Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber

Contact: Jenny Martin 

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728.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

 

729.

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 92 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 12 January 2023 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

 

730.

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:

There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary, other registrable or non-registrable interests.

 

731.

Public participation

Minutes:

Mr Bruce Risk (Walsingham Planning) spoke on Agenda Item 5a – 3/2022/0632 Pendle Mill, Pendle Road Clitheroe.

 

732.

Planning Applications under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 pdf icon PDF 58 KB

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

 

i)              Planning Application 3/2022/0632, Pendle Mill, Pendle Road Clitheroe

ii)             Planning Application 3/2022/1128, Church Raike, Chipping

iii)           Planning Application 3/2022/1164, Mardale Pavillion, Longridge

 

733.

APP-0632 - PENDLE MILL pdf icon PDF 357 KB

Minutes:

Planning Application 3/2022/0632 – PENDLE MILL, Clitheroe

 

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

Time Scale for Implementation of Consent  

1.         An application(s) for approval of all outstanding reserved matters (namely appearance, layout, scale and landscaping) must be made to the Local Planning Authority not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this permission and the development must be begun not later than whichever is the later of the following dates:

       

a)    The expiration of three years from the date of this permission; or

 

b)    The expiration of two years from the final approval of the reserved matters or, in the case of approval on different dates, the final approval of the last such matter to be approved.

           

REASON: Required to be imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Act, 2004.

 

Approved Plans and Documents 

 

2.         The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in full conformity with the following submitted plans and details received by the Local Planning Authority:

 

Plans:

1:1250 Location Plan H.21.78 (9-) 1 A

Proposed Demolition Plan H.21.78 (9-) 5 B

Proposed Site Plan H21.78 (9-) 3 C (in respect of site access only)

Proposed Site Plan with Topographical Survey H.21.78 (9-) 2 F (in respect of site access only)

 

Reports:

Bat Survey dated October 2022 – bEk Enviro Ltd

Baseline Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment Report dated May 2022 – bEk Enviro Ltd

Preliminary Ecology Appraisal & Potential Bat Roost Survey dated May 2022 – bEk Enviro Ltd

Planning Statement dated June 2022 – Walsingham Planning

Design & Access Statement dated June 2022 – ADG Architects

Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage Strategy dated May 2022 – bEk Enviro Ltd

Geo-environmental Phase 1 Preliminary Risk Assessment dated May 2022– bEk Enviro Ltd

Transport Assessment and Appendices dated May 2022 – Sanderson Associates Ltd

Technical Note response to LCC Highways dated August 2022 – Sanderson Associates Ltd

Travel Plan dated May 2022 – Sanderson Associates Ltd

Arboriculturally Impact Assessment dated May 2022 – e3p Report Ref: 80-759-R1-2

 

Use / Limits

 

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 development hereby approved shall only be used for the purposes of a Residential Care Home (C2) and for no other purpose, including any other purpose within Use Class C2.

 

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

 

4.         Any Reserved Matters application submitted relating to scale and/or layout shall be limited to 70 bedrooms (maximum); shall propose an overall building height which does not exceed the existing ridge height of neighbouring property 25 Pendle Road; and shall demonstrate an interface distance of not less than 21m between facing  ...  view the full minutes text for item 733.

734.

APP-1128 6 CHURCH RAIKE pdf icon PDF 251 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 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. 

 

2.    The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in complete accordance with the proposals as detailed on drawings:

 

      Site Location Plan Drawing A3948/PL02

      Existing and Proposed Plans and Elevations Drawing A3948/PL01 Rev B

 

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

 

3.    The materials to be used on the external surfaces of the development as indicated on the application form and approved plans (Drawing A3948/PL01 Rev B) shall be implemented as indicated.

           

REASON:  In order that the Local Planning Authority may ensure that the materials to be used are appropriate to the locality.

 

4.    The window hereby approved shall be fitted with obscure glazing (which shall have an obscurity rating of not less than 4 on the Pilkington glass obscurity rating or equivalent scale).  For the avoidance of doubt the window shall be installed as such prior to first occupation of the room to which it relates and shall be retained as such in perpetuity.

 

REASON: To protect nearby/neighbouring residential amenities from overlooking.

 

735.

APP-1164 MARDALE PAVILION pdf icon PDF 257 KB

736.

National Planning Policy Framework consultation pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Report of the Director of Planning and Development enclosed

Minutes:

The Director of Economic Development and Planning submitted a report informing members on the consultations regarding changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework)

 

Members were reminded that:

·         The Framework) was introduced in 2012 to consolidate the government’s planning policies for England.

