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Agenda and minutes

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

Contact: Jill Ryan 

Items
No. Item

101.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillor I Moran.  

102.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE

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

Minutes:

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4, the Committee noted the termination of Councillor Mrs M Westley and the appointment of Councillor               D Westley for this meeting only, thereby giving effect to the wishes of the Political Groups.

103.

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.

104.

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:

1.    Councillor Thompson declared a pecuniary interest in respect of planning application 2021/1268/FUL relating to 2 Hardacre Street as she lived in close proximity to the application site and indicated that she would leave the Chamber during consideration of this application and take no part in the decision making process.

2.    Councillor Finch declared that he considered himself to be pre-determined on planning application 0332/FUL relating to the Food Shop, 26 Bearncroft, Skelmersdale and that he would be speaking in his capacity as a Ward Councillor for this item and therefore would take no part in the decision making process.

 

105.

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.

106.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 182 KB

To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on the 12 January 2022.                                        .

Minutes:

RESOLVED:         That the minutes of the meeting held on the 12 January 2022                             be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

107.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS pdf icon PDF 39 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 747 to 782 of the Book of Reports and on pages 797 to 799 of the Late Information Report.

 

(Notes.

1.    Councillor Thompson had declared a pecuniary interest in respect of planning application 1268/FUL relating to 2 Hardacre Street, Ormskirk as she lived in close proximity to the application site and therefore left the Chamber during consideration of this item.

2.    2 Objectors spoke in connection with planning application 0332/FUL relating to the Food Shop, 26 Bearncroft, Digmoor, Skelmersdale and left the Chamber after consideration of this item.

3.    In accordance with Regulatory Procedure Rule 7(a), Councillor Howard spoke as a Ward Councillor in connection with planning application 1383/FUL relating to Land to the West of Todds Lane, Banks.

4.    Councillor Finch had declared himself to be  pre-determined on planning application 0332/FUL which related to the Food Shop, 26 Bearncroft, Digmoor, Skelmersdale and that he would remove himself from the position of Vice-Chairman to speak as a Ward Councillor on  this application, taking no part in the decision making process for this item only.

5.    In accordance with Regulatory Procedure Rule 7(a), Councillor Finch spoke as a Ward Councillor  in connection with planning application 0332/FUL relating to the Food Shop, 26 Bearncroft, Digmoor Skelmersdale).

108.

2021/1057/FUL - CHORLEY CONCRETE LIMITED, SKULL HOUSE LANE, APPLEY BRIDGE pdf icon PDF 135 KB

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

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:          That planning application 1057/FUL relating to Chorley Concrete Limited, Skull House Lane, Appley Bridge be approved subject to the conditions and reasons as set out on pages 751 to 752 of the Book of Reports.

109.

2021/1268/FUL - 2 HARDACRE STREET, ORMSKIRK pdf icon PDF 127 KB

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

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:          That planning application 1268/FUL relating to 2 Hardacre Street, Ormskirk be approved subject to the conditions and reasons as set out on page 756 of the Book of Reports.

 

110.

2021/1307/WL3 - 5 HOLMESWOOD ROAD, RUFFORD pdf icon PDF 216 KB

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

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:          That planning application 1307/WL3 relating to 5 Holmeswood Road, Rufford be approved subject to the conditions and reasons as set out on pages 760 to 761 of the Book of Reports.

 

111.

2021/1383/FUL - LAND TO THE WEST OF TODDS LANE, BANKS pdf icon PDF 152 KB

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

Minutes:

RESOLVED:          That planning application 1383/FUL relating to Land to the West of Todds Lane, Banks be refused for the reason as set out below:-

                                

                                 Reason

                                 The proposed amended design of the development would, by reason of its,  scale massing and design, result in a cramped form of development which would be out of character with the area and be detrimental to the visual amenities of the street scene contrary to Policy GN3 of the West Lancashire Local Plan and the Supplementary Planning Document – Design Guide

 

 

112.

2021/0332/FUL - THE FOOD SHOP, 26 BEARNCROFT, SKELMERSDALE pdf icon PDF 151 KB

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

Minutes:

RESOLVED:          That planning application 0332/FUL relating to The Food Shop, 26 Bearncroft, Skelmersdale be deferred to allow for further negotiations regarding highway matters with Lancashire County Council to take place.

 

113.

2021/1308/WL3 - 7 MANOR CRESCENT, BURSCOUGH pdf icon PDF 25 KB

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

Minutes:

RESOLVED:          That planning application 1308/WL3 relating to 7 Manor Crescent, Burscough be approved subject to the conditions and reasons as set out on pages 781 to 782 of the Book of Reports.

 

114.

PLANNING SERVICE REVIEW - UPDATE pdf icon PDF 339 KB

To consider 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 783 to 787 of the Book of Reports the purpose of which was to outline the proposed actions and update members on progress with implementing the recommendations of the planning services review.

 

 

RESOLVED:      That the agreed comments below be reported back to Cabinet:-

 

(i)            That it was felt that the proposed structure needed to be reconsidered with regard to Planning and Regulatory Services.

(ii)          That the Head of Planning and Regulatory Services should be a qualified Planner.

(iii)         That all members of the Council should receive planning training before either becoming a member of Planning Committee or acting as a substitute.