Agenda and minutes

No declarations of interest were made.

To report any urgent action taken under the constitution since the last meeting of the committee.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Corporate Director (Corporate & Support Services)

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

(b)  To consider the remaining development applications.

(c)  To consider consultations (if any) received by the Corporate Director on any planning issues relevant to the area.

The following development applications will be considered by the Area Committee:

A development application was 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 Corporate & Support Services 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 upon payment of the Council’s reasonable charges).

The Chair outlined the procedure for public speaking on planning applications.

Demolition of existing buildings on site and construction of a part-one, part-two storey SEN Secondary School with associated landscaping, MUGA, playspace and parking.

The Planning and Highways Regulation Committee be recommended to grant subject to:

a.    conditions;

b.    a Section 111 Agreement to secure developer contributions toward highways improvements;

c.    no objections being raised by specialist consultees in respect of biodiversity;

d.    resolution of the Highways Engineer’s request for additional information in support of the Transport Assessment and minor amendment to show an increased parking provision; and

e.    resolution of the queries raised regarding the use of renewable and low carbon energies and the potential to retrofit these.

Officer Contact: Rebecca Whitney 0161 474 4405 | rebecca.whitney@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of application DC/086026 for the demolition of existing buildings on site and construction of a part-one, part-two storey SEN Secondary School with associated landscaping, MUGA, playspace and parking at Orrishmere Primary School, Worcester Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Stockport, SK8 5NW,

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

It was then

RESOLVED – That the Planning and Highways Regulation Committee be recommended to grant planning permission subject to:

a.    conditions; and

b.    a Section 111 Agreement, another appropriate legal agreement, or condition, to secure developer contributions toward highways improvements and biodiversity net gain.