Meeting: Planning Committee
Meeting Date: 19th May 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 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 COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE
To note the committee terms of reference.
Attachment – Planning and Licensing Committee Terms of Reference
5 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
To receive and confirm the minutes of the meeting held 28th April 2025
Attachment – Minutes of the meeting held 28th April 2025
6 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
To review the latest planning applications.
| 25/1290/FUL | Natwest, 82 King Street | Internal and external alterations to allow the installation of an internal disabled access ramp for DDA requirements
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D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER3 – Shop Frontages HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre |
| 25/1291/LBC | Natwest, 82 King Street, | Internal and external alterations to allow the installation of an internal disabled access ramp for DDA requirements
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D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER3 – Shop Frontages HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre |
| 25/1240/FUL | Land At Booths Park Chelford Road, | Erection of 4no covered padel tennis courts and clubhouse, with associated areas of hardstanding, car parking, means of enclosure, canopies, landscaping and ancillary works.
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D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D3 – Landscape in New Development SL1 – Open Space in New Developments T2 – Cycling in Knutsford T4 – Parking |
| 24/3388M | 41 Mereheath Park | Additional storey including changes to fenestration and external materials
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D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions |
| 24/4599/FUL | Thrushes Mead Toft Road, | Amended Plans Conversion to residential dwelling, including part demolition, new extensions, new access from Comber Way, tree removal, landscaping and associated works.
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D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D3 – Landscape in New Development HE3 – Conservation Areas H1 – Housing Mix H2 – Previously Developed and Infill Development H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions T4 – Parking |
| 24/4597/HOUS | Thrushes Mead Toft Road | Amended Plans Demolition of part of the existing stables, construction of extensions and a new outbuilding, tree removal, a temporary construction access from Comber Way, landscaping and associated works.
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D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D3 – Landscape in New Development HE3 – Conservation Areas H1 – Housing Mix H2 – Previously Developed and Infill Development H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions T4 – Parking |
| 25/1198/LBC | Brocklehirst Ltd, 127 King Street, | Listed building consent for new store signage. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER3 – Shop Frontages HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre |
| 25/1268/HOUS | 142 Mobberley Road | 1st floor side extension, rear single storey extension, new porch and driveway amendments. Removal of railings to rear 1st floor and new juliet balcony. New roof and external wall finishes. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions T4 – Parking |
| 25/1361/DSC | The Mount Parkfield Road | Discharge of condition 6 boundary wall details, on approved application 23/2685M – Garden redesign, new driveway, new garage and alterations to boundary treatment
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E3 – Habitat Protection and Biodiversity
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| 25/1267/FUL | Botanist, 41a King Street, | Alterations to frontage | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness HE3 – Conservation Areas TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre |
| 24/3602M | 21 Leycester Road | Amended Plans: Demolition of existing house and construction of replacement dwelling. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness D3 – Landscape in New Development HE3 – Conservation Areas H1 – Housing Mix T4 – Parking |
| 25/1304/DSC | Spinney Lodge Tabley Road, | Discharge of conditions 4, 7, 10 and 11 on approval 23/2955M. | D1 – Design Guide
D3 – Landscape in New Development D4 – Sustainable Residential Design T4 – Parking |
| 25/1492/HOUS | 16 Sandiway | Single storey side and rear wrap around with associated alterations. | D1 – Design Guide
D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions T4 – Parking |
7 TREE APPLICATIONS
To review the latest planning applications.
| 25/1280/TCA | St John The Baptist Church, Church Hill, | Section 211 notice:
Beech Tree – Height reduction by 2m from tips. In addition selective end weight reductions from overextending laterals and all laterals south over boundary by up to 1.5m or nearest best point for regrowth.
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| 25/1340/TPO | Apartment 1, Centennial Place, 28 Northwich Road, | Works to Protected Trees:
Tree 380 (Lime) The end tree of the row of pollarded Limes. Brittle cinder fungus noted on the southwest side buttress roots. The tree has a natural lean towards and is within striking distance of the adjacent property. Request to fell and remove lime tree and grind stump.
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| 25/1498/TCA | Shady Hollow Toft Road | Section 211 notice:
T1. Cypress Reduce 4m. T2. Cypress Reduce 4m. T3. Cypress Reduce 4m. T4. Cypress Reduce 4m.
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| 25/1484/TCA | Ivy Cottage, Tabley Road | Section 211 notice:
Tree works to fell Cypress tree (T1) and remove limb from Cypress tree (T2)
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| 25/1523/TCA | North Riding Legh Road | Section 211 notice:
T1. Beech – Rear right hand boundary Remove the low limb which extends over the garden (approximately 20cm diameter). Remove the hanging limb over the greenhouse. T2. Red Oak – Remove epicormic growth from the main fork to 4 metres up the main limbs. Remove any deadwood 5cm+ in diameter over the neighbours boundary only. T3. Silver Birch – Dying back, sectional fell to ground level.
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8 PLANNING DECISIONS
To review the latest planning decisions.
Attachment – Planning Decisions Report 12/05/2025
9 PLANNING ENFORCEMENT LOG
To review planning issues.
Attachment – Planning Enforcement Report – May 2025
10 OUTSTANDING MATTERS LOG
To review the outstanding planning matters.
Attachment – Outstanding Matters Log May 2025
11 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be held on Monday 9th June 2025 at 6pm.