Agenda and draft minutes

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183.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 72 KB

The Director of Law, HR and Asset Management submitted the minutes of the meeting held on 18 February and the special meeting held on 11 March.

 

RECOMMENDED:  That the minutes be received.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Director of Law, HR and Asset Management submitted the minutes of the meeting held on 18 February and the special meeting held on 11 March.

 

Resolved - That the minutes be received.

184.

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 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 M Redfern declared a prejudicial interest in respect of application APP/10/00157 by virtue of having made reference to this in a photo article.

 

Councillor P S C Johnson also declared a prejudicial interest in application APP/10/00157 by virtue of his son being the applicant.

185.

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.

 

The following requests for site visits were approved:

 

Application 201000157 - The Old Farmhouse, Oldfield Road, Heswall - Installation of one 11KW Gaia wind turbine mounted on an 18m free standing base on a 5sq m concrete base.  The turbine is twin-bladed and the blades are manufactured as a single composite unit 13m in diameter (Councillor D Mitchell).

 

Applications 201000215 and 200100214 - Hillbark Hotel, Hill Bark Road, Frankby - Erection of a marquee (Councillor B Kenny)

 

Application 200906500 - 17 Westbank Road, Tranmere - Change of Use - Class C3 to Class C2 - Dwelling house to residential institution - supported housing for vulnerable adults with 24hr care (Councillor B Kenny)

186.

LBC/10/00215 - HILLBARK HOTEL, HILL BARK ROAD, FRANKBY, CH48 1NP - ERECTION OF MARQUEE pdf icon PDF 201 KB

Minutes:

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

 

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

187.

APP/10/00214 - HILLBARK HOTEL, HILL BARK ROAD, FRANKBY, CH48 1NP - ERECTION OF A MARQUEE pdf icon PDF 202 KB

Minutes:

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

 

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

 

188.

APP/10/00157 - THE OLD FARMHOUSE, OLDFIELD ROAD, HESWALL CH60 6SG - INSTALLATION OF ONE 11KW GAIA WIND TURBINE MOUNTED ON AN 18M FREE STANDING BASE ON A 5SQM CONCRETE BASE. THE TURBINE IS TWIN-BLADED AND THE BLADES ARE MANUFACTURED AS A SINGLE COMPOSITE UNIT 13M IN DIAMETER pdf icon PDF 142 KB

Minutes:

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

 

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

 

189.

APP/09/06500 - 17 WESTBANK ROAD, TRANMERE, CH42 7JL - CHANGE OF USE - CLASS C3 to CLASS C2 - DWELLING HOUSE TO RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION - SUPPORTED HOUSING FOR VULNERABLE ADULTS WITH 24hr CARE pdf icon PDF 250 KB

Minutes:

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

 

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

 

190.

APP/09/06344 - THREE COUNTIES CAR SALES, 17 HOYLAKE ROAD, MORETON, CH46 - PROPOSAL -DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND ERECTION OF NEW FOODSTORE WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS, PARKING AND SERVICING FACILITIES pdf icon PDF 277 KB

Minutes:

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

 

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

 

Resolved (11:0) - That the application be approved subject to a Section 106 Legal Agreement and the following conditions:

 

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

 

2  The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until such time as a scheme to improve the existing surface water disposal system has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved detail

 

3  The development hereby permitted shall not be commenced until such time as a datum for measuring land levels has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Full details of existing and proposed ground levels and proposed finished floor levels shall be taken from that datum, notwithstanding any such detail shown on previously submitted plans. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter.

 

4  Notwithstanding the details submitted, the development authorised by this permission shall not be commenced until the Local Planning Authority has approved in writing a full scheme of works to provide vehicle access from the highway into the development site, including:

 

·  Alterations to the signalised junction of Hoylake Road / Reeds Lane / Fender Lane including pedestrian arrangements, cycle infrastructure and all necessary pedestrian guardrails, road markings and Traffic Regulation Orders;

·  A full scheme of traffic signal control for the site access including phasing arrangements;

·  Removal and reinstatement of existing vehicle accesses rendered obsolete by the development;

·  Relocation of the existing Speed Enforcement Camera and associated markings on Hoylake Road to an agreed location;

·  Relocation of the bus stop, and associated shelter and road marking on the south side of Hoylake Road fronting the development site, to a location to be agreed in writing by Merseytravel, to the appropriate standard.

