Minutes of a Meeting of the Planning Environmental and General

MELTHAM TOWN COUNCIL

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PLANNING ENVIRONMENTAL AND GENERAL

PURPOSES COMMITTEE HELD ON MONDAY 25SEPTEMBER 2017

Present:Councillor Noon (Chair), Councillor Bampton, Councillor Butterfield, Councillor Maxfield and Councilor White.

Public Session – There was one member of the public in attendance who wanted to raise some issues about Application number 2017/62/93015/W - Erection of 19 dwellings (C3) with associated parking with vehicular access at Rough Nook Farm, 112, Mill Moor Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5LWfor Pennine Developments Ltd. The resident also had general concerns about the current building works on Mill Moor Road. The resident explained she had come along to express her objection to the application to build more houses on Mill Moor Road. She expressed the view that the whole area was a building site and that it was noisy, dirty and disruptive the residents that lived there. She suggested that the building works had resulted in the absence of bats in the areaand that getting out of the junction at the bottom of the road was very difficult. The resident asked what could be done to stop the development and improve the situation for residents.

Councillor White suggested that if the builders were creating a nuisance then Kirklees Council may be able to take action. Councillor Maxfield also suggested that speaking to the site manager may also result in improvements. It was suggested that if there were particular issues the Town Council could send correspondence to the enforcement section at Kirklees Council.

17/170NOTICE OF MEETING.

Public Notice of the Meeting was taken as read.

17/171APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.

Apologies were accepted from Councillor Wrathall.

17/172DECLARATION OF INTEREST.

No declarations were made.

17/173ADMISSION TO THE PUBLIC.

As printed agenda.

17/174PLANNING APPLICATIONS.

The Committee considered the following planning applications:

RESOLVED:That the agenda be taken out of order at this point and that Application number 2017/62/93015/W be considered first.

Application number 2017/62/93015/W - Erection of 19 dwellings (C3) with associated parking with vehicular access at Rough Nook Farm, 112, Mill Moor Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5LWfor Pennine Developments Ltd.

Councillor White explained that the sites at Mill Moor Road had been allocated for housing in the UDP in the 1990s and this was re-confirmed in the emerging Local Plan. It was noted therefore that objecting to applications on the basis that they were housing development would be meaningless but this was often not well received by residents. However, Councillor White confirmed that in both the UDP and the emerging Local Plan there were no sites further up Mill Moor Road and the Local Plan will be in place until 2028. It was noted that what happened in the 1990s is unknown but residents may find in reassuring that the position is now fixed until 2028 and that there are no further sites identified. Councillors acknowledged the concerns residents have about highway capacity but noted that when this has been raised in the context of previous applications the planning authority have replied that there are other routes available to road users. Councillors noted that the development will lead to an increase in cars on Mill Moor Road and exacerbate the existing traffic problems. It was noted that a traffic survey had been completed in relation to an earlier application on Mill Moor Road but Councillors felt that a traffic assessment should be done on the whole of the Mill Road sites that are allocated for housing. Councillor White suggested that in relation to this site there are legitimate concerns over the drainage and further information about this is needed. At present the proposal is for drainage into the dyke but Councillors felt that additional controls maybe needed as had happened in relation to other applications in the vicinity. Councillors noted that there was no information about affordable housing in the application and that all the schools in Meltham are oversubscribedthis year and that the school place capacity did not exist to accommodate further development. Lastly Councillors requested information about any Section 106 agreement which would be entered in relation to this site.

RESOLVED: That the Council object to the application for the following reasons:

The capacity of the physical infrastructure in relation to the public drainage and water systems is inadequate and the current drainage proposals for the site are inappropriate.
There is no information about the provision of affordable housing.
The proposed development gives rise to a number of highway issues particularly traffic generation and vehicular access issues. The development will give rise to an increase in the number of cars on Mill Moor Road which is already exceptionally busy and create further problems regarding vehicular access to Station Street. A traffic assessment should be completed on the totality of the Mill Moor Sites allocated for housing in the UDP/ local plan.
Deficiencies in social facilities, in that this year all the schools in Meltham are over fulland that the school place capacity does not exist to accommodate further development..

