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Outline planning application with all matters reserved proposing the erection of a residential development for up to 200 dwellings, with associated landscaping, site infrastructure and the provision of new public open space.

The Planning and Highways Regulation Committee is recommended to authorise the Corporate Director for Corporate & Support Services & Deputy Chief Executive to determine the application pending the applicant entering into an appropriate legal agreement.

Officer contact: Chris Smyton on 0161 474 3657 or email: chris.smyton@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. DC/081719 for an outline planning application with all matters reserved proposing the erection of a residential development for up to 200 dwellings, with associated landscaping, site infrastructure and the provision of new public open space at Mirrlees Fields, Stockport, it was

RESOLVED – (1) (7 for, 5 against) That planning permission be refused on the grounds that the adverse impacts of the granting the development would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits proposed by the development, when assessed against relevant policies and that the application was contrary to policies UOS1.2, NE3.1, CS8 and paragraph 99 of the National Planning Policy Framework. 

(2) That Councillor Brian Bagnall be nominated to assist in the defence of any subsequent appeal against the refusal of planning permission.

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

Those members who voted for the motion were:-

Councillors Louise Heywood, Sue Glithero, Brian Bagnall, Becky Senior, Suzanne Wyatt, Wendy Meikle and Steve Gribbon.

Those councillors who voted against the motion were:-

Councillors Roy Driver, John Taylor, Andy Sorton, Graham Greenhalgh and Anna Charles-Jones.

Outline planning application with all matters reserved proposing the erection of a residential development for up to 200 dwellings, with associated landscaping, site infrastructure and the provision of new public open space.

The Planning and Highways Regulation Committee is recommended to authorise the Corporate Director for Corporate & Support Services & Deputy Chief Executive to determine the application pending the applicant entering into an appropriate legal agreement.

Officer contact: Chris Smyton on 0161 474 3657 or email: chris.smyton@stockport.gov.uk

Outline planning application with all matters reserved proposing the erection of a residential development for up to 200 dwellings, with associated landscaping, site infrastructure and the provision of new public open space.

The Area Committee is requested to recommend that the Planning & Highways Regulation Committee grants planning permission subject to a Section 106 Agreement.

Officer contact: Chris Smyton on 0161 474 3657 or email: chris.smyton@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. DC/081719 for an outline planning application with all matters reserved proposing the erection of a residential development for up to 200 dwellings, with associated landscaping, site infrastructure and the provision of new public open space at Mirrlees Fields, Stockport,

a member of the public spoke against the application,

and a representative of the applicant spoke in support of the application.

It was then

MOVED AND SECONDED – That Planning & Highways Regulation Committee be recommended to refuse planning permission on the grounds that the benefits of the proposed development do not demonstrably outweigh the harm that would be caused due to the loss of open space in an area that had one of the lowest numbers of useable greenspaces in Stockport, biodiversity loss and the adverse impact on roads and schools.

AMENDMENT MOVED AND SECONDED - (1) That Planning & Highways Regulation Committee be recommended to refuse planning permission on the grounds that the benefits of the proposed development do not demonstrably outweigh the harm that would be caused due to the loss of open space in an area that had one of the lowest numbers of useable greenspaces in Stockport, biodiversity loss and the adverse impact on roads and schools.

(2) That the Planning & Highways Regulation Committee be recommended to undertake a site visit to assess the impact of the proposed development on the local area.

For the amendment 7, against 0.

AMENDMENT CARRIED

A named vote was requested in relation to the voting on the amendment and the voting was recorded as follows:-

Those members who voted for the amendment were:-

Councillors Lou Ankers, Grace Baynham, Christine Carrigan, Will Dawson, Oliver Johnstone, Rory Leonard and Wendy Meikle.

The amendment was then put as the substantive motion and it was

RESOLVED – (1) That Planning & Highways Regulation Committee be recommended to refuse planning permission on the grounds that the benefits of the proposed development do not demonstrably outweigh the harm that would be caused due to the loss of open space in an area that had one of the lowest numbers of useable greenspaces in Stockport, biodiversity loss and the adverse impact on roads and schools.

(2) That the Planning & Highways Regulation Committee be recommended to undertake a site visit to assess the impact of the proposed development on the local area.