PRESENT:   The Worshipful the Mayor, Councillor H W Curran;

Deputy Mayor, Councillor M R Jones, Councillors T E Ankers, R A Bailey, W T Beard,   J A Beech, D Brickhill, P K Butterill, M Campbell, R Cartlidge, D H D Charlesworth, S G Conquest, A Crawford, W S Davies, R E Dodd, T R Dunlop, J V Dwyer, B H Dykes, B Evans, A Fawcett, G Fenton, M Grant, G Griffiths, P A Hallett, J Hammond, J K Hatfield, S W Hogben, M A Hollins, R Jones, Z S Krizanac, J Lewis, M A Martin, W S McGinnis, A Moran, S J S Mottram, A Richardson, M Roberts, S Roberts, R Salmon, B G Silvester, M J Simon, R Stafford, D J Straine-Francis, C Waling, M J Weatherill, L T Wood and J Wright

 

 

55        Apologies for absence were received from Councillors D N Bebbington, J D Bratherton, D J Cannon, E Howell, A C Johnson, J A Pearson, J I Stockton, C G Thorley and R Westwood.

 

 

56        RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting held on 28^th June 2006 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Mayor.  

 

 

57        It was reported that on this occasion no questions had been received in accordance with the Public Question Time Procedure Rule No. 31(2). 

 

 

58        Council received the Mayor's communications and a resumé of civic life in the Borough since the last meeting.   

 

 

59        RESOLVED: That the Council now sit as a Committee of Full Council.

 

 

60        Councillors D Brickhill, A Moran and M J Simon declared personal interests in agenda item 13 (Crewe Town Centre Development) on the basis of their Cheshire County Council membership.

 

No other Member made any declaration of interest in any item of business on the agenda.

 

 

61        There were no reports or recommendations from the Performance and Overview Committees on this occasion.

 

 

62        Councillor A Moran had relinquished his place on the Licensing and Regulatory Committee and Council was invited to appoint to the vacancy.  This item had been deferred from the Council meeting held on 28^th June 2006 at which time there had been no nominations.

 

RECOMMENDED:  That Councillor S J S Mottram replace Councillor A Moran on the Licensing and Regulatory Committee with immediate effect.

 

 

63        The application comprised retail (A1), financial/professional services (A2), cafes, restaurants, bars and hot food development (A3, A4, A5), office development (B1) 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. 

 

The Development Control Committee had approved the application at its meeting on 1^st June 2006, subject to referral to Council for determination as a departure from the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011.  Subsequent to the Development Control Committee meeting of 1^st June, the application was referred back to the Committee to include phasing within the list of items which needed to be secured through a planning obligation.

 

RECOMMENDED:   (a) That, under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Shopping Development) (England and Wales) Direction 1993, planning application No. P05/1021 be referred to the Secretary of State; and

 

(b) That the Secretary of State be informed that the Borough Council was minded to approve the application subject to the completion of a legal agreement and conditions, as recommended by the Development Control Committee at its meetings on the 1^st June 2006 and 27^th July 2006.

 

 

64        This item was withdrawn.

 

 

65        The application had been considered by the Development Control Committee at its meeting held on 27^th July 2006.   The application had been referred to Council for determination as a departure from the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011, with a recommendation that it be approved, subject to the conditions contained in the report.

 

RECOMMENDED:  That planning application No. P06/0312 be approved as a departure from the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011, subject to the following conditions

 

1.           Standard

2.           Materials

3.           Amended plans

4.           Access construction

5.           Visibility splays

6.           Parking

7.           Bin store

8.           Covered secure cycle store

9.           Parking for motorised 2-wheeled vehicles

10.         Tree protection

11.         Off-site tree works.

12.         Landscaping as per submitted scheme including the provision of the feature entrance planting both sides of the access road and additional hedgerow or tree planting around car park

13.         Details of surface materials.

14.         Maintenance of landscaping

15.         Pedestrian linkage to Electra Way

16.         Boundary treatment (if any)

17.         Travel Plan

18.         Surface water regulation system

19.         Oil interceptors to car park

20.         Details of sub-station

 

 

66        The Food Standards Agency required, 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 Food Service Plan must be reviewed every year.

 

The Board, at its meeting held on 27^th July 2006 had considered the report of Councillor John Dwyer, Portfolio Holder for Safer Communities.  Council was recommended to approve and implement the Food Service Plan for 1^st April 2006 to 31^st March 2007.

 

RECOMMENDED:  That the Food Service Plan for 1^st April 2006 31^st March 2007 be approved and implemented.

 

           

67        The Committee of Full Council was invited to ask questions of the Board or Committee Chairs in accordance with Procedure Rule No. 9. These were responded to by the Leader of the Council, Portfolio Holders and Committee Chairs, as appropriate. 

 

(Note:  During discussion of the report of the Portfolio Holder for the Local Environment, Councillor Brickhill declared a personal interest on the basis of his County Council membership.)

 

 

68        RESOLVED:  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 involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Act.

 

 

69        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 had endorsed the Heads of Terms for negotiation and had authorised the Executive Director (Environment and Development) and the Borough Solicitor to continue negotiations with Modus on the basis of the Heads of Terms to form a Development Agreement acceptable to both sides, which could be submitted to Board and then to Council for approval as soon as practicable.

     

RECOMMENDED: That Council note the present position.

 

 

70        RESOLVED:  That the press and public be re-admitted to the meeting.

 

 

71        RESOLVED:  That Full Council be now reconvened.

 

 

72        RESOLVED:  That the recommendations of the Committee of Full Council be approved and adopted.

 

 

 

...................................................Mayor