Meeting: Planning Committee
Meeting Date:  28th July 2025 7pm
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 meetings held 30th June 2025 and 1st July 2025

Attachments (2) – Minutes of the meeting held 30th June 2025 and Minutes of the meeting held 1st July 2025

 

5 LAND AT BOOTHS PARK – S106 AGREEMENT

To determine requests for terms of the s106 agreement in respect of application 25/1468/OUT – Outline application for up to 163 houses and apartments including 30% affordable homes, together with associated open space, sustainable drainage works and landscaping. All matters reserved apart from means of access.

Attachment – Report PL-25-02 Land at Booths Park s106

 

5 PLANNING APPLICATIONS

To review the latest planning applications.

25/2282/HOUS 12 Lilac Avenue Proposed single storey rear extension with external alterations including decking D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions

25/2307/FUL Moseley Hall Farm Chelford Road, Installation of new mezzanine floor, new external door, windows and staircase D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

ER2 – Retail Development

25/2204/HOUS 27 Stanley Road Erection of single-storey rear extension replacing 1No. existing single-storey outhouse, erection of dormer extension to accommodate loft living space and internal alterations. D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

HE3 – Conservation Areas

H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions

25/1981/HOUS 52 Ashworth Park Reposition of existing side\rear fence and repositioning within garden and associated landscaping works. D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

D3 – Landscape in New Development

25/2189/FUL Ats Euromaster, 4 Malt Street, Change of Use from Tyre & Exhaust Centre (Class B2) to allow a Commercial Business and Service Use (Class E) together with minor works to the external appearance of the building D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

ER1 – Employment Development

HE3 – Conservation Areas

TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre

T2 – Cycling in Knutsford

T4 – Parking

25/2327/HOUS Mulberry Cottage Croft Lane Conversion of existing outbuilding to provide detached residential annexe with associated alterations to outbuilding exterior, erection of new and replacement single storey bay windows to front elevation and replacement of existing rear elevation window with glazed patio doors with side windows. D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

HE3 – Conservation Areas

H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions

T4 – Parking

25/2273/HOUS 10 Rutherford Drive, Erection of single storey side extension and replacement of existing conservatory with new single storey rear extension. D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

HE3 – Conservation Areas

H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions

 

25/2385/NMA Development Site Warren Close, Non-Material amendment to approval 21/4630M for Re-development of former Warren Close bungalow site. Construction of 7no. affordable dwellings and associated landscaping. Non applicable
25/2435/HOUS 29 Freshfields Double storey side extension, infill extension to front elevation, demolition of conservatory and erection of orangery. D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions

25/2486/HOUS 1 Meadow Drive Demolition of existing garage, carport and conservatory, erection of single storey side and rear extension, erection of front porch, erection of loft conversion on first floor, erection of dormer, window, installation of replacement windows and existing walls insulated and rendered. D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions

T4 – Parking

25/2501/HOUS 79 Parkgate Installation of external render to dwelling, erection of single storey side and rear elevations, erection of loft conversion to form additional living space including roof windows, and associated alterations. D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions

T4 – Parking

 

6 TREE APPLICATIONS

To review the latest planning applications.

25/2370/TPO Ash Court King Edward Road Works to Protected Trees/ Section 211 notice:

1. Species: 3x Mountain Ash, 2x Amelanchier Recommendations: Fell left-hand tree to ground level. 2. Species: Acer Recommendations: Formatively prune by clipping approx. 1 metre all around. Remove stakes. 5. Species: Chestnut Recommendations: Clip lateral limbs to clear property by 1.5 metres. 6. Species: Crab Apple Recommendations: Reduce 1–1.5 metres all around to control size. 10. Species: Walnut Recommendations: Crown lift low branches by 2 metres and clear building by 2 metres. 11.Species: Yew Recommendations: Prune to clear the building by 1.25 metres. 12.Species: Evergreen Oak Recommendations: Remove epicormic growth from stem.