It was noted that a decision had been made in respect of this application and therefore there was no need for further consideration.

Application number 2017/62/92789/W - Erection of front porch at 135, Helme Lane, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5RLfor C Mason.

RESOLVED: That the Council supports the application.

Application number 2017/62/93036/W - Erection of single storey rear extension at 3, Grasmere Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 4HFfor A Prady.

RESOLVED: That the Council supports the application.

Application number 2017/CLASS Q/93073/W - Prior approval for proposed change of use of agricultural building to one dwelling and associated operational development at buildings adj, Rough Nook Farm, 112, Mill Moor Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5LWfor Mr & Mrs Wood.

RESOLVED:That the Council objects to the development for the reasons of overdevelopment in the context of the planning consents already granted for housing on Mill Moor Road and Application number 2017/62/93015/W. In isolation, the Council would have supported the application but believes that the density of housing on Mill Moor is not supported by the infrastructure. In particular the development of the Mill Moor Road sites as a whole gives rise to a number of highway issues particularly traffic generation and vehicular access issues. As a whole thedevelopments will give rise to an increase in the number of cars on Mill Moor Road which is already exceptionally busy and create further problems regarding vehicular access to Station Street. A traffic assessment should be completed on the totality of the Mill Moor Sites allocated for housing in the UDP/ local plan. The Council also suggests that there are deficiencies in social facilities, in that this year all the schools in Meltham are over full. The Council suggests that there is a need for the applications for residential development in this area to be reviewed as a whole.

Application number 2017/62/93081/W - Erection of agricultural building at High Brow Farm, Crosland Edge, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5RSfor Heath Jackson.

RESOLVED:That the Council objects to the application on the grounds that this is greenbelt land and the application does not demonstrate clear evidence of agricultural use for the building. The Council requests that there is an agricultural use assessment undertaken before consent is granted for this application.

Application number 2017/70/93105/W - Variation of condition 2 (Plans) on previous application 2015/90732 for erection of first floor extension to form two storey dwelling at 112A, Mill Moor Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5LWfor Pennine Developments (UK) Ltd.

RESOLVED: That the Council notes the application.

Application number 2017/62/92986/W - Erection of agricultural worker's dwelling at land at, Deer Hill End Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5PSfor J M & V J Howard, c/o Agent.

RESOLVED:That the Council objects to the application on the grounds that the land is green belt and that there is a supply of housing close to the agricultural land in question.

Application number 2017/62/92891/W - Erection of single storey extension and formation of raised patio at 17, Cranmer Gardens, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 4BSfor Mr & Mrs Sheard.

RESOLVED: That the Council supports the application.

Application number 2017/60/92917/W - Outline application for detached dwelling with detached garage at 15, Golcar Brow Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5LDfor T Dawson.

RESOLVED: That the Council supports the application.

Application number NP/K/0817/0857- Build a lean-to car port over the existing access to the adjacent stable block and paddock and change of use of the site from agricultural to domestic C3 at Stud Royd Farm Magdalen Road Meltham Holmfirth HD9 4BG for Mr Alan Pulton.

RESOLVED:That the Council notes the application and would comment that the existing proposals to install PVC black guttering are not sufficient to meet the conditions for approval and would suggest that the guttering works should be completed in cast iron effect guttering.

Application number 2017/62/93108/W - Demolition of existing extensions, erection of single storey side and first floor extensions and internal alterations at 34, Crosland Edge, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5RSfor Daniel Kenyon-Smith.

RESOLVED: That the Council supports the application.

Application number 2017/62/93170/W - Erection of two storey side extension, single storey rear and alteration at 107, Slaithwaite Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5PWfor James Alexander.

RESOLVED: That the Council supports the application.

Application number 2017/62/92324/W - Erection of porch at 58, Slaithwaite Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5PGfor R Holdsworth.

