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717.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence for the meeting were received from Councillor K Horkin.

718.

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 220 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 10 February 2022 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

719.

Declarations of disclosable pecuniary, other registrable and non registrable interests

Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any disclosable pecuniary, other registrable or non-registrable interest in respect of matters contained in the agenda.

 

Minutes:

Councillor J Rogerson declared an interest in planning application 3/2021/0505 – Oak Bank Farm, Stoneygate Lane, Ribchester

720.

Public participation

Minutes:

There was no public participation.

721.

Planning Applications under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 pdf icon PDF 103 KB

Report of the Director of Economic Development and Planning – copy enclosed

Minutes:

Councillor J Rogerson declared an interest in the next item of business and left the room.

722.

Planning Application 3/2021/0505 - Oak Bank Farm, Stoneygate Lane, Ribchester pdf icon PDF 329 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

 

1.         The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.          

 

            REASON: Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchasing Act 2004.

 

2.         Unless explicitly required by condition within this consent, the development hereby permitted shall be carried out in complete accordance with the proposals as detailed on drawings:   

           

            Proposed plans and elevations (wedding venue) 133/2945/02 Rev C

            Proposed plans and elevations (lodges) 133/2945/03 Rev C

            Location and Site Plan 133/2945/04 Rev A

 

REASON:  For the avoidance of doubt as the proposal was the subject of agreed design improvements and/or amendments and to clarify which plans are relevant to the consent hereby approved.

 

3.         The materials to be used on the external surfaces of the development as indicated within the approved details shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.       

 

REASON:  In order that the Local Planning Authority may ensure that the materials to be used are appropriate to the locality and respond positively to the inherent character of the area.

 

4.         The car parking areas hereby approved shall be surfaced in a permeable material using grasscrete, gravel or other similar surface and be undivided or demarcated with timber dividers. Details of the proposed surfacing materials should be submitted to the local planning authority for approval prior to their use in the development. The development shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and thereafter retained as such.

 

REASON:  In order that the Local Planning Authority may ensure that the materials to be used are appropriate to the locality and respond positively to the inherent character of the area.

 

5.         Each holiday unit hereby approved shall not be let to or occupied by the owner, any one person or group of persons for a combined total period exceeding 28 days in any one calendar year and in any event shall not be used as a unit of permanent accommodation or any individual(s) sole place of residence.

 

The owner shall maintain a register of all guests of each unit of accommodation hereby approved at all times and shall be made available for inspection by the Local Planning Authority on request. For the avoidance of doubt the register shall contain:

 

·                     the name and address of the owner's permanent residence (where they pay Council tax and/ or are registered to vote and keep the majority of their possessions);

·                     the name and address (permanent residence) of main guest who made the booking together with dates of occupation.

 

For the avoidance of doubt permanent residence is where the owner/ guest pay Council tax and/or are registered to vote and keep the majority of their possessions.

 

            REASON: To prevent the permanent residential occupation of the site in a location where new residential development is unacceptable in principle and to define the scope of the permission hereby approved.

           

6.         The landscaping proposals hereby approved (Drawing: 133/2945/04 Rev A)  ...  view the full minutes text for item 722.

723.

Planning Application 3/2022/0046 - 42 Knowsley Road, Wilpshire pdf icon PDF 342 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the application be approved subject to the following conditions:

 

1.            Unless explicitly required by condition within this consent, the development hereby permitted shall be carried out in complete accordance with the proposals as detailed on drawings:   

 

Location Plan 21.052.pl.01

Floor Plans and Elevations 21.052.pl.02

 

REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and to clarify which plans are relevant to the consent hereby approved.

 

2.            Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2 of Schedule 2, Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order) no vehicular access gates, barriers, bollards, chains or other such obstructions shall be erected within a distance of 5 metres of the highway boundary, nor shall any be erected within a distance of 5 metres of the highway boundary unless hung to open away from the highway.

 

REASON: To enable a vehicle to stand clear of the highway in order to protect the          free and safe passage of traffic including pedestrians in the public highway in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (2019).

 

3.            Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended or re-enacted) and the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended or re-enacted) and the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2016 (as amended or re-enacted) the property shall only be used for the purposes of residential care home (C2) and for no other purpose, including any other purpose within Use Class C2.   

 

To define the scope of the permission hereby approved and to ensure that the development remains compatible with the character of the area.

 

4.         The premises shall only be used as a residential care home for children, with a maximum of 4 children in residence at any one time who shall be from a 40 mile radius of the application site.

 

REASON: In the interest of a community cohesion and safeguarding residential amenity.

