Agenda and minutes

Councillors and officers were invited to declare any interests they had in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

The following interests were declared:-

Personal Interests

Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair of the Committee on any matters within the powers and duties of the Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice (questions must be submitted prior to the commencement of the meeting on the cards provided. These are available at the meeting).

Members of the public were invited to submit questions to the Chair and members of the Committee on any matters within the powers and duties of the Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice.

One question was submitted asking whether it was Council policy to release green belt land for development.

The Chair confirmed that it was not Council policy to do so.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration.

(a)              To consider development applications where members of the public have attended the meeting in order to hear the Committee's deliberations.

(b)              To consider the remaining development applications.

NOTE: Councillors are requested to note that if they withdraw from the meeting during the consideration of a development application upon their return they should not participate any further in the deliberation or vote on that planning application.

Officer contact: Emma Curle on 0161 474 3542, e-mail emma.curle@stockport.gov.uk

Development applications were submitted.

(NOTE: Full details of the decisions including conditions and reasons for granting or refusing planning permission and imposing conditions are given in the schedule of plans. The Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration is authorised to determine conditions and reasons and they are not therefore referred to in committee minutes unless the committee makes a specific decision on a condition or reason. In order to reduce printing costs and preserve natural resources, the schedule of plans is not reproduced within these minutes. A copy of the schedule of plans is available on the council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/planningdecisions. Copies of the schedule of plans, or any part thereof, may be obtained from the Place Directorate upon payment of the Council’s reasonable charges).

(i)         DC053833 – Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford

The demolition of the existing buildings, remediation of land (including mitigation/removal of runways, hardstanding and taxiways) and the regarding of the land to create development platforms for a residential led mixed-use development.

The Planning & Highways Regulation Committee be recommended to grant planning permission.

(ii)        DC054212 – Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford

Formation and construction of two accesses from Chester Road to serve a development of up to 920 dwellings, C2 Extra Care Unit,: commercial floor space (Comprising up to 8,361 sq.m (90,000 sq.ft) of class B1C); a public house (comprising up to 650 sq.m of class A4 floorspace); retail floorspace (comprising up to 5 shop units and some 1,000 sq.m of class A1, A3 & A5 floorspace); A one form entry primary School; and use class D1 floorspace (up to 300 sq.m)

The Planning & Highways Regulation Committee is recommended to grant planning permission.

(iii)       DC053832 - Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford

Hybrid planning application for:-

Part A

Outline planning permission (excluding phase 1) for the erection of:

·         Up to 775  dwellings;

·         C2 Extra Care Unit

·         Commercial floorspace (comprising up to 8,361sq m [90,000 sq ft] of Class B1c);

·         A public house (comprising some 650sq.m. of Class A4 floorspace);

·         Retail floorspace (comprising up to 5 shop units and some 1000sq.m. of Class A1, A3 & A5 floorspace);

·         A one form entry primary school;

·         Use Class D1 floorspace; and

·         the provision of associated infrastructure (including roads, footpaths, cycleways and open space)

ALL MATTERS (ACCESS, APPEARANCE, LANDSCAPING, LAYOUT AND SCALE) ARE RESERVED FOR SUBSEQUENT APPROVAL

Part B

Full planning permission for phase 1 (as outlined in green on plan PL1161.D.4000) for:

·         The erection of 145 dwellings; and

·         the provision of associated infrastructure (including roads, footpaths, cycleways and open space)

The Planning & Highways Regulation Committee is recommended to grant planning permission subject to the applicant entering into a Section 106 agreement.

The Committee considered the following applications relating to the former Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford.

(i)        DC053833 – Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford

In respect of plan no. 53833 for the demolition of the existing buildings, remediation of land (including mitigation/removal of runways, hardstanding and taxiways) and the regrading of the land to create development platforms for a residential led mixed-use development at Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford, it was

RESOLVED – That planning permission be granted subject to conditions, including the following:-

·         limiting hours of demolition to 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday and to 8am-1pm on Saturdays;

·         no work to be undertaken on Sundays or Bank Holidays;

·         the provision of an on-site wheel wash facility;

·         an informative suggesting that the applicant engage with the operators of the Aerodrome Heritage Centre on the possible recycling of the Control Tower;

·         the co-ordination with the Council’s Public Realm Service to ensure that non-urgent road maintenance can be avoided for the duration of the demolition.

