Agenda, decisions and minutes

Development Control Committee - Tuesday, 6th September 2011 6.30 pm

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Venue: The Lancastrian Room, Town Hall, Chorley

Contact: Cathryn Filbin  Email: cathryn.filbin@chorley.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

87.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Ken Ball and Matthew Crow.

88.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 65 KB

To confirm the minutes of the Development Control Committee meeting on 9 August 2011 (enclosed).

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the Development Control Committee on 9 August 2011 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

89.

Declarations of Any Interests

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.

Minutes:

In accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 2000, the Council’s Constitution and the Members Code of Conduct, Councillor Christopher France declared a prejudicial interest in relation to the agenda item 4(e) 11/00437/FUL – Matrix Dental Laboratory, 87 School Lane, Brinscall, Chorley   and left the meeting for the duration of that item.

 

Councillor Alison Hansford informed the meeting that she had met with residents/applicants on the following planning applications:

·         11/00437/FUL – Matrix Dental Laboratory, 87 School Lane, Brinscall, Chorley

·         11/00635/FUL – Golden Lion Hotel, 369 Blackburn Road, Higher Wheelton Chorley.

 

90.

Planning applications to be determined

The Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy has submitted eight reports for planning applications to be determined (enclosed).

 

Please note that copies of the location and layout plans are in a separate pack (where applicable) that has come with your agenda.  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.

 

http://planning.chorley.gov.uk/PublicAccess/TDC/tdc_home.aspx

Minutes:

The Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy submitted reports on eight applications for planning permission to be determined.

 

In considering the applications, the Committee took into account the agenda reports, the addendum, and the verbal representations or submissions provided by officers and individuals.

90a

11/00484/COU - Heath Paddock Hut Lane, Heath Charnock, Chorley pdf icon PDF 187 KB

Proposal:

Change of use of land for the siting of 2 static caravans and 4 touring caravans for residential use, the storage of 2 touring caravans when not in use for working away, retention of double utility block, provision of double stable block, retention of reduced area of hard surface for exercising horses, retention of hard standing for 3 vehicles plus horse box trailer to north of site and provision of new hard standing for 3 vehicles plus horse box trailer together with retention of existing access at North West corner of site.

Recommendation:

Refuse full planning permission.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Members were minded to refuse the change of use planning application.

Minutes:

RESOLVED (unanimously) –  That Members of the Committee were minded to refuse the outline planning application for the reasons outlined in the addendum.

90b

11/00053/FULMAJ - Land 200m South West of Whinney Cottage, 4 Whinney Lane, Euxton, Chorley pdf icon PDF 408 KB

Proposal:

Change of use of agricultural land, involving levelling the site and drainage, to create 6 playing pitches, changing pavilion, 90 space car park and new access with associated roadway.

Recommendation:

Refuse full planning permission.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Planning permission refused.

Minutes:

RESOLVED (10:0:4) – To refuse planning permission for the reason detailed in the report.

90c

11/00466/FUL - Go Ape, Rivington Lane, Rivington, Bolton pdf icon PDF 162 KB

Proposal:                

Retrospective application for the building up (raising) and enlargement of two zipwire landing sites at Go Ape course (landing area for site 2 located near site 3, and landing area for site 3 located near site 4).

Recommendation:

Permit full planning permission.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Retrospective planning permission approved subject to a condition.

Minutes:

RESOLVED (11:0:3) – To grant retrospective planning permission subject to a condition detailed in the report.

90d

11/00574/OUT - Balshaw Villa, Balshaw Lane, Euxton, Chorley pdf icon PDF 95 KB

Proposal:                

Outline application for the erection of 2 no. two storey detached dwellings and provision  of public greenspace in place of private garden (all matters reserved apart from access).

Recommendation:

Refuse outline planning permission.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Planning permission refused.

Minutes:

RESOLVED (unanimously) – To refuse planning permission for the reasons detailed within the report.

90e

11/00437/FUL - Matrix Dental Laboratory, 87 School Lane, Brinscall, Chorley pdf icon PDF 92 KB

Proposal:    

Application to vary condition no. 5 of planning permission no. 10/00901/FUL (which permitted the use of the property as a dental laboratory) to enable the opening hours of the dental laboratory to be 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday only.

Recommendation:

Permit full planning permission.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Planning permission approved subject to conditions.

Minutes:

RESOLVED (11:0:1) – To grant planning permission subject to a condition detailed within the report and the additional condition request by Members of the Committee at the meeting which are as follows:

 

1.         There shall be no deliveries or visits made to the Dental Lab by service vehicles between the hours of 08:30am and 09:30am and between the hours of 15:30pm and 16:30pm.

          Reasons: In the interests of highway safety, the amenities of local residents and in accordance with Policy Nos. EM2 and TR4 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review.

 

2.         Within 3 months of the date of this permission hereby granted, a Travel Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Travel Plan shall include details of the ‘Staff Parking Policy’ and measures to reduce the staff reliance on their cars by promoting sustainable transport. Once agreed in writing, the Travel Plan shall be maintained throughout the lifetime of the development and to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.

          Reasons: To address this specific local traffic problem associated with this application and to comply with saved Policy TR4 of the Chorley Local Plan Review.

90f

11/00635/FUL - Golden Lion Hotel, 369 Blackburn Road, Higher Wheelton, Chorley pdf icon PDF 129 KB

Proposal:

Erection of 2 no. of 3 bedroom detached dwellings on part of the existing car park belonging to the Golden Lion Public House.

Recommendation:

Permit (subject to Legal Agreement)

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Decision deferred to allow Members of the Committee to visit the site of the proposals.

Minutes:

RESOLVED (12:0:1) – To defer a decision on the application to allow Members of the Committee to visit the site of the proposals.

90g

11/00480/FULMAJ - Burrows (Grass Machinery) Ltd, Wigan Road, Clayton-le-Woods, Leyland pdf icon PDF 136 KB

Proposal:

Demolition of Burrows Grass Machinery and removal of car sales forecourt and demolition of The New Bungalow and erection of 13 no. detached two-storey dwellings and associated infrastructure.

Recommendation:

Permit (subject to Legal Agreement).

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Planning permission approved subject to a legal agreement and conditions.

Minutes:

RESOLVED (unanimously) – To grant planning permission subject to a Section 106 legal agreement and conditions detailed within the report.

90h

11/00494/FULMAJ - Land between Froom Street/Crosse Hall Lane, Chorley (report enclosed) pdf icon PDF 130 KB

Proposal:

Erection of 23 dwellings (amendment to layout, design, landscaping and external appearance approval as part of planning approval 02/00680/REMMAJ and 07/01051/FULMAJ)

Recommendation:

Permit (subject to Legal Agreement)

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Planning permission approved subject to legal agreement and conditions.

Minutes:

RESOLVED (unanimously) – To grant planning permission subject to a Section 106 legal agreement and conditions as detailed within the report and additional conditions within the addendum.

91.

Planning Appeals and Notifications pdf icon PDF 498 KB

Report of the Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy (enclosed).

Minutes:

The Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy submitted a report giving notification of an appeal that had been lodged against the refusal of planning permission, and one application granted by Lancashire County Council.

 

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.