Agenda, decisions and minutes

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the Development Control Committee held on 11 September 2018 be approved as a correct record for signature by the Chair.

Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any pecuniary interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda.

If you have a pecuniary interest you must withdraw from the meeting. Normally you should leave the room before the business starts to be discussed. You do, however, have the same right to speak as a member of the public and may remain in the room to enable you to exercise that right and then leave immediately. In either case you must not seek to improperly influence a decision on the matter.

There were no declarations of interest received.

The Director (Customer and Digital) has submitted three items for planning applications to be determined (enclosed).

Plans to be considered will be displayed at the meeting or may be viewed in advance by following the links to the current planning applications on our website. 

https://planning.chorley.gov.uk/online-applications/search.do?action=simple&searchType=Application   

The Director of Customer and Digital submitted three items for consideration. In considering the applications, Members of the Development Control Committee took into account the agenda reports, the addendum and the verbal representations and submissions provided by officers and individuals.

Full planning permission refused.

Registered speaker: Chris Weetman (Agent)

After careful consideration, it was proposed by Councillor Christopher France that the application be approved. The motion was seconded by Councillor Paul Walmsley. A vote was taken and the motion was lost (6:8:0)

It was proposed by Councillor Danny Gee, seconded by Councillor Alistair Morwood and subsequently RESOLVED (8:6:0) – That planning permission be refused for the following reason:

1)    The proposed extension by reason of its siting, scale and massing would have an unacceptable overbearing impact on the outlook from the rear habitable room windows of numbers 55 and 57 The Crescent and their private amenity space. This would be detrimental to the level of amenity enjoyed by the occupiers of these neighbouring properties. The proposal is, therefore, contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework and policies BNE 1 and EP3 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012 – 2026.

Full planning permission refused.

Registered speaker: Chris Charlton (Objector)

After careful consideration, it was proposed by Councillor Christopher France, seconded by Councillor Paul Walmsley and subsequently RESOLVED (unanimously) – That full planning permission be refused for the following reason:

1)    The site lies in an area not identified for growth within policy 1 of the Central Lancashire Core Strategy, which seeks to direct growth and investment towards the most sustainable locations. The proposed development forms part of a wider development scheme that is not small scale or limited to appropriate infilling, conversion of buildings or meeting local need, but that demonstrated exceptional reasons advanced in support of a larger scale development. The removal of the scout hut as a community facility therefore goes to the heart of the original outline planning permission for the site. Without the scout hut the benefits associated with the proposed development do not amount to exceptional reasons for a larger scale redevelopment of the site and the development as a whole is, therefore, contrary to policy 1 of the Central Lancashire Core Strategy and the spatial vision that underlies it. The presumption in favour of sustainable development set out at paragraph 11 of the National Planning Policy Framework does not, therefore, apply to the proposed development.

Full planning permission approved, subject to conditions.

Registered speaker: Neil Ward (Applicant)

After careful consideration, it was proposed by Councillor Christopher France, seconded by Councillor Alan Whittaker and subsequently RESOLVED (unanimously) – That full planning permission be granted, subject to conditions in the report.