 

5.         The residential care home for children hereby approved shall not be used to provide care to children requiring an emergency placement.

 

REASON: To safeguard residential amenity.

 

(Mr Edwards spoke against the above application. Cllr S Bibby was given permission to speak on the above application)

724.

Planning Application 3/2021/1004 - 1 - 7 George Street, Whalley pdf icon PDF 555 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the application be minded to approve and go back to committee for appropriate conditions.

 

(Mr S Ronnan spoke in favour of the above application. Cllrs G Mirfin and M Hindle were given permission to speak on the above application)

725.

Planning Application 3/2021/1118 - Land rear of Former Punch Bowl, Hurst Green pdf icon PDF 491 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the application be refused for the following reasons:

 

1.         The proposed development is harmful to the setting of the listed building because it is unduly prominent, incongruous, conspicuous, discordant and dominant in location, scale, form and materials. This is contrary to Key Statement EN5 and Policy DME4 and DMG1 of the Ribble Valley Core Strategy.

 

2.         The proposed development is harmful to the character of the open countryside in the immediate setting of the Forest of Bowland AONB because it is unduly prominent, incongruous, conspicuous and discordant in the landscape. This is contrary to Key Statement EN2 and Policy DMG2 and DMG1 of the Ribble Valley Core Strategy.

 

 

726.

Planning Application 3/2022/0055 - Old Eaves Hall, Waddington Rd, West Bradford pdf icon PDF 338 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the application be deferred and delegated to the Director of Economic Development and Planning to await the statutory consultation period and subject to the following conditions:

 

Time

1.         The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission.

 

            REASON: Required to be imposed pursuant to Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchasing Act 2004.

 

Plans

 

2.         Unless explicitly required by this consent, the development hereby permitted shall be carried out in complete accordance with the proposals as detailed on plan references:

 

Location Plan 6048-E00

Proposed Elevation and Floor Plans s 6048-P05

 

REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and to clarify which plans are relevant to the consent.

 

Materials

 

3.         Prior to the commencement of the construction of the development hereby approved full details of the externalmaterialsandsurfacingmaterials shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Panning Authority. The development thereafter shall be constructed in accordance with the approved materials.

  

            REASON: To ensure that the appearance of the development is appropriate to the character and setting of the area.

 

727.

Woodland Corridor off Whalley Road, Mellor Brook pdf icon PDF 138 KB

Report of Director of Economic Development and Planning enclosed.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Director of Economic Development and Planning submitted a report asking committee to consider the confirmation of the Woodland Corridor, Off Whalley Road, Mellor Brook Tree Preservation Order.

 

The Council had been informed that some felling had recently taken place on a recently protected site. Following a site visit, it had become apparent that the area could be classified as a woodland corridor with the tress within this area being considered to be of visual amenity due to the native species and maturity and collectively they cover a large linear area which is an important wildlife and habitat corridor.

 

In November 2021 a TPO had been served on the landowners and one formal objection had been received.

 

Members were reminded that a TPO does not preclude a planning application being submitted or determined and where a planning permission is granted any loss or impact on protected trees is mitigated as part of the planning approval.

 

RESOLVED THAT COMMITTEE:

 

Confirm the Woodland Corridor, Off Whalley Road, Mellow Brook Tree Preservation Order 2021.

728.

Responses to Neighbouring Authority Local Plan Consultations - Consultation on Lancaster Climate Emergency Local Plan Review (Regulation 19) pdf icon PDF 133 KB

Report of Director of Economic Development and Planning enclosed.

Minutes:

The Director of Economic Development and Planning submitted a report informing members of the current consultation on the Lancaster Local Plan Review – Regulation 19 consultation draft Development Plan documents.

 

In January 2019, Lancaster declared a climate change emergency and in doing so set out a range of ambitions and actions around climate change and lowering carbon emissions. This also triggered an immediate review of its Local Plan specifically in relation to climate change.

 

Under the duty to cooperate on strategic matters that cross administrative  boundaries, Lancaster had sought to work with us. As the Council has previously co-operated with Lancaster City Council on the production of their recently adopted plan, they have only sought to further co-operate on the new policies introduced or significantly changed.

 

This Council recognises the need for mitigation and adaption measures to address climate change issues and therefore proposed the following actions as part of the Statement of Common Ground:

 

“Action A: To work with neighbouring and other local planning authorities to address common issues around Climate Change through their respective plan-making processes, recognizing that at any one-time different authorities may be proceeding with different plans with different aims and objectives not necessarily related to climate change and taking into account the relative stage of plan-making that each local authority is currently at. The application of planning policies around the issue of Climate Change will be tailored to local ambitions and local circumstances.

