M&S foodhall development at Norcross gathering pace as new milestone reached
Preparations are now being made for the construction of a large scale M&S food store at Norcross.
New planning papers lodged with Wyre planners last week indicate that work will soon be able to begin.
The plans to build the 21,500 sq ft retail unit off Norcross Lane were given conditional permission by Wyre Planning Committee in early October, but under the recommendations that it be subject to conditions and a S106 legal agreement.
The S016 required the developers to confirm financial contributions towards Travel Planning and to appropriately secure Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG).In December the final agreement was reached, signalling that building could proceed, subject to specific planning conditions.
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On January 12, applicants LondonMetric submitted a new application seeking approval of details for conditions which asked for provision of a Construction Environmental Management Plan and also a Demolition Management Plan on the original planning permission.
The applicants say these two planning conditions have now been discharged.The Demolition Plan involves the bulldozing of a stand-alone, unoccupied house on the site on Norcross Lane, which will have to be pulled down to allow for construction work to begin.
In the Demolition Management Plan, contractors Metro[politan Demolition state; “Prioor to the commencement of the demolition approximately 50% of the footpath width will be incorporated into the site with heras fencing installed.
“This will allow pedestrians to pass whilst providing a larger area for the demolition to the front elevation.“Additionally, a banksman will be deployed to the footpath to advise the plant operator of oncoming pedestrians. “
The Construction Management Plan, submitted by Rex Porter and Partners, shows that proper preparations have been made for all relevant aspects of large scale construction.
This includes site operation, construction method, management of unforeseen incidents, sire security, traffic management, noise, dust, lighting and even birds.
A covering letter by planning consultants Savills (UK) Limited, on behalf of LondonMetric, said: “ The application is a straightforward application to discharge the Construction Environmental Management Plan (Condition 14) and Demolition Management Plan (Condition 36).
“Enclosed is a copy of each document as required to discharge those conditions.
“ We trust that the details included above and on the enclosed documents provide you with sufficient information to register and discharge Conditions (14 and 36).”