NOTICE OF MEETING

COMMITTEE:        DEVELOPMENT CONTROL        

DAY/DATE:           THURSDAY, 23^RD AUGUST 2007    

TIME:                    2.30PM 

VENUE:                 COUNCIL CHAMBER

                             MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS

                             EARLE STREET

                             CREWE   

Despatch date:    15^th August 2007

Enquiries to:    Diane Moulson

Tel: 01270 537026

Fax: 01270 537605

E-mail: agendas@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk        

Chair:   Councillor Margaret Hollins

Tel: 01948 871626

Fax: 01948 871626          

E-mail: cllr.margaret.hollins@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk   

Deputy Chair:  Councillor Chris Thorley

Tel:  01270 581978

Fax: 01270 584755

E-mail: cllr.chris.thorley@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk                                                         

To:       Members of the Development Control Committee

[Councillors M Campbell, DHD Charlesworth, W S Davies, R E Dodd, B H Dykes, C Goff, M A Hollins (Chair), E Howell, J Jones, R Jones, M A Martin, A Richardson, M Roberts, J I Stockton, C G Thorley and J Wright] Executive Directors, Assistant Chief Executive, Other Members of the Borough Council, Local Press and Radio

Notes for Members of the Public

The Development Control Committee consists of 16 elected Members and Councillor Margaret Hollins is the Chair.  There are 8 Conservative, 5 Labour, 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 Nantwich Independent and 1 Independent Member.   

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.

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You are asked to remain quiet whilst the meeting is taking place, and to enter and leave the meeting room, or public gallery of 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. 

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.    

For Decision

2.       Minutes

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 26^th July 2007 (2).

3.        Applications under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

To approve or otherwise the recommendations of the Borough Planning Officer contained within the report (3).

Planning Applications - details

4.        Application for the Diversion of Part of Public Footpath No.11 Burland in the Parish of Burland

The report of the Borough Solicitor (4) gives details of an application to divert part of Public Footpath No. 11 in the parish of Burland to enable development to be carried out at Burland Farm, Wrexham Road, Burland.       

No objections to the proposal have been received and the Committee is invited to approve the application.  

Urgent Items to be considered with the Permission of the Chairman

4a.       Land at Marsh Lane, Nantwich

The joint report of the Borough Planning Officer and the Borough Solicitor (4a) seeks the Committee’s authority to amend the terms of a legal agreement in relation to land at Marsh Lane, Nantwich to allow planning permission to be granted.   

4b.       Development at Millstone Lane, Nantwich

The joint report of the Borough Planning Officer and the Borough Solicitor (4b) invites the Committee to remove the requirement to enter into a planning obligation in respect of planning application P07/0542: Substitution of house types on Plots 1 - 8 and 18 – 19,  erection of 4 town house on Plots 1 - 4, two bedroomed apartment over 4 garages on Plot 5, repositioning of and alteration to two bedroomed apartment over 4 garages on Plot 18 and provision of 10 parking spaces.

4c.       List of Locally Important Buildings: The Gables, Marsh Lane, Nantwich                

The Committee is asked to consider the inclusion of The Gables, Marsh Lane, Nantwich into Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council’s List of Locally Important Buildings for the reasons set out in the Conservation Officer’s report (4c). 

For Information

5.        Planning Application Determined Under Delegated Powers

Information report of the Borough Planning Officer for the period 13 July 2007 to 10 August 2007 (5).

6.        Appeals Report

Information report of the Borough Planning Officer (6).    

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.         

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