Agenda and minutes

To receive apologies for absence.

Apologies were received from Councillors D Marren and C Naismith.

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 pre-determined any item on the agenda.

In relation to Item 6 – Sutton Lane Football Pitches, Sutton Lane, Middlewich, Councillors A Kolker and S Akers Smith declared that they were on the Board of Trustees of Everybody Sport and Recreation and would leave the meeting when the application was considered by the Committee.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 9 February 2022.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 9 February 2022 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 total period of 3 minutes is allocated for each of the planning applications for the following:

·                Members who are not members of the planning committee and are not the Ward Member

·                Objectors

·                Supporters

·                Applicants

RESOLVED:

That the public speaking procedure be noted.

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

The following attended the meeting and spoke on the application:

Councillor S Edgar (ward councillor), Mr C Stones (objector), and Mr N Green (agent). 

RESOLVED:

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

1.            Standard Time

2.            Occupation by Gypsy and travellers only as defined by the PPTS

3.            Approved plans

4.            Materials to be approved

5.            Landscape scheme to be submitted

6.            Landscape implementation

7.            Details of hard surfacing

8.            External lighting to be approved

9.            A scheme for the closure of the access onto the A534 to be submitted and approved. The access is to be closed prior to the first occupation of the site.

10.         Tree Retention

11.         Tree Protection Measures

12.         No dig engineer design measures around trees

13.         Breeding Birds

14.         Bird Boxes

15.         Drainage scheme to be submitted – prior to commencement

16.         Amenity building not to be used for overnight accommodation

17.         No fences or gates other than those approved by this application

18.         No more than 2 pitches with maximum of 4 caravans – only 2 shall be static caravans at any one time

19.         No commercial activities or storage of materials

20.         No vehicle above 3.5 tonnes shall be stationed, parked or stored on site

21.         Soil Importation

22.         Unexpected contaminated land

            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 (Regulation), in consultation with the Chair (or in his absence the Vice Chair) of Southern 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.

Having previously made a declaration of interest Councillors A Kolker and S Akers Smith left the meeting and did not return.

In the absence of the Chair and Vice Chair, the Committee were asked to appoint a Chair.

RESOLVED:

That Councillor J Wray be appointed as Chair.

To consider the above application.

Consideration was given to the above application.

The following attended the meeting and spoke on the application:

Councillor J Parry (ward councillor) and Ms L Turner.

RESOLVED:

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

1.         Time (3 years)

2.         Plans

3.         Materials

4.         Electric Vehicle Charging

5.         Piling

6.         Dust Management Plan

7.         Land contamination

8.         Soil importation

9.         Boundary treatment prior to first use

10.       Dropped kerb access details

11.       Visibility splay

12.       Tree retention

13.       Tree protection and construction measures

14.       No dig details

15.       Breeding birds

16.       Reasonable avoidance measures (ecology)

17.       Ecological enhancement

18.       Badgers

19.       Drainage strategy

20.       Pitch layout

21.      Construction Management Plan

22.      A scheme of covered cycle parking for 20 cycles to be submitted and approved. The covered cycle parking to be provided before the development is first brought into use.

23.       Archaeology

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 Development Management, in consultation with the Chair (or in his absence the Vice Chair) of Southern 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.

To consider the above application.

This application was withdrawn by the applicant ahead of the meeting.