Agenda and minutes

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests and for Members to declare if they have pre-determined any item on the agenda.

Councillor S Jones declared that in calling in application numbers 09/0930C and 09/3455C she had expressed an opinion and therefore fettered her discretion.  Councillor Jones exercised her separate speaking rights as a Ward Councillor and withdrew from the meeting during consideration of these items.

Councillor A Moran, who was in attendance at the meeting, declared a personal interest in respect of application number 09/3256N on the grounds that he was a member of Nantwich Town Council, which had been consulted on the proposed development.  In accordance with the code of conduct, he remained in the meeting during consideration of this item.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 18 November 2009.

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 November 2009 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To consider the above planning application.

Note: Having exercised her separate speaking rights as a Ward Councillor, Councillor S Jones withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.

Note: Councillor C Burgess (on behalf of Alsager Town Council) and Mr A Chatterton (applicant) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application.

RESOLVED – That the application be DEFERRED for a Committee site inspection so that Members can assess the impact of the proposed development on the neighbouring residential properties.

To consider the above planning application.

Note: Having exercised her separate speaking rights as a Ward Councillor, Councillor S Jones withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item.

Note: Councillor C Burgess (on behalf of Alsager Town Council) and Mr M Williams (objector) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application.

RESOLVED – That the application be DEFERRED for a Committee site inspection so that Members can assess the impact of the proposed development on the neighbouring residential properties.

To consider the above planning application.

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application.

RESOLVED – That the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

1. Standard time

2. Plans

3. Materials

4. Surfacing materials

5. Landscaping scheme

6. Implementation of landscaping

7. No activities in field containing ancient monument

8. Implementation of drainage works

9. Scheme for external lighting

10. Work to proceed in accordance with recommendations for bat and birds and advice to personnel in bat survey

11. Site (including trees) to be checked for nesting birds if development commences in bird nesting season

12. Details of source separation, recycling and storage of waste for Food Centre

13. Travel Plan plus additional cycle parking facilities if necessary

14. No demolition or works of any description until a Waste Audit is submitted in relation to the demolition of the existing areas of the rebuilding and recycling/ re-use of materials as far as reasonably practical

15. Development to incorporate the sustainable development measures specified in the Design and Access Statement

To consider the above planning application.

Note: The Principal Planning Officer reported that the Highway Authority had confirmed that it had no objection to the proposed development.

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application.

RESOLVED – That the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

1. Standard

2. Approved Plans

3. Bin Storage as shown on plan to be provided and retained

4. Cycle Storage to be provided and retained

5. Sound Insulation to Building Regulations standards to be submitted and approved

6. Parking as shown on plan to be provided and retained

7. The rear bedroom of the dwelling to be used as the living room of the first floor unit.

To consider the above planning application.

Note: Councillor A Moran (the Ward Councillor) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.

The Committee considered a report (including an oral report of the site inspection) regarding the above planning application.

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

The development, by virtue of its scale, form and setting and particularly the adjacent buildings and spaces around it, would result in a crammed form of development which would be detrimental to the character and appearance of this particular part of the Nantwich Conservation Area. To allow the development would be contrary to policy BE.7 (Conservation Areas) of the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011.

To consider the above planning application.

Note: Councillor N Alcock (on behalf of Somerford Parish Council) and Mr J Ashall (on behalf of the applicant) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application.

RESOLVED – That the application be DEFERRED

(a)  for a Committee site inspection so that Members can assess the impact of the proposed development.

(b)  to enable officers to supply further details regarding the local need for affordable housing.

To consider the above planning application.

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application.

RESOLVED – That the application be APPROVED subject to the following conditions:

1. Commence development within 3 years

2. Development in accordance with agreed drawings

3. Submission of details/samples of external materials and finishes including requirement to clad the external facing door with timber