Meeting documents

Planning Control Committee
Tuesday, 17th November, 2009 7.00 pm

Date:
Tuesday, 17th November, 2009
Time:
7:00pm
Place:
Peel Room, Town Hall, Bury
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor Y S Wright (In the Chair)
Councillors K Audin, D Bigg, S Cohen, S C Briggs, A J Cummings, M D’Albert, J Harris, D O’Hanlon, M Hankey and J W H Taylor
Co-opted:
47 members of the public were in attendance
Apologies for absence:
Councillors A K Matthews and B Vincent
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Item Description Decision
Open
P.441 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Preamble for item P.441
 
P.442 Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 20th October, 2009 7:00pm
 Delegated decision:

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 20 October 2009 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
P.443 FUTURE PLANNING SITE VISIT
 Delegated decisions:

1. That consideration of the following application be deferred to the next scheduled meeting of this Committee on 15 December 2009:

51875 Land adjacent 7 Westlands, Whitefield - Pilkington Park Ward
Erection of single building containing 4 flats (resubmission of planning application 51477).

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.444 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Preamble for item P.444
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:-

51669 76-78 Water Street, Radcliffe - Radcliffe East Ward
Change of use of rear of ground floor and first floor of number 78 and ground floor of number 76, from retail (Class A1) to massage parlour (Sui Generis) with new front entrance to number 76 and new access at rear to number 78.

(Councillors D Bigg, A J Cummings and J Harris voted against the above application)

51765 16 Nuttall Street, Bury - Bury East Ward
Single Storey extension at side; 1.8 metre high fence and gates to Alfred Street and new vehicular access

51779 McDonald’s Restaurant Ltd, 103 Bury New Road, Whitefield Manchester - Pilkington Park Ward
3 roof mounted, internally illuminated fascia signs; 2 internally illuminated display panels; 4 rotating, internally illuminated sale sign display units; 1 non-illuminated banner sign

51804 Elton High School, Walshaw Road, Bury - Tottington Ward
Erection of single storey building for creative and media studies; access r erection of single storey modular building

51814 40 New Road, Radcliffe - Radcliffe West Ward
Externally illuminated totem sign
The approval is subject to the deletion of Condition 2 from the report submitted.

51846 15-19 The Rock, Bury - Bury East Ward
Conversion and refurbishment of upper floor to create eight new residential units (resubmission of planning application 51460)

51871 Holcombe Brook CP School, Longsight Road, Ramsbottom - North Manor Ward
Retrospective application for new access road and storage container
The approval is subject to the following additional condition:
Condition 4) The access road shall be used for emergency and service vehicles only and shall not be used for general parking and use, pursuant to Unitary Development Plan Policy EN1/2 - Townscape and Built Design.

51872 Brookvale Home, Simister Lane, Simister, Prestwich - Holyrood Ward
Installation of two wind turbines

2. That application 51766 relating to land adjacent to 8 Peel View, Tottington - Tottington Ward for 1 semi-detached bungalow (resubmission) attached to number 8 Peel View be refused for the following reasons:
1) The proposed development would be out of keeping in terms of its design and appearance which would be detrimental to the street scene contrary to UDP Policy H2/1 The Form of New Residential Development.
2) The proposed development would represent an over development of the site to the detriment of the character of the area contrary to UDP Policy H2/6 - Garden and Backland Development.
P.445 APPLICATION FOR MODIFICATION OF DEFINITIVE MAP AND STATEMENT, LAND AT COCKEY MOOR ROAD, RADLIFFE
Preamble for item P.445
Delegated decision:

That approval be given to the application made under Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 for modification of the Definitive Map and Statement by adding to it a public footpath on land adjacent to Cockey Moor Road, Radcliffe.
P.446 LOCAL LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORIC INTEREST
Preamble for item P.446
Delegated decision:

That approval be given to the continued development of a local list of historic buildings/structures of special architectural and historic interest for the Borough.
P.447 OUTCOMES TOUR
Preamble for item P.447
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
P.448 PLANNING APPEALS
Preamble for item P.448
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.

(Note: The above item, which was not included on the agenda for the meeting, was allowed by the Chair to be considered as a matter of urgency to enable the Committee to be updated on the planning appeals that have been lodged and decided before the next meeting of the Committee.)
7.00pm and ended at 9.00pm

Preamble

Preamble
ItemPreamble
P.4411. Councillor J Harris declared a personal interest in respect of:
- application 51804 as a Governor of Elton High School, and left the meeting room during the consideration of the application
- the application for Modification of the Definitive Map and Statement, Land at Cockey Moor Road, Radcliffe and left the room during consideration of the report.

2. Councillor M Hankey declared a personal interest in respect of application 51804 as a Governor of Elton High School, and left the meeting room during the consideration of the application.
P.444A 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: 51669, 51765, 51814, 51872 and 51875.

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

A petition containing 74 signatures objecting to application 51669 was presented at the meeting. The Chief Planning Officer advised the meeting that the petition could not be used as part of the consideration of the application due to the lateness of its submission.

Prior to the meeting, the Committee held a site visit for application number 51766.

In acknowledging the views previously expressed regarding application 51669, the Council Solicitor, as legal advisor to the Committee, commended the recommendation of the Chief Planning Officer to the Committee to ‘Approve the application with Conditions’, and asked that this be recorded.
P.445A report by the Chief Engineer was submitted relating to an application made under Section 53 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 for modification of the Definitive Map and Statement by adding to it a public footpath on land adjacent to Cockey Moor Road, Radcliffe.
P.446A report by the Chief Planning Officer was submitted seeking approval to further develop a local list of historic buildings for the Borough and to consult interested groups and property owners of the proposals.

The Committee expressed its thanks to the Conservation Officer for the work undertaken in compiling the list.
P.447A report by the Chief Planning Officer was submitted presenting comments made by the Planning Control Committee during a tour of seven sites of Planning Permissions it had granted. The tour took place on 30 September 2009.
P.448A report by the Chief Planning Officer was submitted as part of the supplementary agenda, 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.