Decision – That the minutes of the Development Control Committee held on 5 February 2019 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 received.

The Director (Customer and Digital) has submitted four 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 four 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: Darren Tickle (Applicant)

After careful consideration is was proposed by Councillor Paul Walmsley, seconded by Councillor Martin Boardman and a decision was subsequently taken (unanimously) that full planning permission be refused for the reasons set out below:

1.    The proposed outside drinking area would result in people congregating outside of an enclosed building that would result in noise and disturbance, which would be harmful to the amenity of neighbouring occupiers contrary to policy BNE1 of the Chorley Local Plan.

2.    Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposed drinking establishment, as a result of internal noise generation, would not have an unacceptable adverse impact on the amenity of the neighbouring occupiers or that satisfactory mitigation measures could be put in place to reduce any detrimental impact to the occupiers of properties at nos. 8 and 10 Babylon Lane, contrary to policy BNE1 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012 – 2026.

Full planning permission granted, subject to conditions.

Registered speaker: Michael Ross (Applicant)

Following receipt of a late representation, a formal amendment was made to paragraph 32 of the report with regards to waste disposal as it was advised that the land at the rear of the site and identified to accommodate waste storage bins was not under control of the applicant.

After careful consideration it was proposed by Councillor Paul Walmsley, seconded by Councillor Martin Boardman and a decision was subsequently taken (13:1:0) that full planning permission be granted subject to conditions in the report and an additional condition requiring the submission of a scheme for the storage of waste.

Planning permission granted, subject to conditions.

After careful consideration it was proposed by Councillor Christopher France, seconded by Councillor Martin Boardman and a decision was subsequently taken (unanimously) that full planning permission be granted, subject to conditions.

Full planning permission granted, subject to conditions.

After careful consideration it was proposed by Councillor Alistair Morwood, seconded by Councillor Paul Walmsley and a decision was subsequently taken (unanimously) that full planning permission be granted, subject to conditions.

The Director of Customer and Digital submitted a report which set out planning appeals and decisions received between 1 February and 25 February 2019.

One appeal had been lodged.