Meeting documents

Planning Control Committee
Tuesday, 15th March, 2011 7.00 pm

Date:
Tuesday, 15th March, 2011
Time:
7:00 pm
Place:
Peel Room, Town Hall, Bury
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor W Davison (In the Chair)
Councillors I Ahmed, S Cohen, M D’Albert, A K Mathews, R E Walker and Y S Wright

Co-opted:
Public attendance: 30 members of the public were in attendance
Apologies for absence:
Councillors K Audin, A Cummings, M Hankey, J Harris (cl), A Quinn and J Smith
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Item Description Decision
Open
P.440 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Preamble for item P.440
 
P.441 Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 15th February, 2011 7.00 pm
 Delegated decision:

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 15 February 2011 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
P.442 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Preamble for item P.442
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:-

53354 Whitefield House, Pinfold Lane, Whitefield, Manchester - Pilkington Park Ward
Conservation area consent for demolition of building with recording, removal and storage of south facade (resubmission)

53417 Land adjacent to 4 Meadowside Close, Radcliffe, Manchester -

Radcliffe East Ward
Change of use from paddock to domestic garden (retrospective)

53470 Land on Hampson Street, Radcliffe, Manchester - Radcliffe East Ward
Residential development - erection of 3 terraced houses with amenity space, on site parking and garages

53491 Land to rear of 153 Willow Street, Bury - Bury East Ward
Detached garage

53499 The Dragon, Parr Lane, Bury - Unsworth Ward
Erection of 2.7 metre high fence around new bin and plant store and air conditioning unit

53540 Brookdale Residential Home, 5 St Pauls Close, Bury -Bury East - Moorside Ward
Extension to first floor

53579 69 Ainsworth Road, Radcliffe, Manchester - Radcliffe West Ward
Retrospective application for erection of security fence on three sides of a nursery outside play area (resubmission)

53607 Prestwich AFC, Sandgate Road, Whitefield, Manchester -Holyrood Ward
Prior notification for 15 m high monopole including 6 no. antennae and equipment cabinets to facilitate site sharing

53617 237 Bolton Road, Radcliffe, Manchester - Radcliffe West Ward
Change of use to fish and chip shop/eat in and take away (Class A3 and A5); New shop front

2. That the Committee be Minded to Approve the following application 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:

53353 Whitefield House, Pinfold Lane, Whitefield, Manchester - Pilkington Park Ward
60 No. bed care home with ancillary clinic/rehabilitation facilities, car parking and landscaping
P.443 MOUNT PLEASANT VILLAGE CONSERVATION AREA -
POLICY ON UPVC WINDOWS
Preamble for item P.443
Delegated decision:

That the Committee endorse any adjustment to the policy on Upvc windows in the Mount Pleasant Conservation Area previously approved, to allow for Upvc frames within the new build and mill conversion properties (though not the listed buildings) where the detail and finish of the frames is a good match for the original timber frames.
P.444 PLANNING ENFORCEMENT
Preamble for item P.444
Delegated decisions:

1.That the report be noted.

2.That the officers involved with enforcement work be congratulated on the continued performance improvements reflected in the report.
P.445 DELEGATED POWERS
Preamble for item P.445
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
P.446 PLANNING APPEALS
Preamble for item P.446
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
(Note: The meeting started at 7.00pm and ended at 8.15pm)

Preamble

Preamble
ItemPreamble
P.440Councillor Davison declared a prejudicial interest in respect of planning application 53607, relating to Prestwich AFC, Sandgate Road, Bury, for the reason that he is a Trustee of the Club. Councillor Davison left the meeting during consideration of the application.
P.442A 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: 53353, 53354, 53417, and 53470.

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 Wiseman spoke in her capacity as a ward representative in respect of application 53353.
P.443The Assistant Director (Planning, Environmental & Regulatory Services) submitted a report outlining recent events in Mount Pleasant and the need to reconsider the approved policy on Upvc window frames following the recent decision of the Planning Inspectorate.
P.444A report by the Assistant Director (Planning, Environmental & Regulatory Services) was submitted providing statistical information on Enforcement Activity between 1 October 2010 and 28 February 2011 together with an update on Enforcement activity since the last report on 20 October 2010.

P.445A report by the Development Manager was submitted listing all recent Planning application decisions made by officers using delegated powers.
P.446A 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.