Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee 20th April 2026

PL25/180 PRESENT

Councillors McCulloch, Coan, Dalzell, Gray, Hartley, Lowe, and Mears.

B Allen (Deputy Town Clerk).

 

PL25/181 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

No apologies were received.

 

PL25/182 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

Cllrs Mears declared a personal interest in the licensing application for The Tea Room on the grounds of being known to the applicant.

 

PL25/183 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

No members of the public were present.

 

PL25/184 CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

It was RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 30^th March 2026.

 

PL25/185 PLANNING APPLICATIONS

It was RESOLVED submit the comments detailed below.

26/0941/HOUS	17 Mardon Close	Single storey rear and part side elevation wrap around extension	The council raises no objections, subject to neighbour comments.
26/1034/HOUS	1 Yewlands Drive	Proposed two storey side and single storey rear extension and associated alterations.	The council raises no objections, subject to neighbour comments.
26/1012/HOUS	12 Lee Close	Two storey rear extension and extension over existing garage to the side of the dwelling.	The council raises no objection, subject to neighbour comments.
26/1074/HOUS	2 Cranford Avenue	Single storey side and rear elevation extensions.	The council raises no objections, subject to neighbour comments.   Additionally, the council notes the setting of pitched rooves and would encourage the applicant to explore a pitched roof instead of a flat roof.
26/1111/LBC	Upper Floors, 115 King Street	Listed Building Consent for the demolition of an infill boundary wall, the laying of a hard surface to meet existing level at rear of the building, repair of no.2 walls of the outbuilding as well as repair/re-tiling of the outbuilding roof and internal alterations at first and second floor level.	The council raises no objections, subject to neighbour comments.
26/1110/FUL	Upper Floors, 115 King Street	The demolition of an infill boundary wall, the laying of a hard surface to meet existing level at rear of the building, repair of no. 2 walls of the outbuilding as well as repair/re-tiling of the outbuilding roof and internal alterations at first and second floor level.	The council raises no objections, subject to neighbour comments.
26/0994/HOUS	38 Warren Avenue	Construction of single storey side extension with associated internal remodelling cladding of existing rear outbuilding in timber and erection of 1.8m high timber fence.	The council raises no objections, subject to neighbour comments.
26/1035/ADV	Roundabout at Mobberley Road/Parkgate junction	Advertisement consent for three advertising signs placed at entrance points on to roundabout. Signs will include company name, logo, contacts details and short strapline. Template for the signs will be in line with cheshire Easts Council Guidelines.	The council OBJECTS to the proposal on grounds of overdevelopment of such a small roundabout with the application presenting a possible highway safety issue leading to distracted motorists.
26/1175/HOUS	5 Cranford Avenue	Demolition of conservatory / outbuilding and erection of single-storey rear extension	The council raises no objections, subject to neighbour comments.
26/0959/FUL	1a, WHITE BEAR YARD Canute Place,	Application for alterations to the flat at the rear on 1A White Bear Yard, Princess Street, and alteration to shop frontage on 36A Princess St.	The council raises no objections, subject to neighbour comments.
26/1223/PIP[1][2]	THRUSHES MEAD Toft Road,	Permission in principle for residential development of up to four dwellings.	The council OBJECTS to the application on the grounds that potentially four additional dwellings would present a plot ratio at odds with the characteristic ratio of the Legh Road Conservation Area appraisal and management plan, and the biodiversity net gain for such a big plot should be delivered on site, therefore the proposal constitutes overdevelopment and would be detrimental to the Legh Road Conservation Area.

[1] Cllr Coan voted against this resolution.

[2] Cllr Mears abstained from voting on this resolution.

 

 

PL25/186 LICENSING APPLICATIONS

It was RESOLVED to submit an objection to the variation application for The Tea Room on the grounds the variation undermines the prevention of public nuisance objective through noise impacts to residents living above and around the premises.

 

PL25/187 PLANNING DECISIONS

The latest planning decisions were noted.

 

PL25/188 DATE OF NEXT MEETING

It was noted that the next meeting would be held on Monday 18^th May at 6pm.