25/2369/TPO Heathwaite House, 17 Gaskell Avenue Works to Protected Trees:

1. Blue Cedar – Reduce selected upper limbs to allow a little more light into the rear of 17 Gaskell Avenue. See photo for details REASON To allow more light to the rear garden of 17. 2. Yew – Reduce in height by 3 metres and prune upper ‘shoulders’ of the tree to produce a more rounded canopy formation. REASON To allow more light to the rear garden of 17. It will also reduce the debris dropping into the gutters of 17. Allowing the tree to fill out at a lower level still maintaining presence at the front of Sandilands. 3. Holly – Reduce in height to the mid point on the window on the property and clip the sides hard back by approximately one metre. REASON The tree is positioned very close to the property. The reduction of the tree will allow the tree to be maintained with a smaller overall canopy.

25/2343/TPO Stonelegh Legh Road, Works to Protected Trees:

T1 and T2 Pine Trees – Fell to ground level

25/2342/TPO Fiddlers Leap Bexton Lane, Works to Protected Trees:

Tree works to Lime tree (T1) to crown prune and thin by one metre and crown lift by three metres and to fell Scotch Pine tree (T2)

25/2339/TCA St Johns Parish Church Church Hill, Section 211 notice:

Tree works to fell Sycamore tree (T24) and Sycamore trees (G1) to re-pollard to previous points

25/2324/TPO Sunnyhurst, 4 Mobberley Road, Works to Protected Trees:

T1 Cherry Fell to ground level. Reason: Tree has 42 degree lean and crown top heavy with majority of crown overhanging property boundary. Tree works to be carried out by a competent arborist in accordance with BS 3998:2010, Tree Work Recommendations. Replacement Tree Planting 2 x Bird cherry (Prunus padus), Size: Standard, Selected Standard (up to 10-12cm girth) (Root Balled or Container grown). All new tree planting to be in accordance with British Standard 8545: Trees: From Nursery to Independence in the Landscape – Recommendations, 2014.

 

25/2283/TPO 22 Fir Tree Avenue, Works to Protected Trees:

Group 1 Row of conifers along rear of property. The tree’s are adjacent to Chelford road and last January three large tree’s, including one of theses conifers fell across Chelford Road, Fell all conifers and plant new Hegde ( natives species) Holly, Hawthorn, Blackthorn field maple etc.

25/2232/TCA Pine Tops Parkfield Road, Section 211 notice:

Reduce height by approximately 4-5m and reduce lateral limbs overhanging garden to the rear by approximately 1.5m

25/2092/TCA Parkfield House Parkfield Road, Section 211 notice:

Tree works to fell Spruce tree (T1)

25/1792/TCA The Hollies Legh Road, Works to Protected Trees:

1/3 crown reduction approximately 18ft of all 5 of the large Holly trees. As per -1 sketch

25/2457/TCA Playground Branden Drive, Section 211 notice:

Tree Lime South boundary Tag 0203TC: Epicormic Removal at base of tree to 2m, Tree Cherry East boundary Rec to Church Tag 0409TC: Crown reduction East cut back from church to clean building by up to 3m. Tree Lime Tag 0406TC: Epicormic Removal at base of tree to 2m, Tree Lime Tag 0206: Epicormic Removal at base of tree to 2m, Tree Horse Chestnut off South boundary Tag 0405TC: Raise Crown/Lift to 3m of 3rd order branches only all around clear FP and mow line, Tree Tree T1 Lime Church Boundary East to Mobberley Road: Remove epicormic growth at base of tree to 1.5m obstructing inspection, Tree Lime Tag 0205TC: Remove epicormic growth at base of tree to 2m, Tree Tag 0407TC: Remove epicormic growth at base of tree to 2m

 

7 PLANNING DECISIONS

To review the latest planning decisions.

Attachment – Planning Decisions Report 21/07/2025

8 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING

The next meeting will be held on 1st September 2025 at 6pm.