Agenda, decisions and minutes

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the last meeting of the Development Control Committee be approved as a correct record for signature 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.

There were no declarations of interest for any items on the agenda.

The Director of Public Protection, Streetscene and Community has submitted 16 reports for planning applications to be determined (enclosed).

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/online-applications/

The Director of Public Protection, Streetscene and Community submitted 15 reports for planning permission consideration.

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

The planning permission be granted subject to a s106 legal agreement and conditions.

(Councillor Danny Gee joined the meeting)

Registered speakers: Parish Councillor Chris Howard, Ward Councillor Margaret France and David Bailey (the applicant’s agent)

RESOLVED (9:2:2) – That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions detailed within the report in the agenda and an additional condition to be delegated to officers to negotiate with the applicant requiring the facing of the building to be of stone or alternatively a mixture of stone and render and that the draft condition to be reported back to Chair and Vice-Chair of Development Control Committee for approval.  In addition, after careful consideration, members of the Committee felt that there was a significant deficit of types of open space and playing pitch provision and gave due and proper weight to local planning policy in preference to the NPPG. As a result Members of the Committee agreed that the application was subject to a s106 legal agreement to secure payments in respect of deficits in the following typologies:

·         Amenity Greenspace

·         Playing Pitches

Outline planning permission refused.

Registered speakers: Ward Councillor Marion Lowe and Rodney Fulwood (applicant)

RESOLVED (9:3:1) – That the application for outline planning permission be refused on the following grounds:

·         Proximity of access to junction,

·         Speed of traffic,

·         In consideration of the NPPF’s test of severity, it was felt that the impact on the highway would be severe.

Full planning permission refused.

Registered speakers: Ward Councillor Paul Leadbetter and Bill Fulster (applicant’s agent)

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That full planning permission be refused for the following reason:

1.    The proposal was contrary to Policy 1 criterion (f) of the Core Strategy as it was not considered it would meet local need. It would have been inappropriate development in the Green Belt as it did not meet any of the exceptions set out in Paragraph 89 of the Framework and further harm would be caused to the openness of the Green Belt. It was not considered there were very special circumstances that would outweigh the harm. At a local policy level the proposal was contrary to Policy HS8 of the emerging Local Plan 2012-2026.

Members of the Development Control Committee were minded to refuse full planning permission.

Registered speaker: Geoff Bury (objector)

(Councillor Charlie Bromilow left the meeting at the beginning of this item briefly and returned to the meeting in time to hear the objector speak.)

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That members of the Development Control Committee were minded to refuse the application for full planning permission for the following reasons:

1.     Non-compliance with Policy HS8 and that the scheme represents inappropriate development in the greenbelt.

2.     The evidence presented by the applicant on the lack of viability for the scheme does not justify the schemes non-compliance with Policy HS8.

Full planning permission approved subject to conditions.

Registered speakers: Celine Stanfield (objector), Amy Duerden (supporter) and Victoria Adams (applicant)

RESOLVED (8:4:1) – That full planning permission be approved subject to the conditions detailed within the addendum.

(At this point the Chair announced a short adjournment.)

Full planning permission approve subject to conditions.

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

The decision was deferred to allow members of the Development Control Committee time to visit the site of the proposals.

Registered speakers: Mike Taylor (objector) and Peter Benson (applicant)

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That the decision be deferred to allow members of the Development Control Committee time to visit the site of the proposals.

(Councillor June Molyneaux left the meeting.)

Full planning permission approved subject to conditions.

Registered speaker: Sophie Marshall (applicant’s agent)

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

Full planning permission approved subject to conditions.

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

Since the publications of the agenda, consideration of the above planning report has been deferred until a future meeting of the Development Control Committee.

The report was deferred to a future meeting of the Development Control Committee.

The report was deferred to a future meeting of the Development Control Committee.

The Chair announced that the following two items which related to Morris Farm, Hollins Lane, White Coppice, Heapey would be taken as one item.

Full planning permission approved subject to a s106 and conditions.

RESOLVED (unanimously) - Full planning permission be approved subject to the conditions detailed within the report in the agenda. In addition, after careful consideration, Members of the Committee felt that there was a significant deficit of types of open space and playing pitch provision and gave due and proper weight to local planning policy in preference to the NPPG. As a result Members of the Committee agreed that the application was subject to a Section 106 legal agreement to secure payments in respect of deficits in the following typologies:

·         Equipped Play Space

·         Playing Pitches

Listed building consent permitted subject to conditions.

RESOVLED (unanimously) – That listed building consent be approved subject to conditions detailed within the report in the agenda.

The decision was deferred to allow members of the Development Control Committee time to visit the site of the proposals.

Registered speaker: Joyce Nelson (objector)

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That the decision be deferred to allow members of the Development Control Committee time to visit the site of the proposals.

Full planning permission approved subject to conditions.

Registered speakers: Duncan Nicholson (objector), Ozma Khan (applicant’s agent)

RESOVLED (10:2:0) – That full planning permission be approved subject to conditions detailed in the addendum.

Full planning permission approved subject to conditions.

Registered speaker: Ozma Khan (applicant’s agent)

RESOVLED (11:0:1) – That full planning permission be approved subject to conditions detailed in the addendum.

Full planning permission approved subject to conditions.

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

Report of the Director Public Protection, Streetscene and Community (enclosed).

Members of the Committee considered a report from the Director of Public Protection, Streetscene and Community which sought confirmation of Tree Preservation Order No. 9 (Coppull) 2014 in light of objections received.

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That formal confirmation, without modification, of Tree Preservation Order No. 9 (Coppull) be approved.

Report of the Chief Executive (enclosed).

Members of the Committee considered a report of the Chief Executive which sought formal confirmation of Tree Preservation Order Number 1 (Eccleston) 2015 without modification.

No objections had been received in response to the making of the order.

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That the formal confirmation, without modification, of Tree Preservation Order No. 1 (Eccleston) 2015 be approved.

Report of the Chief Executive (enclosed).

Members of the Committee considered a report of the Chief Executive which sought formal confirmation of Tree Preservation Order No. 14 (Chorley) 2014 without modification.

No objections were received in response to the making of the order.

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That formal confirmation, without modification, of Tree Preservation Order No. 14 (Chorley) be approved.

Report of the Director of Public Protection, Streetscene and Community (enclosed).

The Director of Public Protection, Streetscene and Community submitted a report which informed members of the Committee of three planning appeals lodged with the Planning Inspectorate and details of a decision granted by Lancashire County Council.

RESOLVED (unanimously) – That the report be noted.