Meeting documents

Planning Control Committee
Tuesday, 16th March, 2010 7.00 pm

Date:
Tuesday, 16th March, 2010
Time:
7:00pm
Place:
Council Chamber, Town Hall, Bury
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor B Vincent (In the Chair)
Councillors K Audin, D Bigg, A J Cummings, M D’Albert, M Hankey, J Harris, D O’Hanlon, J W H Taylor and Y S Wright
Co-opted:
35 members of the public were in attendance
Apologies for absence:
Councillors S K Briggs, S Cohen and A K Matthews
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Item Description Decision
Open
P.678 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Preamble for item P.678
 
P.679 Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 16th February, 2010 7:00pm
 Delegated decision:

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 16 February 2010 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
P.680 SITE VISIT
 Delegated decisions:

1. That consideration of the following application be deferred to the next scheduled meeting of this Committee on 20 April 2010:-

52224 Black Moss Farm, Bolton Road, Radcliffe, Manchester - Radcliffe West Ward
Demolition of storage/workshop buildings; erection of block of 7 terrace houses and associated parking area

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.681 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Preamble for item P.681
Delegated decisions:

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:-

51924 York Street Mill, York Street, Bury - Bury East Ward
Change of use of site to waste recycling centre with erection of transfer building

52093 Unsworth Hall, Manchester Road, Bury - Unsworth Ward
Amendment to route of 54 kilometres of buried pipeline connecting Prescot Reservoir, Knowlsey to Woodgate Hill Reservoir in Bury (Re-route of a section length of 1.142 kilometres in Bury), from Barlow Recreation Ground to Bury Golf Club

52147 St Mary’s Park, St Mary’s Road, Prestwich, Manchester - Sedgley Ward
Installation of outdoor skate park (resubmission of 51619)

52154 4 Wentworth Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester - Pilkington Park Ward
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of two storey dwelling

52160 27 Bolton Road, Bury - Church Ward
Change of use of ground floor from retail (Class A1) to hot food takeaway (Class A5); installation of external flue at side alterations to shop front

51282 Land adjacent to 11 Bowland Close, Bury - Church Ward
Detached dwelling; detached garage to number 11 Bowland Close

52197 6 Rufford Parade, Rufford Drive, Whitefield, Manchester - Unsworth Ward
Variation of condition 2 of application number 50231 to change the opening hours from 0800 to 2030 Monday to Saturday and 0800 to 1800 on Sundays and Bank Holidays to 0800 to 2200 daily

52228 Unit 1Ac, Bealey Industrial Estate, Dumers Lane - Radcliffe East Ward
Retrospective application for a change of use of a car park to a car sales display area and the erection of mobile office. Proposed fencing along Dumers Lane frontage. (Re-submission of application 52124)

52209 152 Tottington Road, Bury - Elton Ward
1 internally illuminated fascia sign (retrospective application)

2. That application number 52209 (retrospective application), for an internally illuminated projecting sign, be refused in accordance with the reasons put forward by the Chief Planning Officer in the report submitted.

3. That application 52082 (retrospective) regarding land at Whittles, Turton Road, Tottington (Tottington Ward) for the erection of agricultural building be refused for the following reason:-
The extension to the barn, by reason of its height size and position would be severely detrimental to the visual amenity of both the nearby residents and the area in general as well as the openness and character of the Green Belt and would therefore conflict with Unitary Development Plan Policies OL4/5 - Agricultural Development, OL1/2 - New Buildings in the Green Belt, EN9/1 - Special Landscape Areas and OL7/2 - West Pennine Moors.
P.682 APPEALS REPORT
Preamble for item P.682
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
P.683 DELEGATED DECISIONS
Preamble for item P.683
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
7.00pm - 7.45pm

Preamble

Preamble
ItemPreamble
P.678There were no declarations made in respect of any of the items on the agenda.
P.681A 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: 52082, 52093 and 52147.

During the afternoon, prior to the meeting, the Committee undertook a site visit in respect of application number 52082.

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

The Council’s Legal Services representative referred to application 52093 and a letter received from Britannia Hotels. The letter stated that the correct legal position had not been clearly explained to the Committee in the Chief Planning Officer’s report. Britannia Hotels had inferred that this could mislead the Committee. The Committee was informed that the Council Solicitor was satisfied that the information in the Chief Planning Officer’s report was accurate and did not mislead members. It was confirmed that the Committee was being asked to determine the application upon the merits in the usual way based on planning policy and material planning considerations. The extant planning permission issue referred to in the letter from Britannia Hotels was a legal matter that would be determined by a court of law and should be discounted by the Committee.
P.682A 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 included.

The Committee was informed that application 51328 had been scheduled to be heard at a public enquiry and was subsequently withdrawn by the appellant a short time prior to the hearing date. The Planning Inspector had dismissed the appeal and awarded costs to the Council as a result of the appellant’s unreasonable behaviour.
P.683A report by the Chief Planning Officer was submitted, which listed recent Planning Application decisions made by Officers under delegated authority.

The Committee welcomed the report and requested that a regular report be submitted to keep elected members informed of planning decisions across the Borough.