Agenda and minutes

Strategic Planning Board - Wednesday, 3rd October, 2012 10.30 am

Venue: Crewe Alexandra Football Club, Gresty Road, Crewe, CW2 6EB. View directions

Contact: Sarah Baxter  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

60.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P Edwards, P Mason and G Walton.

61.

Declarations of Interest/Pre Determination

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests and for Members to declare if they have a pre-determination in respect of any item on the agenda.

Minutes:

In the interest of openness in relation to application 12/3106N, Councillor D Hough declared he knew the applicant.

 

Councillor Mrs R Bailey declared a non pecuniary interest in application 12/3323N as she was the Heritage Champion for Cheshire East.  In addition she had attended meetings of the Parish Council when the application had been discussed and had meetings with the Leader of the Council and the applicant in the presence of an Officer.

 

In the interest of openness in relation to agenda item 10-Woodford Aerodrome Supplementary Planning Document, all Members of the Board declared that they knew John Knight one of the speakers as he was a former employee of Cheshire East Council.

 

In relation to the same item in the interest of openness, Councillor P Hoyland declared that he was the Chairman of the Woodford Working Group.

 

In the interest of openness in relation to agenda item 12-Planning Enforcement-Legal Action, Councillor P Hoyland declared that he knew one of the people involved.

62.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 94 KB

To approve the minutes as a correct record.

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

That the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman subject to the addition of the word ‘not’ before the word ‘ever’ and subject to the removal of the word ‘to’ before the word ‘never’ in resolution no.4 of minute No.59.

63.

Public Speaking

A total period of 5 minutes is allocated for each of the planning applications for the Ward Councillors who are not members of the Strategic Planning Board.

 

A period of 3 minutes is allocated for each of the planning applications for the following individual/groups:

 

  • Members who are not members of the Strategic Planning Board and are not the Ward Member
  • The relevant Town/Parish Council
  • Local Representative Groups/Civic Society
  • Objectors
  • Supporters
  • Applicants

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

That the public speaking procedure be noted.

64.

12/3106N-Erection of 3-Bed Dormer Bungalow for Wheelchair User and Family, Land on Chapel Lane, Baddiley for Mr Dan Cundall pdf icon PDF 386 KB

To consider the above application.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the above application.

 

(Councillor S Davies, the Ward Councillor attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

 

RESOLVED

 

That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:-

 

1. Time

2. Approved Plans

3. Material samples to be submitted

4. Implementation of landscaping scheme (Drawing number 008)

5. Details of boundary treatments

6. Hours of construction

7. Retention and protection of trees and hedgerows to boundaries

8. Removal of permitted development Part 1 A, B, C & E

9. Dwelling to be occupied by Mr. Dan Cundall or his spouse, carers and any resident dependants.

65.

12/3323N-Erection of 43 Dwelling Houses including 5 Affordable Houses and Creation of New access to Sheppenhall Lane (Resubmission), Land off West Side of Sheppenhall Lane, Aston, Cheshire for Newlyn Homes Ltd pdf icon PDF 1000 KB

To consider the above application.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the above application.

 

(Parish Councillor Batho, the Chairman of Newhall Parish Council, Mr Bailey, the Chairman of Aston (Newhall) Community Association, Sarah Callender-Beckett, a Supporter and Mr McAteer, the agent for the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

 

RESOLVED

 

That the application be refused for the following reason:-

 

In the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, there is insufficient public benefit arising from the scheme to outweigh the harm in terms of new residential development in the Open Countryside. The proposal is therefore contrary to the provisions of Policy NE.2 of the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011 and the advice given in the National Planning Policy Framework in respect of enabling development.

66.

WITHDRAWN 12/2381N-Reconstruction of 17th Century Timber Framed Building to Form a Dwelling on the Site of a Former Dwelling House, Gilly's Farm, Wrenbury, Nantwich for Mr Phillip Horsley pdf icon PDF 384 KB

To consider the above application.

Minutes:

This item was withdrawn prior to the meeting.

 

(The meeting adjourned at 12.10pm until 1.00pm for lunch).

67.

WITHDRAWN 12/2440N-Outline Application - Proposed Residential Development, Land off Queens Drive, Nantwich for Gladman Developments Limited pdf icon PDF 115 KB

To consider the above application.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

This item was withdrawn prior to the meeting taking place.

68.

11/2212N-Demolition of Buildings. Residential Development with Associated Access & Landscaping, Land at Gresty Green, Gresty Green Road, Shavington Cum Gresty, Crewe for Bellway Homes Ltd pdf icon PDF 544 KB

To consider the above application.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the above application.

 

(Councillor D Brickhill, the Ward Councillor attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

 

RESOLVED

 

      That the application be refused for the following reason:-

 

The proposed development would not provide the required level of affordable housing or make any contributions to local education provision or highways infrastructure. The proposal would therefore not create a sustainable, inclusive, mixed and balanced community. The benefits of allowing this development would be limited and would be outweighed by the significant and demonstrable adverse impact. Therefore the proposal is not considered to be an acceptable form of development as a departure from the development plan and would be contrary to the Interim Planning Policy on Affordable Housing and Policies RES.7 (Affordable Housing), BE.3 (Access and Parking) and BE.5 (Infrastructure) of the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

69.

Woodford Aerodrome Supplementary Planning Document pdf icon PDF 90 KB

To consider the above report.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the above report.

 

(Councillor R West, the Ward, Councillor H Murray, the Neighbouring Ward Councillor, Town Councillor Bartos, representing Poynton Town Council, Parish Councillor Jim Wenham, Chairman of Adlington Parish Council, Stephen Taylor, representing Woodford Community Council and John Knight, an objector attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

 

RESOLVED

 

That the Cabinet Member for Strategic Communities be recommended to approve the following six responses:-

 

1. Request the deferral of the SPD from progressing to adoption until the document is more compliant with national planning policy and Stockport’s own Core Strategy.

 

2. Request that the total development area be limited to the full extent of the approved Brownfield areas (the Major Existing Developed Areas) and that the other parts of the site currently proposed for development and lying within the adopted Green Belt be removed from the SPD.

 

3. Request that some part of the site be identified and allocated for a range of employment uses, either as conversion of existing buildings or redevelopment.

 

4. Request that a full scheme of public transport improvements be investigated, costed and included in the SPD, dependent upon the scale and use of built development and given the site’s rural nature.

 

5. Request that further work is undertaken on all wider community impacts (Secondary education, including the 6th form, medical, health and other social facilities) and appropriate mitigation measures introduced into the SPD.

 

6. Request that further traffic modelling and impact studies are undertaken before the SPD is progressed and that proposals are brought forward to address the impacts on the local road network include traffic management.

 

7. Request that a Glossary is added to the final document to aid understanding of technical terms.

 

(Prior to consideration of the following item, Councillor C Thorley left the meeting and did not return).

70.

Exclusion of the Public and Press

RESOLVED - That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item pursuant to Section 100(A) 4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

Minutes:

RESOLVED - That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items pursuant to Section 100(A) 4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

71.

Planning Enforcement-Legal Action

To consider the above report.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the above report.

 

(Councillor H Murray attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the report).

 

RESOLVED

 

That the Council enforce a continuing breach of planning control by way of injunction.