To consider the above planning application
Minutes:
Note: Councillor S Corcoran (Ward Councillor), Councillor A Wood (on behalf of Sandbach Town Council), Ms A Stone (objector) and Mr P Bradshaw (on behalf of the applicant) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.
The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application and a written update.
RESOLVED – That, contrary to the planning officer’s recommendation for approval, the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:
· The proposed staircase would result in customers of the public house entering and leaving the premises via Booth Avenue. This would result in disturbance and a loss of amenity to residential properties contrary to policy GR6 of the adopted Congleton Borough Local Plan First Review.
· The proposed staircase would not provide adequate and safe provision for access and egress by pedestrians to the public highway, due to the dangers posed by vehicles reversing out of driveways in Booth Avenue. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy GR9 of the adopted Congleton Borough Local Plan First Review.