Meeting: Planning Committee
Meeting Date:  30th June 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 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

To receive and confirm the minutes of the meeting held 9th June 2025

Attachment – Minutes of the meeting 9th June 2025

 

5 PLANNING APPLICATIONS

To review the latest planning applications.

25/2035/HOUS 40 Ashworth Park, Erection of partial two storey and first floor side extension, internal alterations and external alterations, and associated landscaping works. D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions

T4 – Parking

25/1862/ADV 24 Princess Street Advertisement consent for external signage. D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

ER3 – Shop Frontages

HE3 – Conservation Areas

TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre

25/2093/HOUS 8 Branden Drive Erection of single storey extension to rear elevation and erection of single storey side extension D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions

T4 – Parking

25/0848/FUL Knutsford Gym Limited, 7 – 9 Malt Street, New signage to the front (West) elevation D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

ER3 – Shop Frontages

HE3 – Conservation Areas

TC4 – Active Frontages within the Town Centre

24/4738/FUL Land Off 2 Croft Lane Amended Plans:

Proposed detached house, access, parking and landscaping.

D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

D3 – Landscape in New Development

D4 – Sustainable Residential Design

HE3 – Conservation Areas

H1 – Housing Mix

T4 – Parking

25/2153/HOUS 17 Boothfields Erection of single storey side extension, internal alterations and external window changes. D1 – Design Guide

D2 – Local Distinctiveness

H3 – Residential Extensions and Conversions

T4 – Parking

 

 

6 Tree APPLICATIONS

To review the latest planning applications.

25/2098/TCA 12 Heathfield Square Section 211 notice:

T1 Lime (Tillia) Dead wood to remove, Crown Lift to 5m, Strip Epicormic growth from the main stem. Removal and stump grind of T2 (Leylandii). Other Works include tidying up of Shrubs and other smaller plants

25/2013/TCA 17 St Johns Road Section 211 notice:

Tree works to Oak tree (T1) to remove epicormic growth and stub on the trunk, selectively reduce the top and roadside of the tree by up to 2m, reduce lateral limbs on the property side by 1.5-2m, remove deadwood 3cm+ in diameter, prune to clear the light by 1m and prune branches overhanging the Acer by 1.5m and Acer and Laburnum group (G2) to reduce limbs to approximately the line of the kerb

25/1923/TPO 18 Fir Tree Avenue Works to Protected Trees:

T1 Sycamore, Crown lifting by 2m to clear neighbours roof( 3x branches). T2,Lime T3,Oak and T4 Lime crown lift epicormic grown to main forks (5m). T5 lime Crown lift one branch on the rear of canopy by 3m

25/1873/TPO 25 Grassfield Way, Works to Protected Trees:

G1 – 2x Pine – Reduce secondary branches extending towards 23 Grassfield Way to give a property clearance of 5m.

25/1870/TCA 5 St Johns Road, Knutsford Section 211 notice:

T1 Yew – Reduce top by 1.5-2m to create a dew drop shape where possible. Also overall reduction of 1.5-2m to contain width and height and allow security lights to function properly. T2 Yew – Overall reduction of 1-1.5m to create dew drop shape.

 

 

7 PLANNING DECISIONS

To review the latest planning decisions.

Attachment – Planning Decisions Report 23/06/2025

8 Planning Appeals

To consider the appeal against refusal for 24/3234M – Eskdale Legh Road, Proposed new dwelling.

 

9 PLANNING ENFORCEMENT LOG

To review planning issues.

Attachment – Planning Enforcement Report – June 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 Tuesday 1st July 2025 at 7pm.