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Planning Sub-Committee Minutes

Date:

Wednesday, 6th September, 2006

Time:

18.00

Place:

Civic Suite

Attendance Details

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Item	Description	Decision
Public
9061	DECLARATION OF INTEREST	The following Councillors declared a personal interest in the applications stated:- Bramham - 36 Fallowfield Road Cornock - 06/1329 Mrs Pittaway - 06/1116 Windmill - 06/1327
9062	BRIEFING NOTE. (Attachment: 1)Report (3.30 M\bytes)
9063	2006/1142 48-50 MERIDEN ROAD, HAMPTON IN ARDEN (Attachment: 2) Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 3)Plan 1 (2.22 M\bytes) \| (Attachment: 4)Plan 2 \| (Attachment: 5)Plan 3 \| (Attachment: 6)Plan 4 \| (Attachment: 7)Plan 5 \| (Attachment: 8)Plan 6 \| (Attachment: 9)Plan 7 \| (Attachment: 10)Site Plan	2006/1142 - 48-50 MERIDEN ROAD, HAMPTON-IN-ARDEN - MR R RANFORD - DEMOLITION OF 50 MERIDEN ROAD AND THE ERECTION OF 4 DETACHED HOUSES WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS AND PARKING - Deferred.
9064	2006/1256 ACTIVE ANGELS, TANWORTH LANE, SHIRLEY (Attachment: 11) Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 12)Plan 1 \| (Attachment: 13)Plan 2 \| (Attachment: 14)Site Plan 1 \| (Attachment: 15)Site Plan 2 Preamble for item 9064	2006/1256 - ACTIVE ANGELS, TANWORTH LANE, SHIRLEY - MARK FOGARTY - INSTALLATION OF EXTERNAL SHUTTERS TO THE SIDES AND REAR OF BUILDING - Conditional approval that the shutters be painted.
9065	2006/1333 BLYTHE VALLEY PARK, BLYTHE VALLEY (Attachment: 16) Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 17)Amended plan 1 \| (Attachment: 18)Amended Plan 2 \| (Attachment: 19)Amended Plan 3 \| (Attachment: 20)Plan 1 (6.72 M\bytes) \| (Attachment: 21)Plan 2 \| (Attachment: 22)Plan 3 \| (Attachment: 23)Plan 4 \| (Attachment: 24)Plan 5 \| (Attachment: 25)Plan 6 \| (Attachment: 26)Plan 7 \| (Attachment: 27)Plan 8 \| (Attachment: 28)Plan 9 Preamble for item 9065	2006/1333 - BLYTHE VALLEY PARK, SOLIHULL - BLYTHE VALLEY PARK DEVELOPMENT LTD - BVP PROPOSED RESTAURANT/OFFICE BUILDING AND SPORTS FACILITIES IN PART OF PLOT E2 - Conditional approval with additional conditions (see briefing note) to:- i) secure that the proposal remains ancillary to Blythe Valley Park and that no other retail area to be implemented; and ii) a management plan for sports facilities.
9066	2007/1327 26 WESTERIA CLOSE, CASTLE BROMWICH (Attachment: 29) Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 30)Amended plan \| (Attachment: 31)Plan 1 \| (Attachment: 32)Plan 2 \| (Attachment: 33)Site Plan	2006/1327 - 26 WESTERIA CLOSE, CASTLE BROMWICH - MR K HEWITT - OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR NEW 3 BEDROOM DETACHED HOUSE ADJACENT TO 26 WESTERIA CLOSE, SITING UNRESERVED - Refused.
9067	2006/1072 17 POPLAR ROAD, DORRIDGE (Attachment: 34) Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 35)Plan \| (Attachment: 36)Plan 1 \| (Attachment: 37)Plan 2 \| (Attachment: 38)Plan 3 \| (Attachment: 39)Plan 4 \| (Attachment: 40)Site Plan 1 \| (Attachment: 41)Site Plan 2	2006/1072 - 17 POPLAR ROAD, DORRIDGE - HAMPTON NURSERIES - CHANGE OF USE FROM OFFICES TO CHILDRENS DAY NURSERY AND ERECTION OF A FIRE ESCAPE TO THE REAR OF THE BUILDING - Withdrawn.
9068	2006/1438 29-33 TEMPLE ROAD, DORRIDGE (Attachment: 42) Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 43)Amended plan 2 \| (Attachment: 44)Amended plan 2 \| (Attachment: 45)Plan 1 \| (Attachment: 46)Plan 2 \| (Attachment: 47)Plan 3 \| (Attachment: 48)Plan 4 \| (Attachment: 49)Plan 5 \| (Attachment: 50)Plan 6 \| (Attachment: 51)Plan 7 \| (Attachment: 52)Site Plan Preamble for item 9068	2006/1438 - 29-33 TEMPLE ROAD, DORRIDGE - CHORD DEVELOPMENTS - PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF 31 TEMPLE ROAD AND ERECTION OF 5 DETACHED DWELLINGS TO THE REAR (RESUBMISSION OF 2006/731) - Deferred for further information regarding private driveways.
9069	2006/1444 1 MILL LANE BENTLEY HEATH (Attachment: 53) Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 54)Amended Plan \| (Attachment: 55)Superseded Plan	2006/1444 - 1 MILL LANE, BENTLEY HEATH - PARAMOUNT PROPERTY GROUP - DEMOLITION OF EXISTING HOUSE AND OUTBUILDINGS AND THE ERECTION OF FIVE 4 BED DWELLINGS AND GARAGING (RESUBMISSION OF 2006/215/S) - Deferred.
