Agenda and decisions

This is where Councillors who are attending as substitutes will say for whom they are attending.

All members of the committee were present.

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 2 November 2017.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 2 November 2017 were approved as a correct record.

The Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items on the Agenda about which they might have been lobbied. The Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have disclosable pecuniary interests, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of the items or participating in any vote upon the items, or any other interests.

Councillor A Pinnock declared he had been lobbied on application 2016/92298.

Councillor D Firth declared an ‘other interest’ in application 2017/91888 on the grounds that he was a member of Holme Valley Parish Council.

Councillors S Hall, Armer,  D Firth, Kane, Pattison and A Pinnock declared they had been lobbied on application 2017/93326.

Most debates take place in public. This only changes when there is a need to consider certain issues, for instance, commercially sensitive information or details concerning an individual. You will be told at this point whether there are any items on the Agenda which are to be discussed in private.

All items on the agenda were taken in public session.

The Committee will receive any petitions and hear any deputations from members of the public. A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on some particular issue of concern. A member of the public can also hand in a petition at the meeting but that petition should relate to something on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 (2), Members of the Public should provide at least 24 hours’ notice of presenting a deputation.  

No deputations or petitions were received.

The Committee will hear any questions from the general public.

No questions were asked.

Outline application for erection of residential development (62 dwellings) and formation of new access to Woodhead Road Land off Woodhead Road, Brockholes, Holmfirth.

(Estimated time of arrival at site – 9.40am)

Contact Officer: Matthew Woodward

Site visit undertaken.

Change of use, alterations and extensions to former mill buildings to form mixed use development comprising of food manufacturing, cookery school, cafe, shop, restaurant, cooking demonstration/tasting areas and management offices/suite. Outdoor seating areas, service yard, parking and associated landscaping works Woodlands Mill, Luke Lane, Thongsbridge, Huddersfield.

(Estimated time of arrival at site – 9.55am)

Contact Officer: Neil Bearcroft, Planning Services

Site visit undertaken.

Alteration and extension to community and recreation centre and mosque with ancillary residential accommodation, car parking, landscaping and revised boundary treatment including demolition of existing outbuilding Baitul Tauhid Mosque, Spaines Road, Fartown, Huddersfield.

(Estimated time of arrival at site – 10.30am)

Contact Officer: Nick Hirst

Site visit undertaken.

Outline application for re-development of former waste water treatment works following demolition of existing structures to provide employment uses (use classes B1(c), B2 and B8).  Former North Bierley Waste Water Treatment Works, Oakenshaw.

(Estimated time of arrival at site – 11:00am)

Contact Officer: Farzana Tabasum

Site visit undertaken.

Erection of 70 (over 55) retirement apartments comprising of four blocks, provision of a community building, electricity substation and laying out of internal roads, parking areas and greenspace and associated infrastructure. Lidl, Station Road, Mirfield.

(Estimated time of arrival at site – 11:30am)

Contact Officer: Matthew Woodward

Site visit undertaken.

Change of use, alterations and extensions to former mill buildings to form mixed use development comprising of food manufacturing, cookery school, cafe, shop, restaurant, cooking demonstration/tasting areas and management offices/suite. Outdoor seating areas, service yard, parking and associated landscaping works Woodlands Mill, Luke Lane, Thongsbridge, Huddersfield.

Contact Officer: Neil Bearcroft, Planning Services

Delegate to the Head of Strategic Investment to approve as detailed within the considered report and the update list subject to the following additional conditions:

1. The planting of replacement trees to mitigate tree loss.
2. A flood warning line.
3. Strengthening the construction/traffic management plan.

Development of a 20MW synchronous gas powered standby generation plant Land off Bradford Road, Rear of Batley Frontier, Batley.

Contact Officer : Glenn Wakefield

Deferred.

Alteration and extension to community and recreation centre and mosque with ancillary residential accommodation, car parking, landscaping and revised boundary treatment including demolition of existing outbuilding Baitul Tauhid Mosque, Spaines Road, Fartown, Huddersfield.

Contact Officer : Nick Hirst

Delegate to the Head of Strategic Investment to approve as detailed within the considered report.

Erection of 70 (over 55) retirement apartments comprising of four blocks, provision of a community building, electricity substation and laying out of internal roads, parking areas and greenspace and associated infrastructure. Lidl, Station Road, Mirfield.

Contact Officer: Matthew Woodward

Deferred.

Outline application for erection of residential development (62 dwellings) and formation of new access to Woodhead Road Land off Woodhead Road, Brockholes, Holmfirth.

Contact Officer: Matthew Woodward

Refused in line with the reasons outlined in the considered report.

Outline application for re-development of former waste water treatment works following demolition of existing structures to provide employment uses (use classes B1(c), B2 and B8).  Former North Bierley Waste Water Treatment Works, Oakenshaw.

Contact Officer: Farzana Tabasum

That the position statement report and presentation be received and noted.