Agenda and minutes

Northern Planning Committee - Wednesday, 1st October, 2014 1.00 pm

Venue: Meeting Room, Macclesfield Library, Jordangate, Macclesfield. View directions

Contact: Gaynor Hawthornthwaite  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

49.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors C Andrew, H Gaddum,

A Harewood, J Macrae and L Roberts

 

50.

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 interests of openness in respect of application number 14/3185M, Councillor Gardiner declared that he was a former colleague of the agent as they were his previous employer, but that he had no contact or discussed this application with the agent.

51.

Minutes of the Meeting pdf icon PDF 45 KB

To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 3rd September 2014 as a correct record.

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 3rd September 2014 be approved and signed by the Chairman.

52.

Public Speaking

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

 

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

 

  • Members who are not members of the planning committee 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.

53.

WITHDRAWN - 14/3338M - Welton Oaks Site Off, Welton Drive, Wilmslow: Outline application for erection of up to 81 dwellings (57 market homes and 24 affordable homes) accessed via Welton Drive and Stockton Road including formal and informal open space, ecological buffer zones and landscaping pdf icon PDF 319 KB

To consider the above planning application.

Minutes:

The Chairman reported that this application had been withdrawn prior to the meeting.

54.

14/3185M - 5, Halstone Avenue, Wilmslow SK9 6NA: Demolition of one dwelling and the construction of two new dwellings with accesses pdf icon PDF 348 KB

To consider the above planning application.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor W Fitzgerald (the Ward Councillor), Mr D Jones (an objector) and

Rawdon Gascoigne (the agent for the applicant) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.

 

Consideration was given to the above application.

 

RESOLVED – That, contrary to the Planning Officer’s recommendation for approval, the application be REFUSED for the following reason: 

 

The proposal would be an overdevelopment of the site with a detrimental impact on the residential amenity of adjacent occupiers and would be out of character with the surrounding street.  The exact wording of the reason for refusal, to include reference to relevant policies, is delegated to officers.

 

55.

14/3676M - Grange Farm, Holmes Chapel Road, Over Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 9RD: To replace two wooden framed livestock buildings with one purpose built steel framed livestock building. pdf icon PDF 141 KB

To consider the above planning application.

Minutes:

Mr I McGrath (the applicant) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.

 

Consideration was given to the above application.

 

RESOLVED – That, for the reasons set out in the report, the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

 

1.    A03FP             -  Commencement of development (3 years)                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
A06EX             -  Materials as application                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
A01AP             -  Development in accord with approved plans                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
A04TR             -  Tree pruning / felling specification                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

2.    Drainage details to be submitted                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
Submission of construction method statement - trees   

 

In addition, it was requested that an informative be added to ensure that any lighting to be erected on/in the building should be designed and positioned so as to reduce light spillage beyond the site boundary and so as to minimise the impact on nearby neighbouring property and on the character and appearance of the countryside.

 

 

 

56.

14/3361M - Land Adjacent to Coppice Way, Handforth, Cheshire: Reserved Matters - Landscaping. New vehicular access with means of access, Layout and associated engineering outline planning 12/1627M pdf icon PDF 276 KB

To consider the above planning application.

Minutes:

Ms K Phillips (on behalf of the applicant) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.

 

Consideration was given to the above application.

 

RESOLVED – That, for the reasons set out in the report, the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

 

1.    A05RM   -    Time limit following approval of reserved matters
A02RM   -    To comply with outline permission
A01AP    -    Development in accord with approved plans
A04LS    -     Landscaping (implementation)

2.    Construction management plan

3.    Waste management plan – to include reference to how the spoil from the site will be dealt with.