9070	2006/1613 FORMER CHRISTADELPHIAN HALL, BOSWORTH DRIVE (Attachment: 56) Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 57)Plan 1 \| (Attachment: 58)Plan 2 \| (Attachment: 59)Plan 3 \| (Attachment: 60)Plan 4	2006/1613 - FORMER CHRISTADELPHIAN HALL, BOSWORTH DRIVE, FORDBRIDGE - SOLIHULL MBC - CHANGE OF USE FROM CHRISTADELPHIAN HALL TO CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU - Conditional approval.
9071	2006/1320 24-33 RINGSWOOD ROAD, SOLIHULL (Attachment: 61) Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 62)Plan \| (Attachment: 63)Site Plan 1 \| (Attachment: 64)Site Plan 2 Preamble for item 9071	2006/1320 - 24-33 RINGSWOOD ROAD, SOLIHULL - PIPER HOMES - OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF 24 AND 26 RINGSWOOD ROAD AND ERECTION OF 11 HOUSES, GARAGES, AND ROADS (RESUBMISSION OF 2005/2578)(SITING AND ACCESS UNRESERVED) - Deferred for further information regarding private driveways.
9072	2006/994 62 KELSEY LANE, BALSALL COMMON (Attachment: 65)Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 66)Amended plan 1 \| (Attachment: 67)Amended Plan 2 \| (Attachment: 68)Plan 1 \| (Attachment: 69)Plan 2 \| (Attachment: 70)Plan 3 \| (Attachment: 71)Plan 4 \| (Attachment: 72)Plan 5 \| (Attachment: 73)Site Plan Preamble for item 9072	2006/994 - 62 KELSEY LANE, BALSALL COMMON - STAFFORD AND WORCESTER PROPERTY - DEMOLITION OF EXISTING HOUSE AND THE ERECTION OF FOUR TWO-STOREY DETACHED HOUSES WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS AND LANDSCAPING - Conditional approval.
9073	2006/1177 FIELD AT SPENCERS LANE, BERKSWELL (Attachment: 74)Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 75)Plan 1 \| (Attachment: 76)Plan 2 \| (Attachment: 77)Site Plan Preamble for item 9073	2006/1177 - FIELD AT SPENCERS LANE REAR OF MILLSTONE AND BYWAYS, BERKSWELL - BERNARD GILTRAP - FIELD SHELTER - Conditional approval with an amendment to condition 2 (as per briefing note) regarding materials approval.
9074	2006/1380 15 SPEEDWELL DRIVE, BALSALL COMMON (Attachment: 78)Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 79)Plan 1 \| (Attachment: 80)Plan 2 Preamble for item 9074	2006/1380 - 15 SPEEDWELL DRIVE, BALSALL COMMON - MR CHOHAN - TWO-STOREY SIDE/REAR EXTENSION TO CREATE A GARAGE, EXTEND EXISTING LOBBY AND UTILITY ROOM WITH 2 BEDROOMS AND AN EN-SUITE OVER, PLUS A SINGLE-STOREY REAR EXTENSION TO CREATE A SUNROOM - Refused as there would be an overbearing impact upon No.12 from the side elevation.
9075	2006/1116 331-335 WARWICK ROAD, OLTON (Attachment: 81)Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 82)Amended plan 1 (5.83 M\bytes) \| (Attachment: 83)Amended plan 2 \| (Attachment: 84)Amended plan 3 \| (Attachment: 85)Amended plan 4 \| (Attachment: 86)Amended Plan 5 \| (Attachment: 87)Amended Plan 6 \| (Attachment: 88)Amended plan 7 \| (Attachment: 89)Amended plan 8 Preamble for item 9075	2006/1116 - 331-335 WARWICK ROAD, OLTON - CHURCHILL RETIREMENT LIVING - DEMOLITION OF EXISTING THREE PROPERTIES AND REDEVELOPMENT TO FORM 30 SHELTERED APARTMENTS FOR THE ELDERLY WITH COMMUNAL FACILITIES, ACCESS, CAR PARKING, AND LANDSCAPING (RESUBMISSION OF 2005/1654) - Refused due to inadequate parking provision.
9076	2006/1190 11 ST BERNARDS ROAD, OLTON (Attachment: 90)Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 91)Plan 1 \| (Attachment: 92)Plan 2 \| (Attachment: 93)Site Plan Preamble for item 9076	2006/1190 - 11 ST BERNARDS ROAD, OLTON - MR BHOGAL - CHANGE OF USE AND CONVERSION OF GARAGE TO FORM A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT (RESUBMISSION OF 2005/2505) - Conditional approval with additional conditions regarding retention and protection of existing vegetation.
