Council 020806

Municipal Buildings

Earle Street

Crewe

To: The Worshipful the Mayor and Members of the
Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council

You are invited to attend a meeting of the Borough Council to be held on Wednesday, 2^nd August 2006 in the Council Chamber, Municipal Buildings, Earle Street, Crewe commencing at 7.00 pm for the transaction of the business set out overleaf.

Note: Group meetings have been booked as follows:

Conservative: East Committee Room - 5.30 pm

Labour: West Committee Room - 6.00 pm

Nantwich Independent Group: Interview Room 1 - 6.00 pm

Alan Wenham

Chief Executive

Despatch date: 25^th July 2006

MEMBERS OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO

ATTEND THIS MEETING

BOROUGH OF CREWE AND NANTWICH

COUNCIL MEETING

2^ND AUGUST 2006

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2. MINUTES

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on 28^th June 2006. (2)

3. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

To consider questions and petitions received in accordance with the Question Time Procedure [Procedure Rule No. 31(2)] and to consider any supplementary questions.

4. MAYOR'S COMMUNICATIONS AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES

To receive the Mayor's Communications and a resumé of Civic life in the Borough since the last Council meeting. (4)

(Note: At this point in the proceedings the Council will be invited to sit as a Committee of the Full Council.)

5. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members to declare any personal or prejudicial interests which they have in any item of business on the agenda, the nature of the interest, 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.

6. CONSIDERATION OF ANY PERFORMANCE AND OVERVIEW COMMITTEE REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

To consider any recommendations or reports from Performance and Overview Committees.

MATTERS REQUIRING A DECISION BY COUNCIL

7. Committee Place - Licensing and Regulatory Committee

At Council on 28^th June 2006, it was reported that, for personal reasons, Councillor A Moran had relinquished his place on the Licensing and Regulatory Committee. Council agreed to defer consideration of filling the vacancy to this meeting.

Nominations for the vacancy are invited.

8. Outline Application for Mixed Use Development Comprising Retail (A1), Financial/Professional Services (A2), Cafes, Restaurants, Bars and Hot Food Development (A3, A4, A5), Office Development (B1) and Residential (C3). Multi-Storey Car Park, Relocation of Bus Station, Creation of New Public Open Spaces, Highway Works, Ancillary Servicing Areas and Other Works, including Demolition, to Enable Comprehensive Regeneration, Land contained by Victoria Street to the North, Queensway to the East, Market Square and Phoenix Leisure to the South and Flag Lane to the West for Modus Corovest Ltd

At its meeting held on 1^st June 2006, the Development Control Committee approved this application subject to its referral to Council. A small section of the proposed retail floor-space falls outside the defined town centre boundary. This constitutes a departure from the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011. The application was referred back to the Committee on 27^th July to include phasing to be secured through a planning obligation.

The report of the Borough Planning Officer (8) invites Council to refer the application to the First Secretary of State for approval, subject to conditions and the completion of a Legal Agreement, as detailed in the report.

9. Planning Application No. P05/1459 Two-Storey Office Buildingand Car Park, Unit 1, Green Lane, Wardle for Rowlinson Group Limited

The above planning application was considered by the Development Control Committee at its meeting held on 27^th July 2006. The Committee was recommended to refer the application to Council for determination as a departure from the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011.

The report of the Borough Planning Officer, as submitted to the Development Control Committee is attached. (9) The outcome of the Committee meeting will be reported to Council.

10. Planning Application No. P06/0312 Erection of 112-Bedroom Hotel with Associated Car Parking, Access, Servicing and Landscaping Arrangements, Plot 1, Electra Way, Crewe for New World Crewe Ltd and Pochin Developments Ltd.

The report of the Borough Planning Officer, as submitted to the Development Control Committee is attached. (10) The outcome of the Committee meeting will be reported to Council.

11. Food Service Plan - 2006/2007

The Food Standards Agency requires, as part of its Framework Agreement for Local Authority Food Enforcement, every food authority to produce a Food Service Plan conforming to the requirements set out in the Framework Agreement. The Plan must be reviewed every year.

The Board, at its meeting held on 27^th July 2006, considered the report of Councillor John Dwyer, Portfolio Holder for Safety Communities. The Board was invited to recommend to Council that the Food Service Plan for 1^st April 2006 to 31^st March 2007 be approved and implemented.

Council is asked to approve the Board's recommendations. The report of the Portfolio Holder, as submitted to Board, is attached. (11)

12. Exclusion of Press and Public

12.1 The report relating to item 13 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 the matter may be determined with the press and public excluded.

12.2 The Committee of Council is asked to RESOLVE

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item 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 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Act.

(Paragraph 3 relates to the financial or business affairs of any particular person, including the authority holding that information.)

13. Crewe Town Centre Development (Paragraph 3)

At its meeting held on 27^th July 2006, the Board considered the report of Councillor Rachel Bailey, Portfolio Holder for Planning, which contained details of the Heads of Terms in respect of the Development Agreement for Crewe Town Centre. The Board was invited to recommend to Council approval of the Heads of Terms.

The report of the Portfolio Holder, as submitted to Board, is attached. (13) Council is asked to approve the Board's recommendations.

14. Re-admittance of Press and Public

The Committee of Council is invited to re-admit the press and public to the meeting.

15. BOARD REPORT AND QUESTIONS TO THE BOARD AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS

35 minutes

To receive the Board's report. (15)

Councillors may ask questions of the Board or Committee Chairs in accordance with Procedure Rule No. 9. Members are reminded that questions should only be raised on matters which are being discussed by the Board or Committee.

(Note: At this point in the meeting, Full Council will reconvene)