Agenda and minutes

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

Cllr Orme declared a non-pecuniary interest in item 5a in that he was a member of Preesall Town Council, and attended the meeting at which they discussed their consultation response to the application but that he had taken no part in deliberations on the application. Accordingly he could continue to participate in this meeting.

Cllr Moon declared a pecuniary interest in item 5a. He told the committee that he was a shareholder and member of the Knott End Golf Club, and that he would leave the room for this item.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 06 July 2022 (already circulated by email).

The minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on the 6 July 2022 were approved as a correct record.

The Schedule of Appeals lodged and decided between 15 June 2022 – 15 August 2022, is attached.

The Head of Planning and Regeneration brought the costs decision in appeal 19/00615/OULMAJ to the committee’s attention.

The committee noted the Schedule of Appeals lodged and decided between 15 June – 15 August 2022, as set out on pages 3-114 of the agenda pack. Any member requiring any further details or clarification on any appeal was invited to contact the relevant case officer.

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:

Change of use of land and former classroom building to ancillary living accommodation (granny annex)/domestic curtilage in association with 1 Spring Bank Cottage, erection of front balcony to 1 and 2 Spring Bank Cottages and changes to external finishes and window openings(resubmission of 21/01407/FUL)

Councillor Moon, the Chair, left the room as he had declared a pecuniary interest in this item and in his absence the Vice Chair assumed chairship.

The application was brought before members for determination at the request of Councillor Moon.

A site visit occurred to enable members to understand the proposal and its setting beyond the plans submitted.

An update sheet with additional information 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 contained an additional consultation response from Lancashire County Council Highways, stating that they had no objection to the application but requested a condition that a Traffic Management Plan (TMP) be submitted to and approved by the council prior to the commencement of development. Officer response was that the applicant had already submitted a construction route plan and that this had been included in the proposed condition 01. Further the officers did not consider that a TMP was necessary in this case due to the small scale nature of the development.  Officer view was that proposed condition was sufficient for the development to be ancillary to the main dwelling to be used only as part of the accommodation of the existing dwelling as also requested by Highways.

The Acting Planning Development Manager introduced the report.

David Settle spoke in objection to the application.

John Tootill, the applicant, spoke in favour of the application.

Councillors asked questions of clarification to the applicant.

The following points were raised during debate:

·       Questions around the change of use to ancillary living and the requirements to designate a dwelling as ancillary

·       Heritage building designation

·       Placement of the balconies and the appearance of the buildings

·       Transport on the public right of way

The Head of Planning and Regeneration addressed the questions and concerns raised by members. He stated that the development would use the existing means of access as provided in the construction route plan which was proposed to be conditioned, with no requirement for additional parking and that in terms of the alterations to the existing dwelling, all changes proposed would be of benefit to residential amenity. In terms of the change of use, he responded that the change to ancillary living was referred to in the description of development and was also proposed to be conditioned. He added that accommodation was not required to be joined to the established dwelling to be capable of being ancillary. Finally, addressing the concerns over the heritage designation, he referred to policy CDMP5, which concerned non-designated heritage assets and to the officer view that the proposed development would not be contrary to this policy.

Councillors asked the Head of Planning and Regeneration for clarification of applications for changes to ancillary residential use of buildings which had not been joined to established dwellings and had been refused permission. He responded that all planning applications on their own merits, and that he could not comment on other unspecified applications. In  ...  view the full minutes text for item PA.20

Change of use of land to natural human burial ground and agriculture (sui generis), with siting of a storage container (retrospective) for ancillary storage, and formation of carpark.

The Chair re-entered the room for this item.

The application was brought before members for determination at the request of Councillor Ibison.

A site visit occurred to enable members to understand the proposal and its setting beyond the plans submitted.

An update sheet with additional information 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 contained amendments to conditions 2-6, 8 and 12 to ensure the wording was more precise.

The Acting Planning Development Manager introduced the report. He informed the committee that this was a resubmission of a previous application, which had been dismissed at appeal. However, the comments made by the Inspector had been included in the report, highlighting that though the plans submitted were unacceptable in principle, the fact was that the location of the site could be acceptable.

Wye Borough Councillor for Calder Ward, John Ibison, asked for a written representation to be circulated to committee members prior to the meeting. 

Susan Gutierrez-Inostroza, the applicant, spoke in favour to the application.  

The Chair, Cllr Lady Atkins, I Amos, Le Marinel and Catterall  asked questions of clarification to the applicant.  

Points raised during discussion:

·       Concerns over 1 metre depth of graves and the type of coffin or covering of the bodies

·       Conditions on types of coffins/coverings for government sites 

The Head of Planning and regeneration responded to the points raised during discussion. He told members that they did not have the ability to condition the depth of the graves as this was not a planning consideration and was part of government guidelines. There would also have to be a separate license for burials and exhumations, and this application was to determine the approval for the principal of the development. Similarly, they could not condition types of coffins or coverings.

Following discussion and a proposal by Councillor I Amos, seconded by Councillor Lady Atkins, it was resolved that the application be approved, subject to the conditions scheduled below including the amended conditions set out in the update sheet.

Schedule

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 23.3.22 including the following plans/documents:

· Proposed storage container elevations (received 26.8.22)

· Site plan 1:200 (received 26.8.22)

· Location plan (received 26.8.22)

The development shall be retained hereafter in accordance with this detail.

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and so that the Local Planning Authority shall be satisfied as to the details.

3.        Prior to the change of use of the land to natural  ...  view the full minutes text for item PA.21

Retrospective application for the replacement of the flat roof with sloping roof to the existing front dormer

This application was brought before members because it had been submitted by an employee of the council and normally would have been determined under delegated powers.

The Acting Planning Development Manager introduced the report. He explained to members that this was a retrospective application for the replacement of a flat roof with a sloping roof to the existing front dormer.

Following discussion, it was proposed by Councillor Moon, and seconded by Councillor Ballard, that the application be approved for the reasons set out in the reportsubject to the following condition:

1.    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 15 July 2022 including the following plans:

Proposed front elevations

Proposed side extension

The development shall be retained hereafter in accordance with this detail.

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and so that the Local Planning Authority shall be satisfied as to the details.