To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor Arshad, Councillor Burke and Councillor Aasim Rashid.

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 items of urgent business.

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

Public Items

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

To approve the minutes of the Planning and Licensing Committee meeting held on 20^th June 2024.

Resolved – That the minutes of the Planning and Licensing Committee meeting held on 20^th June 2024 be approved as a correct record.

Proposal: Residential development comprising 18 dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, landscaping and infrastructure.

APPLICANT: Lancet Homes

PROPOSAL: Residential development comprising 18 dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated access, landscaping and infrastructure

LOCATION: Land Off Crompton Avenue, Rochdale, OL16 4PX

The Principal Planning Officer introduced the report and explained that paragraph 2.1 incorrectly referred to ‘outline planning permission’ and   confirmed that full planning permission was sought.

In addition, it was reported that Condition 5 - Construction Environmental Management Plan would be amended to incorporate revised construction hours, in-line with recommendations received from Environmental Health in relation to noise.

Following the conclusion of the Officer introduction, the Chair invited representations from an objector, the applicant and agent.

The Chair then invited the Committee to consider the merits of the proposal.

In view of concerns raised by the objector in relation to the presence of anthrax on site, the Committee considered it appropriate for a further investigation to be undertaken ahead of construction works.

It was MOVED and SECONDED that the application be APPROVED subject a further investigation of the site to detect anthrax, conditions listed in the report, and a Section 106 agreement to include the heads of terms.

On being put to the vote, the proposal was UNANIMOUSLY supported.

DECISION: That the Committee be minded to GRANT planning permission and delegated to the Head of Planning Services to release the decision notice, subject to a site investigation to detect anthrax, the conditions listed in the report, and a Section 106 agreement to include the heads of terms.

NOTE: The agent, applicant and an objector attended the meeting and addressed the Committee in relation to the application.

To note the appeals lodged as at 17^th July 2024.

Resolved – That the appeal lodged report be noted.

To note the appeals determined as at 17^th July 2024.

Resolved – That the appeals determined report be noted.