Agenda and draft minutes

Planning Committee - Wednesday 9th April, 2025 6.30 pm

Venue: Bootle Town Hall

Contact: Ian Barton  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

74.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

No apologies for absence were received.

 

75.

Declarations of Interest

Members are requested at a meeting where a disclosable pecuniary interest or personal interest arises, which is not already included in their Register of Members' Interests, todeclare any interests that relate to an item on the agenda.

 

Where a Member discloses a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, he/she must withdraw from the meeting by switching their camera and microphone off during the whole consideration of any item of business in which he/she has an interest, except where he/she is permitted to remain as a result of a grant of a dispensation.

 

Where a Member discloses a personal interest he/she must seek advice from the Monitoring Officer or staff member representing the Monitoring Officer by 12 Noon the day before the meeting to determine whether the Member should withdraw from the meeting room, during the whole consideration of any item of business in which he/she has an interest or whether the Member can remain in the meeting or remain in the meeting and vote on the relevant decision.

Minutes:

In accordance with Paragraph 9 of the Council’s Code of Conduct, the following declaration of a personal interest was made and the Member concerned remained in the room during the consideration of the item:

 

Member

Minute No.

Nature of Interest

 

 

 

Councillor Williams

Minute No. 77 DC/2025/00057 - 57 Galsworthy Avenue, Bootle.

Had contact with objectors arising from her employment.

 

 

76.

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 199 KB

Minutes of the Meeting held on 5 February 2025.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 5 February 2025 be confirmed as a correct record.

 

 

77.

DC/2025/00057 - 57 Galsworthy Avenue Bootle pdf icon PDF 757 KB

Report of the Chief Planning Officer.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer recommending that the above application for a change of use from a dwellinghouse (C3) to a children's home (C2) for up to two children be granted subject to the conditions and for the reasons stated or referred to in the report.

 

Arising from the discussion members considered the appropriateness of such a development in this particular area, noted the comments of Merseyside Police regarding crime and antisocial behaviour in the area, and referred to observations at the Committee’s site visit on Monday 7 April 2025.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the recommendation be not approved and the application be refused for the reason that the introduction of such a proposal in the area would draw vulnerable children into crime, detrimental to the quality of life of existing residents in the locality, and would have a detrimental effect on community cohesion and resilience in the area, contrary to paragraph 135(f) of the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

78.

Planning Appeals Report pdf icon PDF 31 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

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

 

Appellant

 

Proposal/Breach of Planning Control

Decision

Mr A. Wood

DC/2024/01300 (APP/M4320/D/24/3354307)

14 Gorse Way Formby - appeal against refusal by the Council to grant Planning Permission for the conversion of the existing bungalow into a two storey dwellinghouse with a two storey extension to rear.

 

Dismissed

20/03/2025

Ms. M. Robinson

DC/2024/00855 (APP/M4320/W/24/3353822)

Land At The North West of Lynton Drive, with Access Between 12 And 14 Lynton Drive, Birkdale - appeal against refusal by the Council to grant Planning Permission for the erection of a one bedroom detached two storey dwelling and solar car port with access between Nos.12 and 14 Lynton Drive.

 

Dismissed

07/03/25

Mr K Visvanathan

DC/2024/01364 (APP/M4320/W/24/3352808)

2 Crown Buildings Liverpool Road Birkdale - appeal against refusal by the Council to grant Planning Permission for the installation of a new shop front and security shutters Start (retrospective).

 

Part Allow/Dismissed

06/03/2025

Mr A. Deniz

DC/2024/01483 (APP/M4320/W/24/3355087)

138 Bispham Road Southport - appeal against refusal by the Council to grant Planning Permission for the change of use of ground floor from a Gym (E(d)) to 24 hour convenience store (E(a)) with a first floor extension to the side and rear and dormer to front elevation (Part Retrospective).

 

Dismissed

06/03/25

Mr D. Sixsmith

(JTD Estates Ltd)

DC/2024/01520 (APP/M4320/D/24/3355131)

9 Birch Green Formby - appeal against refusal by the Council to grant Planning Permission for the erection of a first floor extension to the side of the dwellinghouse.

 

Allowed

06/03/25

Mrs L. Wright

DC/2024/01630 (APP/M4320/D/24/3355678)

45 Warrenhouse Road Brighton Le Sands - appeal against refusal by the Council to grant Planning Permission for the erection of fencing to the front and side of the dwellinghouse and addition of a new wooden gate and brick pillars at the front of the dwellinghouse (Part Retrospective).

 

Dismissed

26/02/25

 

Mr V. Srivastava

(The Care Advantage Supported Living Ltd)

DC/2024/01164 (APP/M4320/W/24/3353177)

50 Elm Road Seaforth - appeal against refusal by the Council to grant Planning Permission for the change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a children's home for up to 2 children (Class C2).

 

Dismissed

24/02/2025

Mr S. Maddocks

DC/2024/01693 (APP/M4320/D/25/3358712)

26 Little Crosby Road Crosby - appeal against refusal by the Council to grant Planning Permission for the erection of a single storey garage extension to side of dwellinghouse.

 

Dismissed

20/02/25

Cornerstone

DC/2024/00677 (APP/M4320/W/24/3350601)

Grass Verge Where Warren Road Meets Serpentine South, Blundellsands - appeal against refusal by the Council in relation to prior notification procedure for the installation of 1no. 20m Hutchinson street pole, with 6no. VF antennae and 1no. VF 300mm dish, 3no. cabinets and ancillary equipment.

 

 

Dismissed

13/02/25

Mr. J. Cook

DC/2024/01233 (APP/M4320/W/24/3354750)

1 Elm Avenue Crosby - appeal against refusal by the Council to grant Planning Permission for the conversion of the existing detached dwelling into 2 No. semi-detached dwellings following the demolition of the existing pool house extension, alterations to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 78.

79.

Visiting Panel pdf icon PDF 335 KB

Report of Chief Planning Officer

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Planning Officer which advised that the undermentioned site had been inspected by the Visiting Panel on 7 April 2025.

 

Application No.

Site

 

DC/2025/00057

 

57 Galsworthy Avenue, Bootle

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the report on the sites inspected by the Visiting Panel be noted.