Agenda, decisions and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Henry Caunce.

Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any personal interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda. If the interest arises only as result of your membership of another public body or one to which you have been appointed by the Council then you only need to declare it if you intend to speak.

If the personal interest is a prejudicial 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.

In accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 2000, the Council’s Constitution and the Members Code of Conduct, the following Member declared a prejudicial interest in relation to the planning application listed below.

Councillor Harold Heaton – 09/00335/OUT

To confirm the minutes of the Development Control Committee meeting held on 26 May 2009 (enclosed)

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the Development Control Committee meeting held on 26 May 2009 be held as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

A table of planning applications is to be determined is enclosed.

Please note that copies of the location and layout plans are included (where applicable) on the agenda. Plans to be considered will be displayed at the meeting or may be viewed in advance by following the links to current planning applications on our website http://planning.chorley.gov.uk/PublicAccess/TDC/tdc_home.aspx

The Corporate Director (Business) submitted reports on three applications for planning permission to be determined by the Committee.

RESOLVED – That the planning applications, as now submitted, be determined in accordance with the Committee’s decisions recorded below:

Report of Corporate Director (Business) (enclosed)

Outline planning permission granted subject to conditions and a Legal Agreement.

(Councillor Harold Heaton declared a prejudicial interest and left the meeting)

Councillor Geoff Russell took the Chair

Application no:                      09/00335/OUT

Proposal:                   Outline application for new two storey dwelling (specifying access, appearance and layout)

Location:                    57, Charter Lane, Charnock Richard, Chorley

Decision:

It was proposed by Councillor Dennis Edgerley, seconded by Councillor David Dickinson, and was subsequently RESOLVED to grant outline planning permission subject to a legal agreement and the following conditions:

1. An application for approval of the reserved matters (namely the scale and landscaping of the site) must be made to the Council before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission and the development hereby permitted must be begun two years from the date of approval of the last of the reserved matters to be approved.

Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2. The development hereby permitted shall not commence until samples of all external facing materials to the proposed building(s) (notwithstanding any details shown on previously submitted plan(s) and specification), including samples to be used for the 600mm high new brick boundary wall to the front of the property, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall only be carried out using the approved external facing materials.

Reason:  To ensure that the materials used are visually appropriate to the locality and in accordance with Policy Nos. GN5 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

3. Notwithstanding the details of the submitted plans, the proposed driveway shall be constructed using permeable materials on a permeable base, the details of which shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the development. The development shall be carried out using the approved materials and shall be retained thereafter, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: To ensure a satisfactory form of development and to prevent an undue increase in surface water run off. In accordance with Policy No.GN5 and EP18 of the adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

4. Before the development hereby permitted is first commenced, full details of the position, height and appearance of all fences and walls to be erected (notwithstanding any such detail shown on previously submitted plan(s)) shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  No dwelling shall be occupied until all fences and walls shown in the approved details to bound its plot have been erected in conformity with the approved details.  Other fences and walls shown in the approved details shall have been erected in conformity with the approved details prior to substantial completion of the development.

Reason:  To ensure a visually satisfactory form of development, to provide reasonable standards of privacy to residents and in accordance with Policy No. HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 51a

Report of Corporate Director (Business) (enclosed)

Planning permission refused.

Councillor Harold Heaton back in the Chair

Application no:                      09/00150/FUL

Proposal:                   Amendment to previously approved layout (08/00203/FULMAJ) and erection of 7 detached houses/infrastructure on adjacent plot

Location:                    605, Preston Road, Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley

Decision:

It was considered there were insufficient grounds to depart from the Local Plan as the land had been previously identified as employment land and as such needed to be retained. There was also a discussion that the application was premature in light of the current employment land review being undertaken.

It was proposed by Councillor Michael Devaney, seconded by Councillor Ken Ball, and was subsequently RESOLVED (13:3) to refuse planning permission and that consideration of these grounds and precise reason for refusal be delegated to the Corporate Director (Business) in consultation with the Chair of the Committee.

Report of Corporate Director (Business) (enclosed)

Planning permission granted subject to conditions and a Legal Agreement.

Application no:                      09/00108/FUL

Proposal:                   Erection of 5 additional units at 26A Lancaster Lane and proposed amendments to previously approved layout (08/00787/FUL) 24, Lancaster Lane, including plot substitution of house type – plot 4 and amended position of plot 8

Location:                    26A, Lancaster Lane, Clayton-Le-Woods, Leyland

Decision:

It was proposed by Councillor Adrian Lowe, seconded by Councillor David Dickinson to approve the planning application.

A further motion was proposed to refuse planning permission on the grounds of overdevelopment of the area, upon being put to the vote the motion was lost (3:13) and so was subsequently RESOLVED to grant planning permission subject to a legal agreement and the following conditions:

1. The proposed development must be begun not later than three years from the date of this permission.

Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2. The development hereby permitted shall not commence until full details of the colour, form and texture of all external facing materials to the proposed buildings (notwithstanding any details shown on the previously submitted plans and specification) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall only be carried out using the approved external facing materials.

Reason:  To ensure that the materials used are visually appropriate to the locality and in accordance with Policy Nos. GN5 and HS4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

3. No development shall take place until a scheme of landscaping has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, notwithstanding any such detail which may have previously been submitted.  The scheme shall indicate all existing trees and hedgerows on the land; detail any to be retained, together with measures for their protection in the course of development; indicate the types and numbers of trees and shrubs to be planted, their distribution on site, those areas to be seeded, paved or hard landscaped; and detail any changes of ground level or landform.

Reason: In the interests of the amenity of the area and in accordance with Policy No.GN5 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

4. Prior to the commencement of demolition of the existing dwelling on the site an emergence survey shall be carried out as set out in recommendations paragraph 5 of the bat survey by the Environmental Research and Advisory Group accompanying the application.

Reason: To safeguard protected species and in accordance with Policy EP4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

5. The development hereby permitted shall not commence until the applicant has submitted to and had approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a report to identify any potential sources of contamination on the site and where appropriate, necessary remediation measures.  The report should include an initial desk study, site walkover and risk assessment and if the initial study identifies the potential for contamination to exist on site, the scope of a further study must then be agreed in writing  ...  view the full minutes text for item 51c

Report of Corporate Director (Business) (enclosed)

The Corporate Director (Business) submitted a report giving notification of one planning appeal that had been lodged against the refusal of planning permission and giving notification of four planning applications that had been granted by the County Planning Inspectorate.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

The Committee received for information, tables listing twelve applications for Category ‘B’ development proposals which had been determined by the Corporate Director (Business), the Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee at meetings held on 26 May, 10 June and 17 June 2009.

RESOLVED – That the tables be noted.

Schedule of applications determined between 14 May and 16 June 2009 (enclosed)

The Committee received for information, a schedule listing the remainder of the planning applications that had been determined by the Corporate Director (Business) under delegated powers between 14 May and 16 June 2009.

RESOLVED – That the schedule be noted.