Agenda and minutes

Planning & Highways Regulation Committee - Thursday, 8th September, 2011 6.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 1, Town Hall, Stockport. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services 

Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 28 KB

To approve as a correct record and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 11 August 2011.

Minutes:

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 11 August 2011 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

 

2.

Urgent Decisions

To report any urgent action taken under the Constitution since the last meeting of the Committee

 

Minutes:

No urgent decisions were reported.

 

3.

Public Question Time

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 and at local libraries and Information Centres)

 

Minutes:

No public questions were submitted.

 

4.

Declarations of Interest

Councillors and officers to declare any interests which they have in any of the items on the agenda for this meeting.

 

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were made.

 

5.

Site Visits pdf icon PDF 16 KB

To consider a report of the Visiting Team held on Monday 5 September 2011.

 

Minutes:

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report (copies of which were circulated) containing the recommendation made by the Visiting Team on Monday 5 September 2011.

 

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

 

6.

Development Applications pdf icon PDF 72 KB

To consider a report of the Service Director (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.

 

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

 

Minutes:

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, Communities, Regeneration & Environment 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 Communities, Regeneration & Environment Directorate upon payment of the Council’s reasonable charges).

 

6.(a)

DC046237 - Acton Court Hotel, 187 Buxton Road, Great Moor pdf icon PDF 1 MB

(i)         DC046237                Acton Court, Buxton Road, Davenport, Stockport

Proposed Children’s Nursery

 

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission

 

Minutes:

In respect of plan no. 46237 for the proposed Children’s Nursery at Acton Court, Buxton Road, Davenport, Stockport, it was

 

RESOLVED (Seven for, three against, one abstention) – (1) That planning permission be granted and that the Service Director (Place Development) be authorised to determine the application subject to the completion of a S106 agreement in relation to visibility splays and highway and pedestrian safety measures on the A6.

 

(2) That the Service Director (Legal & Democratic Services) be requested to clarify the procedure for the conduct of decision making when a Councillor withdraws from a meeting during consideration of a development application.  

6.(b)

DC046262 - Acton Court Hotel, 187 Buxton Road, Great Moor pdf icon PDF 659 KB

 

(ii) DC046262           Acton Court, Buxton Road, Davenport, Stockport

Proposed residential development of 6 No. dwellings (outline)

 

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission

 

Minutes:

In respect of plan no. 46262 for the proposed residential development of 6 No. dwellings (outline) at Acton Court, Buxton Road, Davenport, Stockport, it was

 

RESOLVED - (One abstention) That planning permission be granted and that the Service Director (Place Development) be authorised to determine the application subject to the completion of a S106 agreement in relation to visibility splays and open space commuted sum payment (residential scheme).

7.

Appeal Decisions, Current Planning Appeals and Enforcements pdf icon PDF 52 KB

To consider a report of the Service Director (Legal & Property).                                                   

 

This report summarises recent appeal decisions, lists current planning appeals and dates for local inquiries and informal hearings according to Area Committee.

 

The Committee is recommended to note the report.

 

Officer contact: Joy Morton on 0161 474 3219, e-mail joy.morton@stockport.gov.uk

 

Minutes:

A representative of the Service Director (Legal & Democratic Services) 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.

 

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

 

(2) That the Service Director (Legal & Democratic Services) be requested to submit an update to the next meeting clarifying issues relating to enforcement matters at 80 - 82 Wellington Road North.