Meeting: Planning Committee
Meeting Date: 3rd November 2025 6pm
Meeting Venue: Lower Council Chamber, Council Offices
Public seating will be available. The meeting will be broadcast via Zoom to enable remote public viewing and participation and a video stream will also be broadcast to Facebook. To join the meeting via Zoom, visit https://bit.ly/KTC-Meeting or use meeting ID 821 0560 5574 and password KTC-456189.
1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To receive apologies for absence; apologies should be submitted to the Deputy Town Clerk in advance of the meeting.
2 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS
To receive declarations of personal, prejudicial, and pecuniary interests from members relevant to items under discussion at the meeting.
3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
A period of up to 15 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments.
4 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
To receive and confirm the minutes of the meeting held 13th October 2025.
Attachment – Minutes of the meeting held 13th October
5 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
To review the latest planning applications.
| 25/3754/PRIOR-1A | 44 Westfield Drive | Prior approval for single storey rear extension 4m from existing rear wall with a maximum height of 2.9m and an eaves height of 2.7m. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions |
| 25/3796/HOUS | 26 Tabley Close | Side infill extension over existing garage | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions T4 – Parking |
| 25/3766/LBC | 115 King Street | Listed Building Consent for internal alterations at ground floor shop level only comprising of the installation of a new RSJ to support an existing chimney stack, removal of rotten floor joists and replacement with new floor joists, replacement of existing floor screed and installation of stud/plasterboard partitions. | HE2 – Heritage Assets
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| 25/3758/FUL | Blackhill Farm, Bexton Road | Installation of a small glass link to connect approved dependents accommodation to adjacent existing garden building | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions |
| 25/3611/FUL | 3a Toft Road | The change of use of the first floor of 3A Toft Road from Class E and the building 2 Marcliff Grove to C1 (Hotel), along with minor external works | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER5 – Overnight Accommodation T4 – Parking |
| 25/3892/VOC | 35 Mellor Crescent | Variation of condition 2 approved plans on application 24/4240/VOC – Part single, part two storey extensions to side and front of the house. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions |
| 25/3682/FUL | Boi House Haig Close | Extension to existing office building to create 840sqm additional floorspace. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER1 – Employment Development T4 – Parking
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| 25/3716/FUL | Knutsford Leisure Centre Westfield Drive | The project scope involves the installation of ASHP and GRP with associated enclosing fencing. The ASHP compound will be located to the north of the site, with the GRP located within the bin storage area on site within the perimeter of the site. The enclosing fencing is proposed to be acoustic timber fencing at 3.2m high with a double gated entrance to the southern short side of the compound. The heat pumps will be sited on a concrete base with external pipework from the concrete entrenched through the main plantroom. The ASHP will allow full removal of the main buildings gas boilers. There will also be a small concrete base with a GRP plantroom adjacent the existing plant room, withing the courtyard to the northern elevation of the site, beyond public access. | D1 – Design Guide
E5 – Pollution
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| 25/3980/HOUS | Woodlegh Legh Road | Removal of 2 trees and construction of single storey front extension to form new 3 car garage | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D3 – Landscape in New Development HE3 – Conservation Areas H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions T4 – Parking |
| 25/3823/HOUS | Greenacre Parkfield Road | Single storey side and rear extension with basement | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D4 – Sustainable Residential Design HE3 – Conservation Areas H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions |
| 25/4036/HOUS | 31 St Johns Road | Proposed replacement windows and doors single storey rear/side extension and associated alterations. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness HE3 – Conservation Areas H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions
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6 TREE APPLICATIONS
To review the latest planning applications.
| 25/3855/TCA | 35 Goughs Lane | Section 211 notice: G1. Blue Cypress & Cherry Grp. – Reduce the Blue Cypress in height by 4 metres and shape the top where possible. Cherry, reduce in height by 4 metres and prune the side limbs to shape. T2. Acer negundo – Remove the lowest limb over the garden. Crown lift other secondary limbs over the garden to a height of approximately 1.75 metres from ground level. Reduce in height by 2-2.5 metres and reduce limbs that lean over the garden by upto 3 metres, to control the overall size of the tree. |
| 25/3848/TCA | The Vicarage, Mobberley Road | Section 211 notice: T1 Wild Cherry Reduce weight on car park overhang by 2 to 4m to reduce the risk of major failure. G2 Various – Crown lift over road and car park to give 6 m ground clearance |
| 25/3831/TPO | Haysville, 18 Chelford Road | Works to Protected Trees/Section 211 notice:
Tree works to fell Holly trees (G1), Laurel trees (G2), Laurel/Holly trees (G3), Laurel/Holly trees (G4), Horse Chestnut tree (T1), Ash tree (T2), Holly tree (T3), Beech tree (T4), Holly tree (T5), Beech tree (T6), reduction of lateral canopy by 1-1.5m on Cedar tree (T7), crown clean, removing epicormic growth on stem to 5-6m on Lime trees (T8/T9/T10), crown clean, removing epicormic growth on stem to 2-3m on Sycamore trees (T11/T12) and fell Rowan tree (T13), Magnolia (T15) and Rowan (T15) |
| 25/3720/HEDGE | Land off Parkgate Lane | Hedgerow Removal notice:
Application for the removal of two sections of hedgerow off Parkgate Lane. |
7 PLANNING DECISIONS
To review the latest planning decisions.
Attachment – Planning Decisions Report 27/10/2025
8 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be held on 24th November 2025 at 6pm