Agenda and minutes

Northern Planning Committee - Wednesday, 16th December, 2009 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

78.

Code of Conduct-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 pre-determined any item on the agenda.

Minutes:

Councillor Miss C M Andrew declared a personal interest in application-09/3056M-Demolition of Existing Buildings & Erection of 3 no 15 Bed Low Secure, Mental Health Units with Support Building & Secure Outdoor Space (To match an existing NHS Institutional Use). Proposed New Developments are to be served by new Infrastructure & provide parking & bike stands for 50 staff as existing, The Mary Dendy Unit, Chelford Road, Nether Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire for Mr Bryce Irons, Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS by virtue of the fact that she had been the Ward Councillor for that area for many years and was aware of the issues with the site and in accordance with the Code of Conduct she remained in the meeting during consideration of the application.

79.

Minutes of the Meeting pdf icon PDF 62 KB

To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 25 November 2009 as a correct record.

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

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

80.

Public Speaking

A total period of 5 minutes is allocated for each of the planning applications for Ward Councillors who are not Members of the Planning Committee.

 

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
  • The Relevant Town/Parish Council
  • Local Representative Groups/Civic Society
  • Objectors
  • Applicants/Supporters

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

That the public speaking procedure be noted.

81.

09/3056M-Demolition of Existing Buildings & Erection of 3 no 15 Bed Low Secure, Mental Health Units with Support Building & Secure Outdoor Space (To match an existing NHS Institutional Use). Proposed New Developments are to be served by new Infrastructure & provide parking & bike stands for 50 staff as existing, The Mary Dendy Unit, Chelford Road, Nether Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire for Mr Bryce Irons, Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS pdf icon PDF 208 KB

To consider the above application.

Minutes:

(A representative of the Applicant and the Applicant’s agent attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application),

 

Consideration was given to the above application.  Members were informed that any reference to Class C2 within the report should be amended to Class C2 (a).

 

RESOLVED

 

That the application be approved subject to the completion of a Section 106 Agreement which would require the Applicant to produce and operate a travel plan for the development.  It should have regard to the nature of the development, the accessibility of the site and local transport provision and include procedures for monitoring and remedial action as well as operating at all times whilst the development is occupied.  The approval of the application was also to be subject to the following conditions:-

 

  1. A03FP      -  Commencement of development (3 years)                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  2. A05EX      -  Details of materials to be submitted                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  3. A01LS      -  Landscaping - submission of details                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  4. A04LS      -  Landscaping (implementation)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  5. A02LS      -  Submission of landscaping scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  6. A06NC      -  Protection for breeding birds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  7. A08MC      -  Lighting details to be approved                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  8. A24HA      -  Provision / retention of service facility                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  9. A01HP      -  Provision of car parking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  10. A04HP      -  Provision of cycle parking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
  11. A05HP      -  Provision of shower, changing, locker and drying facilities                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  12. A02TR      -  Tree protection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  13. A04TR      -  Tree pruning / felling specification                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  14. A06TR      -  Levels survey                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  15. A02HA      -  Construction of access                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  16. A08HA      -  Gates set back from footway/carriageway                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  17. A01HP_1    -  Provision of car parking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  18. A26HA      -  Prevention of surface water flowing onto highways                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  19. A07HP      -  Drainage and surfacing of hardstanding areas                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  20. A30HA      -  Protection of highway from mud and debris                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  21. A32HA      -  Submission of construction method statement                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  22. Ground levels                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  23. Visibility splays                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  24. Short/long stay cycle parking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  25. Breeding birds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  26. Incorporation of measures to enhance the biodiversity vale of the site.                                                                                                                                                                                        
  27. Landscape masterplan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  28. Phasing plan required for landscape                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  29. Detailed designs for hard and soft landscape                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  30. Boundary treatment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  31. Landscape management plan   

 

(The meeting was adjourned for 5 minutes).

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

82.

09/3213M-Erection of a Residential Development with Associated Landscaping, Access and Car Parking Arrangements as well as Landscape alterations to the Wider Area of Existing Open Space, Former TA Centre, Chester Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire for Brackenhouse Properties Ltd pdf icon PDF 294 KB

To consider the above application.

 

Minutes:

(The Agent for the Applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

 

Consideration was given to the above application.  It was noted that the following wording on page 19 last point under Main Issues had been omitted and should have been included as follows:-

 

‘106 Agreement and what their Heads of Terms comprise’.

 

In addition it was noted that on page 27 of the report under the second paragraph the word ‘special’ should have read ‘spatial’.

 

RESOLVED

 

That the application be approved subject to the competition of a Section 106 Legal Agreement comprising of the following:-

 

1.     Provision of a minimum of 25% genuinely Affordable Housing  in the form of 15% social rented housing (12 units) and 10% intermediate housing (9 units).

 

  1. Amenity open land: to provide public access and a long term landscape and habitat management plan dealing with wildlife and protected species, long term management of the existing open space, establishment and management of the new amenity spaces, public access issues, a table of maintenance operations and timings and cost implications for the developer.

 

  1. Provision of financial contributions in lieu of on site play and sporting provision (£58500 and £39,500 respectively)

 

  1. Financial contribution to Traffic Regulation Order (£3000)

 

  1. Monitoring costs

 

The approval of the application was also to be 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. A02EX      -  Submission of samples of building materials                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  5. A02FP      -  Commencement of development                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  6. A02LS      -  Submission of landscaping scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  7. A03AP      -  Development in accord with revised plans (unnumbered)                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  8. A04LS      -  Landscaping (implementation)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  9. A04NC      -  Details of drainage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  10. A06HP      -  Use of garage / carport                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  11. A06NC      -  Protection for breeding birds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  12. A07HP      -  Drainage and surfacing of hardstanding areas                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  13. A12LS      -  Landscaping to include details of boundary treatment                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  14. A15HA      -  Construction of highways - submission of details                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  15. A17LS      -  Submission of landscape management plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  16. A21HA      -  Submission of details of turning facility                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  17. A22GR      -  Protection from noise during construction (hours of construction)                                                                                                                                                                                              
  18. A23MC      -  Details of ground levels to be submitted                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  19. A30HA      -  Protection of highway from mud and debris                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  20. A32HA      -  Submission of construction method statement                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  21. 15m radii to be provided                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  22. Finished floor level                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  23. waste audit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  24. parking hardstanding to be provided                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  25. 10% renewable energy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  26. revised plans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  27. revised highway access (15m radii) 
  28. No pile driving
  29. All construction vehicles to remain on the site (submission of a construction method statement)
  30. The materials/design of the security fence to the pond to be agreed. Wood was to be used if possible.
  31. Sycamore tree adjacent to the access to be retained or, if removed or is to die within 5 years, a replacement specimen is to be provided on the opposite side of the access road to Chester Road.

 

 

83.

009/3199M-Erection of Fencing & Barbed Wire (Retrospective), Panacea, Wilmslow Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire for Playworks Ltd pdf icon PDF 175 KB

To consider the above application.

Minutes:

(During consideration of this application Councillors B Livesley and Mrs T Jackson left the meeting and did not return).

 

(The Ward Councillor F Keegan, a representative from the Police supporting the application and a representative for the Applicant attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

 

Consideration was given to the above application.

 

RESOLVED

 

That the application be refused on the grounds of the impact of the visual amenity on the area.

 

(This decision was against the Officer’s recommendation of approval).