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 previous meeting of Planning Committee held on Wednesday, 6 June 2018 (already circulated by email).

The minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Wednesday 6 June, 2018 were confirmed as a correct record.

Schedule of Appeals lodged and decided between 15 May 2018 – 15 July 2018.

The Head of Planning Services submitted a report on appeals lodged and decided between 15 May 2018 – 15 July 2018 (three months included, due to there being no scheduled meeting in July 2018).

Resolved

That the position regarding the appeals, as set out on pages 1 – 18 of the report be read and noted and that any Member requiring any further details or clarification on any Appeal, should contact the relevant Case Officer.

It was clarified that the appeal decision for 17/00069/FUL was not the 12^th June 2018, as published on page 1, but the 20^th July 2018 due to The Planning Inspectorate issuing a corrected decision (and it is the corrected decision published in the committee agenda)

Background Papers:

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

1.            The Wyre Borough Local Plan (1999)

2.            Wyre Borough Core Strategy Preferred Options document (March 2012)

3.            Wyre Local Plan Issues and Options (June 2015)

4.            Submission draft – emerging Wyre Borough Local Plan 2011-2031

5.            Joint Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan

6.            Statements of Government Policy/advice (NPPF, NPPG, Circulars etc.)

7.            Supplementary Planning Documents and evidence base documents specifically referred to in the reports

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

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

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

These Background Documents are available either on line, or for inspection by request at Planning Services, Civic Centre, Breck Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7PU

The Head of Planning Services submitted applications and report to be considered:-

18/00424/FUL – Middle Holly Field, Middle Holly, Forton, Lancashire, PR3 1AH

a)            Application Approved

RESOLVED that the undermentioned application be APPROVED under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as set out below:

Change of use of an existing agricultural building to storage & distribution (B8) including the creation of associated parking/turning area.

18/00424/FUL

Mr Latham.  Change of use of an existing agricultural building to storage & distribution (B8) including the creation of associated parking/turning area. Middle Holly Field, Middle Holly, Forton, Lancashire, PR3 1AH.

This application was brought to Committee at the request of Councillor Val Wilson. Committee Members had the benefit of a site visit before the public meeting, to enable Members to understand the proposal beyond the plans submitted and the photos taken by the Case Officer.

The Agent spoke to the Committee, supporting their application.

Cllr Wilson explained that she had  attended on behalf of the Parish Council, but as no-one was present to join her in objecting to the application, she was foregoing her right to speak upon it.

The Committee gave consideration to the information on an update sheet, which was produced and posted on the internet a day prior, Tuesday 31 July, 2018. This information was the newly published National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which had been published by the Government on Tuesday 24 July, 2018 and which forms a material consideration in determining this planning application. The new NPPF was sent out via email to all the Councillors who sit on Planning Committee, and also to all members of Wyre Council.

The Committee gave consideration to the relevant sections / policies of the new NPPF in relation to the application, including the change to the wording of the reason given on Condition 6.

The application was approved as per the recommendation in the report of the Head of Planning Services subject to the conditions for the reasons set out within the report as updated, including the revised Condition number 6, which are all set out below:

Conditions and Reasons:-

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 26 April 2018 including the following plans/documents:

·                         Location plan (Drawing No. GA3155-LP-01-A)

·                         Proposed plan and elevations (Drawing No. GA3155-002)

·                         Proposed site plan (Drawing No. GA3155-PSP-01-B)

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.           All areas of hardstanding (as shown on the approved site plan) shall be constructed using pervious materials, details of which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of their construction. The development shall be carried out in full accordance with the approved details and thereafter retained and maintained.

Reason: To ensure a sustainable form of urban drainage in accordance with Policy ENV15 of the Adopted Wyre Borough Local  ...  view the full minutes text for item PA.21