Agenda and minutes

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

None.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 02 March 2022 (already circulated by email).

The minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on the 02 March 2022 were approved as a correct record.

The Schedule of Appeals lodged and decided between 15 February – 15 March 2022, is attached.

The committee noted the Schedule of Appeals lodged and decided between 15 February 2022 – 15 March 2022, as set out on pages 3-26 of the agenda pack. Any member requiring any further details or clarification on any appeal was invited to contact the relevant Case Officer.

Steve Smith, the Planning Policy and Economic Development Manager, drew the committee’s attention to the appeal decision of application 20/01241/FUL, in particular paragraph 13 of the Inspector’s report. He explained to members that the Inspector had pointed out an issue with Policy EP9 in determining applications for holiday accommodations, and that though this would normally be delegated to officers, he wanted to make the committee aware of how this would affect future officer decisions.

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:

Outline application for the erection of one dwelling with access applied for off Vicarage Road (all other matters reserved).

The application was brought to the committee for determination at the request of Councillor Henderson.

A site visit occurred to enable members to understand the proposal beyond the plans submitted and the photographs taken by the Case Officer.

The acting Planning Development Manager introduced the report. He updated members that officers would be suggesting a re-wording of Condition 5 in regards to the noise assessment.

Emma Dickson spoke in objection to the application.

Lee Bruckshaw spoke in objection to the application.

Vicky Jones spoke in objection to the application.

Wyre Borough Councillor for Breck Ward, David Henderson, spoke in objection to the application.

Members raised concerns over the impact on neighbours, particularly in regard to traffic and parking concerns, loss of amenity, issues regarding the access point and a lack of space for cars to turn and the potential impact on protected trees surrounding the property.

The Head of Planning Services responded to comments made by both the committee and the speakers in attendance. He made it clear that as the application before committee was an outline application, all details of the potential dwelling on the site apart from access, would be determined at reserved matters stage. Therefore any potential issues regarding parking, amenity, and general impact on neighbours could not be considered.

He responded to concerns over the trees surrounding the site and told members that the council’s Tree Officer had no objections in principle to the application, but that this would also be assessed at reserved matters when more details of the proposed dwelling were available.

In terms of the access applied for off Vicarage Road, the Head of Planning Services informed members that there was adequate space for cars to turn into and out of the access, and the Local Highway Authority had raised no objections on these grounds.

Following discussion, it was proposed by Councillor Orme, and seconded by the Chairman Councillor Moon, that the application be refused, contrary to officer recommendations. The reasons for the refusal were:

The proposed dwelling would, by reason of its location to the rear of No.4 Vicarage Road, and the access to it from the northern end of Prudy Hill, cumulatively with the other dwellings on Prudy Hill, increase the incidence of vehicle movements and congestion resulting from visitor traffic and delivery/collection vehicles to the detriment of the residential amenity of the occupiers of properties on Prudy Hill, contrary to the provisions of policy CDMP3 of the Wyre Borough Local Plan.

Report of the Corporate Director Environment.

The Corporate Director Environment submitted a report for the committee to consider the objection to the making of Wyre Council Tree Preservation Order No 1 of 2022: Rose Cottage, Head Dyke Lane, Pilling, Lancashire, PR3 6SJ.

Following discussion, it was proposed by Councillor , and seconded by Councillor, that the Wyre Council Tree Preservation Order No 1 of 2022: Rose Cottage, Head Dyke Lane, Pilling, Lancashire, PR3 6SJ, be confirmed for the reasons set out in the report.