Agenda, decisions and minutes

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor Greg Morgan.  Councillor Alison Hansford attended the meeting as Councillor Morgan’s substitute.

To confirm the minutes of the Development Control Committee held on 26 March 2013 as a correct record and be signed by the Chair (enclosed).

RESOLVED - That the minutes of the Development Control Committee held on 26 March 2013 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Members of the Development Control Committee were advised that Lancashire County Council had changed its policy on education contributions and the way they were calculated.  Therefore the Section 106 legal agreement for planning permission approved 12/01081/FULMAJ, Cypress Close, Clayton-le-Woods relating to education contribution had been removed as the Council can no longer claim this contribution.

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 of any interest submitted.

The Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy has submitted eight report 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 eight 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.

Decision deferred to allow Members of the Committee time to visit the site of the proposed development

Speakers: Objector – Glyn Hughes, Ward Councillor - Graham Dunn, and the applicant’s agent.

RESOLVED (8:4:2) – That the decision be deferred to allow Members of the Development Control Committee time to visit the site of the proposed development.

Reserved matters planning permission approved subject to conditions

Speakers: Objector – Stuart Smith, Ward Councillor – Mick Muncaster, and the applicant’s agent.

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That full planning permission be granted subject to the conditions detailed within the addendum, the removal of permitted development rights for those properties that were identified as part of the Committee debate and fronting Wigan Road and an additional condition regarding the drainage maintenance to ensure that the ditches remain un-impeded.

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

Speakers: Ward Councillor – Mick Muncaster, and the applicant.

RESOLVED (11:0:3) – That planning permission be approved subject to a Section 106 legal agreement and the conditions detailed within the report in the agenda and the amended conditions in the addendum.

Planning permission refused

Speakers: Supporter – Keith Iddon and the applicant’s agent Tony Lang

A vote on the proposal for a site visit was lost (5:8:1).

RESOLVED (8:5:1) – That planning permission be refused as the proposed development would be located within the Green Belt as defined by the adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review (2003) where planning permission would not be given except in very special circumstances.  Members of the Development Control Committee did not consider there to be sufficient agricultural or other very special circumstances to justify the erection of a dwelling.

Planning permission approved subject to conditions

Speaker: Applicant’s agent.

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That planning permission be approved subject to the conditions detailed within the report in the agenda and the amended condition detailed in the addendum.

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

RESOVLED (unanimously) – That planning permission be approved subject to a Section 106 legal agreement and the conditions detailed within the report in the agenda and an additional condition detailed within the addendum.

Planning permission approved subject to conditions

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That planning permission be approved subject to the conditions detailed within the report in the agenda.

Planning permission approved subject to conditions

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

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

The Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy submitted a report regarding land to the rear of 125 Rawlinson Lane, Heath Charnock, Chorley which sought Members instruction as to whether it was felt expedient to issue an enforcement notice in respect of a breach of planning control in that without permission there had been a change of use of the land from an agricultural use to domestic curtilage. 

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That it was expedient to issue an enforcement notice under Section 171A(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in respect of the breach of planning control as the proposed development would be detrimental to the character and appearance of the green belt and would be prejudicial to the purpose of the green belt in terms of encroachment into the countryside, contrary to Policy DC1 of the Adopted Chorley Borough Local Plan Review and Paragraph 80 National Planning Policy Framework.

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

The Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy submitted a report regarding the non-compliance of planning conditions relating to the approved planning permission reference 00/00492/FUL, land adjacent to Hurst Green/Chapel Lane, Coppull.  Members of the Committee were asked to consider whether it was necessary to take enforcement action against conditions numbered 15, 16, 22 or 24.

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That the Council would not enforce against the non-compliance of conditions 15, 16, 22 and 24 of the planning permission reference 00/00492/FUL and instead enter into an supplemental Section 106 agreement that effectively removed the obligation on the developer to lay out an equipped play area and instead pay a commuted sum of £25,000 to the Play and Recreation Fund that would be allocated across the borough and in addition a commuted sum of £11,892 as a maintenance contribution for the POS defined as recreation land in the original agreement.

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

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