Meeting documents

Planning Control Committee
Tuesday, 22nd April, 2003 4.00 pm

Date:
Tuesday, 22nd April, 2003
Time:
4.00p.m.
Place:
Peel Room, Town Hall, Bury
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor A Cummings (In the Chair)
Councillors K Audin, R Bibby, K S Briggs, D Cassidy, Y Creswell, W Davison, C Fitzgerald, K Grime, S. Mason, J Taylor and Y Wright
Co-opted:
28 members of the Public attended the meeting
Apologies for absence:
Councillor Matthews
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Item Description Decision
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P.001 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Preamble for item P.001
 
P.002 Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 25th March, 2003 7.00pm
 Delegated decision:

That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 25 March, 2003 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
P.003 FUTURE SITE VISITS
 Delegated decision:

That consideration of the following application be deferred to the next meeting of this Committee on 27 May 2003, 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:-

- Erection of 2 No.3 storey secure nursing home/hospital blocks (Class C2) erection of related sports hall block; attendant car parking, servicing, games pitch and fencing 40333/03
Florence Nightingale Hospital, Bolton Road, Bury

- Ground floor extension to provide covered swimming pool and changing room together with first floor together with first floor extension at side 40069/02
6 Park Lane, Whitefield
P.004 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
 Delegated decision:

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 Officers 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).

1. Erection of fifteen bungalows 40098/02
Larch Street/Wash Lane, Bury - Approved

2. Change of use to a café/diner 40492/03
Unit 1 Britannia Warehouse Ormond Street/Wash Lane, Bury - Approved

3. Outline erection of single storey nursery;3 storey teaching block and 5 performing arts and humanities centre 40370/03
Peel site Bury College, Market Street Bury - Refused for the following reason:

The proposed three storey teaching block would be seriously detrimental to the residential amenities of occupiers of adjacent houses by reason of height, size, and position and overlooking. The proposed development, therefore, conflicts with the following policy of the Bury Unitary Development Plan: H3/2 - Existing Incompatible Uses.

4. Road closure link to school sites 40405/03
Fishpool and St Chad’s Primary School, Nelson Street, Bury - Approved

5. Erection of block of 17 apartments 40174/02
Site of former Garden Centre, Tottington Road, Bury - Minded to Approve

6. Extension to servicing bay at side and alterations to extend elevations 40365/03
Brandlesholme service station, 279 Brandlesholme Road, Bury - Approve

7. Single storey extension at side/rear 40221/03
35 St Joseph’s Avenue, Whitefield - Approve

8. Single storey rear extension and first floor rear extension 40289/03
29 Charlbury Avenue, Prestwich - Approved

9. Demolition of existing buildings and new build mixed use development comprising of retail, food and drink and leisure on the ground floor (classes A1, A3 and D2); residents car parking on 1st floor; 3 blocks of apartments (123 units) at 4, 5 and 6 storeys above 1st floor parking level 40190/02
Former Sainsburys site, Fairfax Road, Prestwich
Deferred to allow negotiations regarding the configuration of the development, particularly along Fairfax Road, with the overall internal capacity to remain unchanged.

10. Change of use from car sales to restaurant (Class A3) 40408/03
Simpsons Garage, 51 Water Street, Radcliffe - Approved

11. Extension to children’s play area and multi-use games area 40395/03
King George V Playing Fields, Outwood Road, Radcliffe - Approved

12. Single storey kitchen extension at rear 40411/03
99 Turton Road, Tottington -
Approved

13. Demolition of existing public house and erection of 20 apartments (resubmission) 40430/03
Nailers Green Public House, Brandlesholme Road, Greenmount - Approved

14. Erection of 35 houses and apartments and apartments (revision to approved layout)40345/03
Land off Gigg Lane, Bury -
Minded to Approve

15. Two storey extension 40446/03
107 St Georges Road, Bury, Bury - Approved
P.005 INTERPRETATION OF THE PROTOCOL FOR COMMITTEE SITE VISITS
Preamble for item P.005
Delegated Decision:

That approval be given to the interpretation of the criteria and procedures for deciding upon a Planning Control Committee site visit as detailed in the report.
P.006 COUNCILLOR S MASON
Preamble for item P.006
 
The meeting started at 4.00pm was adjourned at 5.50pm, resumed at 7.10pm and ended at 8.30pm

Preamble

Preamble
ItemPreamble
P.001Members of the Committee were asked to consider whether they had an interest in any matters to be discussed at the meeting and the following interest was declared:
Councillor Davison (Application number 40190/02)
P.005A report of the Borough Planning and Economic Development Officer was submitted regarding the criteria and procedures involved to decide on a Committee visit. The report demonstrated how the procedures could be interpreted in a more specific way in order to ensure greater transparency in the decision making process and more effective use of Committee Members’ time.
P.006The Chair, on behalf of the Committee, took the opportunity the express his thanks and appreciation for the work and commitment of Councillor Mason during her time as a member of the Committee.