Planning Committee Agenda – 22nd September 2025

Meeting: Planning Committee
Meeting Date:  Monday 22nd September 2025 6pm
Meeting Venue: Lower Council Chamber, Council Offices

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 meetings held 1^st September 2025.

Attachment – Minutes of the meeting held 1^st September

 

5 PLANNING APPLICATIONS

To review the latest planning applications.

Application Ref	Address	Application Detail	Relevant Neighbourhood Plan Policies
25/3354/PRIOR-11B	11 Branden Drive	Prior approval for demolition of dual pitched vacant building.	C1 – Cultural and Community Places C3 – Re-use of Redundant Community Land and Buildings HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas
25/3270/HOUS	12 Marcliff Grove	Removal of existing rear conservatory and replacement with single storey rear and side extension.	D1 – Design Guide D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions
25/3234/NMA	35 Mellor Crescent	Non-material amendment to approval 24/4240/HOUS	D1 – Design Guide D2 – Local Distinctiveness H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions
25/3136/ADV	Little Waitrose, 28 – 30 Princess Street	Advertisement consent for External Signage, Fascia sign and Projecting sign	D1 – Design Guide D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER3 – Shop Frontages HE3 – Conservation Areas TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre
25/3286/LBC	24 Princess Street	Listed Building Consent for Item A: Fascia Decoration – Sandpaper, brushes and paint supplied to allow engineers to make good Item B: TGJones Vinyl Lettering – Machine cut white vinyl letters Item D: TGJones “Goods Entrance” Sign – 5mm foamex panel digitally printed direct to face and installed in direct replacement of existing	D1 – Design Guide D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER3 – Shop Frontages HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre
25/3268/FUL	Peel House, 20a Princess Street,	Conversion of offices into 3 x apartments (Use Class C3).	D1 – Design Guide D2 – Local Distinctiveness D4 – Sustainable Residential Design HE3 – Conservation Areas H1 – Housing Mix H4 – Living in the Town Centre T2 – Cycling in Knutsford T4 – Parking
25/3337/LBC	Angel Hotel, Angel Hotel King Street	Listed building consent for proposed change of use of function room to additional bedrooms (first floor) forming 3no new bedrooms (1no to rear, 2no to side elevation)	D1 – Design Guide D2 – Local Distinctiveness ER4 – Tourism and Day Visitors ER5 – Overnight Accommodation HE2 – Heritage Assets HE3 – Conservation Areas T2 – Cycling in Knutsford T4 – Parking

 

 

6 TREE APPLICATIONS

To review the latest planning applications.

Application Ref	Address	Application Detail
25/3364/TCA	The Pines, 22 Leycester Road	Section 211 notice: Removal of 2 Juvenile self seeded Silver Birch (A on plan), 1 Juvenile Self seeded Sycamore( B on plan) 3 Evergreen Shrubs( C on plan)
25/3437/TPO	Sharston House Nursing Home, Manor Park South	Works to Protected Trees: Works to multiple TPO trees. T1 Oak tree proposed crown lifting 1.5m to maintain tree health, clearance above adjacent parking area and improve access to light. T2 Beech tree proposed crown reduction by approx. 5m for tree health and reducing risk to vehicles underneath. T3 Beech tree proposed felling due to tree health and to remove risk of failure over highway.

 

7 PLANNING DECISIONS

To review the latest planning decisions.

Attachment – Planning Decisions Report 15/09/2025

 

8 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING

The next meeting will be held on 13^th October 2025 at 6pm.