Agenda and minutes

Strategic Planning Board - Wednesday, 26th January, 2011 2.00 pm

Venue: The Capesthorne Room - Town Hall, Macclesfield, SK10 1EA. View directions

Contact: Sarah Baxter  Email: sarah.baxter@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

94.

Apologies for Absence pdf icon PDF 84 KB

To receive any apologies for absence.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors D Brown, Mrs M Hollins, C Thorley and S Wilkinson.

95.

Declarations of Interest/Pre-Determination

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests and for Members to declare if they have made a pre-determination in respect of any item on the agenda.

Minutes:

Councillor W J Macrae declared that he did not want to pre-determine the items in relation to the Interim Planning Policy on Release of Housing Land and the Interim Planning Statement on Affordable Housing, therefore in accordance with the Code of Conduct he would be leaving the room prior to their consideration and would not be returning.

96.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 82 KB

To approve the minutes as a correct record.

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

That the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

97.

Public Speaking

A total period of 5 minutes is allocated for the planning application for Ward Councillors who are not members of the Strategic Planning Board.

 

A total period of 3 minutes is allocated for the planning application for the following individuals/groups:

  • Members who are not members of the Strategic Planning Board and are not the Ward Member
  • The relevant Town/Parish Council
  • Local Representative Group/Civic Society
  • Objectors
  • Supporters
  • Applicants

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

That the public speaking procedure be noted.

 

(During consideration of the following item Councillor Mrs R Bailey arrived to the meeting and in accordance with the Code of Conduct she did not take part in the debate or vote on the application).

98.

10/4065C - Land South West of The Green, Middlewich: Outline Application for 68 Residential Dwellings over 2.25 Hectares. Access from The Green with some Matters Reserved for Muller Property Group pdf icon PDF 200 KB

To consider the above planning application.

 

The report relating to this application can be found in a supplementary pack to this agenda.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the above application.

 

(Town Councillor Bagnall, representing Middlewich Town Council, Mr Foden, an objector and Mr Barton, 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 proposed residential development within the open countryside would be contrary to the provisions of Policies PS8 and H6 of the adopted Congleton Borough Local Plan First Review. Whilst it is acknowledged that the Council does not currently have a five year housing land supply and that, accordingly, in the light of the advice contained in PPS3 it should consider favourably suitable planning applications for housing, the current proposal is not considered to be “suitable” as it is located on the periphery of Middlewich, rather than Crewe. It would undermine the spatial vision for the area and wider policy objectives as it would be contrary to the general thrust of the Core Strategy Issues and Options which directs the majority of new development towards Crewe, as well as the Council’s Draft Interim Planning Policy on the Release of Housing Land and Policies RDF1 and MCR3 of the North West of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021, which articulate the same spatial vision. This would be contrary to advice in PPS3 and PPS1, which states these emerging policies are material considerations. For these reasons the Housing Land Supply arguments advanced by the applicants are considered to be insufficient to outweigh the general presumption against new residential development within the Open Countryside as set out in the adopted development plan.

 

2.    The Local Planning Authority considers that the proposed development is unacceptable due to the unsuitable location of and due to the lack of public open space that would be made available on the site. The proposed layout would include an area of 1264sq.m and the development would require a public open space with an area of 2540sq.m. The proposed development would therefore be contrary to Policies GR1 (General Requirements – New Development), GR3 (Design), GR22 (Open Space Provision) of the adopted Congleton Borough Local Plan First Review and the Councils SPD on Public Open Space Provision for New Residential Development and the Council’s Interim Policy on Public Open Space 2008.

 

3.    The proposed development does not include a minimum of 25% of the total housing units on sites as unsubsidized low-cost market housing. The application site is a Greenfield site and the applicant’s case that there is sufficient low-cost market housing in the area is not accepted. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Policy H13 (Affordable and Low-cost Housing) of the adopted Congleton Borough Local Plan First Review and the Councils SPD on Affordable Housing and Mixed Communities.

99.

10/3506M - Woodside Poultry Farm, Stocks Lane, Over Peover, Knutsford, WA16 8TN: Conversion of Barn into Offices (Use Class B1) Together with Associated Parking for Dean Johnson Farms Limited pdf icon PDF 177 KB

To consider the above planning application.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the above application.

 

(Parish Councillor B Wienholdt, representing Peover Superior Parish Council, Mr Welton, an objector and Mrs Payne, 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 proposed development would be contrary to Local Plan policies BE1 and GC8 by virtue of the fact that it would be out of keeping with its surroundings and would not reflect local building styles and materials.

