To receive any apologies for absence.

Councillor Burke, Councillor Mir, Councillor Aiza Rashid, Councillor Rush and Councillor Zaheer

To approve as a correct record, the minutes of the last meeting of 27^th September 2023

Resolved

That the minutes of the Planning and Licensing Committee meeting held on

27^th September 2023 be approved as a correct record.

Members are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary, personal or personal and prejudicial interests they may have and the nature of those interests relating to items on this agenda and/or indicate if S106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.   

There were no declarations of interest.

To determine whether there are any additional items of business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chair decides should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

There were no urgent items of business.

To determine any items on the agenda, if any, where the public are to be excluded from the meeting.

Public Items

There were no items for the exclusion of the press and public.

Proposal:  Request for Tree Preservation Order to protect two Sycamore trees

APPLICATION: 22/01203/TPO

APPLICANT: Alun Evans

PROPOSAL: Request for Tree Preservation Order to protect two Sycamore trees.

LOCATION: Land Rear of 6 And 8 Ripon Close, Rochdale, OL11 4AU

The Assistant Development Manager introduced the report and referred Members to the Update Report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting.

It was MOVED and SECONDED not to make a Tree Preservation Order.

On being put to the vote, SEVEN VOTES were cast IN FAVOUR of the Officer recommendation to not make the Tree Preservation Order and TWO VOTES were cast AGAINST with ONE ABSTENTION.

RESOLVED: That a Tree Preservation Order not be made.

NOTE:

1.    Objectors and applicants attended the meeting and addressed the Committee.