 

The occupation or use of any part of the development shall not begin until those works have been completed in accordance with the Local Planning Authorities’ approval and have been certified in writing as complete on behalf of the Local Planning Authority.

 

 

5  Notwithstanding the details submitted, the development authorised by this permission shall not be commenced until the Local Planning Authority has approved in writing a full scheme of works to improve kerb radius to the east side of Stavordale Road at its junction with Hoylake Road, including:

 

·  Retention of a minimum footway width of 2 metres at the radius;

·  All necessary tactile paving and dropped kerbs at the pedestrian crossing points on both sides of the junction;

·  All necessary road markings and traffic signs;

 

The occupation or use of any part of the development shall not begin until those works have been completed in accordance with the Local Planning Authorities’ approval and have been certified in writing as complete on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 190.

191.

APP/09/06439 - 10 HADFIELD AVENUE, HOYLAKE, WIRRAL CH47 3DJ - PROPOSAL - DEVELOPMENT OF A C2 USE (RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION) SATELLITE UNIT PROVIDING CLOSE CARE, RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR PEOPLE IN NEED OF CARE (FOR THE YOUNGER PATIENT WITH PHYSICAL AND SENSORY DISABILITY) SPECIFICALLY FOR PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16-65 pdf icon PDF 269 KB

Minutes:

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

 

Resolved - That consideration of the application be deferred to allow a survey of protected species to be carried out.

 

192.

DEVELOPMENT CONTROL QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT pdf icon PDF 64 KB

Minutes:

The Director of Technical Services submitted a report which set out Development Control Quarterly Performance for the third and fourth quarters of 2009/10.

 

Resolved - That the report be noted.

193.

IMPROVING THE PLANNING SERVICE pdf icon PDF 108 KB

Minutes:

The Director of Technical Services submitted a report updating Members on the series of ongoing and proposed improvements in the Planning Service throughout 2009/10 and continuing into 2010/11.

 

Councillor Mitchell felt that the report was very informative and had been impressed by the work that had been done by officers.  This was endorsed by all Members of the Committee.

 

Councillor Mitchell requested that a précis of section 4.10 regarding budgetary constraints that was contained within the report be distributed to all Councillors in order that they are aware of the financial situation.

 

Resolved (11:0) -

 

(1)  That the improvements implemented in 2009/10 be noted and the ongoing and proposed Development Control Service Improvement Initiatives for 2010/11 be endorsed.

 

(2)  That a précis of section 4.10 of the report be distributed to all Councillors.

194.

DELEGATED DECISIONS pdf icon PDF 70 KB

Minutes:

The Director of Technical Services submitted a report informing members of Planning Applications which had been decided under his delegated powers between 23 March and 13 April 2010.

 

Resolved - That the report be noted.

195.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

To consider any urgent business accepted by the Chair.

Minutes:

As it was the last meeting of the municipal year, Councillor Mountney conveyed the Chair’s wishes that he express his sincere thanks to all the Committee members and officers for their hard work over the past year.

 

Councillor Mountney also recognised that it was the last meeting that Councillor George would attend.  He thanked him for his constructive comments and his contribution to the Committee and the Committee expressed their best wishes upon Councillor George’s forthcoming retirement from the Council.

 

Councillor Mitchell also gave thanks to Councillor George for all his good work and commented that he had been a sterling member of the Committee.  He also gave thanks to Councillor Alan Jennings as it would be the last meeting he would attend before taking up his Mayoral duties.

 

Councillor Mountney also congratulated Matthew Davies upon his forthcoming wedding.