Meeting documents

Planning Control Committee
Tuesday, 14th December, 2010 7.00 pm

Date:
Tuesday, 14th December, 2010
Time:
7.00 pm
Place:
Peel room, Town Hall, Bury
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor W Davison (In the Chair)
Councillors K Audin, S Cohen, A J Cummings, M D’ Albert, J Harris, A Isherwood, A K Mathews, A Quinn, R E Walker and Y S Wright


Co-opted:
30 members of the public were in attendance
Apologies for absence:
Councillors Ahmed and Hankey
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Item Description Decision
Open
P.323 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Preamble for item P.323
 
P.324 Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 16th November, 2010 7.00 pm
 Delegated decision:

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 16 November 2010 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
P.325 FUTURE SITE VISITS
 Delegated decision:

1. That consideration of the following application be deferred to the next scheduled meeting of this Committee on 18 January 2010:

53250 1 Bankfield Close, Ainsworth, Bolton - Radcliffe North Ward
Division of 1 dwelling into 2 dwellings; Two storey extension at side

2. That arrangements be made for the Committee to visit the above site for the reason that the impact of the proposed development on the surrounding areas is difficult to appreciate from photographs and drawings.
P.326 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Preamble for item P.326
Delegated decision:

1. That Approval be given to the following applications in accordance with the reasons put forward by the Chief Planning Officer in the report and supplementary information submitted and subject to the conditions included:-

53170 Former Roach Packing Case Company, Scobell Street, Tottington, Bury - Tottington Ward
Outline application for residential development all matters reserved
The decision to approve is subject to the following amendment:-

Condition 5. On or before the submission of the first reserved matter(s), details relating to the provision that is to be made for the loss of employment land and premises, that would arise as a result of the site being developed for residential purposes, shall be submitted to, approved and documented in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
The provisions shall be in accordance with Bury Unitary Development Plan Policy EC2/2 - Employment Land and Premises Outside Employment Generating Areas and the associated Supplementary Planning Document 14 - Employment Land and Premises and no development shall take place within the site unless and until this condition is satisfied.
Reason - To ensure that the development would contribute towards satisfying the need for employment provision pursuant to Bury Unitary Development Plan Policy EC2/2 - Employment Land and Premises Outside Employment Generating Areas and the associated Supplementary Planning Document 14 - Employment Land and Premises.

53184 Land at 10 Eight Acre, Whitefield, Manchester - Pilkington Park Ward
1 No. detached dwelling

53186 Thumbs Up (Bury), Greenfields, Dumers Lane, Bury - Redvales Ward
Demolition of existing warehouse and erection of a research and development and recycling building

53199 39 Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Bury - North Manor Ward
1 No. detached dwelling with integral garage; Wall, railings and gates to front

53321 Laburnum House, Wells Street, Bury - Redvales Ward
1 No. detached dwelling (Resubmission of 52716)

53323 57 Belbeck Street, Bury - Church Ward
Externally illuminated sign with cover (resubmission)

53342 Land between St James Avenue and Stewart Street, Bury - Elton Ward
Erection of 2 no. dwellings (resubmission)

2. That application number 52491 regarding Bury Grammar School, Bridge Road, Bury (Bury East Ward) for the extension to the school to provide a new lecture theatre and sixth form social area be refused for the following reasons:-

1) The proposed two storey glazed extension at the front of the site would neither be appropriate to, nor sympathetic with the existing structure, and would be detrimental to the visual amenity of the area, by reason of its height, size and position. The proposed development therefore conflicts with Policies HE7, HE8, HE9 and HE10 of PPS5 - Planning for the Historic Environment and the following Policies of the Bury Unitary Development Plan:
Policy EN1/1 - Visual Amenity
Policy EN1/2 - Townscape and Built DesignPolicy CF1/1 - Location of New Community Facilities
2) The proposed two storey glazed extension would unacceptably obscure the boys entrance, which is a significant feature on a building of local architectural quality, from view to the detriment of the building's balance, appearance, historic character and interest. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policies HE7, HE8, HE9 and HE10 of PPS5 - Planning for the Historic Environment and the following policies of the Unitary Development Plan:
Policy EN1/1 - Visual Amenity
Policy EN1/2 - Townscape and Built Design
3) The application and submitted plans contain insufficient information in relation to the restoration of the boys entrance, to enable the impact of the proposal upon a building of historic character to be properly assessed. Therefore, the proposed development would be conflict with PPS5 - Planning for the Historic Environment and the following Policies of the Bury Unitary Development Plan:
Policy EN1/1 - Visual Amenity
Policy EN1/2 - Townscape and Built Design

3.That application number 53079 regarding Melrose, Hawkshaw Lane, Hawkshaw (North Manor Ward) for the demolition and replacement of existing dwelling (resubmission of 52310):detached garage/store, waste treatment system and domestic oil store be refused for the following reason:-

1) The proposed dwelling and garage would, by reason of its size, have a seriously adverse impact on the openness of the Green Belt and would therefore conflict with UDP Policy OL1/2 New Buildings in the Green Belt and associated Development Control Guidance Note 8 - New Buildings and Associated Development in the Green Belt.
P.327 VALIDATION CHECKLIST CRITERIA
Preamble for item P.327
Delegated decisions:

1. That the Committee note the report.

2. That the Committee endorse the changes to the Validation Checklist criteria.
P.328 PLANNING APPEALS
Preamble for item P.328
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
P.329 DELEGATED DECISIONS REPORT
Preamble for item P.329
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
The meeting started at 7.00pm and ended at 8.45pm

Preamble

Preamble
ItemPreamble
P.323There were no declarations of interest made in respect of any items on the agenda.
P.326A report by the Chief Planning Officer was submitted in relation to various applications for planning permission. Supplementary information was also submitted in respect of application numbers: 52491, 53079, 53170, 53186, 53205 and 53250.

The Committee heard representations from applicants and/or objectors in respect of the applications submitted. This was limited to three minutes for each speaker.

Councillor S Wright spoke as a ward representative in respect of application 53205.
P.327A report from the Assistant Director for Planning, Environment & Regulatory Services was presented which provided an update on the consultation that was carried out on the Validation Checklist criteria following an initial report to the Committee in October 2010.
P.328A report by the Chief Planning Officer was submitted which presented a summary of recent decisions made by the Planning Inspectorate. Details of recent appeals lodged against delegated decisions of the Committee and the Chief Planning Officer, were also included.
P.329A report from the Development Manager was submitted listing all recent Planning application decisions made by officers using delegated powers.