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MINUTES  PDF 92 KB
To approve the accuracy of the minutes of the
meeting held on 20 February, 2014.
Minutes:
The Strategic Director for Transformation and
Resources submitted the minutes of the meeting held on 20 February
2014
Resolved –
That the minutes be approved
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MEMBERS' CODE OF CONDUCT - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
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.
Minutes:
Members of the Committee were asked to declare
any disclosable pecuniary or non
pecuniary interests in connection with any items on the agenda and
to state the nature of the interest.
Councillor Simon Mountney declared a pecuniary
interest in respect of item 9 by virtue of him owning the
property.
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REQUESTS FOR SITE VISITS
Members are asked to request
all site visits before any application is considered.
Minutes:
Members were asked to submit their requests
for site visits before any planning applications were
considered.
No such requests were made.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
Minutes:
The Chair agreed to vary the order of
business
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APP/13/01110 TOWER PROMENADE, NEW BRIGHTON, CH45 2JY : The proposed erection of 1no. three bedroom and 1no. 2 bedroom apartment at fourth floor level of the existing building. PDF 256 KB
Minutes:
The Strategic Director for Regeneration and
Environment submitted the above application for consideration.
A Petitioner addressed the meeting
A Ward Councillor addressed the meeting.
On a motion by Councillor Mooney and seconded
by Councillor Leech it was:
Resolved
(6:5:, with three abstentions and on the
Chair’s casting vote) That the application be approved
subject to the following conditions:
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1. The development
hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three
years from the date of this permission.
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2. All new external work shall
be carried out in materials that match, as closely as possible, in
colour, texture and design detail those
of the existing building.
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3. The development hereby
permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved
plans received by the local planning authority on 8th October 2013
and listed as follows: A2A.13.401_001, A2A.13.401_002,
A2A.13.401_003, A2A.13.401_004, A2A.13.401_005, A2A.13.401_101,
A2A.13.401_102, A2A.13.401_103, A2A.13.401_104and
A2A.13.401_105.
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4. 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.
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APP/13/01346 : Caldy Golf Course, Caldy Golf Club, LINKS HEY ROAD, CALDY, CH48 1NB : Rock armour protection to coastal cliffs - maintenance works to existing erosion protection structure, consisting re-packing of existing rock armour, and importation and placing of new bedstone and rock armour (REVISED ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS RECEIVED, UTILISING CROFT DRIVE). PDF 286 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Strategic Director for Regeneration and
Environment submitted the above application for consideration.
On a motion by Councillor Elderton and
seconded by Councillor Brightmore it was:
Resolved (13:0)
That the application be approved subject
to the following conditions:
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1. The development
hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three
years from the date of this permission.
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2. The development
works shall only be undertaken in accordance with the timescales
set out in Section 4 of the submitted Supporting Information for
an Application for Marine Consent (Martin Wright Associates,
February 2014). For the avoidance of doubt, the development
works shall only be carried out in the months of May, June and
July, in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, with works completed by
working one 10-hour shift to suit the daytime low tide period.
Notwithstanding the details set out in the submitted Rock
Maintenance Work At Caldy Golf Club:
Maintenance Licence, this notice shall not be taken to grant
planning permission for subsequent maintenance works beyond the
period 2014-2016.
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3. The development works shall
only be undertaken in accordance with the pollution prevention
measures set out in the following submitted statements: Rock
Maintenance Work At Caldy Golf Club:
Tidy Beach (07 January 2014), Rock Maintenance Work At
Caldy Golf Club: Stockpile Areas
(08 January 2014), Rock Maintenance Work At Caldy Golf Club: Oil and Fuel Spillage (09
January 2014).
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4. Access to the
development works shall only be provided at the point adjacent to
Caldy Steps and Thursaston Slipway, as set out in section 6 and
Appendix B of the submitted Supporting Information for an
Application for Marine Consent (Martin Wright Associates, February
2014). Use of these access points shall only be in full
accordance with the measures set out in the submitted
Maintenance Work At Caldy Golf Club:
Plant and Machine Access to the Beach (09 January 2014).
For the avoidance of doubt, the working width including turning
areas for vehicles shall at no point exceed 20m from the toe line
of the existing rock armour. No materials, plant or machinery shall
be stored at any time on the beach.
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5. All plant and
machinery used on the beach shall be equipped with low pressure
tires or tracks.
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6. The Caldy Steps construction access, as set out set out
in section 6 and Appendix B of the submitted Supporting
Information for an Application for Marine Consent (Martin Wright
Associates, February 2014) shall be reinstated in accordance
with the details provided no later than 9 months from the
completion of the works hereby granted planning permission, unless
an alternative timescale has previously been submitted and agreed
in writing with the Local Planning Authority. For the avoidance of
doubt, a geotextile membrane shall be
utilised to protect the cliffs from damage during use of the
access, and no grass or flower seed,
fertilizer or pesticide to be applied to the cliffs.
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7. The following
Great Crested Newt (GCN) Reasonable Avoidance Measures shall be
implemented in ...
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APP/13/01494 : Boat Storage Yard, BACK SEA VIEW, HOYLAKE, CH47 2DL : Demolition of existing vacant storage unit and erection of 1 No. detached dwelling (amended site plan received). PDF 270 KB
Minutes:
The Strategic Director for Regeneration and
Environment submitted the above application for consideration.
