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Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Marianne Unwin  Assistant Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

PA.35

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

None.

PA.36

Declarations of interest

Members will disclose any pecuniary and any other significant interests they may have in relation to the matters under consideration.

Minutes:

None.

PA.37

Confirmation of minutes

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 06 January 2021 (already circulated by email).

Minutes:

The minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 6 January 2021 were approved as a correct record.

PA.38

Appeals pdf icon PDF 99 KB

The Schedule of Appeals lodged and decided between 14 December 2020 – 14 February 2021, is attached.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the Schedule of Appeals lodged and decided between

14 December 2020 – 14 February 2021 as set out on pages 3 – 10 of the

Agenda pack. Any Member requiring any further details or clarification on any

appeal should contact the relevant Case Officer.

PA.39

Planning applications pdf icon PDF 6 MB

Background Papers:

In preparing the reports on this agenda the following documents have been used:

 

1.            The Wyre Borough Local Plan (2011-2031)

2.            Draft Revised Joint Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan

3.            Joint Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan

4.            Statements of Government Policy/guidance (NPPF, NPPG, Ministerial Statements etc.)

5.            Supplementary Planning Guidance and evidence base documents specifically referred to in the reports

6.            The application file (as per the number at the head of each report)

7.            The forms, plans, committee reports and decisions as appropriate for the historic applications specifically referred to in the reports

8.            Any additional information specifically referred to in each report.

 

These background documents are available on line, or for inspection by a written request to Planning Services, Civic Centre, Breck Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7PU.

 

Reports of the Head of Planning Services on planning applications to be determined at this meeting:

PA.40

Application A- Land South Of Blackpool Road, Poulton-Le-Fylde (19/00615/OULMAJ) pdf icon PDF 197 KB

Outline application for the erection of up to 330 dwellings and associated infrastructure (all matters reserved).

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

This application was before the Planning Committee for determination for the third time. The Committee originally deferred the application at the 2 December 2020 meeting because more information from the applicant and Lancashire County Highways on traffic and transport issues was needed. In particular, information on what highway mitigation had been proposed including the Blackpool Road/Blackpool Old Road junction and how this feeds into the wider highway improvements planned for the allocated (Poulton) sites. The application was then deferred again at the 6 January 2021 meeting to seek confirmation by the Secretary of State whether or not to call-in the application for his determination.

 

The application was brought back before committee as members were informed that they needed to resolve the application before the Secretary of State could request to call-in and decide if a formal referral is or is not required.

 

As the Committee had visited the site previously and due to the current COVID-19 Government lockdown restrictions a site visit did not take place on this occasion. However, site photos and plans were displayed by the Development Manager to familiarise Members of the site and its surrounding. 

 

The Development Manager updated members that since the publication of the agenda, the Planning Department had received an updated education statement and a written statement from the applicant.

 

Alf Clempson, the Lancashire County Councillor for Poulton-Le-Fylde spoke in objection to the application.

 

Councillor McKay, Wyre Borough Councillor for Tithebarn, spoke in opposition to the application and expressed a desire for the Committee to refuse the application.

 

The County Councillor for Cleveleys South and Carlton, Alan Vincent, spoke in opposition to the application.

 

The agent, Alexis De Pol, attended the meeting not to make a statement, but to answer any questions members posed.

 

A discussion took place where members expressed their concerns over traffic and highway safety issues remained.

 

Following further deliberation, on being put to vote to approve the application, as per the officer’s recommendation, was lost.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Le Marinel, seconded by Councillor Orme, and a decision was taken to refuse the application (contrary to the Officers recommendation), under the provisions of Town and County Planning Act 1990, on the grounds that the traffic that would be generated by the development, together with the traffic generated by other committed developments in Poulton-le-Fylde, would cause an unacceptable impact on highway safety in particular at the Blackpool Road / Blackpool Old Road junction. The impact at this junction would be made worse by the frequency of the level crossing barrier being lowered and the time for it to be raised again, and the resultant unacceptable impact of the queueing and traffic generated at this junction cannot be adequately mitigated by the measures proposed by the applicant. The harm from this cumulative impact would be an unacceptable and severe impact on highway safety and on the local highway network. This is contrary to policy CDMP6 of the Wyre Local Plan (2011-31) and the NPPF (in  ...  view the full minutes text for item PA.40

PA.41

Application B- Land At Bourne Road Thornton Cleveleys FY5 4QA (20/00405/LMAJ) pdf icon PDF 286 KB

Erection of 210 residential dwellings with vehicular access from Bourne Road and associated public open space and infrastructure.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The application was before members for a second time after it had the resolution to grant full planning permission by the Members of the Planning Committee on the 6 January 2021subject to conditions and the satisfactory completion of a Section 106 agreement and following confirmation from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or Secretary of State (SOS) that the application is not to be called in for his determination. Since this meeting, a written response was received that the Health and Safety Executive was not going to request a call-in by the Secretary of State, however, they maintained their ‘Advise Against’ the development position due to there being in excess of 30 dwellings within the HSE middle consultation zone.

