Members are asked to consider 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 Keeley declared a prejudicial interest in APP/10/00657 by virtue of this matter having previously being heard by the Licensing Committee and to which he had made representations.

Councillor Kelly declared a prejudicial interest in APP/10/00583 by virtue of having previously spoken on behalf of the objectors.

Councillor Watt declared a personal interest in APP/10/00445 by virtue of his wife having worked at the premises for several days earlier this year.

Councillor Boult declared a prejudicial interest in APP/10/00545 by virtue of having spoken about this matter prior to being an elected member.

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 requests for site visits were unanimously approved;

Application 10/00668 – Griffiths Funeral Home, Grange Bank, Grange Road, West Kirby, CH48 4DY – change of use of land to front of the Red Door to provide an outdoor seating area.

Application 10/00677 – Ganneys Meadow School, Ganneys Meadow Road, Woodchurch, CH49 7NS – erection of 12 no dwellings (Amendment to Planning Permission APP/2008/5857)

Application 10/00445 – Thornton Manor, Manor Road, Thornton Hough, CH63 1JB – Proposed erection of three marquees within the Thornton Manor Estate, namely at the dell, the walled garden and at the lake, to be used for private functions and conferences.

(Councillor Boult, having declared a prejudicial interest (see minute 227) left the room whilst the application was considered).

The Director of Technical Services submitted the above application for consideration.

A ward councillor addressed the meeting.

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

Resolved – That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

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

2. That the outside area shall not be used for the consumption of food and drink between the hours of 2130 and 0800 hours.

3. That no live or recorded music or amplified voices be played in the outside area at any time.

The Director of Technical Services submitted the above application for consideration.

The representative of the petitioners was reported to be unwell and therefore a letter submitted on their behalf was circulated to and considered by members of the Planning Committee.

Resolved (11:1) – That the application be approved subject to the following condition:

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

(Councillor Keeley, having declared a prejudicial interest (see minute 227) left the room whilst the application was considered).

The Director of Technical Services submitted the above application for consideration.

A petitioner addressed the meeting.

A ward councillor addressed the meeting.

Resolved – That consideration of this matter be deferred for a site visit and for officers to gather more information on other late night establishments within the Key Town Centre.

(Councillor Kelly, having declared a prejudicial interest (see minute 227) left the room whilst the application was considered).

The Director of Technical Services submitted the above application for consideration.

On a motion by Councillor Mitchell and seconded by Councillor George Davies it was:

Resolved (11:00) – That the application be approved subject to the following condition:

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

2. Development shall be built in accordance with plans received on 09 June 2010.

3. 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.

4. Details of gates and acoustic fencing shall be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority and built prior to first occupation of the building. Any enclosures shall remain as such thereafter unless agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

5. No part of the development shall be brought into use until details of cycle parking has been agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. These facilities shall be permanently retained thereafter.

6. The approved Travel Plan shall be implemented in accordance with the timetable approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved Travel Plan shall continue to be implemented as long as any part of the development is occupied.

7. Prior to first occupation of any part of the development, the windows on the west facing side elevation shall be fixed and obscurely glazed and shall be retained as such thereafter.

8. Prior to first occupation of any part of the development, the windows on the north facing side elevation shall be fixed and obscurely glazed and shall be retained as such thereafter.

9. The ground floor premises shall be used only for the purpose of A1 retail specified in the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 as amended nor for any other purpose without the prior permission of the Local Planning Authority.

10. Details of a scheme for landscaping shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The proposed landscaping shall be completed before the proposal hereby approved is occupied and thereafter shall be maintained to the satisfaction of the Local Authority.

11. Landscaping works to be carried out in accordance with the approved details as set out in Condition 10.

12. Prior to first occupation of the building, detailed section drawings of any security shutters shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority and agreed in writing. The details as agreed shall be implemented and retained as such.

13. No part of the development shall be occupied until facilities clear of the highway have been provided as part of the development hereby approved for the loading/unloading/turning of vehicles in accordance with detailed drawings to be submitted to and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 37.

The Director of Technical Services submitted the above application for consideration.

Resolved – That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

1. The development to which this permission relates must be begun not later than whichever is the later of the following dates:-

A) The expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

OR

B) The expiration of two years from the final approval of the reserved matters, or in the case of approval on different dates, the final approval of the last such matter to be approved.

2. Before any construction commences, samples of the facing, roofing and window 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. Notwithstanding the approved plans, details of a full scheme of works to provide vehicular access from the highway into the development site, including all associated surfacing, kerbing, tactile paving, road markings and surface water drainage requirements shall be submitted to and agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority prior to commencement of development. The approved scheme of works shall be implemented in full prior to the first occupation and retained as such thereafter unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

4. Notwithstanding the submitted details, no development shall commence until full details of a scheme to remove and replace the existing traffic island on Exmouth Street, fronting the development site, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority.  Such details will include all associated road markings, traffic signage, signal signage and electrical equipment and any commuted sums.  The scheme will be implemented in full accordance with such details as approved and retained thereafter.

5. No development shall be commenced until details of all security measures including CCTV. Gates, fences and glazing specifications of all ground floor windows have been submitted to and agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. The approved development shall be carried out in accordance with he approved details and retained as such thereafter unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

Resolved - That consideration of the application be deferred for a formal site visit.

Resolved - That consideration of the application be deferred for a formal site visit.

Resolved - That consideration of the application be deferred for a formal site visit.

The Director of Technical Services submitted a report setting out Development Control Performance under NI 157 for the first quarter of 2010/2011.  This period covered 1 April 2010 to 30 June 2010 and indicated to Planning Committee the quarterly performance for all applications, i.e. Majors, Others and Minors.

Resolved – That the Committee note the contents of the report.

The Director of Technical Services submitted a report informing members on the performance of the Planning Enforcement service within Development Control, during 2008/09 and 2009/10.

Resolved – That the report be noted.

The Director of Technical Services submitted a report to inform members of an objection to Wirral Borough Council Tree Preservation Order No 342 and to recommend that the order shall be confirmed.

Resolved – That Wirral Borough Council Tree Preservation Order No 342 be confirmed.

The Director of Technical Services submitted a report informing members of Planning Applications which had been decided under his delegated powers between 25/06/2010 and 11/07/2010.

Resolved – That the report be noted.