Agenda item

(To be heard no earlier than 6.30pm)

 

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

 

(a)  To consider the development applications where members of the public have attended the meeting in order to speak or hear the Area Committee’s deliberations.

 

(b)  To consider the remaining applications.

 

(c)  To consider consultations (if any) received by the Service Director (Place Development) on any planning issues relevant to the Central Stockport Area Committee area.

 

The following development applications will be considered by the Area Committee:-

 

(i) DC050618        Former Greyhound Public House, 169 Ladybridge Road, Cheadle

 

Erection of two units comprising 681 square metres gross for use within Class A1/A2 with associated car park, access and landscaping works.

 

The Area Committee is recommended to request the Planning and Highways Regulation Committee to grant planning permission, subject to conditions.

 

(ii) DC051273       We Buy any Car, King Street West, Stockport

 

Erection of two banner signs

 

The Area Committee is recommended to grant planning permission.

 

(iii) DC051276        National House, 80-82 Wellington Road North, Heaton Norris

 

Retention of single storey portakabin for a temporary period of 12 months to be used for purposes ancillary to the existing office building (renewal of application SDC/047994).

 

The Area Committee is recommended to grant planning permission for a further period of twelve months.

 

(iv) DC051324      West Way Nissan, Spring Gardens, Stockport

 

Reconfiguration of and extension of existing car park to accommodate the display of cars.

 

The Area Committee is recommended to grant planning permission.

 

(v) DC051333        47 Cambridge Street, Cale Green

 

Extension of garden by means of purchasing a section of the car park at the side and rear of the property.

 

The Area Committee is recommended to grant planning permission.

 

Officer contacts: Mark Jordan/ Jim Seymour, 0161 474 3557/ 3656, email mark.jordan@stockport.gov.uk / jim.seymour@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 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.

 

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager outlined the procedure approved by the Council for public speaking on planning applications.

 

(i)DC050618 – Former Greyhound Public House, 169 Ladybridge Road, Cheadle

 

In respect of plan no. 50618  for the erection of two units comprising 681 square metres gross for use within Class A1/A2 with associated car park, access and landscaping works at the former Greyhound Public House, 169 Ladybridge Road, Cheadle,

 

a representative of local residents spoke against the application

 

and

 

a representative of the applicant spoke in support of the application.

 

It was then

 

RESOLVED – (8 for, 2 abstentions) That the Planning and Highways Regulation Committee be recommended to refuse the application on the grounds of over-development and the detrimental impact on highway and pedestrian safety.

 

(ii) DC0512763 – National House, 80-82 Wellington Road North, Heaton

                            Norris

 

In respect of plan no. DC051276 for the retention of a single storey portakabin for a temporary period of 12 months to be used for purposes ancillary to the existing office building (renewal of application SDC/047994)

 

a representative of local residents spoke against the application

 

and

 

a representative of the applicant spoke in support of the application.

 

It was then

 

MOVED AND SECONDED – That planning permission be granted for a further twelve months’ period

 

For the motion 3, against 4

 

MOTION NOT CARRIED

 

It was then

 

MOVED AND SECONDED – That planning permission be granted for a period of six months

 

For the motion 9, against 0

 

RESOLVED – (9 for, 0 against) That planning permission be granted for a period of six months.

 

(iii) Election of Chair

 

As the Vice Chair had declared a Personal and Prejudicial Interest in the following development application, it was:-

 

RESOLVED – That Councillor Philip Harding be elected Chair for the consideration of development application DC051333 (extension of garden by means of purchasing a section of the car park at the side and rear of the property at 47 Cambridge Street, Cale Green)

 

Councillor Philip Harding in the Chair

 

(iv) DC051333 – 47 Cambridge Street, Cale Green

 

In respect of plan no. 51333 for the extension of the garden by means of purchasing a section of the car park at the side and rear of the property at 47 Cambridge Street, Cale Green,

 

a representative of local residents spoke against the application

 

and

 

the applicant spoke in support of the application.

 

It was then

 

RESOLVED – (5 for, 3 abstentions) That planning permission be refused on the grounds of highway safety and the affect on residential amenity of the loss of a section of the car park.

 

Councillor Wendy Wild in the Chair

 

(v) DC051273 – We Buy any Car, King Street West, Stockport

 

In respect of plan no. DC051273 for the erection of two banner signs at We Buy any Car, King Street West, Stockport, it was

 

RESOLVED – (7 for, 3 against) (1) That planning permission be refused for the banner on King Street West on the grounds of highway safety to vehicle users and pedestrians.

 

(2) – (10 for, 0 against) That planning permission be granted for the banner on Bann Street.

 

(vi) DC051324 – West Way Nissan, Spring Gardens, Stockport

 

In respect of plan no. DC051324 for the configuration of and extension of the existing car park to accommodate the display of cars at West Way Nissan, Spring Gardens, Stockport, it was

 

RESOLVED – That planning permission be granted, subject to the conditions contained in the report.