Agenda, decisions and minutes

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Roy Lees and Greg Morgan.

Councillor Mick Muncaster attended the meeting as substitute for Councillor Morgan.

To confirm the minutes of the Development Control Committee held on 11 December 2012 as a correct record and be signed by the Chair (enclosed).

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the Development Control Committee held on 11 December 2012, be confirmed as a correct record and signed 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.

In accordance with the Council’s Members Code of Conduct, Councillors Harold Heaton and Steve Holgate declared an interest in relation to the agenda items indicated below:

The Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy has submitted ten 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

The Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy submitted ten applications for planning permission.

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.

That the decision for planning permission be deferred to allow Members of the Development Control Committee the opportunity to visit the site of the development, and give officers the opportunity to consider the viability assessment in light of new evidence submitted during the meeting

Speakers: objector – Valerie O’Neill-Maiorana, and the applicant’s agent.

RESOLVED (13:1:0) – That the decision for planning permission be deferred to allow Members of the Development Control Committee the opportunity to visit the site of the development, and give officers the opportunity to consider the viability assessment in light of new evidence submitted during the meeting.

(At this point Councillors Harold Heaton and Steve Holgate left the room for the duration of agenda items 4b, 4c, 4d and 4e and took no part in the discussion or subsequent vote.)

Following a request from the Head of Planning it was RESOLVED – that  delegated authority be granted to officers, in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Development Control Committee, to amend the conditions which refer to sustainable homes in accordance with the Council’s Core Strategy for the following four planning applications (4b, 4c, 4d, and 4e).

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

Speakers: objector – Gordon Turner, and the applicant’s agent

RESOLVED (9:3:0) – That the decision for planning permission be deferred to allow Members of the Development Control Committee the opportunity to visit the site of the development.

Full planning permission granted subject to conditions

Speaker: applicant’s agent

RESOLVED (11:0:1) – That full planning permission be granted subject to the conditions detailed within the report in the agenda, the amended condition detailed in the addendum and that delegated authority be granted to officers, in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of Development Control Committee, to amend condition 5 related to sustainable homes in accordance with the Council’s Core Strategy.

Full planning permission granted subject to conditions

Speaker: applicant’s agent

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That full planning permission be granted subject to the conditions detailed within the report in the agenda, the amended condition detailed in the addendum and that delegated authority be granted to officers, in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of Development Control Committee, to amend condition 7 related to sustainable homes in accordance with the Council’s Core Strategy.

Full planning permission granted subject to conditions

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That full planning permission be granted subject to the conditions detailed within the report in the agenda, the amended condition detailed in the addendum and that delegated authority be granted to officers, in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of Development Control Committee, to amend condition 5 in accordance with the Core Strategy Policy.

Planning permission granted subject to a Section 106 legal agreement and conditions

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That full planning permission be granted subject to a Section 106 legal agreement, the conditions detailed within the addendum and officers be granted permission to negotiate the demolition of the remaining building.

Full planning permission granted subject to conditions

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That full planning permission be granted subject to the conditions detailed within the report in the agenda and the additional conditions detailed in the addendum.

Planning permission granted subject to Section 106 legal agreement and conditions

RESOLVED (13:0:1) – That planning permission be granted subject to a Section 106 legal agreement, the conditions detailed within the report in the agenda, and the additional and amended conditions detailed within the addendum.

Planning permission granted subject to a Section 106 legal agreement and conditions

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That planning permission be granted subject to a Section 106 legal agreement and the conditions detailed within the report in the agenda.

Full planning permission granted subject to conditions

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That full planning permission be granted subject to the conditions detailed in the addendum.

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

Members of the Committee considered a report from the Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy which sought instruction on whether to formally confirm Tree Preservation Order No. 6 (Heath Charnock) 2012, with the modification that trees T10, T11 and T12 be omitted from the Tree Preservation Order in light of a comment received.

The request for T10, T11 and T12 not to be included within the Tree Preservation Order was for the reason that they conflicted with the position of a proposed driveway and hardstanding.  The driveway was required to provide a useable route from the newly approved access (granted consent with planning application 12/00866/FUL)

RESOLVED (13:1:0) – That the Tree Preservation Order No. 6 (Heath Charnock) 2012 be confirmed with the modification that it does not included T10, T11 or T12.

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

The Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy submitted a report which gave notice of two planning appeals that had been dismissed by the Planning Inspectorate, and one enforcement appeal that had been lodged with the Planning Inspectorate.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.