Meeting documents

Planning Control Committee
Tuesday, 17th April, 2012 7.00 pm

Date:
Tuesday, 20th March, 2012
Time:
7.00 pm
Place:
Peel Room, Town Hall, Bury
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor A Cummings (In the Chair)
Councillors, K Audin, M Bailey, S Cohen, J I Columbine, M D’Albert, M Hankey, A K Matthews, R Shori, J Smith, R E Walker and Y S Wright

Public attendance: 20 members of the public were in attendance
Apologies for absence:
Councillor J Harris
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Item Description Decision
Open
P.720 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Preamble for item P.720
 
P.721 Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 21st February, 2012 7.00 pm
  • Minutes
Delegated decision:

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 21 February, 2012 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
P.722 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Preamble for item P.722
Delegated decision:

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:-

54739 Land off Otter Drive, Bury, - Whitefield & Unsworth - Unsworth Ward
Erection of 10 no. dwellings

(note; Councillor Shori left the room during consideration of this item)

54805 Wellington Barracks and Clubhouse, Bolton Road, Bury - Bury West - Church Ward
Change of use of former barracks to restaurant on ground floor (class A3) and 5 no. flats (Class C3) to first and second floors with extension at side and entrance canopy; side extension to former clubhouse and change of
use to 3 no. retail units (Class A1).

54815 Land adjacent to Cobden Mill, Square Street, Ramsbottom - Ramsbottom and Tottington - Ramsbottom Ward
Residential development of 4 no. 3-storey townhouses.

54816 Land adjacent to Cobden Mill, Square Street, Ramsbottom - Ramsbottom and Tottington - Ramsbottom Ward
Conservation area consent for demolition of Square Street boundary wall

54820 Pavement outside Sandy Lane, Prestwich Manchester
Prior notification for installation of 15 metre high streetpole with 6 no. antennas, electrical meter and equipment cabinets to facilitate site sharing

(note: Councillor Walker left the room during consideration of this item)

54821 59a Church Street, Walshaw, Bury - Ramsbottom and Tottington - Tottington Ward
Change of use of ground floor from retail (Class A1) to nail and Beauty Salon (Sui Generis).

54822 Land at Woodhey Farm, Woodhey Road, Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom, Bury - North Manor Ward
Variation of conditions. New conditions to read No. 3. The occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to a person solely or mainly employed in the locality of aquaponics and/or agriculture. No. 5. The agricultural buildings hereby approved shall be used exclusively for aquaponics and/or agriculture.

54868 Elton Liberal Club, New George Street, Bury - Bury West - Elton Ward
Removal of condition 5 of planning permission 54603 (a bowling green measuring 37 metres by 37 metres shall be provided on the site to the written satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of the extension hereby approved).
P.723 DELEGATED DECISIONS
Preamble for item P.723
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
P.724 PLANNING APPEALS
Preamble for item P.724
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
The meeting started at 7.00 pm and ended at 7.50 pm

Preamble

Preamble
ItemPreamble
P.720Councillor Shori declared a prejudicial interest in respect of planning application 54739, Councillor Shori was Executive Member for Adult Care, Health and Housing.
P.722A 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: 54739, 54805, 54815, 54816, 54820, 54822 and 54868.

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 O’Hanlon spoke as a ward representative in respect of application 54820.
P.723A report by the Development Manager was submitted listing all recent Planning application decisions made by officers using delegated powers.
P.724A 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 also included.