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

Contact: Jill Ryan 

Items
No. Item

9.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence received.

10.

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 A Blundell and the appointment of Councillor D Westley for this meeting only, thereby giving effect to the wishes of the Political Groups.

11.

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 urgent items of business received.

12.

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.

 

 

13.

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.

14.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 247 KB

To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on the 22 June 2023.                                           .

Minutes:

RESOLVED:         That the minutes of the meeting held on the 22 June 2023                        be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

15.

PLANNING APPLICATIONS pdf icon PDF 338 KB

To consider the reports of the Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing & Resources.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing and Resources as contained on pages 65 to 197 of the Book of Reports and on pages 199 to 210 of the Late Information Report.

 

(Notes:

1.     Parish Councillor Lewis from Simonswood Parish Council spoke in connection with planning application 2023/0030/FUL relating to the Caravan Site, Newbridge Farm, Stopgate Lane, Simonswood.

2.    The Agent also spoke in connection with planning application 2023/0030/FUL relating to the Caravan Site, Newbridge Farm, Stopgate Lane, Simonswood.

3.    Councillor I Rigby spoke as Ward Councillor in connection with planning applications 2023/0030/FUL relating to the Caravan Site, Newbridge Farm, Stopgate Lane, Simonswood and also in connection with planning application 2022/1314.FUL relating to Holly Fold Farm, Rainford Road, Bickerstaffe and left the meeting at the conclusion of this item.

4.    Councillor J. Howard joined the meeting during planning application 2022/1143/FUL relating to Valera Ltd, Plox Brow, Tarleton and was in attendance for the remainder of the meeting.

16.

2023/0008/FUL - OLD GORE BARN, ALTCAR LANE, GREAT ALTCAR, LIVERPOOL pdf icon PDF 275 KB

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Minutes:

The Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing and Resources submitted a report on planning application 2023/0008/FUL relating to Old Gore Barn, Altcar Lane, Great Altcar, Liverpool.

 

RESOLVED:          That planning application 2023/0008/FUL relating to Old Gore Barn, Altcar Lane, Great Altcar, Liverpool be approved subject to the revised conditions and reasons as set out on pages 199 to 201 of the Late Information Report.

17.

2022/1326/FUL - ALMOND VILLA, SOUTHPORT ROAD, SCARISBRICK pdf icon PDF 180 KB

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Minutes:

The Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing and Resources submitted a report on planning application 2022/1326/FUL relating to Almond Villa, Southport Road, Scarisbrick.

 

RESOLVED:     That planning application 2022/1326/FUL relating to Almond Villa, Southport Road, Scarisbrick be refused for the reasons as set out on pages 83 to 84 of the Book of Reports

18.

2022/1210/FUL - LAND ADJACENT THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, HIGHER LANE, DALTON pdf icon PDF 326 KB

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Minutes:

The Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing and Resources submitted a report on planning application 2022/1210/FUL relating to Land Adjacent to The Old School House, Higher Lane, Dalton, Wigan.

 

 

RESOLVED:   That planning application 2022/1210/FUL relating to Land adjacent The Old School House, Higher Lane, Dalton, Wigan be deferred for one cycle to allow for a site visit to take place to investigate the  issues of highway safety.

19.

2023/0030/FUL - CARAVAN SITE, NEWBRIDGE FARM, STOPGATE LANE, SIMONSWOOD, LANCASHIRE pdf icon PDF 216 KB

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Minutes:

The Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing and Resources submitted a report on planning application 2023/0030/FUL relating to the Caravan Site, Newbridge Farm, Stopgate Lane, Simonswood, Lancashire.

 

 

RESOLVED:That planning application 2023/0030/FUL relating to the Caravan Site, Newbridge Farm, Stopgate Lane, Simonswood, Lancashire be approved subject to the conditions and reasons as set out on pages 114 to 116 of the Book of Reports

20.

2022/1314/FUL - HOLLY FOLD FARM, RAINFORD ROAD, BICKERSTAFFE pdf icon PDF 314 KB

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Minutes:

The Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing and Resources submitted a report on planning application 2022/1314/FUL relating to Holly Fold Farm, Rainford Road, Bickerstaffe.

 

RESOLVED:     That planning application 2022/1314/FUL relating to Holly    Fold Farm, Rainford Road, Bickerstaffe be approved subject to the conditions and reasons as set out on pages 128 to 134 of the Book of Reports.  

 

 

 

                       

21.

2022/1143/FUL - VALERA LTD, PLOX BROW, TARLETON pdf icon PDF 222 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing and Resources submitted a report on planning application 2022/1143/FUL relating to Valera Limited, Plox Brow, Tarleton.

 

RESOLVED:   That planning application 2022/1143/FUL relating to Valera Ltd, Plox Brow, Tarleton be refused for the reason as stated on page 156 of the Book of Reports

22.

2022/0769/FUL - BUNGALOW FARM HOUSE, HEATONS BRIDGE ROAD, SCARISBRICK pdf icon PDF 116 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Corporate Director of Transformation, Housing and Resources submitted a report on planning application 2022/0769/FUL relating to Bungalow Farm House, Heatons Bridge Road, Scarisbrick.

 

RESOLVED: That in respect of planning application 2022/0769/FUL relating to Bungalow Farm House, Heatons Bridge Road, Scarisbrick, the Council should defend the appeal on the basis that the application should be refused for the reason set out on page 164 of the Book of Reports.