Agenda and minutes

To receive apologies for absence.

Apologies were received from Councillors J Bratherton and A Burton.  Councillors B Drake and J Rhodes attended as substitutes.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registerable interests, and non-registerable interests in any item on the agenda and for Members to declare if they have pre-determined any item on the agenda.

Application 23/4559C – Land at Croxton Lane, Middlewich:  Councillor J Bird declared that he was a ward councillor for Middlewich.

Application 24/2326N – First Friends Pre School, Vincent Street, Crewe:  Councillor J Rhodes declared that she was a ward councillor for Crewe East on Cheshire East Council and Crewe Town Council. She stated that she would speak as a Crewe Town Councillor and then leave the meeting during consideration of the application.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 11 September 2024.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 September 2024 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

The public speaking time procedure was noted.

To consider the above planning application.

Consideration was given to the above planning application.

The following attended the meeting and spoke in relation to the application:

Councillor Garnet Marshall (ward councillor) and Leon Armstrong (agent).

RESOLVED:

That for the reasons set out in the report the application be APPROVED, subject to the completion of a S106 Agreement with the following Heads of Terms:

and the following conditions:

1.             Standard time 3 years

2.             Approved plans

3.             Noise mitigation measures

4.       PROW details of the specification of the footpath, surfacing, widths and street furniture, To include replacement of the kissing gate to allow disabled access

5.             Low emission boiler provision

6.             Electric Vehicle Charging provision

7.             Contaminated Land Assessment to be submitted and approved

8.             Contaminated Land Verification Report

9.             Contaminated Land Importation of Soil

10.          Unexpected contamination

11.          Oil interceptors to be provided

12.          Compliance with the submitted drainage strategy

13.          Land levels to be submitted and approved

14.          Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree protection Plan to be submitted and approved

15.          Submission and approval of hedgerow protection measures

16.          Materials compliance with the submitted details

17.          Boundary treatment to be submitted and approved.

18.          Fenestration details including window reveal to be submitted and approved

19.          Archaeology details to be submitted and approved

20.          Breeding birds – timing of works

21.          Hedgehogs – Reasonable avoidance measures

22.          Lighting details to be submitted and approved

23.          Submission and implementation of CEMP including pollution control measures in respect of the canal.  To include contractor parking within the site only, location of the site compound and restriction of deliveries between 09:30-15:00

24.          Ecological Enhancements to be submitted and approved

25.          Submission and implementation of habitat creation method statement and 30 year management and monitoring plan.

26.          Bat and Bird Box details to be provided

27.          10% of energy needs to be from renewable or low carbon energy

28.          Prior to the commencement of development, a timetable for the implementation of the highway works shall be submitted to the LPA for approval in writing. The development shall comply with the approved timetable.

29.          Prior to the commencement of development, a scheme to widen the existing footway between the site between Meadow View and Finneys Lane to be submitted and approved.

30.          Bin/Cycle storage  ...  view the full minutes text for item 27.

To consider the above planning application.

Consideration was given to the above planning application.

The following attended the meeting and spoke in relation to the application:

Councillor Janet Clowes (ward councillor), Doddington & District Parish Councillor Bob Frodsham and Helen Walker, Heritage and Conservation Architect.

RESOLVED:

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

1.             Standard Reserved matters

2.             Approved plans

3.             Updated Landscape scheme – to include full details of advanced planting

4.             Updated Boundary Treatment scheme – including plots 15 and 16

5.             Updated Landscape Management Plan

6.             Hard surfacing materials

7.             LEAP Management Plan

8.             All facing and roofing material samples to be submitted, including for lintels and sills. Sample panel to be provided on site and retained for the duration of development.  Red Cheshire bricks to be used.

9.             Full details of doors and windows and fascia’s

10.          Full details of Rainwater goods

11.          Detail of setts and kerbs to be submitted with hard landscape plans

12.          Updated CEMP

13.          Foul Drainage scheme – not to impact on root protection area or ecological areas

14.          Surface water drainage scheme to be implemented

15.          Safeguarding nesting birds

16.          Visitor parking to be made available for use prior to first use of the LEAP and retained

17.          Updated lighting plan

18.          Tree Retention conditions

19.          Tree Protection and special construction measures

20.          Retaining wall construction details

          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, in consultation with the Chair (or in their 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 planning application.

Consideration was given to the above planning application.

The following attended the meeting and spoke in relation to the application:

Councillor Hazel Faddes (ward councillor) and Crewe Town Councillor Jill Rhodes.  A statement was read out on behalf of Nicola Mcara (objector).

Having spoken as a Crewe Town Councillor on the application, Councillor J Rhodes left the meeting and did not return.

RESOLVED:

That the application be DEFERRED for the following reasons:

-         Further information in terms of the waste storage requirements and details of waste management.

-         Details of how the communal areas of the building would be managed.

-         Information on the number of parking spaces available in the evening in the locality of the site (including Vincent Street).