Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 1 - Wallasey Town Hall

Contact: Brenda Hall  Committee Officer

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61.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 83 KB

To approve the accuracy of the minutes of the meeting held on 14 September 2017.

Minutes:

The Director for Business Services submitted the minutes of the meeting held on 14 September 2017.

 

Resolved- That the minutes be approved.

 

Subject to the following amendment requested by the Chair.

 

Item 60 Any Other Urgent Business

The second reference to Thornton Hall should be Thornton Manor who is going to oppose it.

62.

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 were asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non- pecuniary interests in connection with any items on the agenda and to state the nature of the interest.

 

Councillor S Foulkes declared a pecuniary interest as a Director of Magenta Living for Item 77; 1 application made by Magenta Living.

63.

REQUESTS FOR SITE VISITS

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

Minutes:

The following site visit was unanimously approved.

 

Item 4 APP/1700410 STORETON HALL FARM, LEVER CAUSEWAY STORETON PROPOSAL: REFURBISHMENT AND RE-USE OF STORETON HALL AND OTHER HISTORIC BUILDINGS NEW-BUILD RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, THE RELOCATION OF THE EXISTING EQUESTRIAN BUSINESS, ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING, EXTERNAL WORKS AND LANDSCAPE WORKS.

 

The site visit will be at 10.15 am on Tuesday 14 November 2017.

64.

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Minutes:

The Chair sought and received approval from the Committee to move the following items up the agenda due to attendance of the public with interests in these items.

Agenda Items 69: Land at Beechfield Close, 70: 50A The Woodlands and 

71: 1 Woodchurch Lane were heard first in this order followed by remaining items in the order of the agenda.

65.

OUT/17/00927: LAND AT BEECHFIELD CLOSE, GAYTON, CH60 8PD pdf icon PDF 236 KB

Minutes:

The Managing Director for Delivery submitted the above application for consideration.

 

The Lead Petitioner addressed the Committee.

 

The Applicant addressed the Committee.

 

On a motion moved by Councillor S Foulkes and seconded by Councillor D Realey it was:

 

Resolved – (7:6) That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

 

1.The development hereby permitted shall be commenced either before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission or before the expiration of two years from the date of approval of the last of the reserved matters to be approved, whichever is the later.

 

2.NO DEVELOPMENT SHALL COMMENCE ON SITE UNTIL details of the following reserved matters have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority within three years from the date of this permission.

(a)  The layout of the development;

(b)  The external appearance of the development;

 

(c)  The landscaping of the site;

 

The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

 

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. All existing trees which are not directly affected by the building(s) and works hereby approved shall be clearly located and described in the required landscaping scheme. 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 full extent of their canopies or such lesser extent as may be approved by the Local Planning Authority, the fencing to be removed only when the development (including pipelines and other underground works) has been completed; the enclosed areas shall at all times be kept clear of excavated soil, materials, contractors' plant and machinery.

 

5. No development shall take place until a Site Waste Management Plan, confirming how 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.

 

6. Detailed drawings shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority before any work is commenced to indicate the finished site and ground floor levels intended at the completion of the development in relation to the existing site levels and the levels  ...  view the full minutes text for item 65.

66.

APP/17/00986: 50A THE WOODLANDS, TRANMERE, CH41 2SJ PROPOSAL CONVERSION OF DWELLING TO FOUR SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS pdf icon PDF 283 KB

Minutes:

The Managing Director for Delivery submitted the above application for consideration.

 

The Lead Petitioner addressed the Committee.

 

A Ward Councillor addressed the Committee.

 

On a motion to refuse moved by Councillor D Realey and seconded by Councillor P Cleary it was:

 

Resolved- (11:2) That the application be refused on the following grounds.

 

1. The proposed conversion of the property to four residential units is considered to be an over-intensification of use and is therefore detrimental to the character of the Conservation Area and thereby contrary to UDP Policy CH2.

 

67.

APP/17/00991 WOODCHURCH LANE, PRENTON, CH42 9PJ: CONVERSION OF EXISTING HOUSE INTO 3 APARTMENTS INCLUDING A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION (RE-SUBMISSION OF REFUSED APPLICATION APP/17/00556) pdf icon PDF 293 KB

Minutes:

The Managing Director for Delivery submitted the above application for consideration.