 

2.  The position of the proposed development relative to the dwellings approved under planning application reference 10/0346M would result in an unacceptable level of residential amenity for the occupiers of those dwellings. The proposed development is thereby contrary to Local Plan policies DC3 and DC38.

 

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

100.

10/3232M - Land North of Chelford Lane, Ollerton, Close to the Junction with Hall Lane: Golf Course Range with Building and Nine Hole Golf Course for Mr B Coutts pdf icon PDF 244 KB

To consider the above planning application.

Minutes:

This application was withdrawn prior to the meeting.

101.

10/0832M - R H Stevens, Gunco Lane, Macclesfield, SK11 7JL: Demolition of Existing Buildings on Site and Erection of Residential Development comprising 124 Dwellings, Level Changes, New Access, Off Site Footpath and Highway Improvement, Circulation and Parking Area for P E Jones (Contractors)Limited pdf icon PDF 317 KB

To consider a report on the above planning application on the correction of an anomaly in the Minutes of the Meeting of the Strategic Planning Board on 23 June 2010

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the above application.

 

(Mr Hackney, an objector and Mrs Phillips, the agent for the applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

 

RESOLVED

 

That the application be approved subject to the completion of a S106 Agreement comprising of the following Heads of Terms:-

 

  • Provision of a minimum of 25% genuinely Affordable Housing in the form of  social rented housing (15 units) and  intermediate housing (16 units).
  • Provision of financial contributions in lieu of on site play and sporting provision (£372,000) to be spent on King George’s fields
  • Monitoring costs

 

And subject to the following conditions:-

 

1. A01GR - Removal of permitted development rights

2. A01HP - Provision of car parking

3. A01LS - Landscaping - submission of details

4. A01TR - Tree retention

5. A02EX - Submission of samples of building materials

6. A02FP - Commencement of development

7. A02TR - Tree protection

8. A03AP - Development in accord with revised plans (unnumbered)

9. A04LS

10. A04TR - Tree pruning / felling specification

11. A06NC - Protection for breeding birds

12. A07HP - Drainage and surfacing of hardstanding areas

13. A12HA - Closure of access

14. A12LS - Landscaping to include details of boundary treatment

15. A23GR - Pile Driving

16. A23MC - Details of ground levels to be submitted

17. A30HA - Protection of highway from mud and debris

18. A32HA - Submission of construction method statement

19. SUDS to be submitted

20. works to trees to be in accordance with Arborists report

21. Bike store tbs for flyover apartments

22. Devt to comply with Waste Audit (submitted)

23. parking areas palette of differing surfacing materials TBS

24. development to comply with air quality assessment

25. Phase II Contamination

26. parking areas provided

27. bat roosts

28. hours of work

29. new junction details to be submitted

30. highways to comply with design guide

31. renewable energy

32. nesting birds survey tbs

102.

09/2806W - Mere Farm Quarry, Chelford Road, Nether Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4SZ: Interim Extension to Sand Workings at Mere Farm Quarry for Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd pdf icon PDF 167 KB

To consider the above application.

Minutes:

This application was withdrawn by Officers prior to the meeting.

 

(Prior to consideration of the following item Councillors Mrs R Bailey, B Livesley and W J Macrae left the meeting and did not return).

103.

Interim Planning Policy on Release of Housing Land pdf icon PDF 152 KB

To consider the report of the Strategic Director – Places on the responses received to the consultation on the draft Interim Planning Policy on the Release of Housing Land.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the above report.

 

RESOLVED

 

That Strategic Planning Board recommends:

 

1. Approval of the housing requirement figure of 1150 net additional dwellings to be delivered annually, to be used pending the adoption of the Local Development Framework Core Strategy;

 

2. Adoption of the Interim Planning Policy on the Release of Housing Land as set out in Appendix 2 and the update report and agrees that it be used in the determination of planning applications.

 

104.

Interim Planning Statement on Affordable Housing pdf icon PDF 95 KB

To consider the report of the Strategic Director – Places on the responses received to the consultation on the Interim Planning Statement on Affordable Housing.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the above report.

 

RESOLVED

 

That the Strategic Planning Board recommended adoption of the Interim Planning Statement on Affordable Housing as set out in Appendix 2 and the update report and agrees that it be used in the determination of planning applications subject to an amendment to recommendation 10 of appendix one of the main report to state ‘local community’.

105.

Appeal Summaries pdf icon PDF 44 KB

To note the Appeal Summaries.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the Appeal Summaries.

 

RESOLVED

 

That the Appeal Summaries be noted.