Venue: Lancaster Town Hall
Contact: Tessa Mott, Democratic Services: telephone (01524) 582074 or email tmott@lancaster.gov.uk
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The Chairman noted with sadness the recent death of Councillor Roger Sherlock. Prior to the commencement of the meeting, the Committee stood for one minute silence in his memory. |
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Minutes Minutes of meeting held on 16th October 2017 (previously circulated). Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on the 16th October 2017 were signed by the Chairman as a correct record. |
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Items of Urgent Business authorised by the Chairman Minutes: There were no items of urgent business. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive declarations by Members of interests in respect of items on this Agenda. Members are reminded that, in accordance with the Localism Act 2011, they are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which have not already been declared in the Council’s Register of Interests. (It is a criminal offence not to declare a disclosable pecuniary interest either in the Register or at the meeting). Whilst not a legal requirement, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 9 and in the interests of clarity and transparency, Members should declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which they have already declared in the Register, at this point in the meeting. In accordance with Part B Section 2 of the Code Of Conduct, Members are required to declare the existence and nature of any other interests as defined in paragraphs 8(1) or 9(2) of the Code of Conduct.
Minutes: Councillor Jane Parkinson declared an interest in item A5 17/00770/RCN 23-25 North Road, Lancaster. The reason being that she is the owner of a student property within the area.
Councillor Helen Helme declared an interest in item A6 17/00970/OUT Land at Higher Bond Gate, Abbeystead Road, Dolphinholme. The reason being that she is a member of Ellel Parish Council. Councillor Helen Helme stated that she abstained from voting when the Parish Council made their decision regarding the item.
Councillor Susan Sykes declared an interest in item A7 17/00736/OUT Land North of 17 Main Street, Warton. The reason being that she is the Ward Councillor and she requested that the item be brought to the Committee.
Councillor Ian Clift declared an interest in item A9 17/00868/FUL Bay Scaffolding, Northgate, White Lund Industrial Estate. The reason being that he is a Member of Heaton with Oxcliffe Parish Council.
Councillor Dave Brookes declared an interest in both items A14 17/01151/FUL The Storey, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster and A15 17/01207/LB The Storey, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster. The reason being that he is the Treasurer of the Friends of the Storey Gardens which is funding the works within the applications. |
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Site Visit Minutes: A site visit was held in respect of the following applications:
The following Members were present at the site visit, which took place on Monday 6th November 2017:
Councillors June Ashworth, Stuart Bateson, Carla Brayshaw, Dave Brookes, Abbott Bryning, Ian Clift, Claire Cozler, Helen Helme, Jane Parkinson, Robert Redfern, Sylvia Rogerson, Susan Sykes and Malcolm Thomas.
Officers in Attendance:
Andrew Drummond – Development Manager (Planning Applications) Mark Potts – Major Applications Planning Officer Petra Williams – Planning Officer Tessa Mott – Democratic Support Officer
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Councillor Jane Parkinson had previously declared an interest in the following item. Councillor Jane Parkinson left the meeting at this point and returned after deliberation of the following item. |
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APPLICATIONS SUBJECT TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION |
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23-25 North Road, Lancaster PDF 372 KB Phased change of use and conversion of bar,
nightclub and shop (A1/A4) to student accommodation comprising 32
studios, one 3-bed, two 5-bed cluster flats (C3), four 7-bed, two
8-bed and one 9-bed cluster flats (sui generis) and gym area with
associated internal and external alterations, erection of two
2-storey rear extensions, associated landscaping and car parking
and Relevant Demolition of existing rear extensions (pursuant to
the removal of condition 18 on planning permission 16/00274/FUL to
remove the need to undertake pre-occupation noise
monitoring) Minutes:
Under the scheme of public participation, Councillor Lucy Atkinson, Councillor Sam Armstrong, Councillor Charlie Edwards, Councillor Nathan Burns, Joshua Woolf and Paul Morris all spoke against the application. Andrew Piatt representative for the applicant spoke in support and Ward Councillor Caroline Jackson spoke finally against the application.
It was proposed by Councillor Andrew Kay and seconded by Councillor Jon Barry:
“That the application be refused.”
(The proposal was contrary to the case officer’s recommendation that the application be approved).
Members clarified the reasons for the contrary proposal, being that, in the absence of acoustic testing mechanisms and explicit baseline noise data, there would be no safeguards in place to adequately protect residential amenity.