 

The Lead Petitioner addressed the Committee.

 

On a motion moved by Councillor S Foulkes and seconded by Councillor D Elderton it was:

 

Resolved – (9:4) That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

 

1.The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission.

 

2.The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans received by the local planning authority on 28 July 2017 and listed as follows: 22_2017_02 Rev.B.

 

3.The external finishes of the development hereby permitted shall match those of the existing building in material, colour, style, bonding and texture.

 

4.Prior to the first occupation of the dwellings 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. The approved details shall be implemented in full unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.

 

 

5.Prior to first occupation, the secure cycle parking and/or storage facilities  as shown on the hereby approved plan shall be constructed in accordance with the approved details and made available for use prior to the first use of the development and shall be retained for use at all times thereafter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68.

APP/17/00410 STORETON HALL FARM, LEVER CAUSEWAY, STORETON PROPOSAL: REFURBISHMENT AND RE-USE OF STORETON HALL AND OTHER HISTORIC BUILDINGS NEW-BUILD RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, THE RELOCATION OF THE EXISTING EQUESTRIAN BUSINESS, ASSOCIATED CAR PARKING, EXTERNAL WORKS AND LANDSCAPE WORKS pdf icon PDF 312 KB

Minutes:

Resolved – That this item be deferred for a formal site visit.

69.

APP/17/00756: NOVA CARPETS AND FABRICS, 3 DINSDALE ROAD, BROMBOROUGH, CH62 3PY PROPOSAL: CHANGE OF USE TO DANCE ACADEMY (D2) pdf icon PDF 178 KB

Minutes:

The Managing Director for Delivery submitted the above application for consideration.

 

On a motion moved by Councillor D Realey and seconded by Councillor I Williams it was:

 

Resolved – (10:3) That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

 

1. The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission.

 

2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans received by the local planning authority on 26 June 2017.

 

3.The premises shall be used for Dance and Gymnastics and for no other purpose (including any other purpose in D2 of the schedule to the Town and Country Planning Use Classes (Amendment) Order 2005, or any subsequent Order or statutory provision revoking or re-enacting that Order.

 

4. Acoustic insulation must be applied to the party wall that is shared with adjacent units in order to minimise the propagation of both air and structure borne sound from the proposed dance school. Details of the scheme of insulation must be submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority and installed as agreed prior to first use.

 

5. The doors and windows of the premises shall be kept closed, details of sufficient mechanical ventilation/air conditioning should be provided to the performance/training areas. The details of the proposed ventilation should be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and installed as agreed prior to first use.

 

6. The use hereby permitted shall be discontinued and the land restored to its former condition on or before ten years of the approval date in accordance with a scheme of work(s) to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

 

 

70.

APP/17/00758: Moreton Police Station, CHADWICK STREET, MORETON, CH46 7TE : EXTENSION AND CONVERSION OF FORMER POLICE STATION INTO 5 NO. APPARTMENTSAND A COMMERCIAL/RETAIL UNIT pdf icon PDF 183 KB

Minutes:

The Managing Director for Delivery submitted the above application for consideration.

 

A Ward Councillor addressed the Committee.

 

On a motion to refuse moved by Councillor D Elderton and seconded by Councillor P Hayes it was:

 

Lost (5:8)

 

On a motion moved by Councillor S Foulkes and seconded by Councillor D Realey it was:

 

Resolved – (8:5) That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

 

1. The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this permission.

 

2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans received by the local planning authority on 20th June 2017 and listed as: 488.001; 488.002, the amended plan received on 18th July 2017 and listed as: 488.003 Revision A, and the amended plan received on 12th September 2017 and listed as: 488.004 Revision B

 

3. The external finishes of the development hereby permitted shall match those of the existing building in material, colour, style, bonding and texture.

 

4. PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT, a full scheme of works for the reinstatement to standard footway levels of any existing vehicles accesses from the highway that are rendered obsolete by the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall not be occupied until the approved works have been completed in accordance with the approved scheme.

