The Director of Law, HR and Asset Management submitted the minutes of the meetings held on 6 and 20 September, 2011.

RECOMMENDED:  That the minutes be received.

The Director of Law, HR and Asset Management submitted the minutes of the meetings held on 6 and 20 September, 2011.

Resolved – That the minutes be received.

Members of the committee are asked whether they have any personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any application on the agenda and, if so, to declare them and state the nature of the interest.

Members of the Committee were asked whether they had any personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any application on the agenda and, if so, to declare them and state the nature of the interest.

Councillor Bernie Mooney declared a personal interest in respect of planning application APP/11/00977 Images Kitchens, 68-70 Wallasey Road, Liscard, CH44 2AE – Change of use only to class A5 chip shop use, by virtue of having been referred to in the report.

Members are asked to request all site visits before any application is considered. 

Members were asked to submit their requests for site visits before any planning applications were considered.

The following request for a site visit was unanimously approved:

APP/10/01105 – Continental Landscapes, Wharf Street, Port Sunlight, CH62 5HD – Construction of 12no. family houses on vacant land at the junction of Water and Wharf Street and associated landscaping works (Amended Plans). (Councillor Salter).

The Chair agreed to vary the order of business.

Resolved – That consideration of the item be deferred for a formal site visit.

The Acting Director of Regeneration, Housing and Planning submitted the above application for consideration.

On a motion by Councillor John Salter and seconded by Councillor Dave Mitchell it was:

Resolved (12:00) – That the application be approved subject to the following conditions;

1. The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

2. Before any construction commences, full details and samples of the all the facing and roofing materials to be used in the external construction of this development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved materials shall then be used in the construction of the development.

3. No development shall commence until a ground contamination survey has been undertaken, taking into account any potential contaminants from all known previous land uses.  Should this survey identify any such contaminants, then a scheme of remediation to render the site suitable for use shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to such works being undertaken. A statement giving precise details of the nature and extent of any such remediation, together with certification that the site has been made suitable for its intended use, shall also be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

4. The remainder of the undeveloped land within the curtilage of the site shall be suitably hard and soft landscaped with in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to commencement of any construction work on the site. Such landscaping work to be shall be carried out prior to the occupation of any part of the development or in accordance with an alternative timetable to be agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.  Any trees or plants that within a period of five years after planting, are removed, die or become, in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, seriously damaged or defective shall be replaced with others of a species, size and number as originally approved in the first available planting season unless the Local Planning Authority gives its written consent to any variation.

5. All existing trees which are not directly affected by the buildings and works hereby granted permission shall be clearly located and described in the landscaping scheme required. Such trees shall be retained and shall not be lopped, topped, felled, pruned, have their roots severed or be uprooted without prior approval of the Local Planning Authority.  Any such tree which subsequently dies, becomes seriously diseased or has to be removed as a result of carrying out this development shall be replaced with a tree of a species and size and in such position, as the Local Planning Authority may require, in conjunction with the general landscaping required herein.

Prior to the commencement of construction the trees to be retained on the site shall be protected by chestnut paling fences 1.5 metres high erected to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 94.

The Acting Director of Regeneration, Housing and Planning submitted the above application for consideration.

A petitioner addressed the meeting.

A ward Councillor addressed the meeting.

On a motion by Councillor John Salter and seconded by Councillor Eddie Boult it was:

Resolved (10:02) –That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

1. The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

2. Before any construction commences, samples of the facing and roofing materials to be used in the external construction of this development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved materials shall then be used in the construction of the development.

3. The first and second floor windows facing south-west shall not be glazed otherwise than with obscured glass and top hung 1.7m above finished floor level or fixed shut, and thereafter be permanently retained as such.

4. The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the details shown on the plans received by the Local Planning Authority on 16 August 2011

5. No part of the development shall be brought into use until the obsolete section of vehicular crossing on Wright Street has been made up to standard footway levels. These works shall be in accordance with a scheme to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

The Acting Director of Regeneration, Housing and Planning submitted the above application for consideration.

On a motion by Councillor John Salter and seconded by Councillor Eddie Boult it was:

Resolved (10:02) –That the application be approved subject to the following conditions;

1. The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

2. Details of materials for all external work including samples, shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority before any work is commenced. The materials shall subseqeuntly be used in the development constructed, and retained as such thereafter.

3. No part of the development shall be brought into use until space and facilities for cycle parking of a type and in a location previously submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority have been provided and these facilities shall be permanently retained thereafter.

4. The proposed landscaping shall be completed before the accommodation hereby approved is occupied and thereafter shall be maintained to the satisfaction of the Local Authority.

The Acting Director of Regeneration, Housing and Planning submitted the above application for consideration.

A petitioner addressed the meeting.

The applicant’s representative addressed the meeting.

