Meeting documents

Planning Control Committee
Tuesday, 25th July, 2006 7.00 pm

Date:
Tuesday, 25th July, 2006
Time:
7:00pm
Place:
Peel Room, Town Hall, Bury
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor E K Grime (In the Chair)
Councillors K S Briggs, D M Cassidy, S Cohen, M Connolly, A J Cummings, W J Davison, D O’Hanlon, P H Redstone, J W H Taylor and Y S Wright
Co-opted:
20 members of the public were in attendance
Apologies for absence:
Councillors A K Matthews, D L Gunther
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Item Description Decision
Open
P.329 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Preamble for item P.329
 
P.330 MINUTES
 Delegated decision:

That the Minutes of the meetings held on 27 June and 12 July 2006 be approved as correct records and signed by the Chair.
P.331 PLANNING APPLICATIONS

Preamble for item P.331
Delegated decision:

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

46044 Prestwich Heys F. C., Sandgate Road, Whitefield - Holyrood Ward
Retrospective application for temporary developments including car park, portable contractors office units and holding compound

46394 444 Bury Old Road, Prestwich - Holyrood Ward
Enlargement of existing front dormer to 2nd floor

46463 111 Bury Old Road, Prestwich - Sedgley Ward
Change of use from residential to dental surgery

46484 205 Bury Old Road, Prestwich - Sedgley Ward
Two storey rear extension

46248 14 Radcliffe New Road, Whitefield - Pilkington Park Ward
Internally illuminated shop signs

46524 146 Park Lane, Whitefield - Pilkington Park Ward
Change of use of rear part of ground floor to a casual café for approximately 15 persons (resubmission)

46541 8 Marle Croft, Whitefield - Pilkington Park Ward
Two storey side and rear extension; new roof and loft conversion incorporating dormer windows (resubmission)

46426 Pilsworth Reservoir (fisheries), Pilsworth Clough, off Moss Hall, Bury - Unsworth Ward
Construction of new banking, two islands and creation of fishing platforms (resubmission)
Approval is subject to amendment of Condition 4 and an additional Condition 16 as follows:

Condition 4. Prior to the commencement of work on site a scheme shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority for the stripping, storage on site and subsequent reinstatement of all the top soil and subsoil within the area to be traversed by heavy vehicles and machinery as shown on plan ref: P188-002. The scheme shall include the method of stripping, the areas for storage and a programme of works to demonstrate how the land is to be reinstated prior to the expiry of this consent on the 31st March 2009. The approved scheme then be implemented immediately upon commencement of works on the site and completed by the 31st March 2009

Condition 16. No development shall be carried out unless and until full particulars of the footpaths to be provided from the car park to serve the proposed fishing platforms on the southerly side of the reservoir, the provision of fishing pegs accessible for the disabled and the provision of car parking facilities for the disabled have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include particulars of construction of the footpaths and fishing pegs, the gradient of the footpaths and the making out of the parking spaces with full regard given to the needs of disabled persons. The development shall not be carried out other than in accordance with the approved details.

46489 Land adjacent Pilsworth Way and Roach Bank Road, Pilsworth, Bury - Unsworth Ward
Construction of a commercial building with associated car parking, access and landscaping to accommodate activities falling within classes B1 (Business) and B2 (General Industry) plus staff facilities

46540 Unit 15, Croft Industries Estate, Hollins Vale, Bury, - Unsworth Ward
Retrospective application for change of use to car sales and storage with new palladin security fencing to 2.5metres
Approval is subject to the amendment of Condition 3 as follows:

The premises shall not be open to the public outside 08.30hrs to 19.00hrs Monday to Friday and 08.30hrs to 17.00hrs Saturday and Sunday.

2. That approval be given to application 46455 relating to Prestwich Muslim Centre, 52 Bury Old Road, Prestwich - Sedgley Ward for a prior approval application for a telecommunications installation comprising of a timber effect telegraph pole style monopole to accommodate 3 antennae within a GRP shroud (overall height 15metres) with associated radio equipment housing and ancillary development.
P.332 PLANNING ENFORCEMENT
Preamble for item P.332
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
P.333 PLANNING APPEALS
Preamble for item P.333
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
7:00PM - 8:40PM

Preamble

Preamble
ItemPreamble
P.329Councillor W J Davison declared a prejudicial interest in respect of application 46044 and withdrew from the meeting for the period that the application was considered.
P.331A report of the Borough Planning Engineering and Transportation Services Officer was submitted in relation to various applications for planning permission. Supplementary information was also submitted in respect of application numbers:
46524, 46541, 46426, 46489 and 46540
The Committee heard representations from applicants and/or objectors in respect of the applications submitted. This was limited to two minutes for each speaker.
P.332A report of the Borough Planning Engineering and Transportation Services Officer was submitted providing details of the Planning Enforcement Activity for the period 1st April to 30th June 2006.

The Committee welcomed the enforcement action taken by officers and requested that the enforcements be publicised throughout the Borough to ensure a strong message was given.
P.333A report of the Borough Planning Engineering and Transportation Services Officer was submitted regarding recent decisions taken by the Planning Inspectorate and listing appeals recently lodged against decisions of the Council.