To receive and, if so determined, to approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 13^th April, 2017.

        RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 13^th April, 2017, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.  

To consider a report of the Head of Planning and Development, to be tabled at the meeting.

The Head of Planning and Development submitted a report informing Members of additional information received regarding applications for planning permission to be determined by the Committee.

        RESOLVED:  That the report be received and noted.

To consider the attached reports of the Head of Planning and Development.

The Head of Planning and Development submitted a report concerning an application for outline planning permission for the erection of five 2 storey residential blocks to create 10 apartments, car park, open space and associated external works (consent is sought for access, layout and scale with all other matters reserved).

It was moved and seconded that outline planning permission be refused.

The motion was put to the vote and declared carried.

        RESOLVED: That outline planning permission be refused for the following reasons:

(1)    The proposal, by reason of its scale, height, massing, siting, design and layout, including its close proximity to the footway, position of windows, areas of hard-standing and lack of opportunity for landscaping, would result in a cramped, visually harmful and over dominant form of development that would be out of character with the surrounding area, would fail to enhance the character and appearance of the area and the street scene, and would result in an unacceptable detrimental impact on the amenity of the occupiers of nearby neighbouring residential properties through overlooking. As such, the proposal would be contrary to Policies L2 and L7 of the Trafford Core Strategy, the Council's adopted Planning Guidelines: New Residential Development and the National Planning Policy Framework. 

(2)    The proposed development, by reason of the proximity of the residential units to the adjacent railway line, would result in an unacceptably poor level of amenity for future residents of the proposed apartments through noise and vibration. For this reason, the application is contrary to Policies L5 and L7 of the Trafford Core Strategy and the National Planning Policy Framework.

The Head of Planning and Development submitted a report concerning an application for retrospective planning permission for the change of use of the dwellinghouse (C3) to a mixed use comprising of childminding and dwellinghouse.

It was moved and seconded that retrospective planning permission be granted.

The motion was put to the vote and declared lost.

        RESOLVED:  That retrospective planning permission be refused for the reasons now determined.

To note the attached report of the Head of Planning and Development.

The Head of Planning and Development submitted a report informing the Committee about the latest set of monitoring data for S106 Agreements and CIL Notices.

        RESOLVED:  That the contents of the report be noted.

Planning Committee Code of Practice

[Note:  The Chairman agreed to allow consideration of this item as Urgent Business to enable the Code of Practice to be considered at the Annual General Meeting of Council.]

The Director of Legal and Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer submitted a report which appended a Code of Practice for Members and Officers involved with the determination of applications for planning permission by the Planning Committee.

        RESOLVED: That the Planning Committee Code of Practice be approved, subject to no adverse comments being raised by Members by the close of business on Monday 15^th May 2017, and recommend the same to Council for adoption under the Council’s Constitution.