Agenda and decisions

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Contact: Richard Dunne  Email: richard.dunne@kirklees.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1:

Membership of the Committee

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

Decision:

Councillor Andrew Pinnock took the position of one of the Liberal Democrat Group Vacancies.

 

Cllr D Firth substituted for Cllr McGuin

 

2:

Minutes of previous meeting pdf icon PDF 82 KB

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 29 March 2018.

Decision:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 29 March 2018 were approved as a correct record.

 

3:

Interests and Lobbying pdf icon PDF 21 KB

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 item or participating in any vote upon the item, or any other interests.

Decision:

Councillors Bellamy and D Firth declared an ‘other interest’ in applications 2018/90192, 2017/94319 and 2018/90713 on the grounds that they were members of Holme Valley Parish Council.

 

Councillors D Firth and Sims declared that they had been lobbied on application 2018/90192.

 

Councillor Sims declared he had been lobbied on applications 2017/94319 and 2018/90713.

 

In relation to items 14 and 15 Councillor Sokhal declared he had previously commented on and supported local residents to maintain the public rights of way footpaths at Clayton Fields and would not participate in the Committee discussions.

 

Councillor Homewood declared he had been lobbied on applications 2017/91286 and 2018/90827.

 

4:

Admission of the Public

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.

Decision:

All items on the agenda were taken in public session

 

5:

Deputations/Petitions

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.  

 

Decision:

No deputations or petitions were received.

 

6:

Public Question Time

The Committee will hear any questions from the general public.

Decision:

The Committee received a question from Cllr Nigel Patrick on why the local planning authority was allowing developers to start work on site before planning conditions had been discharged.

 

The Development Management Group Leader responded on behalf of the Committee to the question

7:

Site Visit - Application No: 2017/91286

Change of use of land to domestic garden with formation of driveway adj to, 46, The Fairway, Fixby, Huddersfield.

 

(Estimated time of arrival at site – 9.50am)

 

Contact: Neil Bearcroft, Planning Services

 

Wards Affected: Ashbrow

Decision:

Site visit undertaken.

 

8:

Site Visit - Application No: 2018/90827

Erection of detached dwelling adj 14, The Fairway, Fixby, Huddersfield.

 

(Estimated time of arrival at site – 10.00am)

 

Contact: Neil Bearcroft, Planning Services

 

Wards Affected: Ashbrow

Decision:

Site visit undertaken.

 

9:

Site Visit - Application No: 2017/94302

Erection of veterinary hospital Land at, Somerset Road, Almondbury, Huddersfield.

 

(Estimated time of arrival at site – 10.20am)

 

Contact: Adam Walker, Planning Services

 

Wards Affected: Almondbury

Decision:

Site visit undertaken.

 

10:

Site Visit - Application No: 2017/93009

Listed Building Consent to remove fire-damaged debris from interior of mill building and weaving shed Newsome Mills, Ruth Street, Newsome, Huddersfield.

 

(Estimated time of arrival at site – 10.40am)

 

Contact: Nigel Hunston, Planning Services

 

Wards Affected: Newsome

Decision:

Site visit undertaken.

 

11:

Site Visit - Application No: 2018/90713

Prior approval for change of use from office (B1) to 11 apartments (C3) Green Lane Mill, Green Lane, Holmfirth.

 

(Estimated time of arrival at site – 11.05am)

 

Contact: Neil Bearcroft, Planning Services

 

Wards Affected: Holme Valley South

Decision:

Site visit undertaken.

 

12:

Site Visit - Application No: 2018/90192

Erection of 21 dwellings Land adjacent to 8 Miry Lane, Netherthong, Holmfirth.

 

(Estimated time of arrival at site – 11.30am)

 

Contact: Victor Grayson, Planning Services

 

Wards Affected: Holme Valley South

 

Decision:

Site visit undertaken.

 

13:

Local Planning Authority Appeals pdf icon PDF 72 KB

The Sub Committee will receive a report detailing the outcome of appeals against decisions of the Local Planning Authority, as submitted to the Secretary of State.

 

Contact: Mathias Franklin –Development Management Group Leader

 

Wards Affected: Holme Valley North; Crosland Moor and Netherton; Golcar; Ashbrow; Greenhead.

