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24.

Apologies

Minutes:

Councillor :                  G. Dowling (Chairman)

                                   

 

Councillors:                 I. Ashcroft                                C. Marshall

                                    Mrs. Baybutt                            M. Mills 

                                    Cooper                                    D. O’Toole

                                    Delaney                                   R. Pendleton

Devine                                     E. Pope

                                    D. Evans                                 Mrs. M. Westley

                                    I. McKay                                  Yates

                                   

 

Officers:                       Director of Development and Regeneration (Mr. J. Harrison)

                                    Head of Development Management (Mrs. C. Thomas)

                                    Legal and Member Services Manager (Mr. M. Jones)

                                    Principal Planning Officer (Miss. E. Woollacott)                              

                                    Member Services Officer (Mrs. J.A. Ryan)

 

 

In attendance:             Councillor J. Hodson (Portfolio Holder for Planning)

                                    Councillor Moran (Leader of the Council)

 

 

 

There were no apologies for absence received.

                       

                                   

25.

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 No. 4, the Committee noted the termination of Councillors Owens, Nixon and Pritchard and the appointment of Councillors Delaney, Yates and Mills for this meeting only, thereby giving effect to the wishes of the Political Groups.

26.

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.

27.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 299 KB

If a member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is advised to contact the Borough Solicitor 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.

28.

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.

29.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 316 KB

RESOLVED:          To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on the                                              .

Minutes:

RESOLVED:          That the minutes of the meeting held on the 28 July 2016                              be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

30.

Planning Applications pdf icon PDF 448 KB

To consider the report of the Director of Development and Regeneration.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Director of Development and Regeneration submitted a report on planning applications (all prefixed 2016 unless otherwise stated) as contained on pages 412 to 461 of the Book of Reports and on pages 471 to 473 giving details of late information.

 

 

RESOLVED   A.         That the under-mentioned planning applications be approved subject to the conditions in the report:-

 

                                   0659/FUL;                   0701/WL3

                                  

                        B.        That planning application 0679/FUL relating to the Fishing Lakes, Mill House Farm, Eager Lane, Lydiate be approved subject to the conditions as set out on pages 429 to 430 of the Book of Reports but subject to the amendment of Condition 2 as set out below:-

 

                                   Condition 2

                                   The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with details shown on the following plans:-

 

                                   Plan reference A101 Rev 2 and A102 Rev 2 received by the Local Planning Authority on 17th June 2016.

 

                                   Plan reference A103 Rev 3 received by the Local Planning Authority on 22nd August 2016.

 

 

C.        That planning application 0625/FUL relating to 183A Long Lane, Aughton be deferred for a further site visit.

 

D.        That planning application 0640/FUL relating to Land Adjacent to 1 Hattersley Way, Ormskirk be approved subject to the conditions as set out on pages 451 to 453 of the Book of Reports but with an additional condition as set out below:-

 

            Additional Condition 13

            Details of the proposed means of enclosure of the outdoor seating area and the gating to the service passage to the east of the building shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.  The approved scheme shall be implemented on site prior to the approved building being brought into use and maintained as such thereafter.

 

            Reason

            To safeguard the visual amenity of the area and so comply with the provisions of Policy GN3 in the adopted West Lancashire Local Plan 2012-2027 Development Plan Document.

 

E.        That planning application 0637/COU relating to 73 Marians Drive, Ormskirk be refused for the following reason:-

 

            The proposed development would result in additional noise and disturbance to nearby residents, to the detriment of their amenity, contrary to Policy GN3 of the West Lancashire Local Plan 2012-2027 and one of the core planning principles of the NPPF.

 

(Note:  

1.     In accordance with the procedure for public speaking on planning applications on this Committee, members of the public spoke in connection with application nos. 0625/COU; 0637/COU; 0640/FUL.

2.     Councillor Moran joined the meeting during consideration of Planning Application 0637/COU relating to 73 Marians Drive, Ormskirk.

3.     The Director of Development and Regeneration left the Chamber during consideration of planning application 0701/WL3 relating to Units 34 and 36, Gorsey Place, Skelmersdale.