9077	2006/1531 LAND AT TUDOR GRANGE AND NORMAN GREEN LEISURE CENTRES, TUDOR GRANGE PARK AND LAND ADJACENT TO MONKSPATH HALL ROAD (Attachment: 94)Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 95)Plan 1 \| (Attachment: 96)Plan 2 Preamble for item 9077	2006/1531 - LAND AT TUDOR GRANGE AND NORMAN GREEN LEISURE CENTRES, TUDOR GRANGE PARK, AND LAND ADJACENT TO MONKSPATH HALL ROAD, SOLIHULL - BARRATT WEST MIDLANDS AND ROYAL STAR AND GARTER - APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF CONDITION 40 OF APPROVAL TO 2005/1470 TO ALLOW DEVELOPMENT TO COMMENCE BUT 'NO OCCUPATION OF NEWLY CONSTRUCTED DWELLINGS AT THE FIELD ON MONKSPATH HALL ROAD TO TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE ROUNDABOUT ON MONKSPATH HALL ROAD' - The recommended variation to Condition 40 was amended (as per briefing note) in the interests of highway safety. Councillors Cox, Hedley, and Windmill wished it to be recorded that they opposed the variation to Condition 40.
9078	2006/800 LAND ADJACENT TO CRANMORE HOUSE, 55 CRANMORE BOULEVARD, SHIRLEY (Attachment: 97) Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 98)Amended Plan \| (Attachment: 99)Plan 1 \| (Attachment: 100)Plan 2 \| (Attachment: 101)Plan 3 (3.26 M\bytes) \| (Attachment: 102)Plan 4 \| (Attachment: 103)Plan 5 \| (Attachment: 104)Plan 6 \| (Attachment: 105)Plan 7 \| (Attachment: 106)Plan 8 \| (Attachment: 107)Site Plan	2006/800 - LAND ADJACENT TO CRANMORE HOUSE, 55 CRANMORE BOULEVARD, SHIRLEY - HSBC - ERECTION OF FIVE TWO-STOREY FLEXIBLE OFFICE BUILDINGS (TO ACCOMMODATE UP TO 35 UNITS) - Conditional approval.
9079	2006/1169 FIRST FLOOR, 96 STRETTON ROAD, SHIRLEY (Attachment: 108) Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 109)Amended plan Preamble for item 9079	2006/1169 - FIRST FLOOR 96 STRETTON ROAD, SHIRLEY - BALJIT SINGH - ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSION TO CREATE THREE FLATS TO REPLACE ONE DWELLING UNIT - Refused due to the exacerbation of the 45 degree rule and the significant impact upon No. 94.
9080	2006/1329 51 AUCKLAND DRIVE, SMITHS WOOD (Attachment: 110) Report by Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 111)Plan \| (Attachment: 112)Site Plan Preamble for item 9080	2006/1329 - 51 AUCKLAND DRIVE, SMITHSWOOD - C J YOUNG - CHANGE OF USE TO RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES - Conditional approval.
9081	2006/1995 - CHURCH HOUSE, SOLIHULL ROAD, HAMPTON-IN-ARDEN (Attachment: 113)Report	2006/1995 - CHURCH HOUSE, SOLIHULL ROAD, HAMPTON-IN-ARDEN - Members approved the Listed Building Application with conditions 1-3 as reported.
9082	2002/1911 - NEWLANDS BISHOP FARM, BERRY HALL LANE, CATHERINE-DE-BARNES (Attachment: 114)Report	2002/1911 - NEWLANDS BISHOP FARM, BERRY HALL LANE, CATHERINE-DE-BARNES - Members approved the amendments as a rider to planning permission 2002/1911.
9083	APPLICATION 2005/1469 - TUDOR GRANGE LEISURE CENTRE (Attachment: 115)Report	2005/1469 - TUDOR GRANGE LEISURE CENTRE - Members agreed to accept the proposed building materials but asked Officers to establish whether an anti-graffiti coating could be used, and to report back to Committee the discharge Condition 2 of application 2005/1469.
9084	CHAIRMAN/VICE-CHAIRMAN DECISIONS (Attachment: 116)Report
9085	DELGATED PLANNING DECISIONS (Attachment: 117)Report
The meeting is likely not to be open to the public during discussion of the following items because the reports contain exempt information as defined in Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.
9086	'BRIDGECROFT', SCHOOL LANE, HOCKLEY HEATH (Attachment: 118)Report
9087	HORNBROOK FARM, CORNETS END LANE, MERIDEN (Attachment: 119)Report
9088	264 STRATFORD ROAD, SHIRLEY (Attachment: 120)report
9089	36 FALLOWFIELD ROAD, SOLIHULL (Attachment: 121)Report
9090	PLANNING APPLICATION 2005/1346 ERECTION OF NON FOOD RETAIL UNIT (CLASS A1 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (USE CLASSES) ORDER 1987) INCLUDING ANCILLARY OFFICE ACCOMMODATION, CAFE (CLASS A3), WITH ASSOCIATED GARDEN CENTRE, SERVICE YARD, CAR PARKING (2 DECKS) AND ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING AND HIGHWAY WORKS. AT 0TIUM PARK, HIGHLANDS ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL FOR B&Q ET AL (Attachment: 122)Report of Head of Planning Services \| (Attachment: 123)Appendix 1 \| (Attachment: 124)Appendix 2 \| (Attachment: 125)Appendix 3

