Meeting documents

Planning Control Committee
Wednesday, 29th March, 2006 7.00 pm

Date:
Tuesday, 28th February, 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 Flood, E K Grime, D L Gunther, S Magnall, A K Matthews, P H Redstone and Y S Wright

Co-opted:
80 members of the public were in attendance
Apologies for absence:
Councillor W J Davison
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Item Description Decision
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P.1126 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Preamble for item P.1126
 
P.1127 Minutes of the Meeting held on Tuesday, 24th January, 2006 7:00pm
  • Minutes
Delegated decision:

That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 24 January 2006 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
P.1128 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Preamble for item P.1128
Delegated decision:

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

45145 462 Rochdale Old Road, Bury - Bury East Ward
Outline application - Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of two dwellings

45708 Bury Ground, Castlecroft Road, Bury - Moorside Ward
Outline application for Division Headquarters Police Station

45827 369 Walmersley Road, Bury - Moorside Ward
Change of use from retail (Class A1) to betting shop (Class A2), new shop front, ramp details and balustrade, new roller shutter and housing (resubmission)

Approval is subject to the amendment of Condition 5 as follows: The words “commercial and”, be replaced by the words “betting shop and all walls, floors and ceilings to”.

45772 18 Tennyson Avenue, Bury - Redvales Ward
Change to use from therapies shop (Class A1) to bookmakers (Class A2)

45657 Land at 8 Westbury Close, Elton, Bury - Church Ward
Residential development - one detached dwelling (2nd revised scheme)

45691 Land at Crostons Road, Bury - Elton Ward
New car dealership with separate valet bays
(Councillor M Connolly abstained from voting in respect of the application)

45799 Old Hall C P School, Springside View, Bury - Elton Ward
Non-illuminated signs at school entrance and on nursery building (re-submission)

45639 205 Middleton Road, Prestwich - Sedgley Ward
Change of use of ground floor from shop (Class A1) to hot food takeaway (Class A5)
Approval is subject to the following additional condition:

Condition 4. A litterbin shall be installed on the forecourt of the premises before the use commences.

45777 24 Bury New Road, Prestwich - Sedgley Ward
Change of use to takeaway (Class A5)

45817 Woodthorpe Hotel, Bury Old Road, Prestwich - Sedgley Ward
Provision of fence together with construction of retaining wall and banking

45751 Land to rear of 90 Stanley Road, Radcliffe - Radcliffe North Ward
Erection of fence together with construction of retaining wall and banking

45492 Former garage site, Ringley Road West, Radcliffe - Radcliffe West Ward
New restaurant, landscaping and car parking

45528 Pilsworth South Quarry, off Pilsworth Road, Bury - Unsworth Ward
Extraction of sand and gravel from extension area prior to creation of approved landscape buffer zone including in part backfilling and restoration with controlled waste

2. That the Committee be Minded to Approve 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:-

45274 Former P J Power site, Millett Street, Bury - Bury East Ward
Demolition of offices and service yard, erection of twenty-one apartments in a four-storey block and new office accommodation within three-storey block

The decision is subject to an additional condition regarding the position of the bin/refuse store.

45424 Land at The Rock and Rochdale Road, Bury (known as The Rock Triangle) - Bury East Ward
Outline planning application - mixed use development comprising shopping, financial and professional services, food and drink within the A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 use classes, residential uses, community, health, nursery, education, cultural, assembly and leisure uses within the D1 and D2 use classes, nightclub uses, multi-storey and other car parking, new streets; highways and other means of access and circulation, and other associated works and facilities.

45788 Beech Grove, 174 Chesham Road, Bury - Moorside Ward
Change of use from home for elderly to offices including additional car park provision

3. That delegated authority be given to the Borough Planning and Economic Development Officer in consultation with the Chair to approve with conditions application 45559. The application related to a development consisting of a farm shop, ice cream parlour, tearoom and associated car park at land to the south and east of Nabbs Farm, Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Ramsbottom - North Manor Ward.
P.1129 PLANNING APPEALS
Preamble for item P.1129
Delegated decision:

That the report be noted.
7:00pm - 8:55pm

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P.1126Councillor Cohen declared a personal interest in respect of application number 45708, as a Council appointed representative on the Greater Manchester Police Authority.
P.1128A 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: - 45145, 45424, 45708, 45788, 45657, 45691, 45559, 45492 and 45528

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.1129A report of the Borough Planning and Economic Development Officer was submitted which presented details of recent decisions made by the Planning Inspectorate and recent appeals lodged against decisions of the Council.