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 meeting of the Planning Committee held on Wednesday 1 February 2017 (already circulated by email).

The minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on Wednesday 1 February, 2017 were confirmed as a correct record.

Schedule of Appeals lodged and decided between 15 January 2017 – 15 February 2017.

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

Resolved

That the position regarding the appeals, as set out on pages 1 – 11 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 (page 12)

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

Ø    Item 01, Outline application with all matters other than access reserved for a residential development of up to 165 dwellings with access taken from Arthurs Lane - Land At Arthurs Lane, Hambleton, Lancashire, FY6 9AT -  16/00217/OULMAJ.

Ø    Item 02, Erection of a replacement dwelling (following the demolition of existing dwelling) - Faulkners Fold Cottage, Faulkners Lane, Forton, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0AL – 16/00500/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 of the agenda, referring to additional information to the reports since the agenda had been published.

Ø    16/00217/OULMAJ – Land at Arthurs Lane, Hambleton, Lancashire, FY6 9AT.

Ø     16/00500/FUL – Faulkners Fold Cottage, Faulkners Lane, Forton, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0AL. –The Interim Development Manager  stated that she had received a neighbour response saying they had received an acknowledgement from the Government to a petition that the Government had received about this development. The Government response highlighted relevant National Policy and opportunities for community engagement during the course of planning applications. No new issues were raised that Members needed to consider that hadn’t already been reported.

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

16/00217/OULMAJ

Gladman Developments Ltd.  Outline application with all matters other than access reserved for a residential development of up to 165 dwellings with access taken from Arthurs Lane.  Land at Arthurs Lane, Hambleton, Lancashire, FY6 9AT.

The application was before the committee at the request of Councillors Bowen and Robinson. A site visit was undertaken by Members to help them understand the nature of the area, which could not be adequately conveyed through photographs.

Three members of the public, a Parish Councillor, a Ward Councillor and the County Councillor for Wyreside spoke to the committee, objecting to the application.

The Applicant spoke to the committee supporting their application.

The application was approved as per the recommendation in the report of the Head of Planning Services to grant planning permission subject to conditions,with an amendment to condition 13 (as reported on the update sheet) and an additional condition 26 (as proposed by Members) as listed below andsubject to the completion of a S106 legal agreement to secure the necessary highway and education contributions and the ecological mitigation measures. The Head of Planning Services was authorised to issue the planning permission once the requisite S106 has been successfully completed.

Conditions, Reasons and Notes:

1.                     (i) In the case of any reserved matter, namely layout, scale, appearance and landscaping, application for approval must be made not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of the grant of outline planning permission; and that the development to which the permission relates must be begun not later than:

(ii) The expiration of two years from the final approval of the reserved matters or, in the case of approval on different dates, the final approval of the last matter to be approved.

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.                     Prior to the occupation of the first dwelling, in accordance with the framework travel plan produced by WYG (ref. A095803) or a timescale otherwise agreed by the Local Planning Authority, a full Travel Plan shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This agreed Travel Plan and an associated Travel Plan Coordinator as specified in the agreed Travel Plan shall be in place and be implemented and operational in accordance with the agreed Travel Plan from the point of the occupation of the first dwelling for a period of not less than five years from the date of full occupation of the residential development.

Reason: a Travel Plan is considered necessary to encourage travel by sustainable modes and reduce dependence on private car travel in the interests of sustainability and highway safety in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 17 of the NPPF. It is considered  ...  view the full minutes text for item PA.54