Planning and Environment Committee Meeting
MINUTES of the meeting held 15th July 2024
In attendance:
Cllr Lena Hogben
Cllr Marilyn Houston
Cllr Toni Mortimer
Cllr Kevin Murray
Cllr John Rhodes
Cllr Dennis Straine-Francis
| 1 | To receive apologies for absence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cllr Jamie Messent and Cllr Steve Hogben | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | To note declarations of Members’ interests | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cllr Mortimer declared a pecuniary interest in application 24/2330 and took no part in the decision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | To confirm and sign the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 24th June 2024
RESOLVED: That the minutes are approved as a true record of the meeting |
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| 4 | Public Participation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A period not exceeding 15 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments that relate to the items within the agenda. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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To consider making a response to the following planning applications:
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No comments
No comments
No comments
No comments |
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| 6 | To consider making responses to any urgent planning application consultations that have arisen since this agenda was published | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No comments
The committee supported the principal of development in this location but identified aspects of the proposals that were not sustsainable or appropriate development at this site. i. Units 6, 7, 10 and 11 do not meet the minimum technical housing standard for accommodation size and therefore represent overdevelopment of the site. It would be more appropriate to provide fewer units of higher quality and floor space to demonstrate appropriate scale of development. ii. The Proposed Site Plan does not have a red line boundary and therefore doesn’t meet validation requirements iii. The safe and appropriate access and egress from the available parking spaces shown on the proposals is not detailed and requires definition to ensure that it is achievable in a safe and appropriate manner. iv. The proposed quantity of parking spaces does not meet Cheshire East Planning Policy and will create local issues with on street and on pavement parking which is unsustainable. v. The proposals must demonstrate net biodiversity gain to meet planning policy. This may include for swift boxes, as well as other nesting boxes and invertebrate habitats. vi. S106 contributions should be sought to mitigate the lack of amenity space for units with no outdoor facility or space.
No comments
RESOLVED: That the committee objects to the proposals on the following grounds: i. Overdevelopment of the site the proposals are a clear representation of over-development of the site providing very low quality and high density accommodation which is considered unsustainable and socially damaging. ii. Loss of amenity for neighbouring residents due to noise and on street waste due to the proposal’s high density and low social sustainability approach iii. Lack of off street parking does not meet planning policy and will lead to on street parking issues in an area already over-subscribed for on street parking. iv. Lack of environmental sustainability within the proposals, which do not provide for net biodiversity gain, sustainable energy production (solar panels or EV charging, which does not meet planning policy. v. The location for this type of development is entirely inappropriate. The area is traditional terraced housing that provides accommodation for families and it has been demonstrated and sustained in the past that further proliferation of HMO accommodation in Crewe is unsustainable. Article 4 Directives have been established to prevent these unwanted and poor quality developments that deliver no value to the community but are to the detriment of the community.
No comments
The committee delegated the response to the clerk, who will review the application at a later stage and consider any associated representations that may be submitted. |
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| 7 | To note responses submitted under delegation since the previous meeting
None |
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| 8 | To note and/or consider correspondence, consultations, planning policy circulated by the planning authority (Cheshire East Council) and member items | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | To note correspondence associated with planning enforcement
None |
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| 10 | Building Conservation
10.1 Update on progress towards a Conservation Area Appraisal & Management Plan Members have been invited to a briefing session and following that the engagement with CEC planning will continue |
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| 11 | Environmental & Sustainability Projects
11.1 Update on projects associated with environmental sustainability and improvements |
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| None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Budget setting – consideration of potential committee budget for 2025/26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| It was agreed that a draft proposal of a budget to support Environmental and Sustainability projects was included to the value of £10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | To note the proposed date of the next meeting of the Planning & Environment Committee is
16th September 2024 at 6pm. |
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Meeting closed at 6.45pm
Chair Cllr John Rhodes
Clerk P Turner
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