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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber - 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, L39 2DF

Contact: Jill Ryan 

Items
No. Item

13.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence received.

14.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE

To be apprised of any changes to the membership of the Committee in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.

Minutes:

There were no changes to the membership of the committee.

15.

URGENT BUSINESS, IF ANY INTRODUCED BY THE CHAIRMAN

Note: No other business is permitted unless, by reason of special circumstances, which shall be specified at the meeting, the Chairman is of the opinion that the item(s) should be considered as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business received.

16.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 299 KB

If a member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is advised to contact the Legal and Democratic Services Manager in advance of the meeting. (For the assistance of members a checklist for use in considering their position on any particular item is included at the end of this agenda sheet.)

Minutes:

There were no Declarations of Interest received.

17.

DECLARATIONS OF PARTY WHIP

Party Whips are not to be used by this Committee in respect of its functions concerning the determination of applications, approval of consents, the taking of enforcement action and the exercise of powers and duties with regard to highways, hedgerows, the preservation of trees and high hedge complaints. When considering any other matter which relates to a decision of the Cabinet or the performance of any member of the Cabinet, in accordance with Regulatory Committee Procedure 9, Members must declare the existence of any party whip, and the nature of it.

Minutes:

There were no Declarations of Party Whip.

18.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 357 KB

To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on the  20 May 2021.                                           .

Minutes:

RESOLVED:         That the minutes of the meeting held on the 20 May 2021                    be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

19.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS pdf icon PDF 34 KB

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Corporate Director of Place and Community submitted a report on planning applications (all prefixed 2021 unless otherwise stated) as contained on pages 83 to 124 of the Book of Reports and on pages 169 to 172 of the Late Information Report.

 

(Notes: 

1.    In accordance with Regulatory Procedure Rule 7(a), Councillor Dereli spoke in connection with planning application 0369/FUL relating to 1 Hacketts Amusements Depot, Tollgate Road, Burscough, and left the meeting after consideration of this item.

2.    An Objector and Agent spoke in connection with planning application 2020/1132/OUT relating to Land Adjacent to Lindsay Cottage, Crawford Road, Up Holland and left the meeting after consideration of this item).

3.    Councillor Clandon left the meeting after consideration of planning application 0369/FUL relating to 1 Hacketts Amusements Depot, Tollgate Road, Burscough and was not present for the remainder of the meeting.

20.

2020/1132/OUT - LAND ADJACENT TO LINDSAY COTTAGE, CRAWFORD ROAD, CRAWFORD VILLAGE, UP HOLLAND, LANCASHIRE pdf icon PDF 232 KB

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community.

 

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:               That planning application 2020/1132/OUT relating to Land Adjacent to Lindsay Cottage, Crawford Road, Crawford Village, Up Holland be approved subject to the conditions and reasons as set out on pages 89 to 92 of the Book of Reports.

21.

2021/0196/FUL - LAND BETWEEN PIMBO LANE AND PRESCOTT ROAD, UP HOLLAND, LANCASHIRE pdf icon PDF 162 KB

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:               That planning application 0196/FUL relating to Land Between Pimbo Lane and Prescott Road, Up Holland  be approved subject to the conditions and reasons as set out on pages 99 to 102 of the Book of Reports.

22.

2021/0334/COU - 10 MULBERRY CLOSE, ORMSKIRK, LANCASHIRE, L39 4AG pdf icon PDF 137 KB

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:            That planning application 0334/COU relating to 10 Mulberry Close, Ormskirk be refused as per the reason for refusal set out on page 108 of the Book of Reports.

23.

2021/0369/FUL - 1 HACKETTS AMUSEMENTS DEPOT, TOLLGATE ROAD, BURSCOUGH, ORMSKIRK, LANCASHIRE, L40 8LD pdf icon PDF 255 KB

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:          That planning application 0369/.FUL relating to 1 Hacketts Amusements Depot, Tollgate Road, Burscough be approved subject to the conditions and reasons as set out on pages 118 to 124 and on page 171 to 172 of the Late Information setting out amendments to Conditions 2, 4 and 12.

24.

THE PLANNING SERVICE REVIEW pdf icon PDF 228 KB

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community as contained on pages 125 to 167 of the Book of Report. The purpose of which was to update Planning Committee members on the outcome of the Planning Services Review and that any agreed comments  be forwarded to the Corporate Director of Place and Community for consideration in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder.

 

The Corporate Director of Place and Community outlined the report and sought any agreed comments to be taken back to the Planning Portfolio Holder for consideration.

 

In discussion comments and questions were raised in respect of:

 

·         Senior Staff in the Planning Department leaving the Council

·         Lots of recommendations to address in the report

·         Planning being an important Council Service

·         Planning Training

·         Appointment System for Members attending the Planning Office

·         Backlog of applications and enforcement actions

·         Recognition of Officers working hard

·         Enforcement actions used to be brought to Planning Committee which Members found beneficial

·         Procurement of Red Quadrant

·         IT Equipment and current systems

·         Concern with regard to the number of retrospective Planning Applications being received

 

The Corporate Director of Place and Community's informed the Committee that these comments had already been raised previously at Executive Overview and Scrutiny Committee and she had noted Members concerns.

 

 

RESOLVED:   That the comments be noted.