Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 12 November 2012.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 12 November 2012 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

No declarations of interest were made.

Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair of the Area Committee on any matters within the powers and duties of the Area 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 and at local libraries and information centres.  You can also submit via the Council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/publicquestions.

No public questions were submitted.

To consider a report of the Service Director (Place Development).                                   

(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, e-mail emma.curle@stockport.gov.uk

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 Service Director (Place Development) 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 Services to Place Directorate upon payment of the Council’s reasonable charges).

Outline planning permission (with all matters reserved except for access) for the construction of a new mixed development including retail (classes A1 & A3), cinema (class D2), hotel (class C1), together with multi-storey car parking, the creation of a new car park access ramp, public amenity space & pedestrian circulation routes, highways & infrastructure works, demolition & alteration of existing buildings & associated works.

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission subject to conditions in the report.

In respect of plan no. 50705 for outline planning permission (with all matters reserved except for access) for the construction of a new mixed development including retail (classes A1 & A3), cinema (class D2), hotel (class C1), together with multi-storey car parking, the creation of a new car park access ramp, public amenity space & pedestrian circulation routes, highways & infrastructure works, demolition & alteration of existing buildings & associated works at ‘Bridgefield’ – land bound by Great Egerton Street (A560), Little Egerton Street, Princes Street & Wellington Road North & Port Street

a representative of the applicant spoke in support of the application

It was then

RESOLVED – (Councillor Philip Harding abstained) (1) That planning permission be granted subject to the conditions contained in the report.

(2) That approval be given to the highway works shown on plan 5110538/HW/GA/001 Rev D attached to the report and that the Service Director (Place Development) be authorised to enter into a Section 278 Agreement with the developer for the design and construction of the works.

(3) That approval be given to the highway closures of Woodman Street and Port Street.