Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and order that the Minutes of the meeting held on 6 August 2020 be signed.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 6 August 2020 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

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

No declarations of interest were made.

No urgent decisions were reported.

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).

No public questions were submitted

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 or email: 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).

Erection of street furniture in 32 locations, including steel poles, clear nylon wire, arches and posts in association with an Eruv.

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission.

Officer Contact: Helen Hodgett on 0161 474 3656 or email: helen.hodgett@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. DC074646 for the erection of street furniture in 32 locations, including steel poles, clear nylon wire, arches and posts in association with an eruv on Cromer Road, Newboult Road, Jackson Street, Brookfield Road, Old Wool Lane, Queens Road, Radnormere Drive, Birtlespool Road, Cheadle Road, North Downs Road, Turves Road, Acacia Avenue, Bankfield Road, Highfield Road, Vernon Close, Chedlee Drive, Bruntwood Lane, Etchells Road, Wilmslow Road, St Ann's Road North, Brandon Avenue, Rose Vale, Elmsleigh Road, Pymgate Lane, Yew Tree Grove, Firs Road, South Drive, West Drive, Styal Road, Park Road, Altrincham Road, Brookside Road, and Kingsway - Gatley, Heald Green, Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, it was

RESOLVED – That, following a request from the applicant, consideration of this application be deferred to the next meeting of the committee pending the resolution of the holding objection to installation TPK01 from Network Rail.

The Subdivision of Unit 1B in the Peel Centre into a maximum of three retail units at Great Portwood Street.

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission.

Officer contact: Suzanne Broomhead on 0161 218 1982 or email: suzanne.broomhead@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. DC075220 for the subdivision of Unit 1B in the Peel Centre into a maximum of three retail units at Great Portwood Street, at Unit 1B, Peel Centre, Great Portwood Street, it was

RESOLVED – That planning permission be granted.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

The report summarises recent appeal decisions; lists current planning appeals and dates for local enquiries; informal hearings for planning appeals, and enforcement action by Area Committee area.

The Committee is recommended to note the report.

Officer contact: Vicki Bates on 0161 474 3219 or email: vicki.bates@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) summarising recent appeal decisions, listing current planning appeals and dates for local inquiries and informal hearings according to area committees.

It was reported that since the publication of the agenda, there had been a number of updates to the report as follows:-

·         The appeal at 250 Wellington Road South in relation to the imposition of conditions attached to the consent for the conversion of B1(a) office for seven dwellings had been dismissed.

·         A court date of 27 October 2020 had been set with regard to non-compliance with an enforcement notice served at 67 Earle Road, Bramhall.

·         The enforcement notice served at 300A Brinnington Road, Brinnington had now been complied with.

·         A new enforcement notice had been served at 10 Keswick Road, Heaton Chapel with regard to the erection of metal gates adjoining the highway which measure 1.8 metres in height without the benefit of planning permission.

·         A court date of 15 October 2020 had now been set with regard to non-compliance with an enforcement noticed served at 1 Tatton Close, Cheadle.

·         A stop notice had been served on 8 September 2020 on land at Wybersley hall, High Lane with regard to a material change of use for the importation, sorting, storage and disposal of coal planings.

An update was requested with regard to whether the Council had now obtained a warrant to enter the land at Unity Mills, Poleacre Lane, Woodley to permit the undertaking of a site visit to establish whether the replant notice had been complied with.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.