Meeting documents

Planning Control Committee
Tuesday, 10th February, 2004 7.00 pm

Date:
Tuesday, 10th February, 2004
Time:
7:00 p.m.
Place:
The Peel Room, Town Hall, Knowsley Street
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor A Cummings (In the Chair)
Councillors K Audin, R Bibby, S Briggs, D Cassidy, M Connolly, Y Creswell, C Fitzgerald, K Grime, D Gunther, A K Matthews and Y Wright
Co-opted:
70 members of the public were in attendance
Apologies for absence:
Councillor W Davison (cl)
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Item Description Decision
Open
P.1195 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Preamble for item P.1195
 
P.1196 MINUTES
 Delegated decision:

That the Minutes of the Meetings of the Committee held on 15 and 20 January, 2004, be approved as correct records and signed by the Chair.
P.1197 FUTURE SITE VISITS
 Delegated decision:

That consideration of the following applications be deferred to the next scheduled meeting of this Committee on 9 March 2004, in view of the fact that the impact of the proposed development on the surrounding area is difficult to appreciate from photographs and drawings and, that arrangements be made for the Committee to visit the following sites:-

Residential development - 12 apartments - 41772/03
11 Clarks Hill, Prestwich - St Mary’s Ward

Residential development - 30 apartments and 8 town houses - 41751/03 Land & premises at Bolton Road/Lancaster Street - Radcliffe Central Ward

Outline residential development - three apartment blocks - 41199/03
Old Railway Track off Ainsworth Road, Radcliffe - Radcliffe North Ward
P.1198 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
 Delegated decision:

1. That the various planning applications submitted by the Chief Planning Officer be dealt with as set out below:-

(Note: Unless otherwise indicated the conditions attached to any approval and the reasons for any refusal or deferment are set out in the report of the Chief Planning Officer and/or the officer’s supplementary sheets, each of which was submitted at the meeting. These documents also indicated those applications in respect of which representations had been received and which were considered at the meeting).

Two storey side extension
41296/03* 28 Mount Pleasant, Nangreaves, Bury Moorside Ward - Approved

Listed Building Consent - two storey extension at side
41373/03* 28 Mount Pleasant, Nangreaves, Bury Moorside Ward - Approved

Two storey performing arts and humanities building with linked three storey teaching block
41750/03 Peel site, Bury College, Market Street, Bury - Redvales Ward - Approved subject to the following additional conditions:

Condition 7 A site investigation and assessment into possible contamination risks shall be conducted and submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. All precautionary and remedial measures identified and agreed shall be carried out in the course of the development.

Condition 8 Prior to the commencement of the development details of the disabled access issues, including number and location of parking spaces and fully accessible pedestrian routes shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved works shall be implemented prior to the occupation of the building.

Erection of single storey nursery and playground (revised siting)
41909/04 Peel site, Bury College, Market Street, Bury - Redvales Ward - Approved - subject to the following additional condition:

Condition 7 Prior to the commencement of the development details of the disabled access issues, including number and location of parking spaces and fully accessible pedestrian routes shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved works shall be implemented prior to the occupation of the building.

Two storey side/rear and single storey rear extension
41760/03 41 Greenhill Road, Bury - Church Ward - Approved

Demolition of Elton View Hotel and erection of 14 dwellings with amended house types to plots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 (addition of box bays or conservatories)
41803/03 Land at Eagley Drive, Bury - Church Ward - Approved

Residential development - 40 dwellings (substitution of apartment types plots 1-26 & house types plots 129-140)
41802/03 Former Kirklees Industrial Estate, off Garside Hey Road, Tottington - Elton Ward - Approved

Single and two storey side; single storey rear extensions
41664/03 - 1 Windsor Road, Prestwich -Sedgley Ward -
Approved

Two storey modular building foe use as a walk in centre
41860/03 Prestwich Health Centre, Fairfax Road, Prestwich St Mary’s Ward - Approved

Prior approval determination - telecommunications installation comprising of 12.5m high streetworks column 3 antennas 2 equipment cabinets and associated development
41862/03 Lowther Road (adjacent to Park Hotel), Prestwich - St Mary’s Ward -
Application withdrawn

First floor extension
41580/03 Britannia House, 158 Bury Road, Radcliffe - Radcliffe Central Ward - Approved

Erection of new industrial unit
41590/03*
Land at Vale Street, Breightmet Radcliffe North Ward - Deferred

Second floor extension at rear; single storey extension at rear
41337/03 43 Longsight Road, Holcombe Brook, Bury Ramsbottom Ward
Approved

Installation of two flagpole antennae equipment cabinet and ancillary works
41577/03* Fabricad Design, 258 Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom - Ramsbottom Ward - Approved

Listed building consent - installation of two flagpole antennae equipment cabinet and ancillary works
41578/03* Fabricad Design, 258 Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom - Ramsbottom Ward - Approved

Erection of new production unit to replace existing
41599/03 Fletcher Bank Quarry, Manchester Road, Ramsbottom - Ramsbottom Ward - Approved

Front porch; garage extension at side; conservatory at rear
41838/03 84 Summerseat Lane, Ramsbottom - Ramsbottom Ward - Approved

Changing facility; creation of multi use games area and field drainage with controlled directional lighting
41856/03 Woodhey School, Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom - Ramsbottom Ward - Deferred

Renewal of planning permission 35226/99 outline: residential development.
41752/03 Land off Warth Road, Bury - Unsworth Ward - Refused

(Note - those application numbers marked* indicate that a site visit has taken place by the Committee).
P.1199 SITES OF BIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE IN BURY - 2002 REVIEW
Preamble for item P.1199
Delegated decision:

That the approval be given to adopt the updated Register of Sites of Biological Importance for planning purposes.
P.1200 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY
Preamble for item P.1200
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
P.1201 PLANNING APPEALS
Preamble for item P.1201
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
7:00pm - 8:55pm

Preamble

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P.1195Members of the Committee were asked to consider whether they had an interest in any matters to be discussed at the meeting. The following Councillors declared interests and took no part in consideration or voting on the applications numbers referred to below:

- Councillor M Connolly - application number 41860/03
- Councillor D Gunther - application number 41856/03
- Councillor Y Wright - application number 41856/03
P.1199A report of the Borough Planning and Economic Development Officer was submitted which identified recent changes made by the Greater Manchester Ecology Unit to the Register of Sites of Biological importance in Bury. The report recommended the updated register be adopted by the Committee for planning purposes.
P.1200A report of the Development Manager was submitted presenting a summary of the results following a customer survey undertaken with applicants and agents relating to planning application.
P.1201A report of the Borough Planning and Economic Development Officer was submitted giving a summary on the recent appeal decisions made by the Planning Inspectorate and listing appeals that have been lodged since the last report.