9-55pm.

Attendance Details

Present:

Councillors: G Allport (substitute), J Bramham, D Cornock, H M Cox, S Davis, I Hedley, A Martin, Mrs S Pittaway(substitute), and J Windmill.

Officers:

David Acton - Democratic Services Officer
Piers Cockcroft - Transportation - Principal Engineer
Brian Muskett - Legal Adviser
Gary Palmer - Design and Development Manager
Nicola Smith - Acting Area Planning Officer
Paul Watson - Head of Planning Services
Kim Winwood - Area Planning Officer

Apologies for absence:

Councillors: D Elsmore, and L Kyles.

Preamble

**Preamble**
Item	Preamble
9064	Mr Mark Fogarty had requested to speak in support of the application but was not in attendance when the matter was discussed.
9065	See briefing note.
9068	See briefing note. Mr Michael Hall and Councillor Courts spoke in opposition to the application whilst Mr Neil Crowther spoke in support.
9071	See briefing note.
9072	See briefing note. Mr Chris Griffin spoke in opposition to the application.
9073	See briefing note. Mr Kolodynski spoke in opposition to the application. Mr Giltrap - the applicant - was unable to attend the meeting but had provided a response which was read out by the Planning Officer.
9074	Mr Archie Macpherson spoke in opposition to the application whilst Mr Chohan spoke in support.
9075	See briefing note. Mr John Absolom spoke in opposition to the application whilst Mr John Rowson spoke in support. Councillor Mrs Pittaway declared a personal interest as she had received representations about the application.
9076	See briefing note.
9077	See briefing note. Councillor Cornock left the meeting before the application was discussed.
9079	Mr Derek Hopkins and Councillor Allport spoke in opposition to the application. Councillor Allport sat in the public gallery whilst the Planning Officer summarised the application and, after speaking, withdrew from the room whilst a decision was reached.
9080	See briefing note. Ms Lorraine O'Rourke spoke in opposition to the application whilst Ms Serena Young spoke in support. Councillor Cornock declared a prejudicial interest and left the meeting whilst the matter was considered.

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