Planning Committee

Macclesfield Town Council Notice of Meeting

21^st November 2022

To: Chair Mike Hutchison and Councillors David Edwardes, Fiona Wilson, Sandy Livingstone and Lloyd Roberts

                                           You are hereby summoned to attend

Macclesfield Town Council’s Planning Committee meeting to be held at:

Macclesfield Town Hall

on

25^th November 2022

commencing at 10am

for the purpose of transacting the business shown on the attached agenda.

With thanks,

Laura Smith

Town Clerk

Macclesfield Town Council Planning Committee Agenda

Agenda of the meeting to be held on 25^th November 2022 at 10am at Macclesfield Town Hall.

This meeting is open to the public, but space may be limited. Should you wish to attend please inform the Town Clerk.

1.        Apologies for Absence

To receive apologise for absence

2.        Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of interests from members relevant to items under discussion at the meeting

3.        Public Participation

The meeting will be adjourned to invite public comments and questions. Following which the meeting will be reconvened.

NOTE:

If you would like to speak during the public session, please email

clerk@macclesfield-tc.gov.uk by 12 noon on 23/11/22. Every practicable effort will be made to try and arrange your inclusion.

If you would like to submit a written statement, please submit your statement for inclusion and circulation to the committee to clerk@macclesfield-tc.gov.uk by 12 noon on 23/11/22.

4.        Minutes of the Planning Committee Meeting held on 4^th November 2022

Action: To consider the draft minutes as a true record of the meeting

5.        Matters Arising from the Minutes

Action: To consider any matters arising from the minutes

6.        Observations on Planning Applications

The planning authority has been informed of the date of this meeting and any delays in responses as they relate to all applications with response closing dates before the date of this meeting.

The Planning Committee considers all applications it is notified of and returns comments to the Local Planning Authority (Cheshire East Council) unless it has no objections.

7.        Canal Bridge 36

See attached Title Register and Title Plan

8.        New Street Naming Proposal

See attached report

9.        Planning Committee TOR review

Review attached Terms of Reference

10.    Member Items

Date/Time and Place of Next Meeting

The next Planning Committee meeting will take place on 16^th December 2022 10am, in Macclesfield Town Hall.

2022-11-17 Title Register Agenda Item 7

2022-11-18 Title Plan Agenda Item 7

New Street Naming Proposal Agenda Item 8

EX01 A (Location Plan) (Macc) Agenda Item 8

PL01 G Site Plan (Macc) Agenda Item 8

9. MTC Planning Committee TofR Agenda Item 9

Macclesfield Town Council Planning Committee Minutes

Minutes of the meeting held on 25^th November 2022 at 10am at Macclesfield Town Hall.

Cllr Mike Hutchison

Cllr Sandy Livingstone

Cllr Fiona Wilson

Cllr Lloyd Roberts

1.        Apologies for Absence

Cllr David Edwardes

2.        Declarations of Interest

Cllr Hutchison declared a non-pecuniary interest in application 22/4256M as he lives near the proposed site. A non-pecuniary interest in application 22/4366M as he is a season ticket holder for the club. And application 22/4269 as he is a member of Macclesfield Town Council, the lead developer.

Cllr Wilson declared a non-pecuniary interest in application 22/4366M as she is a season ticket holder for the club. And declared a non-pecuniary interest in application 22/4269 as she is a member of Macclesfield Town Council, the lead developer.

Cllr Roberts declared a non-pecuniary interest in application 22/4366M as he is a season ticket holder for the club.

Cllr Livingstone declared a non-pecuniary interest in application 22/4269 as he is a member of Macclesfield Town Council, the lead developer and part of the South Park Pavilion Working group.

3.        Public Participation

The meeting was adjourned to invite public comments and questions.

3 members of the public spoke today on application 22/4259M- Dorchester Way phone mast

Points raised by residents were as follows:

• Don’t want a mast so close to children’s bedrooms
• It will tower above the residents’ houses at 15 metres
• It will tower over trees, no vegetation surrounding them, obtrusive visual aspect to the community
• Concerns that CEC have no LDP to protect residents from Telecommunications in their local plan
• Lots of anomalies in the plan which is an insult to the planning department and residents
• Residents health and wellbeing is being compromised by these types of applications
• Application isn’t near the railway as stated it is by the roadside blocking views for children/ residents crossing the road

The meeting was reconvened.

4.        Minutes of the Planning Committee Meeting held on 4^th November 2022

Resolved: The minutes were approved as a true record of the meeting.

5.        Matters Arising from the Minutes

Resolved: No matters arising

6.        Observations on Planning Applications

The Planning Committee considers all applications it is notified of and returns comments to the Local Planning Authority (Cheshire East Council) unless it has no objections.

