Meeting: Planning Committee
Meeting Date: Monday 10th June 2024 at 6 pm
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 Planning and Facilities Officer 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 28th May 2024
Attachment – Minutes of the meeting held 28th May 2024
5 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
To review the latest planning applications.
| 24/1690M | Knutsford Fire Station, Mobberley Road | Roof – replacement of patent glazing to canopy with plastisol coated profiled sheet (one bay of external canopy demolished). Removal of cladding to tank room and lowering of chimney stack. Installation of photovoltaics to accommodation block and appliance bay roofs. Installation of safety handrails to perimeter of roof. Front Elevation – Demolition of entrance canopy. Rear Elevation – Replacement of appliance bay door. Rear Elevation – Single Storey Gym Extension – Low level cavity plinth wall with aluminium powder coated doors / curtain walling (glazed / solid panels) and uPVC fasicas. General – Installation of through coloured render. Replacement of timber framed windows and doors with new aluminium framed windows and doors and uPVC fascias. Installation of external fire drill training tower to replace existing tower | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness |
| 24/1811M | Land North of Parkgate Industiral Estate, Parkgate Lane | Request to modify Section 106 and release the local connection criteria for the Shared Ownership units only, for properties unsold for 3 months or more. | Non Applicable |
| 24/1794M | 127 King Street | Proposed conversion from offices to form furniture store with new disabled platform lift from ground to first floor level and minor internal alterations | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER2 – Retail Development ER3 – Shop Frontages HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre T4 – Parking |
| 24/1760M | Woodvale Clinic, The Lodge, Toft Road | Change of Use of existing dentistry practice to a dwelling | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D3 – Landscape in New Development HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas H1 – Housing Mix H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions T4 – Parking |
| 24/1761M | Woodvale Clinic, The Lodge, Toft Road | Listed Building Consent for Change of Use of existing dentistry practice to a dwelling | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D3 – Landscape in New Development HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas H1 – Housing Mix H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions T4 – Parking |
| 24/1846M | 129 King Street | The demolition of 1980s rear brick extension, the erection of new extension with shop frontage on old buildings footprint. Internal alterations and improvements to all floors. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER1 – Employment Development ER2 – Retail Development ER3 – Shop Frontages HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre T4 – Parking |
| 24/1847M | 129 King Street | The demolition of 1980s rear brick extension, the erection of new extension with shop frontage on old buildings footprint. Internal alterations and improvements to all floors. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER1 – Employment Development ER2 – Retail Development ER3 – Shop Frontages HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre T4 – Parking |
| 24/1900M | 7 Victoria Street | Prior approval for a single storey rear extension extending 4.69 metres beyond the rear wall, maximum height of 3.64 metres eaves height of 2.85 metres. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions
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| 24/1939M | 15 Comber Way | Demolition of existing conservatory, new single storey rear extension, new roof over garage and new garden building | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H2 – Previously Developed and Infill Development H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions T4 – Parking |
| 24/1970M | 10 Yewlands Drive | Demolish existing UPVC porch and replace with new porch. External render to property | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions
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| 24/1672D | Spinney Lodge, Tabley Road
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Discharge of conditions 1, 2, 6, 8, 9 & 10of existing permission 23/2955M; demolition of the existing bungalow and erection of a single-storey replacement dwelling including the associated access arrangements and landscaping. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D3 – Landscape in New Development D4 – Sustainable Residential Design E3 – Habitat Protection and Biodiversity HE3 – Conservation Areas
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| 24/1957M | Green Bank, St Johns Road | Non-Material Amendment on application 23/4097M: Retrospective permission for proposed single storey rear extension | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D3 – Landscape in New Development HE3 – Conservation Areas H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions
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6 TREE WORKS APPLICATIONS
To review the latest tree applications.
| 24/1668T | The Old Vicarage, St Johns Road | Section 211 notice:
Holly Group 1-3 1. Variegated Holly – Fell to ground level and treat the stump to prevent regrowth. 2. Varieagted Holly – Fell to ground level and treat the stump to prevent regrowth. 3. Holly stump – Fell to ground level. Do not treat stump due to proximity to neighbouring tree. Holly Group 4-10 4. Holly – Reduce in height by approximately 2.5 metres and prune the side limbs by 1-1.25 metres to shape. 5. Holly – Fell to ground level. 6. Holly – Fell to ground level. 7. Holly – Fell to ground level. 8. Holly – Fell to ground level. 9&10 2x Holly – Reduce the larger tree by approximately 2.5 metres and prune side limbs by approximately 1 metre and prune to shape |
| 24/1741T | Foxlands, Bexton Lane | Works to Protected Trees:
Tree works to poplar tree (T1) to reduce crown by 7m |
| 24/1814T | 37 St Johns Road | Section 211 notice:
One of our trees is growing out of control. We want to have to trimmed. |
| 24/1855T | Oakdene, Bexton Road | Works to Protected Trees:
G1 Limes 3x lime trees to have the garden side of the lateral limbs to be reduced back between 2/3 meters. The road side to be reduced back from off the road and crown lifted to 5.2 meter. The height of the trees to be reduced down to 20 meters basically giving the tree a pollard to make the trees safer and a longer life for the tree and piece of mine for the customer but keeping the leaf coverage to keep privacy. G2 Oaks 3x oak to have a 30% thin to allow more light into the garden with out affecting the shape of the tree. Also to crown lift between 3/4 meters to balance the lower crown. |
| 24/1756T | Play Area, The Moor | Section 211 notice:
Norway Maple – Target prune so as a cone of uninterrupted light can reach footway below. Weeping Willow – Target prune so as a cone of uninterrupted light can reach footway below. G1, Mixed Broadleaf (predominantly Lime) – Crown lift to approx 5.5m where overhanging road only + target prune approx 2m clear of building. G2, Common Lime – Crown lift to approx 5.5m where overhanging road only. G3, Mixed Broadleaf (predominantly Lime) – Crown lift to approx 5.5m where overhanging road only + target prune approx 2m clear of building (No.8 Swinton Sq). |
| 24/1915T | Woodlands, Croft Lane | Works to Protected Trees:
G1. Five Limes, one Sycamore & one Beech – Crown lift to 5-6m/remove epicormic growth to improve blight to woodland garden beneath canopy T2. Sycamore – Reduce heighest section of crown by approx 2m to improve light |
| 24/1932T | 23 St Johns Avenue | Section 211 notice:
Plum Cherry Tree marked in Yellow as T1: Reduction by up to 1.5m to reduce and reshape. Pear Tree marked in blue as T2: Tree is infested with Ganoderma, it is also situated within a raise concreated area. Customer would like removal to ground level. |
7 PLANNING DECISIONS
To review the latest planning decisions.
Attachment – Planning Decisions Report 03/06/24
8 PLANNING APPEALS
To consider the appeal for 23/2681M – Land at 50 & 50A Bexton Road, Full planning application for the demolition of two homes and the development of six residential dwellings.
9 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be held on Monday 24th June 2024