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the report be noted

 

14:

Applications for a definitive map modification order to add public footpaths to the definitive map and statement, Clayton Fields, Edgerton. (Application references 30, 31, 184, 185 & 186). Application for a definitive map modification order to vary the recorded width of recorded public footpath Huddersfield 345 (part) (Application reference 187) pdf icon PDF 65 KB

The Planning Sub-Committee will consider:

 

1.    A number of applications to record public footpaths to the definitive map and statement, Clayton Fields, Edgerton.

 

2.    An application for a definitive map modification order to vary the recorded width of recorded public footpath Huddersfield 345 (part).

 

Contact: Giles Cheetham, Definitive Map Officer

 

Wards Affected: Greenhead

Additional documents:

Decision:

Deferred.

 

15:

Amendments to the authority given by sub-committee in October 2017 for the extinguishment of claimed public footpaths at Clayton Fields, Edgerton Road, and provision of alternative routes. Town & Country Planning Act 1990, section 257 pdf icon PDF 62 KB

The Planning Sub-Committee will consider amendments to the authorisation issued in October 2017 for an order to extinguish claimed Public Footpath rights over land at Clayton Fields and to provide alternative pedestrian routes.

 

Contact: Giles Cheetham, Definitive Map Officer

 

Wards Affected: Greenhead

Additional documents:

Decision:

Deferred.

 

16:

Planning Application - Application No: 2017/93459 pdf icon PDF 287 KB

Erection of 19 dwellings, formation of associated access and erection of protective post and mesh cricket fencing (minimum 12m in height) Land south of, Swallow Lane, Golcar, Huddersfield.

 

Contact: Rebecca Drake

 

Wards Affected: Golcar

Decision:

Delegate to the Head of Strategic Investment to approve as detailed within the considered report subject to an additional condition that plots 1 and 2 be faced in natural stone.

17:

Planning Application - Application No: 2017/93015 pdf icon PDF 215 KB

Erection of 19 dwellings (C3) with associated parking with vehicular access Rough Nook Farm, 112, Mill Moor Road, Meltham, Holmfirth.

 

Contact: Adam Walker, Planning Services

 

Wards Affected: Holme Valley North

 

Decision:

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

18:

Planning Application - Application No: 2017/94302 pdf icon PDF 226 KB

Erection of veterinary hospital Land at, Somerset Road, Almondbury, Huddersfield.

 

Contact: Adam Walker, Planning Services

 

Wards Affected: Almondbury

Decision:

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

19:

Planning Application - Application No: 2018/90192 pdf icon PDF 271 KB

Erection of 21 dwellings Land adjacent to 8 Miry Lane, Netherthong, Holmfirth.

 

Contact: Victor Grayson, Planning Services

 

Wards Affected: Holme Valley South

Decision:

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

 

20:

Planning Application - Application No: 2017/94319 pdf icon PDF 214 KB

Erection of 3 dwellings Three Valleys, Cold Hill Lane, New Mill, Holmfirth.

 

Contact: Nick Hirst, Planning Services

 

Wards Affected: Holme Valley South

Decision:

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

 

21:

Planning Application - Application No: 2018/90713 pdf icon PDF 160 KB

Prior approval for change of use from office (B1) to 11 apartments (C3) Green Lane Mill, Green Lane, Holmfirth.

 

Contact: Neil Bearcroft, Planning Services

 

Wards Affected: Holme Valley South

Decision:

Refused.

 

22:

Planning Application - Application No: 2018/90827 pdf icon PDF 189 KB

Erection of detached dwelling adj 14, The Fairway, Fixby, Huddersfield.

 

Contact: Neil Bearcroft, Planning Services

 

Wards Affected: Ashbrow

Decision:

Deferred.

 

23:

Planning Application - Application No: 2017/91286 pdf icon PDF 176 KB

Change of use of land to domestic garden with formation of driveway adj to, 46, The Fairway, Fixby, Huddersfield.

 

Contact: Neil Bearcroft, Planning Services

 

Wards Affected: Ashbrow

Decision:

Refused in line with the officers recommendations outlined in the considered report

 

24:

Planning Application - Application No: 2017/93009 pdf icon PDF 187 KB

Listed Building Consent to remove fire-damaged debris from interior of mill building and weaving shed Newsome Mills, Ruth Street, Newsome, Huddersfield.

 

Contact: Nigel Hunston, Planning Services

 

Wards affected: Newsome

Decision:

Delegate to the Head of Strategic Investment to approve as detailed within the considered report subject to the method statement outlined in condition 3 being submitted to the Committee for consideration.