Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

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 relation to application 21/3146M, Councillor N Mannion declared that he knew the agent.  He had not discussed the application with them or predetermined it.

In relation to application 21/3146M Councillor Fiona Wilson declared in the interest of openness that she had previously been a member of the Macclesfield Town Council’s Planning Committee.  She had not attended any meeting where the application had been discussed and had not commented on it or predetermined it.

In relation to application 23/1971M, Councillor M Beanland declared he had call-in the application and that he would speak as the ward councillor and then leave the meeting and take no part in the consideration or vote on the application.

To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 9^th August 2023 as a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 9 August 2023 be approved as a correct record.

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

That the public speaking procedure be noted.

To consider the above planning application.

Consideration was given to the above planning application.

It was confirmed that the application was for 45 apartments and not 47 as stated in the title of the report. 

It was reported that a further submission had been made by the Ward Member – Councillor Ashley Farrall, which stated that he had been in contact with the applicant in relation to the making the design more in keeping with the conservation area and that the applicant had been amiable and taken on board his suggestions.

The following attended the meeting and spoke in relation to the application:

Councillor Ashley Farrall (ward councillor) and Colin Williams (agent).

RESOLVED:

That for the reasons set out in the report the application be APPROVED, subject to a S106 Agreement making provision for:

1.            Affordable Housing – 2 units (social / affordable rent at 80% market rent)

2.            Overage Clause

and the following conditions:

1.            Commencement of development (3 years)

2.            Development in accordance with approved and amended plans

3.            Construction of access prior to first occupation

4.            Parking to be provided prior to first occupation.

5.            Scheme of public realm works for Churchill Way and Chestergete Road frontages to be submitted, approved and implemented

6.            Landscaping scheme to be submitted and approved

7.            Landscaping scheme to be implemented

8.            Details of ground levels to be submitted, approved and implemented

9.            Details of external facing materials to be submitted, approved and implemented and to include stone

10.         Details of surfacing materials to be submitted and to be conservation style in accordance with design guide

11.         Details of fenestration to be submitted, approved and implemented

12.         Details of boundary treatments to be submitted, approved and implemented

13.         Development to be carried out in accordance with submitted noise survey with mitigation provided prior to first occupation

14.         Contaminated land investigation to be submitted and approved

15.         Verification of remediated contaminated land to be submitted and  approved

16.         Bin storage to be provided prior to first occupation

17.         Details of pile foundations to be submitted, approved and implemented

18.         Electric Vehicle Infrastructure to be provided prior to first occupation

19.         Scheme of dust control to be submitted, approved and implemented

20.         Scheme of foul and surface water drainage to be submitted, approved and implemented

21.         Submission, approval and implementation of a Construction Environmental management Plan

22.         Submission of scheme of archaeological investigations

23.         Obscured glazing on specific plots (including but not exclusive to apartments 15, 16, 31 and 32) and glazed screening to some balconies

24.         Accordance with Ecological Assessments

25.         Nesting bird mitigation measures to be submitted, approved and implemented

26.         Details of external lighting to be submitted, approved and implemented

27.         Scheme for ecological enhancement to be to be submitted, approved and implemented

28.         Details of cycle storage to be submitted and approved.

29.         Travel Information Packs to be submitted and approved

30.         A scheme ensuring that the development achieves at least 10% renewable and low carbon energy sources shall be submitted, approved, and implemented

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To consider the above planning application.

Consideration was given to the above planning application.

The following attended the meeting and spoke in relation to the item:

Councillor Michael Beanland (ward councillor), Poynton Town Councillor Laurence Clarke, Jason Rodgers (applicant) and Jo Gregory (agent).

Councillor Beanland left the meeting after speaking as the ward councillor and did not return.

RESOLVED:

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

1.            Time Limit (3 years)

2.         Development in accordance with approved plans

3.        Materials as per application

4.         Boundary details to be submitted, agreed and implemented,

5.         Landscaping details to be submitted, agreed and implemented.

6.         Details of bin storage area to be submitted, agreed and implemented

7.         Site access to be provided in accordance with approved plans

8.         Parking to be laid out and available for use prior to occupation         

9.         Construction management plan to be submitted, agreed and implemented

10.       EV infrastructure plan to be submitted agreed and implemented

11.       Habitat method creation statement and 30 year management plan to be submitted, agreed and implemented.

12.       Ecological enhancement scheme to be submitted agreed and implemented

13.       Breeding Birds – timing of works and survey prior to the removal of any vegetation.

14.       Compliance with arboricultural statement, arboricultural method statement and tree protection plans accompanying the application.

15.      Contamination report to be submitted if contamination is found

16.      Soil to be tested prior to importation onto site

17.         A scheme for surface water drainage and foul water drainage shall be submitted, approved, and implemented.

18.         Removal of Permitted development rights for Classes B and C (alterations to the roof)

19.         Details of a swept path analysis to be submitted, approved, and implemented.

Informatives

Construction hours

Dust management

Environmental Protection Act

S184 licence for vehicle crossovers

In order to give proper effect to the Committee’s intentions and without changing the substance of the decision, authority is delegated to the Head of Planning, in consultation with the Chair (or in their absence the Vice Chair) 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.