To consider the above application.
Minutes:
(During consideration of the application, Councillor D Marren declared that he was a Member of Nantwich Town Council who had been consulted on the application but he had not discussed the item with them).
Consideration was given to the above application.
(Councillor P Groves, the Ward Councillor, Councillor A Martin, the Ward Councillor, Parish Councillor J Davenport, representing Stapeley & District Parish Council, Pat Cullen, representing the Protect Stapeley Group and Mr Woods, an objector attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).
RESOLVED
That the Board would be minded to refuse the application as the proposed development was unsustainable because it would result in a loss of habitat for protected species and part of an area allocated for tree planting, landscaping and subsequent management contrary to policies NE9 (Protected Species) and NE10 (New Woodland Planting and Landscaping) of the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011 and paragraph 118 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
(This decision was contrary to the Officers recommendation of minded to approve).