Meeting documents

Planning Control Committee
Tuesday, 25th November, 2008 7.00 pm

Date:
Tuesday, 25th November, 2008
Time:
7:00pm
Place:
Peel Room, Town Hall, Bury
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor B Vincent (In the Chair)
Councillors K Audin, S Cohen, M J Connolly,
A J Cummings, M D’Albert, J Harris, S Magnall,
A K Mathews, J W H Taylor and Y S Wright
Co-opted:
39 members of the public were in attendance
Apologies for absence:
Councillors D Bigg and D O’Hanlon
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Item Description Decision
Open
P.460 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Preamble for item P.460
 
P.461 Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 21st October, 2008 7:00pm
 Delegated decision:

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 21 October 2008 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
P.462 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Preamble for item P.462
Delegated decision:

1. That Approval be given to the following seven applications in accordance with the reasons put forward by the Assistant Director (Planning, Engineering and Transportation Services) in the report and supplementary information submitted and subject to the conditions included:-

50603 Land adjacent to 506 Bolton Road, Bury - Church Ward
Residential development - one dwelling (outline)

50261 Our lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic County Primary School, Rudgwick Drive, Bury - Elton Ward
Erection of 2.4metre high wire fencing to east boundary and 1.4metre high railings to south west boundary

50461 4 Glebelands Road, Prestwich - Holyrood Ward
Single storey extension at rear
Approval is subject to the following additional condition:-

Condition 5. Prior to the commencement of work on site a scheme for the provision of car parking spaces within the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The car parking indicated within this scheme shall be surfaced, demarcated and made available for use prior to the extension hereby approved being occupied and the parking shall thereafter maintained at all times.
Reason. To ensure adequate off street car parking provision in the interests of road safety and residential amenity pursuant to polices HT2/4 - Car Parking and New Development and CF3/1 - Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes of the Bury Unitary Development Plan.

50605 Ostrich Inn, 163 Bury Old Road, Prestwich - Sedgley Ward
Variation of condition 3 to read ‘there shall be no loud speakers, amplified music or screens provided to the proposed shelter or in association with the shelter at any time’

50490 Units 5 and 6 The Radius, Fairfax Road, Prestwich - St Mary’s Ward Change of use of Unit 5 and part change of use of Unit 6 to Licensed Bookmakers (Class A2)

50486 New Century Apartments, Stubbins Lane, Ramsbottom - Ramsbottom Ward
New 900 millimetre high railings to site frontage

50494 Whitefield Golf Club, Higher Lane, Whitefield - Pilkington Park Ward
Toilet extension to existing refreshment hut adjacent to 10th Tee (retrospective) with new pitched roof to building (resubmission)

2. That the Committee be Minded to Approve the following two applications in accordance with the reasons put forward by the Assistant Director (Planning, Engineering and Transportation Services) in the report and supplementary information submitted and subject to the conditions included:-

50274 Woodgate Hill Reservoir, Bury - East Ward
54 kilometres of part buried overland pipeline connecting Woodgate Hill Reservoir, Knowsley (approximately 9.51 kilometres in Bury)

50322 17 Sheepfoot Lane, Prestwich - Sedgley Ward
Sheltered accommodation (Class C3)

3. That application 50487 relating to Whitefield Health Centre, Bury New Road, Whitefield - Pilkington Park Ward for Conservation Area Consent for the demolition of existing The Uplands and Health Centre be refused for the reasons stated in the report submitted.

4. That application 50460 relating to Whitefield Health Centre, Bury New Road - Pilkington Park Ward for full planning permission for the development of the existing health centre and ancillary buildings involving the erection of a new three storey primary care centre, landscaping, temporary use of tennis court adjacent to Stand Cricket Club for patient parking and contractors compound then re-instated to practical use following development completion be refused for the reasons stated in the report submitted.
P.463 AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN THE ROCK TRIANGLE SCHEME
Preamble for item P.463
Delegated decision:

That approval be given to the following amendments to the existing Section 106 obligation:-
1. No affordable housing units to be included within the Rock Triangle development;
2. The requirement for payment to the Council for the provision of affordable housing in the event that property values rise during the build period.
P.464 PLANNING APPLICATION PERFORMANCE
Preamble for item P.464
Delegated decision:

1. That the report be noted.

2. That the officers within the Planning Department be congratulated for their hard work in maintaining the high level of performance.
P.465 PLANNING ENFORCEMENT
Preamble for item P.465
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
P.466 PLANNING APPEALS
Preamble for item P.466
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
7:00pm - 8:20pm

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P.4601. Councillors M J Connolly and A J Cummings stated that they had been present at a briefing provided by United Utilities regarding the proposals involved in application 50274. The Councillors confirmed that this was not a lobbying meeting and was for information purposes only. Councillors Connolly and Cummings stated that they not passed comment or pre-determined the application would not be declaring an interest and would speak and vote on the application.

2. Councillor M D’Albert informed the meeting that her political group rented offices from one of the objectors to application 50461. Councillor D’Albert stated that she would not be declaring an interest and would vote on the application.
P.462A report by 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: 50274, 50603, 50487 and 50460.

The Committee were informed that the outline application 50250 regarding land at West of Old Hall Lane, Whitefield for the erection of a new primary school, had been withdrawn by the applicant.
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 Taylor reported that following the site visit in respect of application 50461, he had contacted the Operational Services Manager for the Turning Point establishment at 4 Glebelands Road, regarding the concerns raised by the local residents during the visit. Two project management representatives had been present and were unable to answer questions regarding the day to day operational aspects of the establishment. The Committee and objectors present at the meeting were informed that the Operational Service Manager had given an undertaking to address each of the concerns relating to parking, confirmation of the number of residents living in the building, residents conduct and visits by residents guests. None of the issues referred to related to the planning application being considered.
P.463A report by the Assistant Director (Planning, Engineering and Transportation Services) was submitted regarding a request from Thornfield Properties on the existing obligation to provide Affordable Housing as part of the new Town Centre development (reference 48384). The request sought to amend the obligation to provide 15% of the residential units as affordable housing in view of worsening economic climate. The variation would result in no affordable housing units on the development, although there would be provision for payment to Council for the provision of affordable housing should property values rise over the build period.

Members expressed their concern regarding the loss of the affordable housing from the Rock Triangle development resulting from ongoing problems within the housing market and the economic climate.
P.464A report by the Assistant Director (Planning, Engineering and Transportation Services) was submitted providing the Committee with a brief analysis of performance within Development Control for Planning Applications and Appeals for the first half of the year 2007/2008.
P.465A report by the Assistant Director (Planning, Engineering and Transportation Services) was submitted providing the Committee with statistical information on Enforcement Activity during 1 April 2008 and 30 September 2008 and the current formal action as at 4 November 2008.
P.466A report by the Assistant Director (Planning, Engineering and Transportation Services) 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 Borough Planning, Engineering and Transportation Services Officer, were also included.