Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee 30th March 2026

PL25/168 PRESENT

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

B Allen (Deputy Town Clerk).

 

PL25/169 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Apologies were received from Cllr Mears (personal business).

 

PL25/170 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

Cllrs Coan and Gray declared a personal interest in application 26/0548/ADV on the grounds of being trustees of the neighbouring business.

 

PL25/171 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

No members of the public were present.

 

PL25/172 CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

It was RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 16^th March 2026.

 

PL25/173 PLANNING APPLICATIONS

It was RESOLVED submit the comments detailed below.

26/0548/ADV[1]	East Cheshire Hospice, 7-9 Malt Street	Advertisement consent for replacement signs on gable end.	The council OBJECTS on the grounds that the signage is overbearing through its cumulative scale and is at odds with its setting, and therefore detrimental to the Town Centre Conservation Area.
26/0891/CLEUD	The Lambing Shed Farmshop And Cafe, Moseley Hall Farm Chelford Road,	Certificate of lawful development for existing use as car park.	The council raises no objections.   Additionally, the council requests that the applicant improve the landscaping of the perimeter of the land.
26/0905/HOUS	4 Helena Close	Single storey rear and side extension and enlargement of front porch.	The council raises no objection, subject to neighbour comments.
26/0888/HOUS	Nevis House, Bexton Lane	Single storey extension to front, first floor extension to side and detached outbuilding.	The council raises no objection, subject to neighbour comments.
26/0868/DSC	4 St Peters Avenue	Discharge of condition 4 on approval 22/2661M.	The council raises no objections, subject to neighbour comments.
26/0144/LBC	Vermilion, 10a Princess Street	Listed building consent for replacement like for like of rotten windows and one broken (modern door).	The council raises no objections, subject to neighbour comments.
25/4872/HOUS	44 Ashworth Park,	Amended Plans: Single extension over garage and single storey rear extension	The council raises no objections, subject to neighbour comments.
26/0956/HOUS	32 Rowley Way	Proposed single storey rear extension	The council raises no objection, subject to neighbour comments.

[1] Cllrs Coan and Gray abstained from voting on this resolution.

 

PL25/174 LICENSING APPLICATIONS

It was RESOLVED to submit no objections to the minor variation application for the premises known as Shell Knutsford.

 

PL25/175 PLANNING DECISIONS

The latest planning decisions were noted.

 

PL25/176 REPLACEMENT TREE LETTERS

It was RESOLVED to approve the recommendation to include a tree letters report on an agenda in March and September each year, and to write follow-up letters where a positive response is received.

 

PL25/177 PLANNING ENFORCEMENT

The log was noted, and it was RESOLVED to write to the Head of Planning at Cheshire East Council regarding the lack of enforcement action noting the actions over two years old, to add an action to the request list for Cheshire East Council Ward Members to seek a resolution to the outstanding enforcement action, and to contact Cllr Dean for support to encourage an update on each of the enforcement items from the Cheshire East Planning Enforcement team.

 

PL25/178 OUTSTANDING MATTERS

The log was noted, and it was RESOLVED to add an action to the request list for Cheshire East Council Ward Members to seek a resolution to the outstanding matter for Lane End.

 

PL25/179 DATE OF NEXT MEETING

It was noted that the next meeting would be held on Monday 20^th April at 6pm.