Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Corcoran, Dutton, Pugh, Dodd (substitute Member), Roche, and Waterfield.

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No declarations of any disclosable pecuniary interests or personal interests were received.

Minutes of the meeting held on 2 June, 2021

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 2 June, 2021 be confirmed as a correct record.

The Committee conveyed its heartfelt congratulations to Councillor Corcoran on the birth of Delphine Willow on 12 June, 2021.

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer, recommending that the above application for erection of a part-three, part-two storey block of 8 apartments including access, parking, landscaping and associated works be approved subject to conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report and Late Representations.

Prior to consideration of the item the Committee received a representation from Ms.Manion in respect of a petition objecting to the application and a response from Mr.Morse, the agent on behalf of the applicant.

RESOLVED:

That the recommendation be approved and the application be granted subject to conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report and Late Representations.

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer, recommending that the above application for the erection of 69 dwellings and associated infrastructure be approved subject to conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report and Late Representations.

RESOLVED:

That the recommendation be approved and the application be granted subject to conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report and Late Representations.

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer, recommending that the above application for a hybrid application seeking full planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings, a new vehicular access off School Lane, a new distributor road, flood relief, drainage and landscaping works to Whinny Brook and ancillary infrastructure and outline planning permission with some matters reserved (scale, appearance, layout and landscaping) for the erection of up to 855 residential dwellings (C3), an older persons housing scheme with access also reserved (C2, C3), a mixed-use Local Centre (Uses A1-A5, C3, D1, D2); together with associated public open space, landscaping, highways, Sustainable Drainage Systems, and all ancillary infrastructure works. be subject to an additional condition and a varied Section 106 legal agreement for the reasons stated or referred to in the report and Late Representations.

The Case Officer provided a verbal update to the Committee and indicated that:

“The agent advised that the Whinny Brook works referred to in the proposed clause in the variation of the Section 106 agreement is defined also as to  include  the Flood Relief Channel, spine road crossing and ancillary infrastructure.

In response to this and the points of clarification raised in the Late Representations report, a revised clause in the variation of the Section 106 legal agreement is proposed substantially in the following form:

‘The Swifts (the Owners)  further covenants with the Council not to Commence Development (save for the Whinny Brook works including the delivery of the Flood Relief Channel, spine road crossing and ancillary infrastructure,  which will be excluded from the Definition of the Development) unless and until all parties with a legal or equitable interest in the Adjacent Land (comprising ‘The Poplars, School Lane, Maghull’, as shown edged red on Title Plan MS205452, or Bradleys Farm, School Lane, Maghull, as shown edged red on Title Plan MS601527) have been joined as parties to the S106 Agreement in the form (or substantially in the form) of the Confirmatory Deed* annexed to this 106 Agreement.’ ”

RESOLVED:

That the recommendation be approved and the application be subject to the additional condition and variation to the Section 106 legal agreement for the reasons stated or referred to in the report, Late Representations, and verbal update presented by the Case Officer.

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer, recommending that the above application for the change of use of the existing vacant Public House (Sui Generis) to 8 self-contained flats (C3) including rear balconies be approved subject to conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report and Late Representations.

RESOLVED:

That the recommendation be approved and the application be granted subject to conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report and Late Representations.

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer, recommending that the above application for the construction of a 3G artificial football pitch, widening of the site entrance and installation of a 2.2m high acoustic fence to the rear of boundaries onto Rossett Road be approved subject to conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report and Late Representations.

RESOLVED:

That the recommendation be approved and the application be granted subject to conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report and Late Representations.

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer, recommending that the above application for the erection of a detached 2 storey dwelling with basement garage and associated landscape and boundary works (retrospective) be approved subject to conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report and Late Representations.

RESOLVED:

That the determination of the item be deferred to enable the site to be inspected by the Visiting Panel

Report of the Chief Planning Officer

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officeron the results of the undermentioned appeals and progress on appeals lodged with the Planning Inspectorate.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.