Planning Committee Date: Thursday, 20 August 2015 Time: 6.00 pm Venue: Committee Room 1 - Wallasey Town Hall Contact Officer: Vicky Rainsford Tel: 0151 691 8271 e-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.wirral.gov.uk 1. MINUTES (Pages 1 - 16) To approve the accuracy of the minutes of the meeting held on 23 July 2015. 2. MEMBERS' CODE OF CONDUCT - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members of the committee are asked whether they have any personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any application on the agenda and, if so, to declare them and state the nature of the interest. 3. REQUESTS FOR SITE VISITS Members are asked to request all site visits before any application is considered. 4. APP/15/00033: 51 SOUTH PARADE, WEST KIRBY, CH48 0QQ - NEW BUILD RESIDENTIAL SCHEME COMPRISING OF 10 NO. APARTMENTS, CYCLE STORES, REFUSE STORE AND 10 CAR PARKING SPACES. (AMENDED PLANS) (Pages 17 - 26) 5. APP/15/00401: 143 HIGHFIELD ROAD, ROCK FERRY, CH42 2BX - PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND CONVERSION OF EXISTING BUILDING FOLLOWED BY CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 17 APARTMENTS WITH CAR PARKING AND AMENITY SPACE (Pages 27 - 32) 6. APP/15/00408: 8 GREEN LANE, WALLASEY VILLAGE, CH45 8JH - DEMOLITION OF EXISTING HOUSE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF 3 NO. NEW DWELLINGS (Pages 33 - 38) 7. OUT/15/00484: SPRINGFIELD, 34 GORSE LANE, NEWTON, CH48 8BH - ONE NEW DWELLING & DETACHED GARAGE (Pages 39 - 46) 8. APP/15/00604: LAND AT CHURCH ROAD, SEYMOUR STREET & THOMPSON STREET,TRANMERE,WIRRAL CH42 0LG - PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF 75NO RESIDENTIAL UNITS COMPRISING OF: - 33NO 2B4P HOUSES - 20NO 3B5P HOUSES - 12NO 2B3P FLATS - 8NO 2B3P BUNGALOWS - 2NO 4B7P 3 STOREY HOUSES WITH ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING AND ROADS. (Pages 47 - 54) 9. APP/15/00634: ST MARYS CE PRIMARY SCHOOL, STANLEY LANE, EASTHAM, CH62 0AQ - CONVERSION OF REDUNDANT (GRADE II LISTED) SCHOOL BUILDING TO RESIDENTIAL UNITS (4NO) AND ERECTION OF TWO NEW 3 BEDROOMED HOUSES ON FORMER PLAYGROUND AREA (Pages 55 - 64) 10. DLS/15/00651: 20 GROSVENOR ROAD, NEW BRIGHTON, CH45 1JZ - RESERVED MATTERS FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO DWELLINGS (AMENDED PLANS) (Pages 65 - 70) 11. APP/15/00654: SUMMERVILLE, FRANKBY STILES, FRANKBY, CH48 1PL - NEW DETACHED BUNGALOW - AMENDED DESIGN (Pages 71 - 76) 12. APP/15/00662: 1 MELLOR ROAD, PRENTON,WIRRAL - CONVERSION OF HOUSE INTO 5 FLATS INCLUDING GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSIONS (Pages 77 - 80) 13. APP/15/00685: LAND NORTH OF OLD CROFT, BARNACRE LANE, SAUGHALL MASSIE, CH46 5NJ - REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING BUILDINGS WITH NEW STABLE AND STORAGE/WORKSHOP BUILDINGS (Pages 81 - 86) 14. APP/15/00712: R A F A CLUB, ALTON HOUSE, 17 SHREWSBURY ROAD, OXTON, CH43 1UU - FRONT FIRE ESCAPE/EXIT ENTRANCE AND BALCONY (Pages 87 - 92) 15. APP/15/00829: UNILEVER PLC, QUARRY ROAD EAST, BEBINGTON - PROPOSED COMBINED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUILDING WITH GROUND & FIRST FLOOR OFFICES, CONFERENCE FACILITIES, WAREHOUSING AND PILOT PLANT CHAMBER FOR R & D PROJECTS. CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE EXISTING UNILEVER CAMPUS / SITE TO THE SOUTH WEST OF THE PORT SUNLIGHT CONSERVATION AREA. ALL ASSOCIATED HIGHWAY ACCESS / EGRESS TO REMAIN AS EXISTING. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT RETAINS THE QUANTITY OF VEHICLE PARKING FACILITIES, CYCLE PARKING AND ALSO PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS ON SITE ON COMPLETION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. (Pages 93 - 104) 16. APP/15/00843:104 WOODSIDE BUSINESS PARK, SHORE ROAD, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 1EP - CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICE (B1) TO LEISURE (D2) TO ENABLE THE OPENING OF A PILATES STUDIO (Pages 105 - 108) 17. APP/15/00882: NORTH WIRRAL BRICKWORKS, CARR LANE, MORETON,WIRRAL,CH46 5NB - VARIATION OF 28 OF APPEAL APPROVAL REF APP/W4325/A/12/2177106 IN ORDER TO SUBMIT DETAILS OF THE RESTORATION AND AFTER CARE SCHEME TO BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 31ST OF MARCH 2016 (Pages 109 - 124) 18. APP/15/00914: BEBINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, HIGHER BEBINGTON ROAD, HIGHER BEBINGTON, CH63 2PS - VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 OF APP/09/05586 TO EXTEND THE PERMITTED HOURS OF USE OF THE EXISTING ALL WEATHER PITCH, TO 22.00 HOURS ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS,WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS. (Pages 125 - 128) 19. CONFIRMATION OF TREE PRESERVATION ORDER NO 0359 AT OROVALES, 135 CALDY ROAD, CALDY (Pages 129 - 134) 20. CONFIRMATION OF TREE PRESERVATION ORDER NO 0360 AT 4 SUNNINGDALE DRIVE, BROMBOROUGH (Pages 135 - 140) 21. PLANNING APPLICATIONS DECIDED UNDER DELEGATED POWERS BETWEEN 13/07/2015 AND 09/08/2015 (Pages 141 - 164) 22. ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR PLANNING COMMITTEE Thursday, 23 July 2015 Present: Councillor A Leech (Chair) Councillors D Realey D Elderton P Brightmore E Boult M Daniel K Hodson S Foulkes D Mitchell J Walsh P Cleary I Williams Apologies P Hayes 32 MINUTES The Strategic Director for Transformation and Resources submitted the minutes of the meeting held on 24 June 2015. Resolved – That the minutes be approved 33 MEMBERS' CODE OF CONDUCT - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members of the Committee were asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests in connection with any items on the agenda and to state the nature of the interest. Councillor S Foulkes declared a personal interest in respect of item 16 ( details of planning appeals) by virtue of him being a board member of Magenta Living. 34 REQUESTS FOR SITE VISITS Members were asked to submit requests for site visits before any applications were considered. The following requests were unanimously approved: APP/15/0033: 51 SOUTH PARADE, WEST KIRBY, CH48 0QQ – NEW BUILD RESEIDENTIAL SCHEME COMPRISING OF 10 APARTMENTS, CYCLE STORES, REFUSE STORE AND 10 CAR PARKING SPACES. (AMENDED PLANS) APP/15/00401: 143 HIGHFIELD ROAD, ROCK FERRY, CH42 2BX – PARTIAL DEMOLITION AND CONVERSION OF EXISTING BUILDING FOLLOWED BY CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 17 APARTMENTS WITH CAR PARKING AND AMENITY SPACE. APP/15/00408: 8 GREEN LANE, WALLASEY VILLAGE, CH45 8JH- DEMOLITION OF EXISTING HOUSE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF 3 NO. NEW DWELLINGS. OUT/15/00484: SPRINGFIELD, 34 GORSE LANE, NEWTON, CH48 8BH – ONE NEW DWELLING & DETACHED GARAGE. APP/15/00553: RIVERSIDE HOUSE, EAST STREET, SEACOMBE CH41 1BY – APPLICATION FOR AN ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PLANT (2.8 MWTH) COMPRISING PROCESS TANKS, ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT AND 1.4 MILE BIOMENTHANE PIPELINE. 35 APP/15/00033: 51 SOUTH PARADE, WEST KIRBY, CH48 0QQ - NEW BUILD RESIDENTIAL SCHEME COMPRISING OF 10 NO. APARTMENTS, CYCLE STORES, REFUSE STORE AND 10 CAR PARKING SPACES. (AMENDED PLANS) Resolved – That consideration of this item be reserved for a formal site visit. 36 APP/15/00119: OROVALES, 135 CALDY ROAD, CALDY, CH48 1LP - 2 NEW-BUILD HOUSES WITHIN THE GROUNDS OF EXISTING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH WORKS TO DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY (AMENDED PLANS) The Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment submitted the above application for consideration. A Ward Councillor addressed the Committee. It was moved by Councillor Elderton and seconded by Councillor Boult that the application be refused on the following grounds: ‘ The proposed development, by virtue of the number of dwellings proposed and their siting, and having regards to important landscape features and trees to be retained, represents an overdevelopment of the site which would be out of keeping and be detrimental to the character and appearance of the area. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Policies HS4, HS5 and CH11 of the Wirral Unitary Development Plan, the Caldy Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.’ The motion was put and lost (3:9) It was then moved by Councillor Daniel and seconded by Councillor Brightmore and: Resolved (9:3) That the application be approved subject to the following conditions: 1. The development hereby permitted shall be commenced before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. 2. No development shall take place before details of all materials to be used in the external construction (facing bricks, roof tiles/slates etc) of this development have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall be carried out in accordance with approved details. 3. No development shall take place before details of the proposed finished floor levels; ridge and eaves heights of the dwelling hereby approved have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted levels shall be measured against a fixed datum and shall show the existing and finished ground levels, eaves and ridge heights of neighbouring property. The development shall be carried out as approved. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any Order revising, revoking or re- enacting that Order with or without modification) there shall be no enlargement or extension of the dwelling(s) hereby permitted, including any additions or alterations to the roof, without the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any Order revising, revoking or re- enacting that Order with or without modification) no garages, outbuildings or enclosure shall be constructed within the applications site without the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority. 6. No development shall take place before details of all walls (including retaining walls), fences, gates or other means of enclosure to be erected in or around the development have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Prior to the first occupation of the development the walls (including retaining walls), fences, gates or other means of enclosure shall be erected as approved and shall thereafter be permanently retained and maintained. 7. No development shall take place until a Site Waste Management Plan, confirming how demolition and construction waste will be recovered and re- used on the site or at other sites, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.