Meeting: Planning Committee
Meeting Date: Monday 10th July 2023 6pm
Meeting Venue: Lower Council Chamber, Council Offices
Public seating will be available. The meeting will be broadcast via Zoom to enable remote public listening and participation and an audio stream will also be broadcast to Facebook. To join the meeting via Zoom, visit 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 4th July 2023.
5 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
To review the latest planning applications.
| Application
Ref |
Address | Application Detail | Relevant Neighbourhood Plan Policies |
| 23/2476M | 20 Fir Tree Avenue | Proposed single storey rear extension and associated alterations | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions
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| 22/2717M | 2 Croft Lane | REVISED PLANS: Erection of garage outbuilding for vehicular storage. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D3 – Landscape in New Development HE3 – Conservation Areas H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions T4 – Parking |
| 23/0318M | Corner Oak, Tabley Road | REVISED PLANS: Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of new 7 bedroom detached dwelling | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D4 – Sustainable Residential Design H1 – Housing Mix T4 – Parking |
| 22/1953M | Land to the rear of, 19, Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0DA | REVISED PLANS: Full planning application for residential development comprising of a pair of two storey, semi-detached dwellings with accommodation in the roof for residential use class C3, including associated hard and soft landscaping. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D3 – Landscape in New Development D4 – Sustainable Residential Design HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas H1 – Housing Mix H2 – Previously Developed and Infill Development T4 – Parking |
| 23/2317M | Booths Supermarket, 2B Stanley Road | InstaVolt are proposing to install three rapid electric vehicle charging stations within the car park of EH Booths, Knutsford. Four existing parking spaces will become EV charging bays, along with associated equipment. One of the three EV charging bays will be fully accessible, allowing for unrestricted access to one EV charger with 1.2m access on 4 sides of the parking bay. This proposal will replace the existing planning permission on site (reference 22/1846M). | D1 – Design Guide
T4 – Parking |
| 23/2324M | 70 Grove Park | Application to amend previous planning approval for Proposed Front and Rear Extensions, ref 22/0371M to create new roof structure | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions T4 – Parking |
| 22/0376M | Eight Oaks, 66 Goughs Lane | AMENDED PLANS: Planning application for the demolition of 66 Goughs Lane and the erection two apartment blocks with communal garden, parking and access off Goughs Lane, Knutsford | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D3 – Landscape in New Development D4 – Sustainable Residential Design E3 – Habitat Protection and Biodiversity HE1 – Landmarks, Views, Vistas and Gateways HE3 – Conservation Areas H1 – Housing Mix H2 – Previously Developed and Infill Development SL1 – Open Space in New Developments T2 – Cycling in Knutsford T4 – Parking |
| 23/2402M | 37 Manchester Road | Non material amendment to approval 23/0269M for Dormer Extension & Changes to the side and rear elevations. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness HE3 – Conservation Areas H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions
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6 TREE WORKS APPLICATIONS
To review the latest planning applications.
| Application
Ref |
Address | Application Detail |
| 23/2176T
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4 Astley Close | Works to Protected Trees:
T1 – Oak – Crown lift by up to 2m and crown reduction by up to 3m – General maintenance T2 – Beech – Fell – Excessive shading T3 – Conifer – Fell – excessive shading T4 – Holly – Crown reduction by up to 3m – General maintenance |
| 23/2177T
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11 Hallside Park | Works to Protected Trees:
T1. Sycamore – Reduce in height to 6 metres from ground level. REASON: Due to Heavy Squirrel damage and to maintain at a reasonable size. T2. Oak – Large central limb reduce to lower growth. Main limbs extending over the path, reduce back to approximately the fence line (to small replacement limbs). Potentially broken limb sitting on the Sycamore, reduce to 2 metres up from the fork. REASON: To reduce risk of limb failures T3. Dead Holly – Fell to ground level. REASON: Dead T4 Ash – Fell to ground level. REASON: Heavy Ash dieback T5. Oak – Lowest limb on the property side, reduce by 2 metres. Undertake light crown raising of the limbs over the neighbours garden. Remove epicormic growth off the trunk to the height of the main fork. REASON: To crown lift and maintain clearance from property |
| 23/2308T | 13 Drury Lane | Section 211 notice:
T1 Hawthorn, Fell due to tree condition Ganoderma bracket at base of tree |
| 23/2390T | 3 Ruskin Way | Section 211 notice:
Prunus marked as T1 on the sketch plan: pruning back to the boundary with Tatton Park by up to 1m to suitable pruning points. Oak marked as T2 on the sketch plan: Pruning back by up to 2m to suitable pruning points to take it back to the garden boundary. |
| 23/2417T | Russet House, Toft Road | Works to Protected Trees/Section 211 notice:
T1 – Norway Maple – Fell – T2 – Yew – trim back branches in line with the wall. T3 – Laurel – reduce to 2 metres in height. T4 – Yew – reduce limbs back from garage roof to give 2.5 metre clearance. T5 – Copper Beech – Tag No. 297, crown lift to give 4 metres clearance. T6 – Copper Beech – Tag No. 296, crown lift to give 4 metres clearance. |
| 23/2418T | Oakhurst House, Toft Road | Section 211 notice:
T1 – Maple – cut back from the corner of the house to give 2.5 metres of clearance. T2 & 3 – Conifers – cut back from the house to give 2.5 metres of clearance. T4 – Laurel – remove limb facing the house to give clearance from the house. T5 – Holly – reduce back from the house up to 2.5 metres. T6 – Maple – cut back from house to give 2.5 metres clearance. T7 – Conifer – cut back from house to give 2.5 metres clearance |
7 PLANNING DECISIONS
To review the latest planning decisions.
Attachment – Planning Decisions Report 03/07/2023
8 PLANNING APPEALS
To note the appeal for application 21/3017M – 47, Valley Way – Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to application 20/0438M – Front single-storey extension and new tile roof to replace the single storey flat roof.
9 PLANNING ENFORCEMENT LOG
To review planning issues.
Attachment – Planning Enforcement Report – July 2023
10 OUTSTANDING MATTERS LOG
To review the outstanding planning matters.
Attachment – Outstanding Matters Log
11 STRATEGIC PLAN
To determine priority actions for the ensuing year.
Attachment – Report PL-23-03 Planning Committee Strategic Plan Actions
12 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be held on Monday 31st July 2023.