Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were submitted by Councillor Abdul Khan.

There was no substitute representative for Councillor Khan.

There were no declarations of interest.

To submit the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on the 31^st August 2016 for approval as a correct record.

Recommended          -           That the minutes be received and approved as a

correct record.

The minutes of the last Planning Committee held on the 31^st August 2016, were submitted for approval as a correct record.

Resolved                               -  That the minutes be received and approved as a correct record.

The attached report sets out recommended action on the following planning applications:

3A       - 11/16/0302: Change of use of ground floor A1 shops (Off licence) to A5 hot food takeaway

145 Manchester Road, Accrington

3B       - 11/16/0243: Major Full: Change of use from church to 11 No apartments, 1 No 9 Bed HMO with associated external changes

Cannon Street Baptist Church, 14 Cannon Street, Accrington

Recommended          -           That the applications be determined as set out in

the report.

The Chief Planning and Transportation Officer reported that the following planning application had been withdrawn from the Planning Committee agenda.

11/16/0243      Major Full: Change of use from church to 11 No apartments, 1 No 9 Bed HMO with associated external changes

Cannon Street Baptist Church, 14 Cannon Street, Accrington

The Chief Planning and Transportation Officer submitted a report setting out recommended action on the following planning application.

Resolved                               -  That the following planning permission be refused subject to the conditions as per the report:-

11/16/0302      Change of use of ground floor a1 shops (off licence) to a5 hot food takeaway

145 Manchester Road, Accrington

N.B.    

(1) Ms Claire Ainsworth spoke at the committee in support of the above planning application and against the Officer’s recommendation to refuse planning permission.

(2) There was an error on page two of the report which stated the A680 Burnley Road, this was incorrect and should have read the A680 Manchester Road.

(3) There was an error on page seven of the report which stated in the recommendation policy E10 of the Hyndburn Core Strategy. This was incorrect and should have read policy E10 of the Hyndburn Local Plan.

Urgent Business

The following item is submitted as urgent business with the Chair’s agreement in accordance with Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act 1972.

The reasons being to ensure the latest up to date information was included in the report.

5. Exclusion of the Public

Recommended -        That, in accordance with Section 100A(4) Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during the following item, when it is likely, in view of the nature of the proceedings that there will otherwise be disclosure of exempt information within the Paragraphs of Schedule 12A of the LGA (Access to information) specified at the item.

6. Land at Haslingden Old Road (Home Farm), Oswaldtwistle

            Exempt Report

Exclusion of the Public

Resolved                               -  That in accordance with Section 100A(4) Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during the following item, when it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, or the nature of the proceedings, that there would otherwise be disclosure of exempt information within the Paragraphs at Schedule 12A of the Act specified at the items.

Exempt information under the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A, Paragraph 3  -  Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

The Chief Planning and Transportation Officer submitted an exempt report in a supplementary agenda setting out recommended action on the following enforcement case.

Land at Haslingden Old Road (Home Farm), Oswaldtwistle without planning permission and the erection of a timber framed structure with corrugated sheeting and construction of a blockwork building (purpose unknown).

Resolved                               -  That Planning Committee approved legal proceedings in respect of a failure to comply with an enforcement notice to remedy the breach of planning control subject to the recommendation as per the report.