Agenda, decisions and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence, or details of substitutions to Committee membership.

All members were present.

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 16 December 2021.

The minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 2021 were approved as a correct record.

The minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 2021 were approved as a correct record.

Committee Members will advise (i) if there are any items on the Agenda upon which they have been lobbied and/or (ii) if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion or vote on an item, or any other interests.

Councillor Greaves, Bellamy, Thompson, Sokhal, A Pinnock, Patterson and S Hall Declared that they had been lobbied on application 2021/92801.

Most agenda items will be considered in public session, however, it shall be advised whether the Committee will consider any matters in private, by virtue of the reports containing information which falls within a category of exempt information as contained at Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

All items on the agenda were taken in public session.

To receive any public questions.

In accordance with:

·       Council Procedure Rule 11 (3), questions regarding the merits of applications (or other matters) currently before the Council for determination of which the Council is under a duty to act quasi judicially shall not be answered.

·        Council Procedure Rule 11 (5), the period for the asking and answering of public questions shall not exceed 15 minutes.

No questions were asked.

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 Planning Committee will consider the attached schedule of Planning Applications.   

Please note that any members of the public who wish to speak at the meeting must register to speak by 5.00pm (for phone requests) or 11:59pm (for email requests) by no later than Monday 24 January 2022.   

To pre-register, please email governance.planning@kirklees.gov.uk or phone Richard Dunne or Sheila Dykes on 01484 221000 (Extension 74995 or 73896).    

Please note that measures will be in place to adhere to COVID secure rules, including social distancing requirements. This will mean that places will be limited

Members of the public who are unable to attend in person will be able address the Committee virtually.

Please note that in accordance with the council’s public speaking protocols at planning committee meetings verbal representations will be limited to three minutes.    

An update, providing further information on applications on matters raised after the publication of the Agenda, will be added to the web Agenda prior to the meeting.

The Committee considered the following applications.

Erection of 291 dwellings with associated works and access from Hunsworth Lane and Kilroyd Drive Land at, Merchant Fields Farm, off Hunsworth Lane, Cleckheaton.

Contact officer: Victor Grayson, Planning services

Ward(s) affected: Cleckheaton

Delegate to the Head of Planning and Development to approve as detailed in the considered report and the planning update subject to an agreement that the application would be returned to the Committee should there be any changes to the S106 agreement or conditions as detailed in the Committee report and planning update.

The Committee gave consideration to Planning Application 2021/92801 Erection of 291 dwellings with associated works and access from Hunsworth Lane and Kilroyd Drive Land at, Merchant Fields Farm, off Hunsworth Lane, Cleckheaton.

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 37 the Sub Committee received representations from Mr Rankin (objector), Rachel Founders, Suzanne Mansfield, Jason Pritchard and Mark Beevers (on behalf of the applicant).

Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 36 (3) the Committee received representations from Councillors John Lawson and Kath Pinnock (ward members).

RESOLVED –

Subject to the Secretary of State not calling in the application, delegate approval of the application and the issuing of the decision notice to the Head of Planning and Development in order to:

1.     Complete the list of conditions including those contained within the considered report and planning update including:

1. The development hereby permitted shall be begun within three years of the date of this permission.

Reason: Pursuant to the requirements of Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in complete accordance with the plans and specifications schedule in this decision notice, except as may be specified in the conditions attached to this permission, which shall in all cases take precedence.

Reason: For the avoidance of doubt as to what is being permitted and in the interests of visual amenity, residential amenity and other matters relevant to planning and to accord with the Kirklees Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

3. Prior to the commencement of development (including ground works) a Construction (Environmental) Management Plan (C(E)MP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The C(E)MP shall include pre[1]development road condition surveys (covering an area to be agreed beforehand with Local Planning Authority officers), a timetable of all works, and details of:

• any phasing of development;

• hours of works;

• point(s) of access for construction traffic (as stipulated by condition 4);

• construction vehicle sizes and routes;

• numbers and times of construction vehicle movements;

• locations of HGV waiting areas and details of their management;

• parking for construction workers;

• loading and unloading of plant and materials;

• storage of plant and materials;

• signage;

• measures to be taken to minimise the deposit of mud, grit and dirt on public

highways by vehicles travelling to and from the site, including the provision of adequate wheel washing facilities within the site;

• street sweeping;

• measures to control and monitor the emission of dust and dirt during construction;

• site waste management, including details of recycling/disposing of waste resulting from construction works;

• mitigation of noise and vibration arising from all construction-related activities, including restrictions on the hours of working on the site including times of deliveries;

• artificial lighting used in connection with all construction-related activities and

security of the construction site;

• measures to minimise biodiversity impacts during construction;

• site manager and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

Change of use of grazing land to dog exercise area Blue Hills Farm, Whitehall Road West, Birkenshaw.

Contact officer: Callum Harrison, Planning Services

Ward(s) affected: Birstall and Birkenshaw

Delegate to the Head of Planning and Development to approve as detailed in the considered report.

The Committee gave consideration to Planning Application 2021/91015: Change of use of grazing land to dog exercise area at Blue Hills Farm, Whitehall Road West, Birkenshaw.

RESOLVED –

Delegate approval of the application and the issuing of the decision notice to the Head of Planning and Development in order to complete the list of conditions including those contained within the considered report including:

1. Standard timeframe for commencement of development - 3 years.

2. In accordance with the approved plans.

3. Operations between 07:00-19:00 Monday to Sunday.

4. A maximum of three dogs using the exercise park at any one time.

5. No artificial lighting.

6. Reporting of unexpected contaminated land

A Recorded Vote was taken in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 42 (5)

as follows:

For: Councillors: Bellamy, Greaves, Pattison, A Pinnock, Sokhal, Thompson and S Hall (7 votes)

Against: (0 votes).