Meeting documents

Planning Control Committee
Tuesday, 23rd May, 2006 7.00 pm

Date:
Tuesday, 18th April, 2006
Time:
7:00pm
Place:
Peel Room, Town Hall, Bury
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor A J Cummings (In the Chair)
Councillors K S Briggs, D M Cassidy, S Cohen, M Connolly, W J Davison, W Flood, E K Grime, D L Gunther, S Magnall, A K Matthews and Y S Wright
Co-opted:
10 members of the public were in attendance
Apologies for absence:
Councillor P H Redstone (cl)
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Item Description Decision
Open
P.1338 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Preamble for item P.1338
 
P.1339 MINUTES
Preamble for item P.1339
Delegated decision:

That subject to the above corrections the Minutes of the Meeting held on 29 March 2006 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
P.1340 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Preamble for item P.1340
Delegated decision:

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

46005 45 Hurst Street, Bury - Bury East Ward
Change of use from Social Club (Class D2) to retail shop (Class A1) with ancillary office and store, ramp for disabled access (resubmission)

45759 52 Bury Old Road, Prestwich - Sedgley Ward
Temporary siting of portable classroom
The decision is subject to the following additional condition:

46012 St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Rectory Lane, Prestwich - St Mary’s Ward
Creation of disabled ramp and entrance to school

46007 St John’s Church of England School, Johnson Street, Radcliffe - Radcliffe West Ward
Erection of 2.4 metre high security fence

46019 17 Market Street, Tottington - Tottington Ward
Installation of 24 hour ATM cash machine in existing shop front

46086 Polyflor Ltd, Radcliffe New Road, Whitefield - Pilkington Park Ward
Extension to existing Polytred Building
P.1341 3 SITE MASTERPLAN APPLICATIONS FOR RADCLIFFE
Preamble for item P.1341
Delegated decision

That the report be noted.
P.1342 APPLICATION TO CLOSE TWO NON-DEFINITIVE FOOTPATHS AT GRIFFIN CLOSE AND KESTREL DRIVE, BURY
Preamble for item P.1342
Delegated decision:

That approval be given to close the non-definitive footpaths at Griffin Close and Kestrel Drive, Bury.
P.1343 PLANNING ENFORCEMENT
Preamble for item P.1343
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
P.1344 TPO 300 AINSWORTH METHODIST CHURCH, AINSWORTH
Preamble for item P.1344
Delegated decision:

That the Metropolitan Borough of Bury (Ainsworth Methodist Church, Ainsworth) Tree Preservation Order 300 be confirmed to give permanent status.
P.1345 TREE PRESERVATION ORDER 295
BISHOPS ROAD, ST GABRIEL’S
Preamble for item P.1345
Delegated decision:

That the Metropolitan Borough of Bury (Bishop’s Road, St Gabriel’s) Tree Preservation Order 295 be confirmed to give permanent status, with the exception of trees T1 (Laburnum), T2 (Ash), T3 (Sycamore) and T15 (Holly).
P.1346 TREE PRESERVATION ORDER 296 GREENHALGH FOLD, GREENMOUNT
Preamble for item P.1346
Delegated decision:

That the Metropolitan Borough of Bury (Greenhalgh Fold, Greenmount) Tree Preservation Order 296 be confirmed to give permanent status.
P.1347 PLANNING APPEALS
Preamble for item P.1347
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
7:00pm - 8:10pm

Preamble

Preamble
ItemPreamble
P.1338Councillor A J Cummings declared a personal interest in respect of the minute P.1341 ‘3 Site Masterplan Applications for Radcliffe’ and remained in the meeting during the consideration of the report.

Councillors D M Cassidy, M Connolly and E K Grime declared prejudicial interest in respect of minute P.1342 ‘Application to Close Two Non-definitive Footpaths at Griffin Close and Kestrel Drive, Bury’. The Councillors left the meeting for the period that the item was considered.

(The Borough Solicitor’s representative made a statement in relation to a letter that had been circulated to Committee Members regarding applications 45672 (Coney Green High School) and 45673 (Radcliffe High School) considered at the meeting held on 29 March 2006. Committee Members were reminded that when making a decision it was important to do so, based on the merits of the individual application, with an open mind, without pre-judging an application and using the information presented to the Committee).
P.1339The following corrections were made to the minutes of the meeting held on 29 March 2006:

Councillor W J Davison was added to the list of those present.

Application 45784 Red Bank Playing Fields, Unsworth Street, Radcliffe be moved into the Minded to Approve section of the minutes.
P.1340A report of the Borough Planning and Economic Development Officer was submitted in relation to various applications for planning permission. Supplementary information was also submitted in respect of application numbers: 46182, 45274 and 46012.

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.1341A report of the Borough Planning and Economic Development Officer was submitted to update the Committee on the 4 current applications the anticipated additional application relating to the 3 Sites Masterplan in Radcliffe.
P.1342A report of the Borough Engineer was submitted regarding an application to close two non-definitive footpaths at Griffin Close and Kestrel Drive, Bury.
P.1343A report of the Borough Planning and Economic Development Officer was submitted containing a summary of Planning Enforcement Activity for the last Municipal Year 2005/06.
P.1344Consideration was given to a report submitted by the Landscape Practice Officer which sought confirmation of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury (Ainsworth Methodist Church, Ainsworth) Tree Preservation Order 300.
P.1345Consideration was given to a report submitted by the Landscape Practice Officer which sought confirmation of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury (Bishop’s Road, St Gabriel’s) Tree Preservation Order 295.
P.1346Consideration was given to a report submitted by the Landscape Practice Officer which sought confirmation of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury (Greenhalgh Fold, Greenmount) Tree Preservation Order 296.
P.1347A report of the Borough Planning and Economic Development Officer was submitted which presented a summary of recent decisions made by the Planning Inspectorate and recent appeals lodged against decisions of the Council. Details were also submitted on the performance of Planning Appeals for 2005/06.