Agenda and minutes

The Chair informed the Committee that he had received a letter from the former Head of Planning Services, Mr Alan Croston thanking the Committee for all their cards, presents and best wishes for the future.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Birchall, Molyneaux and Snow.

Members of the Committee are reminded of their responsibility to declare any personal interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 2000, the Council’s Constitution and the Members’ Code of Conduct.  If the personal interest is a prejudicial interest, then the individual Member should not participate in a discussion on the matter and must withdraw from the Council Chamber and not seek to 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 retrospective interest in relation to the Planning Application listed below, which was included on the meetings agenda for determination.

Councillor Parr – Item 5, A.3:Planning Application 05/00796/OUTMAJ

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Development Control Committee held on 27 September 2005 (enclosed)

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting of the Development Control Committee held on 27 September 2005 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Report of Head of Development and Regeneration (enclosed).

The Committee received a report of the Head of Development and Regeneration giving notification of the lodging of appeals against the refusal of planning permission for eight developments and one appeal where permission had been granted by the planning inspectorate.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

Report of Head of Development and Regeneration (enclosed).

The Head of Development and Regeneration submitted reports on a number of planning applications to be determined by the Committee.

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

Application No : 05/00556/REMMAJ

Proposal : Reserved Matters Application for the erection of 43 dwellings comprising of 15 houses and 28 apartments,

Location : Parcel 13 Land South Of Copper Works Wood West Of Gillibrand North And West Of South Clover Road Chorley

Decision: Application deferred at the request of the Head of Development and Regeneration.

Application No : 05/00557/REMMAJ

Proposal : Reserved Matters Application for the erection of 43 dwellings comprising of 15 houses and 28 apartments (duplicate),

Location : Parcel 13 Land South Of Copper Works Wood West Of Gillibrand North And West Of South Clover Road Chorley

Decision: Application deferred at the request of the Head of Development and Regeneration.

(Councillor Parr declared an interest in the following application and left the meeting during the discussion and voting on the proposal).

Application No : 05/00796/OUTMAJ

Proposal : Outline application for residential development (Site Area: 3978m²),

Location : Land Adjacent Botany Brow Works Mason Street Chorley Lancashire

Decision:               

It was moved by Councillor A Lowe, seconded by Councillor Edgerley and subsequently RESOLVED that permission be granted subject to the following conditions:

1. An application for the approval of the reserved matters 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 either before the expiration of five years from the date of this permission, or before the expiration of two years from the date of approval of the last of the reserved matters to be approved, whichever is the later.

Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2. Before the development hereby permitted is first commenced, full details of all reserved matters (namely the siting, design, external appearance of the dwellings, the means of access thereto and the landscaping of the site) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: The permission is in outline only and in accordance with Policy Nos. GN5, HS4 and TR4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

3. The application for approval of reserved matters shall be accompanied by full details of existing and proposed ground levels and proposed building slab levels of the dwellings (all relative to ground levels adjoining the site), notwithstanding any such detail shown on previously submitted plan(s).  The development shall only be carried out in conformity with the approved level details.

Reason: To protect the appearance of the locality, in the interests of the amenities of local residents and in accordance with Policy Nos. GN5 and HS4 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  ...  view the full minutes text for item 40.

The Committee received for information, reports by the Head of Development and Regeneration Services on the following former ‘B’ development proposals which had, or were intended to be, determined by the Chief Officer under the adopted scheme of delegations, following consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chairman of the Committee.

Application No: 05/00519/ADV

Proposal: Replace existing signage on front elevation of shop, revised signage to petrol filling station including relocated 7m totem pole sign, and various revised directional signage within site,

Location: Tesco Stores Ltd Ackhurst Park Industrial Estate Foxhole Road Chorley Lancashire

Decision:                Consent

Application No: 05/00542/FUL

Proposal: Relocation of the main entrance door, re-siting of the signage and removal of existing glazed canopy,

Location: Tesco Stores Ltd Ackhurst Park Industrial Estate Foxhole Road Chorley Lancashire

Decision:                Permission

Application No: 05/00604/FUL

Proposal: Demolish existing garage/store and construct an eight-bed annex, sanitary block extension, conservatory, and replacement detached garage/office building, creation of car parking area, associated landscape works and internal alterations,

Location: Highcliffe Residential Home 226 Preston Road Whittle-Le-Woods Lancashire PR6 7HW

Decision:                Permission

Conditions

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

Reason: Required to be imposed by Section 92 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

2. 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.

3. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the occupation of any buildings or the completion of the development, whichever is the sooner, and any trees or plants which within a period of 5 years from the completion of the development die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, unless the Local Planning Authority gives written consent to any variation.

Reason:  In the interest of the appearance of the locality and in accordance with Policy No GN5 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

4. 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) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The development shall only be carried out using the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 42a

The Head of Development and Regeneration presented, for members’ information, a schedule listing the remainder of the planning applications which had been determined by the Chief Officer under her delegated powers between 15 September and 12 October 2005.

RESOLVED – That the schedule be noted.

Report of Director of Legal Services, with attached plans (enclosed).

The Committee were requested to confirm five Tree Preservation Orders in respect of which no objections had been lodged.

RESOLVED – That the following Tree Preservation Orders be confirmed, without modification, as an unopposed order.

TPO No 7 (Euxton) 2004

TPO No 10 (Heskin) 2004

TPO No 1 (Coppull) 2005

TPO No 2 (Adlington) 2005

TPO No 3 (Chorley) 2005