Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 24 March 2022.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 24 March 2022 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Councillors and officers were invited to declare any interest 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 at the meeting).

No public questions were submitted.

To consider a report of the Visiting Team.

A representative of the Strategic Head of Service & Monitoring Officer (Legal & Democratic Governance) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the recommendations made by the Visiting Team on Tuesday, 19 April 2022.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

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.)

DC078265 – 6-16 Lower Hillgate, Stockport

Demolition of the existing building and erection of a new mixed-use building providing 12 residential units, including six affordable units, (floors two to four) with flexible Use Class E excluding hot food and restaurant uses at ground floor (Revised description).

DC078266 – 1-3 Lower Hillgate, Stockport

Erection of a new mixed-use building providing 6 residential units (floors 2-4) with flexible Use Class E floorspace excluding hot food and restaurant uses at a ground floor level (Revised description).

DC078286 – 29-35 Little Underbank, Stockport

Demolition of the existing building and erection of a new mixed-use building providing 12 residential units (floors 2-4) with flexible Use Class E floorspace excluding hot food and restaurant uses at a ground floor level.

DC078287 – Land at Churchgate, Stockport

Erection of a mixed-use building containing 50 residential apartments (4 x studios, 40 x 1 beds, 6 x 2 beds) with flexible Use Class E floorspace excluding hot food and restaurant uses at an upper ground floor level and provision of Public Open Space.

The Committee is recommended to defer and delegate the granting of permission subject to:-

·      Negotiating obligations to be covered by a legal agreement to secure the phased delivery of the development to ensure that the 6 no. affordable ‘shared ownership’ (managed by a RP) apartments proposed for Site ‘A’ 29-35 Little Underbank are delivered as part of the first phase and that public open space including the provision of a ‘Pocket Park’ is provided at an appropriate trigger point mechanism associated with the delivery across the four sites and associated population capacity. 

Officer Contact: Dominic Harvey on 0161 474 3544 or email:

dominic.harvey@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of (i) plan no. DC/078265 for the demolition of the existing building and erection of a new mixed-use building providing 12 residential units, including six affordable units, (floors two to four) with flexible Use Class E excluding hot food and restaurant uses at ground floor (Revised description) at 6-16 Lower Hillgate, Stockport; (ii) plan no. DC/078266 for the erection of a new mixed-use building providing 6 residential units (floors 2-4) with flexible Use Class E floorspace excluding hot food and restaurant uses at a ground floor level (Revised description) at 1-3 Lower Hillgate, Stockport; (iii) plan no. DC/078286 for the demolition of the existing building and erection of a new mixed-use building providing 12 residential units (floors 2-4) with flexible Use Class E floorspace excluding hot food and restaurant uses at a ground floor level at 29-35 Little Underbank, Stockport; and (iv) plan no. DC/078287 for the erection of a mixed-use building containing 50 residential apartments (4 x studios, 40 x 1 beds, 6 x 2 beds) with flexible Use Class E floorspace excluding hot food and restaurant uses at an upper ground floor level and provision of Public Open Space on land at Churchgate, Stockport, it was

RESOLVED – That the Corporate Director (Place) & Deputy Chief Executive be authorised to determine the applications subject to the successful negotiation of obligations to be covered by a legal agreement to secure the phased delivery of the development to ensure that the 6 no. affordable ‘shared ownership’ (managed by a RP) apartments proposed for Site ‘A’ 29-35 Little Underbank are delivered as part of the first phase and that public open space including the provision of a ‘Pocket Park’ is provided at an appropriate trigger point mechanism associated with the delivery across the four sites and associated population capacity.

Proposed demolition of existing single storey link extension and the erection of a two storey link extension.

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission, subject to conditions.

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

In respect of plan no. DC081284 for the proposed demolition of existing single storey link extension and the erection of a two storey link extension at Ivy Cottage, 12 Stanley Road, Heald Green, it was

RESOLVED – That planning permission be granted.

Demolition of existing building and erection of 1 no. dwellinghouse, in lieu of agricultural building with Prior Approval (Reference: DC078330) for residential conversion.

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission, subject to a Section 106 Agreement.

