NOTICE OF MEETING
COMMITTEE:
DEVELOPMENT
CONTROL
DAY/DATE:
THURSDAY, 16TH NOVEMBER 2006
TIME:
2.30PM
VENUE:
COUNCIL CHAMBER
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS
EARLE STREET
CREWE
Despatch
date:
8th November 2006
Enquiries
to:
Diane
Moulson
Tel:
01270 537026
Fax: 01270 537605
Chair:
Councillor Margaret
Hollins Tel:
01948 871626
Fax: 01948 871626
Deputy
Chair:
Councillor Chris Thorley
Tel: 01270 581978
Fax: 01270 584755
To:
Members of the Development Control Committee
[Councillors P K Butterill, M Campbell, W S Davies, R E Dodd,
T R Dunlop, B H Dykes, M A Hollins (Chair), E Howell, R Jones, M A
Martin, A Richardson, J Stockton, C G Thorley, C Waling, M J
Weatherill and J Wright]
Executive Directors, Assistant Chief Executive, Other Members
of the Borough Council, Local Press and Radio
MEMBERS OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO
ATTEND THIS MEETING
NOTE: THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING WILL BE RECORDED
FOR BROADCASTING ON THE INTERNET APART FROM ANY CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS
WHICH ARE LIKELY TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE ABSENCE OF THE PRESS AND
PUBLIC
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. If you should
leave the meeting before it has concluded please exit through the
Council Chamber, not via the rear
stairs. 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, 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.
For Decision
2.
Minutes
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the
meeting held on 19th October 2006
(2).
To approve or otherwise the recommendations of the
Borough Planning Officer contained within the report
(3).
The joint report of the Executive Directors Legal
Services and Environment and Development
(4) invites the Committee to agree a
variation to a legal agreement to allow occupiers of the shared
ownership units detailed in the report to 'staircase' (i.e.
purchase increasingly larger proportions of the dwellings) to 100%
in this particular instance.
The Committee is invited to confirm without
modification, provisional Tree Preservation Order (No. 196) made in
respect of land off 320 Crewe Road, Crewe on 18th August
2006 (5).
The Committee is invited to confirm without
modification, provisional Tree Preservation Order (No. 202) made in
respect of Tinkersfield/Cherry Tree Court, Nantwich on
24th August 2006
(6).
For Information
Information report of the Borough Planning Officer for
the period 5 October 2006 to 2 November 2006
(7).
Information report of the Borough Planning
Officer(8).
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.