Agenda and minutes

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

Ø    Councillor Catterall declared an Other Significant Interest   on Item 01 – Outline application for the erection of up to 93 dwellings and up to 850sq m of D1 use (non-residential institution) with associated car parking, open space and landscaping (all matters reserved) – Land East of Copp Lane, Great Eccleston – 16/00650/OUTMAJ in that she is a Wyre Ward Councillor for Great Eccleston.  She did not consider that this gave rise to a perception of a conflict of interest and/or was likely to prejudice her judgement, nor did it amount to an issue of pre-determination and bias and therefore she stayed in the meeting and spoke and voted upon the item.

Ø    Councillor Catterall also declared an Other Significant Interest  on Item 03 – Two storey rear extension (resubmission of planning application 15/00618/FUL) – Cobblestone Cottage, 76 Chapel Street, Great Eccleston, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0ZE – 16/00621/FUL in that she is friendly with both the applicant and persons who have objected to the application. She left the room before the item was discussed and had no involvement in the discussions or decision making.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on Wednesday 22 March and 5 April 2017 (already circulated by email).

The minutes of the Planning Committee meetings held on Wednesday 22 March, 2017 and Wednesday 5 April, 2017 were confirmed as correct records.

Schedule of Appeals lodged and decided between 15 March 2017 to 15 April 2017

The Head of Planning Services submitted a report on appeals lodged and decided between 15 March 2017 and 15 April 2017.

Resolved

That the position regarding the appeals, as set out on pages 1 to 35 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.

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.            Joint Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan

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

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

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

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

9.            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

(a)          Schedule of applications to be considered

(b)          Reports of the Head of Planning Services:-

Ø  Item 01, Outline application for the erection of up to 93 dwellings and up to 850sq m of D1 use (non-residential institution) with associated car parking, open space and landscaping (all matters reserved) - Land East Of Copp Lane - 16/00650/OUTMAJ

Ø  Item 02, Residential development of 26 dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping - Land To The Rear Of 867 Garstang Road Myerscough Lancashire PR3 5AA - 16/00090/FULMAJ

Ø  Item 03, Two storey rear extension (resubmission of planning application 15/00618/FUL) - Cobblestone Cottage 76 Chapel Street Great Eccleston, Preston Lancashire PR3 0ZE - 16/00621/FUL

The Head of Planning Services submitted applications and reports to be considered.

The Head of Planning Services also submitted ‘update sheets’ on Items 01, 02 & 03 of the agenda, referring to additional information to the reports since the agenda had been published.

Ø    16/00650/OUTMAJ – Land East Of Copp Lane, Great Eccleston, Lancashire

Ø     16/00090/FULMAJ – Land to the Rear of 867 Garstang Road, Myerscough, Lancashire, PR3 5AA

Ø    16/00621/FUL – Cobblestone Cottage, 76 Chapel Street, Great Eccleston, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0ZE

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

16/00650/OUTMAJ

Metacre Ltd.  Outline application for the erection of up to 93 dwellings and up to 850sq m of D1 use (non-residential institution) with associated car parking, open space and landscaping (all matters reserved).  Land East of Copp Lane, Great Eccleston.

The application was before the Committee at the request of Councillor Catterall.

A site visit was undertaken by Members, as the nature of the site and surrounding area could not be adequately conveyed through photographs.

Four members of the public and a Parish Councillor spoke to the planning committee, objecting to the application.

The applicant’s Agent spoke to the planning committee, supporting the application.

The application was refused contrary to the officer’s recommendation for the following reasons:

1.                The proposed development would result in the development of a greenfield site which is disconnected from and lies outside of the village settlement boundary, thus having a detrimental visual impact on the open countryside. This would be contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework and Policies SP13 and SP9 of the Adopted Wyre Borough Local Plan (July 1999).

2.                The proposed development would have a detrimental impact on highway safety by exacerbating existing traffic problems caused by the poor conditions and inadequacies of existing roads. This impact on the local and strategic (A585) highway network is judged to be severe. The proposal is therefore contrary to saved Policy SP14 of the Adopted Wyre Borough Local Plan (1999) and paragraph 32 of the NPPF.

RESOLVEDthat the undermentioned applications be APPROVED under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as set out below:

16/00090/FULMAJ

Wainhomes (Northwest) Limited.  Residential development of 26 dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping.  Land to the rear of 867 Garstang Road, Myerscough, Lancashire, PR3 5AA. 

The application was before members for determination as it is a major development and is one of a number of applications for major – scale residential development along the A6 corridor.

A site visit was undertaken by Members to help them fully understand the proposal, notwithstanding the information provided as part of the application, and because the full nature of the site and surroundings could not be satisfactorily communicated through photographs.

One member of the public spoke to the committee, objecting to the application and another member of the public spoke to the committee about the height of the proposed acoustic fence. 

The Agent spoke to the committee supporting the application.

The application was approved as per the recommendation of the Head of Planning Services, with a revision to condition 01. Members resolved to grant full planning permission subject to the conditions listed below  and a S106 legal agreement to secure appropriate financial contributions towards local education, sustainable travel and highway improvement works, and to secure the necessary public open space provision. The Head of Planning Services was authorised to issue the decision upon the agreement of heads of terms with regard to the contributions towards the highway initiatives and local education provision to be determined by LCC Highways Lancashire County Council in its capacity as Local Education Authority and Local Highway Authority and the satisfactory completion of the S106 agreement.

Whilst it was recommended that a Grampian condition be imposed to prevent no more than 35% of the development to be commenced until and unless planning permission has been granted for the development of J2 M55 and the Preston Western Distributor (PWD) route, it is considered that a decision on that scheme is likely to be made within the next two months. Due to the time that it will take to negotiate the S106 agreement, it is likely that J2 M55 and the PWD route will be a commitment (i.e. it will have the benefit of planning permission) before the decision on this application is issued. If that is the case the Grampian condition would be unnecessary and members resolved to authorise the Head of Planning Services to issue the decision without such a condition under those circumstances.

Conditions: -

1.             The development must be begun not later than the expiration of five 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  ...  view the full minutes text for item PA.74