Upon being put to the vote, 11 Members voted in favour of the proposition with 3 abstentions, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be carried.
Resolved:
That the application be refused for the following reasons:
In the absence of acoustic testing mechanisms and explicit baseline noise data, there are no safeguards in place to adequately protect residential amenity and therefore it is considered that the proposal is contrary to Paragraph 123 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Policies DM35 and DM46 of the Development Management DPD.
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Councillor Helen Helme had previously declared an interest in the following item.
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Land At Higher Bond Gate, Abbeystead Road, Dolphinholme PDF 333 KB Outline application for the development of 18
residential dwellings with associated access Minutes:
Under the scheme of public participation, Roy Appleton, Rosalind Hargreaves, Kevin Bedford, Mary McMurran, Iain Collinson, Allen Norris and John Entwistle all spoke against the application. Graham Salisbury agent for the application spoke in support.
It was proposed by Councillor Helen Helme and seconded by Councillor Sylvia Rogerson:
‘That the application be refused.’
(The proposal was contrary to the case officer’s recommendation that the application be approved).
Members clarified the reasons for the contrary proposal being that: the site was in an unsustainable location and this would cause an over reliance on the use of private vehicles.
Upon being put to the vote, 7 Members voted in favour of the application and 7 against, with 1 abstention, whereupon the Chairman, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.2, used her casting vote and declared the proposal to be lost by virtue of her casting vote.
It was then proposed by Councillor Eileen Blamire and seconded by Councillor Robert Redfern:
‘That the application be approved.’
Upon being put to the vote, 7 Members voted in favour of the application and 7 against, with 1 abstention, whereupon the Chairman, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 19.2, used her casting vote and declared the proposal to be carried by virtue of her casting vote.
Resolved:
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The meeting adjourned at 13:10 and reconvened at 13:43.
Councillor Jon Barry left the meeting at this point and did not return.
Councillor Claire Cozler left the meeting during the Officer presentation of the following item and did not return. |
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Councillor Susan Sykes had previously declared an interest in the following item A7. Councillor Susan Sykes left the meeting at this point and returned during the public speaking element of item A9. Councillor Susan Sykes did not participate in the vote for items A7 and A9. |
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Land North Of 17 Main Street, Warton PDF 202 KB Outline application for the erection of nine
dwellings and associated access Minutes:
Under the scheme of public participation, Cliff Robinson, Paul Nicholson, Simon O’Connor and Parish Council Representative Colin Peacock all spoke against the application. Alastair Skelton agent for the application spoke in support.
It was proposed by Councillor Helen Helme and seconded by Councillor Malcolm Thomas:
“That the application be approved.”
Upon being put to the vote, Members voted unanimously in favour of the proposition, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be carried.
Resolved:
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Councillor Ian Clift had previously declared an interest in the following item. Councillor Ian Clift left the meeting at this point and returned after deliberation of the following item.
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Bay Scaffolding, Northgate, White Lund Industrial Estate PDF 270 KB Demolition of factory building and erection of
4 industrial units, installation of a raised replacement roof and
erection of a single storey infill extension to the front and first
floor side extension to existing industrial unit Minutes:
A site visit was held in respect of this item on 6th November 2017 minute 80 (2017/2018) refers.
Under the scheme of public participation, Councillor Charlie Edwards spoke in support of the application.
It was proposed by Councillor Robert Redfern and seconded by Councillor Andrew Kay:
“That the application be refused.”
Upon being put to the vote, 6 Members voted in favour of the application and 5 against, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be carried.
Resolved:
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Councillors Eileen Blamire and Andrew Kay left the meeting at this point and did not return. |
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81 - 83 Ullswater Road And 2 Rydal Road, Lancaster PDF 181 KB Change of use from a mixed use comprising
retail and an associated residential dwelling to a retail unit
(A1), 2 bed dwelling (C3) and a house in multiple occupation (C4),
and replacement of timber windows with uPVC windows Minutes:
Under the scheme of public participation, Ward Councillor Tim Hamilton-Cox spoke against the application.
It was proposed by Councillor Dave Brookes and seconded by Councillor Ian Clift:
“That the application be approved.”
Upon being put to the vote, 10 Members voted in favour of the application with 1 abstention, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be carried.
