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To approve the accuracy of the minutes of the meeting held on 22 September 2020. Additional documents: Minutes: The Director of Law and Governance submitted the minutes of the meeting held on 22 September 2020 for approval.
Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 22 September 2020 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. Additional documents: 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.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS Additional documents: Minutes: With the consent of the Members of the Committee, the Chair agreed to vary the order of business. |
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Additional documents: Minutes: The Director of Regeneration and Place submitted the above application for consideration.
The Lead Petitioner addressed the Committee.
The applicant’s agent addressed the Committee.
A Ward Councillor addressed the Committee.
It was moved by the Councillor P Stuart and seconded by Councillor G Davies that the application be refused.
The motion was put and carried (10:0).
Resolved (10:0) – That the application be refused for the following reason:
1. It is considered that the development proposed would introduce a form of development that would appear at odds with the local character of the area appearing incongruous when set against the prevailing pattern of frontage development, with private, interlocking rear gardens. Therefore, it is considered that the development does not comply with Policy HS4 of the Wirral Unitary Development Plan or the principles of the National Planning Policy Framework.
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Additional documents: Minutes: The Director of Regeneration and Place submitted the above application for consideration.
The Lead Petitioner addressed the Committee.
A Ward Councillor addressed the Committee.
It was moved by the Councillor K Hodson and seconded by Councillor P Stuart that the application be approved subject to the following condition being added:
“6. The machine saw timber shed shall not be in use before 0700 hours and after 1800 hours Monday to Friday and before 0800 hours and 1800 hours on weekends and Bank Holidays. Reason: In the interests of amenity.”
The motion was put and carried (10:0).
Resolved (10:0) – That the application be approved with the following conditions:
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Additional documents: Minutes: The Director of Regeneration and Place submitted the above application for consideration.
The Applicant addressed the Committee.
Two Ward Councillors addressed the Committee
A Ward Councillor from Oxton Ward addressed the Committee.
It was moved by the Councillor B Kenny and seconded by Councillor P Stuart that the application be approved subject to the following conditions.
The motion was put and carried (8:2).
Resolved (8:2) – That the application be approved with the following conditions:
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Additional documents: Minutes: The Director of Regeneration and Place submitted the above application for consideration.
The Agent addressed the Committee.
A Ward Councillor addressed the Committee.
It was moved by the Chair and seconded by Councillor K Hodson that the application be approved.
The motion was put and carried (10:0).
Resolved (10:0) – That the application be approved with the following conditions:
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Appointment of Strategic Applications Sub-Committee PDF 119 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Director of Law and Governance submitted a report to enable the Planning Committee to establish a Strategic Applications Sub Committee, the Terms of Reference of which were approved by Council on 28 September 2020.
It was reported that the Constitution as approved by Council required the establishment of the Strategic Applications Sub–Committee. The membership of the Sub-Committee may comprise between 6 and 9 members. The proposals within the report enabled the Committee to decide upon the size of the Sub-Committee and to agree the allocation of seats to different political groups. It was also reported that the Planning Committee had power to reserve to itself functions that the Constitution prescribed as matters for the Strategic Applications Sub-Committee.
On a motion by the Chair and seconded by Councillor S Foulkes it was agreed that the Sub-Committee be comprised of 6 Members with the political proportionality of 3 Labour Members and 2 substitutes; 2 Conservative Members and 1 substitute; and 1 Liberal Democrat Member and 1 substitute.
The motion was put and carried. Resolved (10:0) –
(1) That the Terms of Reference of the Strategic Applications Sub-Committee, as referred to in paragraph 3.1 of the report, be noted and those matters delegated to it be reserved to Planning Committee except as set out in paragraph 6 of this resolution.
(2) That the Strategic Applications Sub Committee be delegated the consideration of the protocols and procedures to be adopted with regard to pre application discussion arrangements.
(3) That the size of the Strategic Applications Sub-Committee, having regard to the options referred to at paragraph 5.5 of the report be set at 6 members of the Planning Committee in the political ratio of 3 Labour Seats (with 2 substitutes), 2 Conservative seats (with one substitute) and 1 Liberal Democrat seat (with 1 substitute).
(4) That the Chair of Planning Committee to be appointed as Chair of the Strategic Applications Sub Committee.
(5) That the Monitoring Officer be authorised as proper officer to carry out the wishes of the Group Leaders in allocating Members to membership and substitute membership of the Strategic Applications Sub-Committee and to appoint those Members with effect from the date at which the proper officer is advised of the names of such Members
(6) That the following matters shall be determined at the Strategic Applications Sub Committee:
(i) Large-scale major developments (defined by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) as those of 200 houses or more or 10,000 square metres of non-residential floor space) which, by their nature, (e.g. scale, location etc.) have wider strategic implications and raise issues of more than local importance.
(ii) significant applications by Wirral Borough Council to develop any land owned by the Council, or for development of any land by the Council or by the Council jointly with any other person (Regulation 3 applications)
(iii) Applications where it was proposed to make a decision that is a significant departure from the policies of the development plan, with ... view the full minutes text for item 8. |
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PROTOCOLS RELATING TO DETERMINATION OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS PDF 140 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Director of Regeneration and Place submitted a report seeking approval for Protocols relating to the determination of Planning Applications.
It was reported that the first Protocol related to the criteria to be applied as to when the Director of Regeneration and Place shall arrange for an application to be taken out of officer delegation and be considered by the Planning Committee or Strategic Applications Sub-Committee for determination due to it being inappropriate to exercise delegated powers having regard to the public representations received and/or consultee responses.
The second Protocol related to the right for persons who are not members of the Planning Committee to speak at meetings of the Planning Committee or the Strategic Applications Sub-Committee. Approval was also sought for a third protocol being Guidance on the right to speak at Planning Committee and Strategic Applications Sub-Committee.
On a motion by the Chair and seconded by Councillor S Foulkes it was –
Resolved (10:0) –
(1) That the “Criteria to be applied by the Director for removing an application from officer delegation and referring the matter to Planning Committee or the Strategic Applications Sub-Committee” be as set out in Appendix 1 attached to these minutes.
(2) That the “Protocol on the Right to Speak at Wirral Council Planning Committee and Strategic Applications Sub-Committee” be as set out in Appendix 2 attached to these minutes.
(3) That the “Guidance on the right to speak at Planning Committee and Strategic Applications Sub-Committee” be as set out in Appendix 3 attached to these minutes.
(4) That during the Covid 19 Pandemic the scheme of delegation be temporarily amended to give delegation to the Director, in consultation with party spokespersons, the following categories of application:
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