Meeting documents

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

Date:
Tuesday, 21st October, 2008
Time:
7:00pm
Place:
Peel Room, Town Hall, Bury
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor B Vincent (In the Chair)
Councillors Councillors K Audin, S Cohen, M J Connolly, A J Cummings, M D’Albert, D O’Hanlon, J Harris, S Magnall and J W H Taylor
Co-opted:
60 members of the public were in attendance
Apologies for absence:
Councillors D Bigg, A K Matthews and Y S Wright
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Item Description Decision
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P.359 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Preamble for item P.359
 
P.360 Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 16th September, 2008 7:00pm
  • Minutes
Delegated decision:

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 16 September 2008 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
P.361 FUTURE SITE VISIT
 Delegated decision:

1. That consideration of the following application be deferred to the next scheduled meeting of this Committee on 25 November 2008:

50461 4 Glebelands Road, Prestwich - Holyrood Ward
Single storey extension at rear

2. That arrangements be made for the Committee to visit the above site for the reason that the impact of the proposed development on the surrounding areas is difficult to appreciate from photographs and drawings.
P.362 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Preamble for item P.362
Delegated decisionS:

1. That Approval be given to the following 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:-

50186 Pimhole Renewal Area, Bury - East Ward
Proposed development of one hundred and four family houses, with five alternative house types

50389 45 Hurst Street, Pimhole, Bury - East Ward
Removal of condition 5 on application 46005 restricting retail area to no more than 64 metre square

50176 Goshen Sports Centre, off Tennyson Avenue, Goshen, Bury - Redvales Ward
Extension to existing sports centre, including new sports hall and alterations

50369 78 Kings Road, Sedgley, Prestwich - Sedgley Ward
Installation of an automated teller machine, privacy area and anti ram bollards

50421 3 Prestwich Park Road South, Prestwich - St Mary’s Ward
Construction of a new detached 2 storey dwelling together with sub-basement parking

50271 Kwik-fit, Bury Road, Radcliffe - East Ward
Carry out Ministry of Transport Testing in addition to existing vehicle repairs and servicing

50315 Former Railway Track, Ainsworth Road, Radcliffe - Radcliffe North Ward
Erection of ten dwellings

50435 2-4 Stopes Road, Radcliffe - Radcliffe North Ward
Change of use from shop (Class A1) to veterinary surgery including alterations to the external elevations and resurfacing of area at rear to form car park

50298 41 Bury Old Road, Ainsworth, Bury - Radcliffe North Ward
Replacement of existing building (partly retrospective)

50161 Pilsworth Fisheries, Pilsworth Reservoir, Pilsworth Clough, Moss Hall Road, Bury - Unsworth Ward
Construction of new banking and islands reusing inert materials, footpath and platforms (resubmission)

2. That the Committee be Minded to Approve the following application 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:

49963 Princess Parade and the Square, Mill Gate Shopping Centre, Bury - East Ward
The enclosure of Princess Parade and the Square, creation of a new toilet block, improvements to residential accesses and environmental improvements (including lighting and security measures) and associated works

3. That application 50366 regarding the Former Brandlesholme Pub, 402 Brandlesholme Road, Bury - Elton Ward involving the demolition of the existing redundant public house and erection of a 50 bedroom care residential home (resubmission) be refused for the following reason:

The proposed development would be seriously detrimental to the residential amenities currently enjoyed by the occupier(s) of the adjoining dwelling houses, by reason of its size, design and position. The proposed development therefore conflicts with the following policies of the Bury Unitary Development Plan:
Policy EN1/2 - Townscape and Built Design
CF1/1 - Location of New Community Facilities

4. That application 50043 regarding Fold Mill, Bradley Lane, Bradley Fold, Radcliffe - Radcliffe North Ward in respect of the following:
Development A: creation of bunds (retrospective) and Development B: installation of roller shutter door (retrospective) be refused for the reasons set out in the report submitted for Development A and as follows for Development B:

1) The roller shutter doors would lead to an intensified use of areas close to residential properties by delivery vehicles and the manoeuvring and the loading/unloading of these vehicles on a much greater scale than previously on areas within the curtilage of the mill adjacent to residential properties. These developments would cause significant noise, disturbance and general activity that would be seriously detrimental to the residential amenities of the nearby occupiers. The proposed development, therefore, conflicts with the following policies of the Bury Unitary Development Plan:
EC6/1 - Assessing New Business, Industrial and Commercial Development, EN7/2 - Noise Pollution & H3/2 - Existing Incompatible Uses.

2) The roller shutter doors would lead to the intensification of use of sub-standard accesses, which would be detrimental to the safety of users of Public Footpath No. 23, Christ Church, Radcliffe and the surrounding highway network. The development would therefore conflict with the following policies of the Bury Unitary Development Plan:
EC6/1 - Assessing New Business, Industrial and Commercial Development.
HT6/1 - Pedestrian and Cyclist Movement.
P.363 PLANNING APPEALS
Preamble for item P.363
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
700pm - 9:30pm

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P.359Councillor M Connolly declared a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of application number 50186 and left the meeting room during consideration of the application.

Councillor M D’Albert declared a personal interest in respect of application number 50421.

Councillor D O’Hanlon declared a personal interest in respect of application number 50421

The Council Solicitor representative informed the Committee that a statement had been received from a member of the public stating that Councillor S Cohen should not take part in the consideration of application number 50176. The statement suggested that Councillor Cohen may have had a prejudicial interest in the application. Councillor Cohen confirmed that he had not made a pre-determination and did not have a personal or prejudicial interest relating to application number 50176. He stated that would be voting on the application. The Council Solicitor concluded that having looked at the documentation that it was highly unlikely that a prejudicial interest arose or that Cllr Cohen had pre-determined the matter.
P.362A 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: 50186, 50389, 49963, 50176, 50366, 50461, 50369, 50271, 50315 and 50298.

The Committee heard representations from applicants and/or objectors in respect of the applications submitted. This was limited to three minutes for each speaker.

The Committee held a site visit prior to the meeting in respect of applications 50043, 50176 and 50366.
P.363A 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.