A Ward Councillor addressed the meeting.
On a motion by Councillor Walsh and seconded
by Councillor Norbury it was:
Resolved (9:4)
That the application be approved subject
to the following conditions:
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1. The development
hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three
years from the date of this permission.
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2. The development hereby
permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved
plans received by the local planning authority on 18th March 2014
and listed as follows: drawing number PL01.
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3. No development
shall take place before 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.
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4. The first floor
window facing north west shall not be glazed otherwise than with
obscured glass and top hung, with opening parts 1.7 metres above
finished floor level, and thereafter be permanently retained as
such.
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5. No development
shall take place beforea plan indicating the positions, design,
materials and type of boundary treatment to be erected has been
submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning
Authority. The boundary treatment shall
be completed before the building is occupied. Development shall be
carried out in accordance with the approved details and retained
thereafter.
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6. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town
and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2008 (or
any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order) no external
alterations or extensions shall be carried out to the building(s)
hereby approved.
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7. Prior to the first
occupation of the dwelling arrangements for the storage and
disposal of refuse, and vehicle access thereto, shall be made
within the curtilage of the site, in
accordance with details to be submitted to and agreed in writing by
the Local Planning Authority before the development is commenced.
The approved details shall be implemented in full and shall be
retained as such thereafter unless otherwise agreed in writing with
the Local Planning Authority.
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8. No development
shall take place until a Site Waste Management Plan, confirming how
demolition and construction waste will be recovered and re-used on
the site or at other sites, has been submitted to and approved in
writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved Plan shall be
implemented in full unless otherwise agreed in writing with the
Local Planning Authority.
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9. No development shall
commence until full details of site and finished floor levels
intended at the completion of the development in relation to
existing site levels and the levels of adjoining land and the
highway have been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local
Planning Authority. For the avoidance of doubt the details shall
include a datum for measuring land levels. The development shall be
carried out and completed in full accordance with the details so
approved.
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APP/14/00011 : Great Meols Primary School, ELWYN ROAD, MEOLS, CH47 7AP : Erection of a sports hall and relocation of store buildings. PDF 300 KB
Minutes:
The Strategic Director for Regeneration and
Environment submitted the above application for consideration.
A Petitioner addressed the meeting
A Ward Councillor addressed the meeting.
On a motion by Councillor Boult and seconded
by Councillor Mountney it was:
Resolved
( 12:0 with one abstention) That the
application be refused on the following grounds:
The proposed development would
by reason of its height, bulk and appearance, introduce an element
which is unsympathetic and alien to the design and layout of the
original school buildings which would appear incongruous in the
street scene and thereby detract from visual amenity. The proposals
are therefore contrary to Policy HS15 of the Wirral Unitary
Development Plan.
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APP/14/00090 : 12 BRACKEN LANE, HIGHER BEBINGTON, CH63 2LZ : Single storey rear extension. PDF 237 KB
Minutes:
The Strategic Director for Regeneration and
Environment submitted the above application for consideration.
On a motion by Councillor Kelly and seconded
by Councillor Mountney it was:
Resolved (13:0)
That the application be approved subject
to the following conditions:
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1. The development
hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three
years from the date of this permission.
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2. The development hereby
permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved
plans received by the local planning authority on 6 March 2014 and
listed as follows: 19_2014_01.
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RESX/14/00165 : 40 BROOKFIELD GARDENS, WEST KIRBY, CH48 4EL : Erection of a rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m for which the maximum height would be 3.8m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m. PDF 265 KB
Minutes:
Having previously declared a pecuniary
interest, Councillor Mountney left the meeting room during
consideration of this application.
On a motion by Councillor Brightmore and
Councillor Muspratt it was:
Resolved (12:0)
That prior approval is not required.
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ANT/14/00193 : Land outside of The Railway, Corner of BIRKENHEAD ROAD & GREENWOOD ROAD, MEOLS, CH47 6AA : Replacement of existing 14.8m monopole for a 17.5m dual user monopole and ancillary works. PDF 224 KB
Minutes:
The Strategic Director for Regeneration and
Environment submitted the above application for consideration.
A Ward Councillor addressed the meeting.
Resolved (13:0)
That prior approval is not required.
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Planning Applications Decided Under Delegated Powers Between 10/02/2014 and 09/03/2014. PDF 67 KB
Minutes:
The Strategic Director of Regeneration and
Environment submitted a report detailing planning applications
decided under delegated powers between 10/02/2014 and
09/03/2014.
Resolved –
That the report be noted.
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ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR
Minutes:
A Member raised concerns about existing
Parking Policies. Comments were made about the lack of confidence
in the current policies that had led to Members being put in a
difficult situation when considering a planning application earlier
in the evening.
The Development Control Manager explained to
Members that policies in place are currently being updated in line
with the Local Development Framework. New policies have been
through consultation and there will be an opportunity for Members
of the Planning Committee to contribute.
It was suggested that an update be presented
to the next meeting of the Planning Committee
The Development Control Manager then proposed
that a pre Committee site visit be held ahead of the next Committee
due to a major development that is scheduled for consideration.
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