Resolved:
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APPLICATIONS NOT SUBJECT TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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St Georges Quay Development Site, St Georges Quay, Lancaster PDF 288 KB Erection of 149 dwellings with associated
landscaping and car parking (pursuant to the variation of
conditions 2, 4, 6, 7, 12 and 30 and removal of condition 25 on
planning permission 14/01186/VCN to amend the layout to include the
substation, agree external materials and detailing of the
development, reduce the minimum recess from 100mm to 85mm for doors
and windows to the frontage units, to vary the trigger for the
implementation of an agreed off-site highway improvement scheme and
to remove the requirements for a risk assessment to be agreed
alongside Network Rail’s operational land). Minutes:
It was proposed by Councillor Abbott Bryning and seconded by Councillor Dave Brookes:
“That the application be approved.”
Upon being put to the vote, Members voted unanimously in favour of the proposition, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be carried.
Resolved:
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Land At The Hayloft Barn, Ashton Road, Ashton PDF 246 KB Change of use of land to touring caravan site,
erection of a facilities building, associated re-grading of land,
landscaping, formation of access road, lay-bys and cycle link, and
creation of wildlife pond (pursuant to the variation of conditions
4, 6, 7 and 15 on planning permission 12/00212/CU to delay the
creation of wildlife pond and cycle link and for the addition of a
vehicle barrier and bin compound) Minutes:
This item was deferred for consideration at a future meeting. |
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Councillor Sylvia Rogerson left the meeting at this point and returned during the deliberation of the item. Councillor Sylvia Rogerson did not participate in the vote. |
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Orchard House, Uggle Lane, Lancaster PDF 166 KB Retrospective application for the erection of
a dwelling Minutes:
It was proposed by Councillor Dave Brookes and seconded by Councillor Helen Helme:
“That the application be approved.”
Upon being put to the vote, Members voted unanimously in favour of the proposition, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be carried.
Resolved:
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Craggs Of Conder Green, Thurnham Mill, Thurnham PDF 247 KB Erection of extension to existing agricultural
retail premises, and change of use of agricultural retail storage
area to general self-storage units (B8) Minutes:
A site visit was held in respect of this item on 6th November 2017 minute 80 (2017/2018) refers.
It was proposed by Councillor Helen Helme and seconded by Councillor Susan Sykes:
“That the application be approved.”
(The proposal was contrary to the case officer’s recommendation that the application be refused).
Members clarified the reason for the contrary motion was the overriding need for agricultural diversification given the circumstances of this particular case, aligned with proven local demand for the proposed use.
Upon being put to the vote, 8 Members voted in favour of the proposition and 2 against, with 1 abstention, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be carried.
Resolved:
That Planning Permission be granted subject to the following conditions suitably worded:
1. Standard 3 year timescale. 2. Development in accordance with approved plans. 3. Restrictive use of self-storage element – no business or trade to be carried out there. 4. Development carried out in accordance with mitigation measures set out with FRA. 5. Hours as submitted (8:00 - 17:30 – Monday to Friday and 8:00 - 16:00 – Saturday). 6. No change to number and size of self-storage units – laid out as plan. 7. Additional storage area (extension) to be used in association with existing agricultural machinery sales and repairs business. 8. Details of foul drainage.
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Councillor Dave Brookes had previously declared an interest in the following two items. Councillor Dave Brookes left the meeting at this point and did not return.
Councillor June Ashworth left the meeting at this point and did not return. |
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The Storey, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster PDF 153 KB Replacement of a timber door with a powder
coated automated aluminium door to the rear elevation Minutes:
It was proposed by Councillor Sylvia Rogerson and seconded by Councillor Helen Helme:
“That the application be approved.”
Upon being put to the vote, Members voted unanimously in favour of the proposition, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be carried.
Resolved:
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The Storey, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster PDF 153 KB Listed Building application for the
replacement of a timber door with a powder coated automated
aluminium door to the rear elevation Minutes:
It was proposed by Councillor Robert Redfern and seconded by Councillor Ian Clift:
“That the application be approved.”
Upon being put to the vote, Members voted unanimously in favour of the proposition, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be carried.
Resolved:
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Minutes: Members received the Quarterly Planning Reports from the Development Management Service.
Resolved:
That the report be noted. |
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Delegated Planning List PDF 292 KB Minutes: The Chief Officer (Regeneration and Planning) submitted a Schedule of Planning Applications dealt with under the Scheme of Delegation of Planning Functions to Officers.
Resolved:
That the report be noted. |