(ii)        DC054212 – Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford

In respect of plan no. 54212 for the formation and construction of two accesses from Chester Road to serve a development of up to 920 dwellings, C2 Extra Care Unit; commercial floor space (comprising up to 8,361 sq.m (90,000 sq.ft) of class B1C); a public house (comprising up to 650 sq.m of class A4 floorspace); retail floorspace (comprising up to 5 shop units and some 1,000 sq.m of class A1, A3 & A5 floorspace); a one-form entry primary school; and use class D1 floorspace (up to 300 sq.m) at Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford, it was

RESOLVED – That planning permission be granted subject to appropriate conditions.

(iii)       DC053832 - Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford

In respect of plan no. 53832, Hybrid planning application for:-

Part A

Outline planning permission (excluding phase 1) for the erection of:

·         Up to 775  dwellings;

·         C2 Extra Care Unit

·         Commercial floorspace (comprising up to 8,361sq m [90,000 sq ft] of Class B1c);

·         A public house (comprising some 650sq.m. of Class A4 floorspace);

·         Retail floorspace (comprising up to 5 shop units and some 1000sq.m. of Class A1, A3 & A5 floorspace);

·         A one form entry primary school;

·         Use Class D1 floorspace; and

·         the provision of associated infrastructure (including roads, footpaths, cycleways and open space)

All matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) being reserved for subsequent approval

Part B

Full planning permission for phase 1 (as outlined in green on plan PL1161.D.4000) for:

·               the erection of 145 dwellings; and

·               the provision of associated infrastructure (including roads, footpaths, cycleways and open space)

at Woodford Aerodrome, Chester Road, Woodford, it was

MOVED and SECONDED – That planning permission be refused on the grounds that the proposal:-

·         would have a greater and detrimental impact on the openness and character of the greenbelt due to its scale and massing and that the proposals were contrary to the Council’s Development Plan and national policies in respect of the green-belt;

·         was contrary to the Woodford Aerodrome Opportunity Site Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) as the number of proposed housing units exceed the number recommended in the SPD;

·         provided insufficient employment opportunities and was therefore contrary to the SPD;

·         contained insufficient information in relation to the impact of the proposals on traffic and the highway;

·         did not include a Viability Assessment.

In favour of the motion 6, against 6.

MOTION NOT CARRIED

A named voted was requested in relation to the voting on this Motion and the voting was recorded as follows:-

The councillors who voted in favour of the Motion were:-

Councillors Brian Bagnall, Philip Harding, Brian Hendley, Andy Sorton, John Taylor and John Wright.

The councillors who voted against the Motion were:-

Councillors Andrew Bispham, Christine Corris, Lenny Grice, Sylvia Humphreys, Hazel Lees and Paul Porgess

FURTHER MOTION MOVED and SECONDED – That planning permission be granted subject to the applicant entering into a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.(a)

RESOLVED – That the provision of Council Meeting Rule 9.1 (Duration of Meeting) not be invoked at 10.00pm and that the Committee Meeting continue.

Single storey, multi-purpose room extension and double prefabricated classroom unit.

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission, subject to the conditions and informatives contained in the report.

NOTE: This item was deferred from the last meeting of the Committee on 24 July 2014 and the Chair has agreed that it be considered at this meeting.

The decision of the previous meeting was:-

6.(v)           DC055362 - St. Mark's Primary School, Redhouse Lane, Bredbury

In respect of plan no. 55362 for a single storey, multi-purpose room extension and double prefabricated classroom unit at St. Mark's Primary School, Redhouse Lane, Bredbury, it was

MOVED and SECONDED – That consideration of the application be deferred for clarification regarding the inclusion of windows on the eastern elevation of the double prefabricated classroom unit.

AMENDMENT MOVED and SECONDED – That planning permission be granted, subject to the conditions and informatives contained in the report.

For the amendment 3; against 6

AMENDMENT NOT CARRIED

It was then

RESOLVED (8 for) – That consideration of the application be deferred for clarification regarding the inclusion of windows on the south elevation of the double prefabricated classroom unit.

(NOTE: The Chair was of the opinion of that this item, although not included on the agenda, should be consider as a matter of urgency in accordance with Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 in order that the application could be determined in a timely manner).

This item had been deferred from the meeting on 24 July 2014.

In respect of plan no. 55362 for a single storey, multi-purpose room extension and double prefabricated classroom unit at St. Mark's Primary School, Redhouse Lane, Bredbury, it was

RESOLVED (9 in favour, 2 against) – That planning permission be granted subject to conditions, include the removal of any window openings from the eastern elevation.