On a motion by Councillor Denise Realey and seconded by Councillor Dave Mitchell it was:

Resolved (9:3) –That the application be approved subject to the following conditions;

1. The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

2. Before any construction commences, samples of the materials to be used in the external construction of this development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved materials shall then be used in the construction of the development.

3. An Interim Travel Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before development commences. The travel plan shall outline the commitments of the developer in terms of infrastructure to support travel by sustainable modes. The developer commitments contained within the submitted and agreed Travel Plan shall be implemented prior to first occupation.

4. The units (Units 1 to 9) shall be closed between 23.30 hrs and 07.00 hrs Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday.

5. The external areas at second floor level as shown on Plan A_107 (Rev. P1) shall not be used as a sitting out area or eating or drinking or for any other purpose or activity between 21.00 hrs and 07.00 hrs.

6. Development shall not commence until a full scheme of works has been submitted to and approved in writing for:

- Improvement to Castle Drive, Heswall, incorporating the reinstatement to standard footway levels of the existing obsolete access to the rooftop car park; and

- The provision of one pair of pedestrian tactile dropped crossings at the junction with Mount Road.

The works shall have been completed in full in accordance with the scheme of works before first occupation of the development hereby permitted.

The Acting Director of Regeneration, Housing and Planning submitted the above application for consideration.

On a motion by Councillor Dave Mitchell and seconded by Councillor Eddie Boult it was:

Resolved (12:00) –That the application be approved subject to the following condition;

1.  The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

The Acting Director of Regeneration, Housing and Planning submitted the above application for consideration.

The Development Control Manager reported that a letter had been received from LJMU noting that it had no commercial connection with the proprietor of this application.

On a motion by Councillor John Salter and seconded by Councillor Eddie Boult it was:

Resolved (12:00) –That the application be approved subject to the following conditions;

1. The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes Order) 1987 (or any subsequent re-enactment) the development shall only be used as an emergency services training centre, and for no other purpose within Use Class D1.

3. No part of the development shall be brought into use until space and facilities for cycle parking of a type and in a location previously submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority have been provided and these facilities shall be permanently retained thereafter.

4. Development shall not be commenced until a Framework Travel Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The Framework Travel Plan shall include proposals and commitments to the promotion of sustainable transport including:

• Access to the site by staff

• Information on existing transport services to the site and staff travel patterns;

• Travel Plan principles including measures to promote and facilitate more sustainable transport;

• Realistic targets for modal shift or split;

• Identification of a Travel Plan co-ordinator and the establishment of a travel plan steering group;

• Measures and resource allocation to promote the Travel Plan; and

• Mechanisms for monitoring and reviewing the Travel Plan, including the commitment to submit an annual review and action plan to the local planning authority.

5. A Full Travel Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority within 6 months of the occupation of the development hereby granted. The provisions of the Full Travel Plan shall be implemented and operated in accordance with a programme detail therein and shall not be varied other than through agreement with the Local Planning Authority. For the avoidance of doubt, the Travel Plan shall include, but not be limited to:

• Access to the site by staff

• Information on existing transport services to the site and staff travel patterns;

• Travel Plan principles including measures to promote and facilitate more sustainable transport;

• Realistic targets for modal shift or split;

• Identification of a Travel Plan co-ordinator and the establishment of a travel plan steering group;

• Measures and resource allocation to promote the Travel Plan; and

• Mechanisms for monitoring and reviewing the Travel Plan, including the submission of an annual review and action plan to the local planning authority.

Councillor Bernie Mooney left the room during consideration of the following application.

The Acting Director of Regeneration, Housing and Planning submitted the above application for consideration.

A petitioner addressed the meeting.

A ward Councillor addressed the meeting.

On a motion by Councillor James Keeley and seconded by Councillor Denise Realey it was:

Resolved (9:2) – That the application be refused on the grounds that the proposed change of use would be contrary to Policy SH1 of the Unitary Development Plan and associated Supplementary Planning Document SPD3 in that it would result in nuisance and loss of amenity to local residents through noise and general disturbance, and would lead to a detrimental change in the character of the area given existing numbers of such uses in the immediate vicinity.

The Acting Director of Regeneration, Housing and Planning submitted the above application for consideration.

On a motion by Councillor Dave Mitchell and seconded by Councillor James Keeley it was:

Resolved (12:00) –That the application be approved subject to the following conditions;

1. The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

A report of the Acting Director of Regeneration, Housing and Planning set out Development Management Performance under Central Government’s data requirements for the first and second quarters of 2011/2012. This period covered 1 April 2011 to 30 June 2011 (First Quarter) and 1 July 2011 to 30 September 2011. The report covered the performance for all applications, i.e. Majors, Others and Minors.

Resolved – That the report be noted.

The Acting Director of Regeneration, Housing and Planning submitted a report detailing applications delegated to him and decided upon between 10/09/2011 and 12/10/2011.

Resolved – That the report be noted.