
   Policy Framework (2024).
2. The application is contrary policies ENV1, EC4, S8 and C1 of the East Riding Local Plan.
3. The application is Contrary to policy DUN-A of the East Riding Local Plans Allocations
   document.

However they do say

Overall, some aspects of the development which are considered trip generators such as the DriveThru units are not acceptable. However, in principle some aspects such as the P&R and the Bus
Depot maybe considered acceptable to HDM pending sufficient information submitted as set out
above.

See here for the full response.

Yorkshire Water have responded to Ashcourt’s revised plans stating that they maintain their objection (this relates to the acoustic fence and planting area which is still within the area of the YW pipeline).

The proposed site layout indicates that although no buildings are proposed within the easement there is still a proposal to construct and carry out elements of the development within the easement . Clause (c) of the deed makes clear that no such works will be permitted within the easement.

Read the full response here.

Ashcourt have issued new plans on 11th Feb to get around Yorkshire Water’s objection relating to the water main. The water main runs along the back of the houses about 5 metres away from the fence line (under all the bushes and scrub).
They have moved the P&R waiting shelter so it is now on the other side of the bus access road facing the houses. This is worse than before for noise / loss of amenity.

Public consultation has now re-opened due to this change and now ends on 26th Feb. Please feel free to send your comments to planning@eastriding.gov.uk or using the ERYC website if you can manage to make it work.

Here are the new plans (also on the ERYC planning site)
Revised site plan (pdf)
YW Easement plan (pdf)

The story has been taken up by Calendar News and was featured on Calendar on Tues 28th Jan. Also BBC Radio Humberside on Thur 30th Jan and Hull Daily Mail on 3rd Feb.

Here is a video we recorded last week which summarises the views of local residents (click here to view).

The ERYC planning website is now showing comments which have been submitted. They are nearly all objecting. The closing date for comments is 4th Feb, if you haven’t sent in your comment yet then please send it, as this is our chance to get our views across to the planners who will make the decisions.