 

Action B: That where there is shared ground and aligned plan making ambitions in relation to the preparation of planning policies, local planning authorities will seek to work in a collaborative and proactive manner, whether this be through shared-working or shared-evidence, to achieve effective use of resources and, where possible, a consistent approach to issues.”

 

RESOLVED THAT COMMITTEE:

 

1.    Endorse the actions above as part of our legal duty to cooperate

 

2.    Agree that the Local Plan working group monitor the Lancaster City Council Climate Change Emergency Local Plan Review and keep committee informed.

729.

Responses to Neighbouring Authority Local Plan Consultations - Blackburn with Darwen Local Plan Consultation (Regulation 19) and Statement of Common Ground pdf icon PDF 303 KB

Report of Director of Economic Development and Planning enclosed.

Minutes:

The Director of Economic Development and Planning submitted a report informing members of the current consultation on the new Blackburn Local Plan and associated cross-boundary matters, as well as the key policies and objectives, and highlighting any potential issues.

 

Under the duty to cooperate, the Council’s views were sought on the publication version of the Plan as part of a Regulation 19 consultation. The matters to be considered included a significant housing site close to our boundary at Brownhill, the delivery of new employment land and further development within Blackburn town centre to improve the quality of retail offering.

 

The Plan as proposed does not raise any strategic matters of concern at this time and it was proposed that the statement of common ground would have the following wording:

 

·         There is common ground on the draft planning policies set out in the emerging Blackburn with Darwen Local Plan (2021-2037); and

 

·         That there are no unresolved strategic issues in relation to matters set out in Section 5 of this statement.

 

Members discussed some concerns around the new housing developments already having an effect on traffic through the village of Mellor and the possible linking of the Samlesbury Enterprise Zone being linked to the M65.

 

RESOLVED THAT COMMITTEE:

 

1.    Endorse the comments as above as part of our legal duty to cooperate and confirm that no objections are necessary.

 

2.    Agree that the Local Plan working group monitor the Blackburn with Darwen Local Plan and keep committee informed.

730.

Responses to Neighbouring Authority Local Plan Consultations - Wyre Borough Council Draft Partial Local Plan Review - Regulation 19 Consultation pdf icon PDF 149 KB

Report of Director of Economic Development and Planning enclosed.

Minutes:

The Director of Economic Development and Planning submitted a report advising members of the current consultation on the Wyre Borough Local Plan full review.

 

As a neighbouring authority and statutory consultee, the Council had been notified of the proposal for Wyre to undertake a full review of their Plan. At this early stage there were no specific issues that the Council would like to see addressed.

 

RESOLVED THAT COMMITTEE:

 

Endorse the comments as set out and the response made to Wyre Borough Council and note that the Wyre Local Plan full review would continue to be monitored as it progresses through its statutory stages with relevant reports to committee as appropriate.

731.

Revenue Monitoring 2021-22 pdf icon PDF 104 KB

Report of Director of Resources enclosed.

Minutes:

The Director of Resources submitted a report for information on the position for the period April 2021 to January 2022 for this year’s revised revenue budget for this committee.

 

The comparison between actual and budgeted expenditure showed an underspend of £76,816 to January 2022 of the financial year 2021/22. After allowing for transfers to/from earmarked reserves there was an underspend of £69,611.

732.

Capital Programme 2022-23 pdf icon PDF 82 KB

Report of Director of Resources enclosed.

Minutes:

The Director of Resources submitted a report for information of the schemes for inclusion in the committee’s 2022/23 capital programme.

 

The committee had an approved 2022/23 capital programme of £26,420 for one scheme.

733.

Appeals pdf icon PDF 48 KB

Appeals update – copy enclosed

 

3/2021/0745 – new boot room to North elevation at Brockthorn, Tosside, BD23 4SX – appeal allowed.

 

3/2021/0820 – change of use of domestic annexe to form a separate dwelling at Tipping Meadow, Lyndale Ave, Wilpshire, BB1 9LP – appeal allowed.

 

3/2021/0820 – application for costs – refused.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

3/2021/0745 – new boot room to North elevation at Brockthorn, Tosside, BD23 4SX – appeal allowed.

 

3/2021/0820 – change of use of domestic annexe to form a separate dwelling at Tipping Meadow, Lyndale Ave, Wilpshire, BB1 9LP – appeal allowed.

 

3/2021/0820 – application for costs – refused.

 

734.

Reports from representatives on outside bodies

Minutes:

There were no reports from representatives on outside bodies.

735.

Exclusion of Press and Public

None.

Minutes:

There were no items under this heading.