Agenda and minutes

A minutes silence was observed for Councillor Ted Taylor before the Planning meeting commenced.

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

Ø  Councillor Walmsley declared an “Other Significant Interest”   on Item 01 – Outline application for the erection of up to 130 dwellings with means of access off Holts Lane (layout, landscaping, scale and appearance reserved), following demolition of existing buildings (re-submission of 16/00233/OULMAJ) – Land Off Holts Lane, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire – 16/01043/OULMAJ in that she owns a property in the area of but not close to the proposed development site.  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 Orme declared an “Other Significant Interest”   on Item 02 – Part retrospective application for the erection of a detached dwelling (Resubmission of 16/00356/FUL – Rear of Former Saracens Head Hotel, 200 Park Lane, Preesall, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 0NW- 17/00069/FUL in that he is a Councillor of Preesall Town Council. He did not consider that this gave rise to a perception of a conflict of interest and/or was likely to prejudice his judgement, nor did it amount to an issue of pre-determination and bias and therefore he stayed in the meeting and spoke and voted upon the item.

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

The minutes of the Extra Planning Committee meeting held on Wednesday 22 March, 2017 were deferred to the next Planning Committee meeting taking place on 3 May 2017, as the Members of the Planning Committee had not had time to read and confirm them as a correct record. (They were published on the day of this meeting).

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

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

Resolved

That the position regarding the appeals, as set out on page 1 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 130 dwellings with means of access off Holts Lane (layout, landscaping, scale and appearance reserved), following demolition of existing buildings (re-submission of 16/00233/OULMAJ) – Land off Holts Lane, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire – 16/01043/OULMAJ

Ø  Item 02, Part retrospective application for the erection of a detached dwelling (Resubmission of 16/00356/FUL) – Rear of Former, Saracens Head Hotel, 200 Park Lane, Preesall, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 0NW – 17/00069/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    16/01043/OULMAJ – Land off Holts Lane, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire

Ø     17/00069/FUL – Rear of former Saracens Head Hotel, 200 Park Lane, Preesall, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 0NW

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

16/01043/OULMAJ

Hollins Strategic Land LLP & Tim Claxton Property Ltd.  Outline application for the erection of up to 130 dwellings with means of access off Holts Lane (layout, landscaping, scale and appearance reserved), following demolition of existing buildings (re-submission of 16/00233/OULMAJ).  Land off Holts Lane, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire.

The application was before members for determination as the request of Councillors Berry, B Birch and Bridge. This application was a resubmission of application 16/00233/OUTMAJ which is currently the subject of an appeal against non-determination. Application 16/00233/OUTMAJ was brought to the 1 February 2017 Planning Committee for Members to determine the decision they would have reached had the applicant chosen not to appeal.

A site visit had been carried out by Members immediately before February’s Committee meeting. Photographs were displayed though at the meeting, to remind Members of the site context and its surroundings.

One member of the public, a Ward Councillor and the County Councillor for Poulton-Le-Fylde, spoke to the committee, objecting to the application.

The Agent and a Highways Consultant spoke to the committee supporting the application.

The application was approved as per the recommendation of the Head of Planning Services that the outline application be approved subject to the application not being called in for consideration by the Secretary of State and subject to conditions and a S106 legal agreement to secure appropriate financial contributions towards local education, sustainable travel and highway improvement works. The Head of Planning Services was authorised to issue the decision following confirmation from the Secretary of State that the application is not to be called in for his determination and on the satisfactory completion of the S106 agreement.

Conditions

1.   a) In the case of any reserved matter, namely appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of the buildings, 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;

(b) the development to which the permission relates must be begun not later than 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.

2.  The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plan: - 1409/01B Proposed site access arrangements.

3.  Prior to commencement of development hereby approved, a scheme for the provision and retention of affordable housing as part of the development shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The affordable housing shall be provided and thereafter retained in accordance with the approved scheme and shall meet the definition of affordable housing in Annex 2 of the National Planning Policy Framework or any future guidance that replaces it. The scheme shall include:

a)              the numbers, type, tenure and location  ...  view the full minutes text for item PA.66

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

17/00069/FUL

Mr S Edge.  Part retrospective application for the erection of a detached dwelling (resubmission of 16/00356/FUL).  Rear of Former Saracens Head Hotel, 200 Park Lane, Preesall, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 0NW.

The application was before Members at the request of Councillor V Taylor and Councillor Moon. A site visit was undertaken by Members to understand the development and how it sat within the context of the surrounding built form, including its proximity to neighbouring properties.

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

The application was refused contrary to the officer’s recommendation.

Reason for refusal as follows:

1.     The proposed development, by reason of its height, scale, mass and design would appear as an overbearing and overly intrusive form of development as seen from neighbouring properties, particularly nos. 1 and 2 Back Lane, resulting in an unacceptable adverse impact on residential amenity contrary to Policy SP14 of the adopted Wyre Borough Local Plan (1999) and Supplementary Planning Guidance 4: Spacing Guidelines for New Housing Layouts.

Report of the Service Director People and Places

The Service Director People and Places submitted a report to the Committee, asking to consider the objection and determine whether to confirm the making of Wyre Borough Council Tree Preservation Order no 3 of 2017: Land adjacent to Berry’s Lane, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire.

RESOLVED that the Tree Preservation Order (“TPO”) be confirmed as per the recommendation in the report of The Service Director People and Places:-

Ø  That the Wyre Borough Council Tree Preservation Order No3 of 2017- Land adjacent  to the Berry’s Lane, Poulton le Fylde, Lancashire(“ the TPO”) is confirmed subject to the following modifications:

Ø  The inclusion in the TPO of a modified  plan to show the overall length of Area A1 at 77.1 metres and without  any cross hatching of Area A1.

Ø  The entry of the word ‘None’ against those categories in the Schedule to the TPO which are not used within the TPO.