·         On 22 December 2022 the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities published a consultation on their proposed approach to updating the Framework. The department also sought views on their proposed approach to preparing National Development Management Policies,

·         The purpose of the latest consultation was to make changes to the Framework to allow the Department to swiftly deliver the government’s commitments to building enough of the right homes in the right places with the right infrastructure, and ensure the environment is protected and gave local people a greater say on where to place new developments.

 

·         The proposed changes would give Local Authorities incentives to get an up-to-date Local Plan adopted. The suggested changes would mean that for the 5-year period following the adoption of a Local Plan, (which included a housing requirement), Local Authorities would not have to demonstrate a 5-year deliverable supply of housing.

·         A fuller review of the Framework would be required in due course, and its content would depend on the implementation of the government’s proposals for wider changes to the planning system, including the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill.

 

The Report noted the:

·         Proposed changes to the Framework would continue to reference the standard method for calculating housing need.

·         Based on the above calculation, the Council would have approximately a 14-year housing land supply and the new Local Plan would be submitted for examination in advance of the transition to the new plan making process.

 

737.

Planning Enforcement update pdf icon PDF 104 KB

Report of Chief Executive enclosed.

Minutes:

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services submitted a report updating members on planning enforcement matters.

 

Members were reminded:

·         That the Council has responsibility for all planning enforcement within the Ribble Valley and that the planning enforcement function lies with the Head of Legal and Democratic Services.

·         That Enforcement Officers work closely with planning officers to determine what action (if any) should be taken in any individual case.

·         The Council’s Planning Enforcement Policy 2022-2025 was approved by this Committee in November 2022. 

·         The policy states that the Council would report to Committee on a quarterly basis on enforcement matters so that members and the public are aware of the work which is ongoing.

 

The report referenced the number of complaints that had occurred between 11 November 2022 and 6 February 2023 and the priority of the complaint as to whether it was high, medium, or routine.

The report also updated members on the ongoing prosecution relating to the demolition of a listed building.

 

Members requested that going forward they would like the report to reference the total number of complaints.

 

738.

LOCAL PLAN - REGULATION 18 CONSULTATION OUTCOMES pdf icon PDF 95 KB

Report of the Director of Planning and Development enclosed

Minutes:

The Director of Economic Development and Planning submitted a report updating members on the Local Plan Regulation-18, consultation phase.

 

Members were reminded that:

·         As part of the Local Plan preparation, the Council carried out a Regulation-18 public consultation and that this ran from May 26, 2022, to 7 July 2022.

 

·         The consultation yielded a wide variety of responses, from statutory consultees, developers/home builders and the public.

 

The report noted that:

·         The outcome of the Regulation 18 consultation will feed directly into the production of the new Local Plan.

·         The Council’s preferred plan will be reported to Members in due course and in advance of the Regulation-19 stage of the process.

 

739.

Appeals (if any) pdf icon PDF 65 KB

Appeals updated enclosed

Minutes:

Appeals Update:

 

3/2021/1246: Daniels Farm, Preston Road, Longridge PR3 3BL

Appeal Dismissed

 

3/2022/0144: Pimlico House, Gisburn Road, Gisburn BB7 4ES                  

Appeal Dismissed

 

3/2022/0086: Land off Church Lane, Great Mitton, BB7 9PL

Appeal Dismissed

 

3/2022/0161: Pendle View Fisheries A59, Barrow BB7 9DH

Appeal Allowed

 

3/2022/0142: Abbotts Quarry Abbott Brow Mellor BB2 7HU

Appeal Dismissed

 

3/2022/0543: 21 Whalley Road Wilpshire BB1 9LQ  HH

Appeal Allowed

 

3/2022/0809 Castlebank, Straits Lane, Read BB12 7PE

Appeal Dismissed

 

740.

Minutes of Working Groups pdf icon PDF 175 KB

·         Local Plan Working Group minutes – 8 December 2022

 

·         Local Plan Working Group minutes – 11 January 2023

Minutes:

Minutes of the following Working Groups were noted by members:

·         Local Plan Working Group – 8 December 2022

Local Plan Working Group – 11 January 2023

741.

Reports from representatives on outside bodies

Minutes:

There were no reports from representatives on outside bodies.

 

742.

Exclusion of Press and Public

Minutes:

There were no reports.