Agenda and minutes

No apologies for absence were received.

Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct.

The following declarations of interest were received:

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 December 2010 be confirmed as a correct record.

The Planning and Economic Development Director informed the Committee that the application had been withdrawn by the applicant.

The Committee considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director recommending that the above application for the erection of 2 detached two storey dwellings to the rear of 73 and 75 Kirklake Road with new access onto Kirklake Road be approved for the reasons stated or referred to in the report.

RESOLVED:

That consideration of the application be deferred to enable the site to be inspected by the Visiting Panel.

Report of the Planning and Economic Development Director

RESOLVED:

That the following applications be approved, subject to:-

(1)      the conditions(if any) and for the reasons stated or referred to in the Planning and Economic Development Director’s report and/or Late Representations 1; and

(2)      the applicants entering into any legal agreements indicated in the report or Late Representations:

The Committee considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director recommending that the above application for the erection of a church hall adjacent to the existing church building including café area, creche, landscaping and parking be approved for the reasons stated or referred to in the report.

RESOLVED:

That consideration of the application be deferred to enable the site to be inspected by the Visiting Panel.

The Committee considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director recommending that the above application for the erection of a detached dormer bungalow in the garden to the side of the dwellinghouse be approved for the reasons stated or referred to in the report.

RESOLVED:

That consideration of the application be deferred to enable the site to be inspected by the Visiting Panel.

The Committee considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director recommending that the above retrospective application for an increase in the height of the free standing wind turbine to the rear to a maximum height of 9.5m be approved for the reasons stated or referred to in the report.

Councillor Doran, as Ward Councillor, made representations against the retrospective application.

RESOLVED:

That the recommendation be not agreed and the application be refused because the increased height of the wind turbine is visually intrusive in the outlook from neighbouring  properties and is therefore contrary to  adopted Sefton UDP Policies CS3, DQ1 and H10'.

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The Committee considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director recommending that the above applications for:-

• S/2010/1706 - Layout of roads and erection of 86 dwellinghouses (former Klondyke site);

• S/2010/1707 - Erection of 68 dwellings, layout of roads, open space, landscaping treatment and associated works (former Penpoll site); and

• S/2010/1708 - Erection of a three storey corner block containing retail units and office space, a two storey social club, car parking provision and associated works (Klondyke – junction of Harris Drive/Hawthorne Road)

be delegated to Planning and Economic Development Director for the reasons stated or referred to in the report.

RESOLVED:

That authority to grant planning permission be delegated to the Planning and Economic Development Director no earlier than 21 January 2011 subject to the following:

1. Delegated authority to secure minor revision to plans to complete landscaping/layout drawings to reflect changes to layout in particular having regard to the Hawthorne Road frontage, and to afford completion of landscaping and other drawings for consistency with the revised layout;

2. Delegated authority to amend, re-order or add further planning conditions to reflect any further requirements of statutory consultees, and to address issues of phasing/provision of non-residential component; and

3. There being no further representations raising issues connected to each of the three schemes prior to the above date.

Report of the Planning and Economic Development Director

The Committee considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director that recommended that the following application be refused for the reasons stated or referred to in the report.

RESOLVED:

That application No.S/2010/1419 be refused for the reasons stated or referred to in the report.

Report of the Planning and Economic Development Director

The Committee considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director that sought the Committee’s approval of the Liverpool City Region Renewable Energy Capacity Study, which formed part of the evidence for the Core Strategy and other Local Development Framework documents.

RESOLVED: That

(1)      the Core Strategy – Liverpool City Region Renewable Energy Capacity Study report be noted; and

(2)      the Cabinet be recommended to approve the Liverpool City Region Renewable Energy Capacity Study.

Report of the Planning and Economic Development Director

The Committee considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director that informed the Committee of comments received to consultation on an updated Statement of Community Involvement.

RESOLVED:

That the Cabinet be requested to approve the updated Statement of Community Involvement.

Report of the Planning and Economic Development Director

The Committee considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director that related to the second Preferred Options stage of the joint Merseyside Waste Development Plan Document (DPD). The first stage identified a number of sites to accommodate waste management facilities.  A number of these were withdrawn or not supported following consultation, including a site in Sefton.

This second stage of Preferred Options, called “New Sites Consultation” identified all the necessary replacement sites for the various boroughs in Merseyside.  

The report proposed a replacement site for Sefton and asked that it be approved for consideration as part of a Merseyside-wide consultation in early 2011.  

The Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service led the preparation of the plan and had prepared the report, attached in annexe 1.  This provided a Merseyside-wide overview of the replacement sites which were required for all the Merseyside authorities. 

RESOLVED: That the Cabinet be requested to:

(1)      note the results of consultation on the Waste Development Plan Document Preferred Options Report;

(2)      approve the Preferred Options 2: New Sites Consultation Report and approve a six-week public consultation commencing in early 2011; and

(3)      note the funding arrangements agreed by the City Region Cabinet and make appropriate financial provision in 2011/12 and 2012/13 to complete the Waste DPD.

Report of the Planning and Economic Development Director

The Committee considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director on the results of the undermentioned appeals and progress on appeals lodged with the Planning Inspectorate.

To consider passing the following resolution:

That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.  The Public Interest Test has been applied and favours exclusion of the information from the Press and Public.

RESOLVED:

That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act. The Public Interest Test has been applied and favours exclusion of the information from the press and public.

Report of the Planning and Economic Development Director

The Committee considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director that advised of a claim for judicial review and sought the Committee’s views in respect of defending the case.

The report recommended that Officers be authorised to negotiate a settlement of the case with the claimant.

RESOLVED:

That the recomendation be not agreed and Officers not be authorised to negotiate a settlement of the case with the claimant.