Planning and Environment Committee Meeting

i.                    To receive nominations and elect a chair for the Planning & Environment Committee

RESOLVED:  That Cllr John Rhodes is elected as Chair of the committee

ii.                   To receive nominations and elect a deputy chair for the Planning & Environment Committee

RESOLVED:  That Cllr Marilyn Houston is elected as Deputy Chair of the committee

None

No comments

No comments

RESOLVED: That the committee sustains its objection to the proposals on the grounds previously listed, noting that the plans had changed from double occupancy to single occupancy and a reduction to 5 units, the proposals are not supported, with the additional following observations:

i.                    The application is inaccurate due to the number of units within the amended plans.

ii.                   Bin storage is unsustainable due to being blocked in by parking, which will lead to on street waste.

iii.                 Access and egress remains insufficient and plans show inadequate space for manoeuvring for the proposed provision of parking

No comments

No comments

Whilst the committee has no objection to the proposals in principle, it is sought that any associated planning consent has such enforceable conditions to ensure that the associated residential accommodation does not store waste bins in the public realm, as is seen currently on Victoria Street.

No comments

Whilst the committee supports the principle of town centre accommodation provision, the proposals are for cramped, high density and, by effect, low quality town centre accommodation, which does not support the community of Crewe or ambitions to achieve quality living accommodation for all its residents.

RESOLVED: That the committee objects to the proposals on the following grounds:

i.                    Lack of detail associated with the provision of sustainable, appropriate and adequate waste storage, which risks impact on the public realm, thereby causing on street waste and hygiene issues.

ii.                   Lack of detail associated with the sustainable, appropriate and adequate storage of bikes.

iii.                 Lack of residential mix, which will lead to high density and low quality residential accommodation, resulting in unsustainable communities.

iv.                 Overdevelopment of the site due to the high density nature of the proposals.

v.                   Lack of net biodiversity gain, such as bird boxes and invertebrate nesting.

vi.                 Lack of sustainable energy production, such as solar panels.

vii.               If the proposals for such small units are to approved, it must be enforceably conditioned, due to the very small scale of the individual units, that they are to be only single person habitations.

viii.             No ground floor plan is provided; no insulation or sound mitigation report or detailing is included; and no daylight/sunlight report has been provided.

ix.                 There is no external amenity space for the proposed dwellings.

x.                   Green Infrastructure Standards for England states that a development should have a doorstep of local accessible greenspace within 200 and 300m respectively. The nearest greenspace is over 600m away and the nearest Neighbourhood Greenspace is over 1.5Km away, therefore demonstrating inadequacy of provision of external amenity for residents.

xi.                 That any associated development should ensure that the gate on to Prince Albert Street is relocated to be flush with the eastern (Prince Albert Street) elevation, to mitigate the risk of creating an anti-social hot spot and/or fly tipping area.

RESOLVED: That the committee objects to the proposals on the following grounds:

i.                    That the proposals represent over-development of the site

ii.                   That the provision of a bedroom directly off the kitchen does not provide for suitable accommodation due to noise and disturbance.

iii.                 Lack of internal amenity space for residents.

iv.                 Lack of external amenity space for residents

v.                   Lack of parking provision

vi.                 Loss of amenity for neighbouring residences due to the high density nature of this type of accommodation, as demonstrated by the Article 4 Directives in place to curtail such unsustainable developments.

None

RESOLVED: That the committee submits the following comments:

a.      That it supports and endorses the comments submitted by the Railway Cottages Residents’ Association

b.      in 4.1, my understanding is, the properties require the change from the current pointing to recommended pointing (in the Conservation Management Plan) for the other changes especially damp issues to have an impact.

c.       Doors – the proposals look to enforce new doors to meet 1970s doors rather than the original doors which we have archival records of (see p30 of CMP)

d.      The colours are a problem and should be as close to the specified colours as possible or evidenced via historic paint analysis.

e.      3.12.1 doesn’t state the damage of the external walls being painted – p36 of CMP. Paint should be removed not made to match others as this would not allow walls to breathe.

f.        Copings as triangular is welcomed.

ii.                   Community Infrastructure Levy receipt – relating to planning development 23/4278

Noted

iii.                 Existing Cellnex Mast, Thorney Fields Farm, Herbert Street, Crewe CW1 5HF (NGR 372197 356932)

Noted

iv.                 Consultation Telecoms Site Rolls Royce Water Treatment Plant (Ref: CS 12744725)

Noted

23^rd June 2025.

Chair Cllr John Rhodes

Clerk P Turner