Officer contact: Mark Burgess on 0161 474 3659 or email: mark.burgess@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. DC083641 for the demolition of existing building and erection of 1 no. dwellinghouse, in lieu of agricultural building with Prior Approval (Reference: DC078330) for residential conversion at Cattle Shed, Hollywood Road, Mellor, Stockport, SK6 5LT, it was

RESOLVED – That planning permission be granted.

Erection of one infill dwelling (resubmission of DC077533).

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission, subject to conditions and a Section 106 Agreement.

Officer contact: Jane Chase on 0161 474 3550 or email: jane.chase@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. DC083677 for the erection of one infill dwelling (resubmission of DC077533) at Moorend Farm, 181 Woodford Road, Woodford, it was

RESOLVED – That planning permission be granted.

Erection of a block of apartments comprising nine 2-bed flats, with associated landscaping, car parking, bin & cycle store.

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission, subject to conditions and a Section 106 Agreement.

Officer contact: Jane Chase on 0161 474 3550 or email: jane.chase@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. DC083939 for the erection of a block of apartments comprising nine 2-bed flats, with associated landscaping, car parking, bin & cycle store at Fabrick, Warren Road, Cheadle Hulme, it was

RESOLVED – (11 for, 1 against) That planning permission be granted.

To consider a report of the Strategic Head of Service & Monitoring Officer (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 strategic Head of Service & Monitoring Officer (Legal & Democratic Governance) 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 agenda, there had been a number of updates to the report as follows:-

·         Two new appeals had been received in the Marple Area in relation to refusal of planning permission for alterations to an existing garage at Hollyvale Cottages and against an enforcement notice served on 4 March 2022 in respect of land on the North side of Chatterton Lane in Mellor in connection to the construction without planning permission of a wooden building on the last. It was reported that the appeals would feature on the next report submitted to Committee.

·         With regard to the enforcement notice which was served on 61 Chester Road, Hazel Grove, relating to the insertion of three dormer windows on the roof of a detached garage without planning permission, the council had been notified that an appeal had been submitted but hadn’t yet received formal confirmation from the planning inspectorate. It was reported that there was also a breach of condition notice that had been served on this property, but as yet the council had not received notice that this had been appealed.

·         With regard to the results of some of the ongoing prosecutions, the sentencing in relation to the matter of 144 Stockport Road, Marple, was postponed from 29 March 2022 due to illness and subsequently took place on 7 April 2022 and the defendant was fined £350 with £350 costs awarded to the council. It was noted that the council were continuing to pursue compliance on this matter.

·         With regard to the hearing for 7 Peel Moat Road, Heaton Moor, the date had been set for 19 May 2022.

·         It was reported that the Enforcement Notices in respect of the Tree replant notice at Stonepail Cottages, Gatley, and the retrospective planning permission for the installation of a roller shutter at the former NatWest Bank, Compstell Road, Romiley had now been complied with.

·         In respect of the Enforcement Notice Served at Flat 2, The Grove, Cale Green, the council had been unable to receive a response from the occupier but had been in contact with the landlord who had also received no response from the occupier, however an extension had been granted until 14 May 2022 as the landlord had confirmed that he would comply with the notice.

·         It was reported that two breach of condition notices were served in respect of the former Barns Hospital, now Barns Village, one in connection to the failure to replace trees that had been removed which a prosecution file was being prepared.

·         In respect of the Enforcement Notice Served for installation of a roller shutter door without planning permission at 4 Goyt Avenue, Marple, a further compliance extension had been granted until 28 April 2022, failure to comply by this date would result in prosecution being prepared.

·         With regard to the inquiry at The Garden House, Lakes Road, Marple a date for the public inquiry had been scheduled for January 2022, however was rescheduled to April 2022 due to competing priorities in relation to another large scale inquiry. The applicant however was unable to attend this date and a new date of September 2022 had been issued. In the meantime, the planning application which came before Members at the February meeting was approved subject to legal agreement and appropriate conditions. This was in the process on ongoing discussions.

·         Members were informed that there had been further discussions, draft conditions circulated to the agent and progress in terms of the legal matter to instruct colleagues in legal services and the Section 106 agreement in relation to The Garden House.

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RESOLVED - The best thanks and well wishes of this Committee were extended to the Councillor Phillip Harding on his retirement, for his continued support, dedication and commitment during his time in office and wished him well in his future endeavours.