Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 17 August 2023.

The minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 17 August 2023 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.

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 the meeting. You can also submit via the Council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/publicquestions.

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

One public question was submitted relating to the discharge of conditions and the enforcement of the discharge of those conditions at The Garden House, Marple.

As the questioner was not in attendance at the meeting and in accordance with the Code of Practice, the Chief Executive was requested to respond to the questioner in writing.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

(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 Deputy Chief Executive 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 atwww.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).

Demolition of vacant public house and development of a single restaurant with drive-thru lane (Class E).

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission subject to conditions and informative.

Officer contact: Rebecca Whitney on 0161 474 4405 or email: rebecca.whitney@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. DC/085975 for the demolition of vacant public house and development of a single restaurant with drive-thru lane (Class E) at Farmers Arms, 209 Stockport Road, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, SK3 0LX, it was

RESOLVED – (8 for, 3 against, 1 abstention) That planning permission be granted.

The construction of a new detached two storey teaching block on the site of an existing sixth form college. The teaching block comprises 10no. new classrooms, a staff room and supplementary flexible learning spaces, in addition to circulation space, WC provisions on both floors and plant and server space. The footprint of the building measures 681.2sqm. The surrounding site will be landscaped with paths and planting, and includes an external secure courtyard for use by students and staff.

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission.

Officer contact: Mark Jordan on 0161 474 3557 or email: mark.jordan@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. DC/088758 for the construction of a new detached two storey teaching block on the site of an existing sixth form college, to comprise of 10no. new classrooms, a staff room and supplementary flexible learning spaces, in addition to circulation space, WC provisions on both floors and plant and server space. The footprint of the building measured 681.2sqm, the surrounding site would be landscaped with paths, planting and include an external secure courtyard for use by students and staff at Aquinas Sixth Form College, Nangreave Road, Heaviley, Stockport, SK2 6TH, it was

RESOLVED – That planning permission be granted.

To consider a report of the Assistant Director - Legal & Democratic Governance.

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 Assistant Director for Legal and Democratic Governance (Monitoring Officer) 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 Committee.

It was reported that since the publication of the report, the planning appeal for 23 Patch Lane, Bramhall was allowed and planning permission had been granted for the demolition of existing detached residential property and replacement with 2no. detached residential properties.

Members noted that the enforcement notice relating to 20 Princes Street, Heaton Moor, should read ’20 Princes Road, Heaton Moor’ and the date of inquiry for the planning appeal for Mirrlees Fields, Stockport was set for 31 October 2023.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.