 

 

5. The retail premises hereby permitted shall not be open between the hours of 21:00 and 08:00 hours.

 

6. NO DEVELOPMENT SHALL TAKE PLACE until details of secure covered cycle parking and/or storage facilities have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  These facilities shall be provided in accordance with the approved details and made available for use prior to the first use of the development hereby permitted and shall be retained for use at all times thereafter.

 

7.A suitable noise insulation scheme between the adjacent sorting office and the

proposed bedroom on the party wall (adhering to ‘Building Regulations Approved

Document E - Resistance to the passage of sound’) should be submitted in writing

to and approved by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of any

building/renovation work, and the approved scheme shall be implemented in full

prior to first occupation.

 

8. No development shall take place until a Site Waste Management Plan, confirming how 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.

 

 

9. Prior to the first occupation of the dwellings 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. The approved details shall be implemented in full unless otherwise agreed  ...  view the full minutes text for item 70.

71.

APP/17/00878: Grass Verge of Melloncroft Drive at Jct with Caldy Road, Caldy CH48 2HN: RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 15M. SLIM-LINE MOCK TELEGRAPH POLE SUPPORTING 6 NO. ANTENNAS 2NO. EQUIPMENT CARRIERS AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT THERETO. (RESUBMISSION OF PRIOR APPROVAL ANT 16/01647) pdf icon PDF 209 KB

Minutes:

The Managing Director for Delivery submitted the above application for consideration.

 

On a motion moved by Councillor D Realey and seconded by Councillor S Foulkes it was:

 

Resolved- (13:0) That the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

 

1.The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans received by the local planning authority on 18th July 2017 & 5th October 2017 and listed as follows: 100 Rev A (Dated 03.02.17), 201 Rev B (Dated 05.04.17) & 301 Rev B (Dated 05.04.17)

 

 

72.

APP/16/00108 BURTONS FOODS, PASTURE ROAD, MORETON : REQUEST MEMBERS APPROVAL TO VARY THE WORDING OF CONDITIONS 14, 20, 23 AND 29 OF PLANNING APPLICATION REFERENCE pdf icon PDF 98 KB

Minutes:

The Managing Director for Delivery submitted the above application to vary the wording of conditions for consideration.

 

On a motion moved by Councillor D Elderton and seconded by Councillor S Foulkes it was:

 

Resolved – (13:0) That the amended wording be approved.

73.

TREE PRESERVATION ORDER No 037810: BARNSTON TOWERS CLOSE- LAND OPPOSITE BARNSTON TOWERS pdf icon PDF 242 KB

Minutes:

The Managing Director for Delivery submitted the above Tree Preservation Order for recommendation.

 

On a motion moved by Councillor D Elderton and seconded by Councillor S Foulkes it was:

 

Resolved- (13:0)That the order be confirmed.

74.

TREE PRESERVATION ORDER No EM0005/2017: LAND TO THE REAR OF AND BETWEEN TALBOT COURT AND ALTON ROAD. pdf icon PDF 230 KB

Minutes:

The Managing Director for Delivery submitted the above Tree Preservation Order for recommendation.

 

On a motion moved by Councillor S Kelly and seconded by Councillor D Elderton it was:

 

Resolved- (13:0)That the order be confirmed.

 

 

75.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS DECIDED UNDER DELEGATED POWERS BETWEEN 01/09/2017 AND 08/10/2017 pdf icon PDF 98 KB

Minutes:

The Managing Director for Delivery submitted a report detailing planning applications decided under delegated powers between 01/09/2017 and 08/10/2017.

 

Councillor S Foulkes left the room during this item.

 

Members did query whether enforcement would take place regarding Hillbark Hotel and were advised that it was under consideration.

 

Resolved -That the report be noted.

76.

PLANNING APPEALS DECIDED BETWEEN 01/07/2017 AND 30/09/2017 pdf icon PDF 51 KB

Minutes:

The Managing Director for Delivery submitted a report detailing planning appeals between 01/07/2017 and 30/09/2017.

 

Resolved – That the report be noted.

77.

THORNTON HALL HOTEL

A verbal update to be given by D Ball

Minutes:

A verbal update was given by Assistant Director for Environmental Services D Ball

 

This item should refer to Thornton Manor not Thornton Hall Hotel.

 

The date for the Court Hearing is to be set as soon as possible after 10 November 2017 and members will be advised.

78.

ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR