Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor B Puddicombe.

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.

In the interest of openness in respect of application 19/4862M, Councillor J Nicholas declared that he was a member of the Fire Authority.

To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 12 February 2020 as a correct record.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 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.

This application was withdrawn by officers prior to the meeting.

To consider the above application.

This application was withdrawn by officers prior to the meeting.

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Councillor T Fox, the Ward Councillor, Mr Vose, representing an objector and

Amanda Pickering, the agent for the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED

That the application be refused for the following reasons:-

1.         The relationship of the proposed building to the adjoining properties would lead to an unacceptable impact on neighbouring residential amenity in terms of overlooking and would appear overbearing due to the mass and scale of the proposal. The proposal is contrary to saved polices DC3 and DC38 of the Macclesfield Borough Local Plan and guidance within the Cheshire East Design Guide.

2.         The proposed development represents an overdevelopment and over intensification of the site and is out of scale with the surrounding built environment. The scale of the development is such that it fails to recognise the character of the wider area. The proposal is contrary to policies SE1 and SD2 of the Cheshire East Local Plan and The Three Wilmslow Parks SPG.

3.         The design of the proposed development would have a deleterious impact on the character and appearance of the area. The development is therefore contrary to guidance within the NPPF, Policies SE1 and SD2 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy, The Three Wilmslow Parks SPG and saved Policy DC41 of the Macclesfield Borough Local Plan.

(This decision was contrary to the officers recommendation of approval.  The meeting was adjourned for a short break).

Consideration was given to the above application.

RESOLVED

(David Davies, an objector, James Weaver, an objector and George Tsiantar, representing the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

That the application be refused for the following reason:-

There are no ‘exceptional circumstances’ in this case to warrant the construction of a dwelling within the garden of Oakhurst.  The proposal would conflict with the requirements of Knutsford Neighbourhood Plan policy D1 and the Knutsford Design Guide paragraph 7.18.

(This decision was contrary to the officers recommendation of approval).