Agenda and minutes

None.

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.

It was noted that all Members had received an email from Heidi Gilks in respect of application 17/0163M.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 15/0795M, Councillor S Gardiner declared that he was a friend of the All Party Parliamentary Group on leaseholding and co-ownership.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 16/5475M, Councillor S Gardiner declared that the owners of the site 3G, were a previous client of his.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 8 March 2017 as a correct record.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 8 March 2017 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

A total period of 5 minutes is allocated for each of the planning applications for the following:

·         Ward Councillors who are not members of the Planning Committee

·         The relevant Town/Parish Council

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
• Objectors
• Supporters
• Applicants

RESOLVED

That the public speaking procedure be noted.

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Councillor B Burkhill, the Ward Councillor, Simon Poucher, an objector and Kerren Phillips the agent for the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED

That for the reasons set out in the report and in the written update to the Committee, the application be approved subject to the following conditions:-

1.         To comply with outline permission

2.         Development in accord with approved plans

3.         Submission of details of building materials

4.         Obscure glazing requirement

5.         Tree retention

6.         Tree protection

7.         Unexpected contamination

8.         Implementation of acoustic mitigation scheme

9.         Use of cranes during construction

10.       Bird hazard safeguarding measures to be incorporated

11.       Development to be carried out in accordance with the Great Crested Newt Mitigation Strategy

12.       Updated badger survey to be submitted

13.       Proposals for improvements to footpath 89 and the section of footpath 127 within the application site to be submitted

14.       Details of lighting to south west access point of the site on the plans to be submitted.

15.       Details of anti motor vehicle measures across footpath 89 to be submitted

16.       Broadband

Informative: The reserved matters application for Landscaping must include

details of a landscaping solution to remove accessibility for motor vehicles on

the south west access point of the site on the plans.

In order to give proper effect to the Committee’s intentions and without changing the substance of the decision, authority is delegated to the Planning and Enforcement Manager, in consultation with the Chairman (or in his absence the Vice Chairman) of Northern Planning Committee to correct any technical slip or omission in the wording of the resolution, between approval of the minutes and issue of the decision notice.

(Councillor S Gardiner requested it be minuted that he voted against the motion to approve the application as he considered the application to be inappropriate development which failed to meet the needs of all of the people living in Cheshire East particularly the old and disabled).

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Parish Councillor Christine Munro, representing Alderley Edge Parish Council and Richard Stewart, an objector attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED

That for the reasons in the report the application be approved subject to the following conditions:-

1.    Temporary period - 9 months from the date the application was submitted.  The equipment shall only be used until 31 August 2017 and then removed from the site by 30 September 2017.

2.    Development in accord with approved plans

In order to give proper effect to the Committee’s intentions and without changing the substance of the decision, authority is delegated to the Planning and Enforcement Manager, in consultation with the Chairman (or in his absence the Vice Chairman) of Northern Planning Committee to correct any technical slip or omission in the wording of the resolution, between approval of the minutes and issue of the decision notice.

(The meeting adjourned for a short break).

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Councillor J Macrae, the Ward Councillor, Parish Councillor John Unterhalter, representing Mobberley Parish Council and Heidi Gilks, an objector attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED

That for the reasons set out in the report the application be approved subject to the following conditions:-

1.         Standard Time Limit (3 years)

2.         Development to be carried out in accordance with approved plans

3.         Materials in accordance with application

4.         Landscaping conditions (Scheme, Implementation).  Scheme to be submitted prior to commencement of the development and implemented prior to the first occupation. 

5.         Building is to only be used to store agricultural material, not livestock.

6.         The proposed building will not be enclosed without the prior consent of the LPA.

In order to give proper effect to the Committee’s intentions and without changing the substance of the decision, authority is delegated to the Planning and Enforcement Manager, in consultation with the Chairman (or in his absence the Vice Chairman) of Northern Planning Committee to correct any technical slip or omission in the wording of the resolution, between approval of the minutes and issue of the decision notice.

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

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Councillor J Macrae, the Ward Councillor, Parish Councillor Peter Halman, representing Great Warford Parish Council, Donald Strathdee, a supporter and Neil Culkin, representing the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED

That the application be delegated to the Head of Planning (Regulation) in consultation with the Chairman of the Northern Planning Committee and the Ward Member to approve subject to resolving design issues; subject to securing a mechanism to ensure community use of the site and subject to conditions.

In order to give proper effect to the Committee’s intentions and without changing the substance of the decision, authority is delegated to the Planning and Enforcement Manager, in consultation with the Chairman (or in his absence the Vice Chairman) of Northern Planning Committee to correct any technical slip or omission in the wording of the resolution, between approval of the minutes and issue of the decision notice.

(This decision was contrary to the Officer’s recommendation of refusal).