13/2613C Wedding Bliss, Old Church Hall, Vicarage Lane, Elworth, Sandbach CW11 3BW: Demolition of existing building and change of use to erect 4 no residential dwellings for
Meeting: 16/10/2013 - Southern Planning Committee (Item 81)
PDF 698 KBTo consider the above planning application.
Minutes:
With regard to application number 13/3582C, Councillor D Marren declared that the applicant’s representative had been his direct line manager at Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council and that he would withdraw from the meeting during consideration of this item.
Note: Having exercised her separate speaking rights as a Ward Councillor, Councillor G Merry moved from the Member seating area for the duration of the Committee’s consideration of this item and Councillor J Weatherill, Vice-Chairman, took the Chair.
Note: Councillor D Newton left the meeting and returned during consideration of this item but after returning did not take part in the debate or vote.
Note: Councillor B Moran (Neighbouring Ward Councillor), Mr R Sproson (objector) and Ms C Gascoigne(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, contrary to the planning officer’s recommendation for approval, the application be REFUSED for the following reason:
The proposed development would be out of keeping with the character of the area due to the height, size and scale of the proposed houses. As a result the development would be contrary to Policy GR2 of the Congleton Borough Local Plan First Review 2005.