No comments

Macclesfield Town Council object to this application on the following grounds:

• 5G masts shouldn’t be put in residential areas
• The proposed location is in a quiet area next to a Family Worship Church and childrens play area
• The unknown health issues from radiation from 5G
• Macclesfield Borough Council policies DC3 and DC60 need to be adhered to with regards amenity and visually obtrusion
• There is no attempt to camouflage the mast
• Residents outlook will be blighted for convenience of railway passengers

• DC3 (amenity) Fear of adverse health impacts

• CELPS Policy SC3; Health and Well Being; Ensuring all development is designed to create safe environments.
• CELPS Policy SD2; Sustainable Development Principles; Contribute positively to an area’s character and identity.
• CELPS Policy SE3; Biodiversity and Geodiversity; Development proposals which are likely to have a significant adverse impact on a site are not permitted except where the reasons for or benefits of the proposed development outweigh the impact of the development.
• CELPS Policy SE1;Design; Ensuring design solutions achieve a sense of place by protecting and enhancing the quality, distinctiveness and character of settlements.
• MBLP Saved Policy DC3; Amenity; development, including changes of use, should not significantly injure the amenities of adjoining or nearby residential property, including noise and fear of adverse health effects.
• MBLP Saved Policy DC60; The mast will be visually obtrusive and result in a significant impact on visual amenity.
• CELPS Policy SE4; Landscape; Protect and / or conserve the historical and ecological qualities of an area.

Cllr Roberts will try and organise a site visit and will speak to the planning officer.

Macclesfield Town Council ask the planning officer to check the boundary and the revised plans

Subject to conservation officer approval

No comments

No comments

Macclesfield Town Council ask the planning officer to check DC3- amenity of the property. No indication of fire regulations within the property

Macclesfield Town Council raise the following comments:

• CELPS Policy SC3; Health and Well Being; Ensuring all development is designed to create safe environments. We note it is very close to a children’s play area and a café used by residents.
• DC3- fear of adverse health effects

No comment

No comments

No comments

No comments

No comment

Macclesfield Town Council would like to raise the following comments:

• Parking has been raised by residents as a problem
• Macclesfield Town Council repeat their suggestion to use the College car park as an option for parking with a park and ride scheme on match days

Subject to conservation officer approval

Macclesfield Town Council object to this application and raise the following comments:

• Concerns over whether the drawings actually reflect the locations of the windows- challenges of being overlooked and right to light
• Potential intention of the applicant to convert this to a HMO at a later date
• 5 strategy access and egress is a challenge
• No parking
• DC3- amenity

Macclesfield Town Council have completed extensive consultation events held throughout August to determine the preferred scheme for planning submission. To replace the existing South Park Pavilion. Over 700 residents responded with their views on 5 different designs by local architects, Bower Mattin and Young.  Two designs received strong endorsement and the councils architects were asked to create a design which is a fusion of residents preferences.

The proposed scheme is for a two storey eco sensitive pavilion designed to provide a wide range of flexible spaces suitable for family gatherings, fitness, dance and regular cultural events. The ground floor consists of  large café area with chill out spaces  housing local art exhibits  and magazines. It will lead to a canopied outdoor terrace with seating overlooking the bandstand. There are also two large multipurpose rooms which can provide  a space for people to gather. The first floor overlooks the park and tennis courts. It will  provide an event space for exhibitions, music , comedy nights and large family celebrations of up to 100 people.

The building will provide an information point for future events in the park and local area, together with a first aid post including a defibrillator.

There will be a changing places toilet with baby changing for all park users and an accessible lift. A design access statement has been submitted by the architect.

It is intended that the new building will reuse the existing pavilion slab and foundations. It will be super insulated and incorporate a turf/sedum roof to create a high thermal mass which will also assist water attenuation. Passive solar gain combined with a heat recovery and recirculation ventilation system, photo voltaic cells and air source heat pumps  will be at the core of the renewable energy proposals.

Local stone and timber will be used in construction which  will feature green walls as a part of the target to control the carbon footprint.

The aim is to work with the local college, Macclesfield college, to form an agreement over possibly use if car parks for larger events.

Macclesfield Town Council strongly support this application.

No comments

7.        Canal Bridge 36

Title Register and Title Plan received

Onsite canal bridge meeting to take place in January- 16^th/ 17^th/ 18^th/ 23^rd/ 24^th/ 25^th/ 26^th

Clerk to obtain Title Plan and Title Register for land behind Puss Bank School

8.        New Street Naming Proposal

Councillors proposed ‘Nursery Court’ as it is on the site of a former day nursery.

9.        Planning Committee TOR review

No changes to be made. To go to Full Council for approval.

10.   Date/Time and Place of Next Meeting

The next Planning Committee meeting will take place on 16^th December 2022 10am, in Macclesfield Town Hall.

Chair: Cllr Mike Hutchison

Clerk: Nicola Mellor

Closed: 11:23