NOTICE OF MEETING
COMMITTEE:
DEVELOPMENT CONTROL
DAY/DATE:
THURSDAY, 1ST JUNE 2006
TIME:
2.30PM
VENUE:
COUNCIL CHAMBER
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
EARLE STREET
CREWE
Despatch date:
23rd May 2006
Enquiries to:
Diane
Moulson
Tel: 01270 537026
Fax: 01270 537605
Chair:
Councillor Margaret Hollins
Tel: 01948 871626
Fax: 01948 871626
Deputy
Chair:
Councillor C G Thorley
Tel: 01270 581978
Fax: 01270 584755
To: Members of the Development
Control Committee
(Councillors M Campbell, W S Davies, R E Dodd, T R Dunlop,
B H Dykes, A Fawcett, M A Hollins (Chair), E Howell, R Jones,
M A Martin, A Moran, A Richardson, C G Thorley (Deputy
Chair),
C Waling, M J Weatherill and J Wright)
Chief Executive, Executive Directors, Assistant Chief
Executives
Other Members of the Borough Council
Local Press and Radio
MEMBERS OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO
ATTEND THIS MEETING
Notes for Members of the
Public
The Development Control Committee consists of 16 elected
Members and Councillor Margaret Hollins is the Chair. There
are 7 Conservative, 5 Labour, 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 Nantwich
Independent and 2 Independent Members.
The Borough Council welcomes and encourages members of the
public to attend its Committee, Board and Council meetings.
If you plan to attend, please report to the Reception Desk in
the Municipal Buildings, where you will be provided with a
Visitor's Pass.
Car parking is not available at the Municipal Buildings, but
there are several town centre car parks. There is a disabled
access to the rear of the Municipal Buildings, and this can be
accessed through the side door on Vernon Way. Please press
the button for attention, and someone will meet you and escort you
through to the main receptionarea.
You are asked to remain quiet whilst the meeting is taking
place, and to enter and leave the meeting room, or public galleryof
the Council Chamber as quietly as possible. Please ensure
that if you have a mobile phone or pager, it is switched off for
the duration of the meeting.
You are not allowed to have drinks or food in the meeting
rooms, nor in the Public Gallery. A "No Smoking" policy
operates in the Municipal Buildings.
Fire Evacuation
If the fire alarm rings, you should make your way to the
nearest exit with your belongings, as quickly as possible, and
leave the building. Please follow any instructions from staff
about evacuation routes.
Copies of the agenda will be available if you attend. Agendas
are also made available on the Internet and can be accessed via the
Council's website see front page for details.
On occasions, members of the press and public will be excluded
from the meetings when the business to be transacted is of a
confidential nature, for example, dealing with individual people,
contracts and financial affairs of other parties.
If you require any further information, please contact Diane
Moulson the Committee Officer (details on front page).
AGENDA
1. Declarations of
Interest
Any Member present (including non-Committee Members) to
declare any personal or prejudicial interests and the nature of
that interest, in any item of business on the agenda and, if
necessary, to leave the meeting prior to discussion of that
item.
Members who also serve as County, Town or Parish Councillors
are reminded of the need to make declarations in respect of any
item which directly concerns the business of the appropriate
authority.
Declarations are a personal matter for each Member to
decide. Whilst officers will advise on the Code of Conduct
and its interpretation, the decision to declare, or not, is the
responsibility of the Member, based on the particular
circumstances.
2. Minutes
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held
on 2nd May 2006 (2).
To approve or otherwise the recommendations of the Borough
Planning Officer contained within the report
(3).
The Committee is invited to consider and approve a series of
modernisation measures to improve the consistency and transparency
of the Development Control process in accordance with a Code of
Good Practice. (4)
5. Tree Preservation Order:
Park Road and Ashley Meadow, Haslington, Crewe (193) TPO
2006
The Committee is invited to approve without modification, the
provisional Tree Preservation Order No. 193 (Park Road and Ashley
Meadow) made on 5th January 2006.
(5)
6. Tree Preservation Order:
Stapeley Manor, Nantwich (200) TPO
2006
The Committee is invited to approve without modification, the
provisional Tree Preservation Order No. 200 (Stapeley Manor) made
on 1st March 2006. (6)
7. Tree Preservation Order: 41
Rope Lane, Wistaston, Crewe (201) TPO 2006
The Committee is invited to approve without modification, the
provisional Tree Preservation Order No. 201 (41 Rope Lane) made on
3rd April 2006. (7)
The Committee is invited to approve, without modification, the
provisional Tree Preservation Order No. 199 (land off Heathfield
Close, Nantwich) made on 1st February 2006.
(8)
The Committee is invited to approve, without modification, the
provisional Tree Preservation Order No. 195 (16 Crewe Road,
Shavington, Crewe) made on 12th September 2005.
(9)
The report of the Borough Planning Officer
(10) invites the Committee to approve one of
the names from the following list for the development on Gresty
Road, Crewe (P-Way Site). The names have been proposed by the
developer, Bellway Homes (West Lancs.)
Goode
Way
Stanier
Drive
Ivatt Drive/Close
Fowler Drive/Close
Worsdell Drive/Close
Information report of the Borough Planning Officer
(11).
12. Exclusion of Press and
Public
The report relating to the remaining item of business on the
agenda has been withheld from public circulation and deposit
pursuant to Section 100(B)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 on
the grounds that these matters may be determined with the press and
public excluded.
The Committee is invited to RESOLVE that the press and public
be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following
matter pursuant to Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act
1972 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of
exempt information as defined in paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule
12A (as amended) of the Act.
(NOTE: Paragraph 5 relates to information in respect of
which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained
in legal proceedings.)
13. Appeal Decision - Briar
Cottage, Bickerton (Paragraph 5)
The Assistant Solicitor to the Council will address the
Committee on the outcome of an appeal decision made by Sedgemoor
Ltd in respect of Briar Cottage, Wrexham Road, Bickerton.
(13)
Note:
In accordance with the Health and Safety at Work
Act the Council is required to notify those attending meetings of
the fire evacuation procedures. A copy has previously been
circulated to Members and instructions are located in all rooms
within the Civic
Suite.
This
agenda can be made available in larger text on
request.