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 T Jackson declared that she had personally received four letters of objection in relation to application no. 09/2155M – Extension to Caravan Park, Clayton Field, Adlington.

To approve the Minutes of the meeting held on 12 August 2009.

Councillor J Narraway requested that minute number 48 be amended to show that following his declaration of a personal and prejudicial interest in that application, he left the room during consideration of that matter.

RESOLVED:

Subject to the above amendment, the minutes of the meeting held on
12 August 2009 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

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

RESOLVED:

That the public speaking procedure be noted.

To consider the above application.

(During consideration of this item Councillor D Thompson arrived to the meeting)

Consideration was given to the above application.

(Councillor Arthur Bell on behalf of Adlington Parish Council, Councillor Alan Young on behalf of Adlington Civic Society, Mr Duncan Grant (objector) and Mr Dyson, agent for the applicant, attended the meeting and spoke in respect of the application).

RESOLVED:

That the Head of Planning and Policy be granted delegated authority to REFUSE the application upon the expiry of the consultation period for the reasons below, and that the Head of Planning and Policy be granted delegated authority to include further reason for refusal upon receipt of the Highways consultation response, should that consultation response indicate an objection to the proposal:

1. R04LP - Contrary to Green Belt / Open Countryside policies                                                                                                                                                                                                             
2. Openness of the Green Belt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
3. Visual Amenity
4. Ecological Impact                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

RESOLVED

That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:-

1. A03FP      -  Commencement of development (3 years)                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
2. A04HP      -  Provision of cycle parking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
3. A06NC      -  Protection for breeding birds                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
4. A01LS      -  Landscaping - submission of details                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
5. A04LS      -  Landscaping (implementation)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
6. A10LS      -  Additional landscaping details required                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
7. A16LS      -  Submission of landscape/woodland management plan                                                                                                                                                                                                               
8. A06EX      -  Materials as application                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
9. Parking Provision (including disabled spaces)                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
10. Short-stay/visitor cycle parking                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
11. Creation of Pond                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
12. Badger Survey