 

The application was brought back before committee with amended plans to the layout of the development to overcome the Health and Safety Executive ‘Advice Against’ response by moving the apartment block in question i.e. the northern apartment block closest to the railway line out of the middle zone, leaving 23 dwellings within the middle zone (i.e. less than 30 which is the HSE trigger for an ‘advise against’ response).

 

Members were reminded that the principle of the development and other planning matters have already been accepted by the Committee and the change relates to the revised layout to overcome the Health and Safety Executive issue.

 

As a result of the current COVID-19 Government restrictions, a site visit did not take place on this occasion. Nonetheless, site photos and plans were displayed by the Development Manager to provide sufficient information to Members of the site and its surroundings to enable them to make an informed decision.

 

An update sheet with the amendments to the original conditions was published on the council’s website, this information only having become available after the original agenda was published. The Committee considered the update sheet.

 

As Councillor Andrea Kay, County Councillor for Cleveleys East, was unable to attend she sent an email to the relevant Democratic Services Officer prior to the meeting, which expressed her objections to the application. This email was fully distributed to members, officers and the agent and it was also shown via a shared screen to all in attendance of the meeting.

 

The agent, Phillip Rothwell, addressed members in support of the application.

 

After deliberations, it was proposed by Councillor Moon, Seconded by Councillor Ian Amos, and a decision was taken that the application be approved (as per the recommendation), under the provisions of the Town and County Planning Act 1990, subject to the following updated conditions as set out on the update sheet and a S106 legal agreement to secure on-site affordable housing (10%) and green infrastructure and financial contributions towards off-site green infrastructure, travel plan support, health care and contamination monitoring. That the Head of Planning Services be authorised to issue the decision following confirmation from the HSE or Secretary of State that the application is not to be called in for his determination and on the satisfactory completion of the  ...  view the full minutes text for item PA.41

PA.42

Application C- Land To The South Of Blackpool Road, Poulton-Le-Fylde (19/00551/FULMAJ) pdf icon PDF 352 KB

Hybrid planning application seeking detailed planning permission for the development of 202 dwellings including associated access, highway works, open space provision and landscaping and outline planning permission for the development of a two form entry primary school (all matters reserved).

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The application was before the Planning Committee for consideration as the application site falls primarily within an allocated site in the Wyre Local Plan and is of strategic importance. The application has also been requested to come before the Planning Committee at the request of Councillor Michael Vincent and Councillor McKay.

 

Due to the current COVID-19 Government restrictions, a site visit did not take place on this occasion. Nonetheless, site photos and plans were displayed by the Development Manager to provide sufficient information to Members of the site and its surroundings to enable them to make an informed decision.

 

An update sheet for this application with some additional information and amendments was published on the council’s website, this information only having become available after the original agenda was published. The Committee considered the update sheet which included extra information about landowner representation, an amended recommendation and received additional documents which included amended layout plans.

 

Alf Clempson, the Lancashire County Councillor for Poulton-Le-Fylde spoke in disagreement to the application.

 

Councillor Mckay, Wyre Borough Councillor for Tithebarn, spoke as the Ward Councillor for this application.

 

The applicant, Siobhan Sweeney, addressed the meeting and spoke in support of the application.

 

Following discussions, it was proposed by Councillor Moon, seconded by Councillor Ballard and a decision took place to approved the application (as per the recommendation as set out on the update sheet), under the provisions of the Town and County Planning Act 1990, subject to the following conditions and a S106 legal agreement to secure on-site affordable housing (30%) and green infrastructure and financial contributions towards the Poulton Mitigation Strategy, travel plan support, health care and Education. That the Head of Planning Services be authorised to issue the decision following the expiry of the date of the notice being served on the relevant landowner and where no representation or new material planning issue is received, and on the satisfactory completion of the S106 agreement:

 

Conditions

 

1.         The development must be begun before the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission.

           

Reason: This condition is required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

 

2.         The development shall be carried out, except where modified by the conditions to this permission, in accordance with the Planning Application received by the Local Planning Authority on 17/06/2019 including the following plans/documents:

           

           Site Location Plan (BRP-LP Rev C)

           General Arrangement Layout (Planning NTS) (40039.03.01FS Revision P)

           General Arrangement Plan (40039.03.01 Rev Z)

           Boundary Treatments Plan (40039.03.03 Rev M)

           Standard Boundary Details Plan (40039.03.03 Rev A)

           Elevational Treatments Plan (40039.03.02 Revision M)

           Hard Surfaces Plan (40039.03.04 Rev N)

           Refuse Collection Layout (40039.03.12 Rev G)

           Land Disposal Plan (40039.03.12 Rev H)

           Landscaping Full Site with LEAP Plan (5974.06 Rev I)

           Landscaping Full Site Plan at 1.200 (Drawing number 5974.07 Rev H)

•  ...  view the full minutes text for item PA.42

 

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