It was noted that this application had been considered at the last meeting and therefor no further consideration was necessary.

17/175WORK ON TREE PRESERVATION ORDERS (TPOs)

The following applications were noted:

Application number 2017/TWA/93074/W - Work to TPO(s) ME1/57 at 68, Mill Moor Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5JYfor L Shaw.

17/176CORRESPONDENCE AND DECISIONS TO NOTE.

The Clerk reported there was no correspondence to note and the Clerk advised on the following recent decisions.

Application number 2017/62/91085/W - Erection of raised decking platform to the rear at 38, Red Lane, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5LGDecision CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSION

Application number 2017/62/91827/W - Erection of first floor extension to side at 31, Sefton Lane, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5JXDecision CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSION

Application number 2017/62/92041/W - Erection of two storey and single storey side extension, alterations to convert attic to living accommodation, erection of boundary fence and formation of off-road parking area at 73, Wetlands Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 4HADecision CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSION

Application number 2017/62/92157/W - Partial rendering of external elevations at 23, Moorland Rise, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5NADecision CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSION

Application number 2017/62/92178/W - Erection of agricultural building at

Knowle Top Poultry Farm, Knowle Lane, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 4DTDecision

CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSION

Application number 2017/62/92289/W - Erection of a single storey side extension and single storey garage with loft room (within a Conservation Area) at 81, Huddersfield Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 4AFDecision CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSION

Application number 2017/44/92852/W - Discharge conditions 3 (materials) and 5 (windows/doors) on previous permission 2017/91726 for Listed Building Consent for installation of additional windows and material change to roof at Heady Fields Barn, Wilshaw Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 4DZ. The Clerk explained that there has been an application to have the conditions discharged but because the conditions endure for the lifetime of the development the Planning Authority had said they could not be fully discharged at the present time.

Application number 2017/62/91022/W - Erection of detached dwelling (within a Conservation Area) at 9, Gill Birks, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 4DZDecision CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSION.

Application number 2017/62/92124/W - Demolition of garage and erection of two storey and single storey rear extension with first floor balcony and detached garage (within a Conservation Area) at 33, Wilshaw Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 4DZDecision CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSION

Application number 2017/TWA/92364/W - Work to TPO(s) 18/08 at 30, The Cobbles, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5QGDecision PART GRANTED/PART REFUSED

Application number 2017/TWA/92402/W - Work to TPO(s) 13/95 at Meltham CE Primary School, Holmfirth Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 4DADecision

GRANTED

Application number 2017/TWA/92404/W - Work to TPO(s) 28/97 at The Woodlands, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 4NNDecision GRANTED

Application number 2017/TWA/92405/W - Work to TPO(s) 50/95 at 47, Bishops Way, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 4BWDecision GRANTED

Application number 2017/44/92614/W - Discharge conditions 3, 6, 9, 10 on previous permission for Listed Building Consent for alterations and extensions to former grade II listed weaver's cottages to form one dwelling at Former Albion Mills site, Mill Moor Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5AFDecision

DISCHARGE OF CONDITION(S) REFUSED

Application number 2017/62/92194/W - Erection of extension and alterations to existing outbuilding to form garage at Stables Lodge At Woodland Farm, 63A, Helme, Holmfirth, HD9 5RWDecision CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSION

Application number 2017/TND/93088/W - Dead or Dangerous Tree at Robert Ashton Memorial Park, Meltham Mills Road, MelthamDecision

NOTED.

17/177CO-ORDINATION OF VILLAGE CLEAN UP

The Clerk asked about the priorities for the caretaker in the next period and it was agreed that the caretaker should be instructed to undertake some additional works within Robert Ashton Memorial Park in particular some general tidying of woodchips that have fallen onto the paths and leaf clearance from the paths. It was also requested that the replacement of the locking stump at the park approved at Properties Administration and Finance on the 18 September be prioritised due to concerns about the security of the park. The rubbish left on the football pitches following matches was also raised and Councillor White agreed to speak to the football club about this issue. A discussion took place about whether the Council could clean up the fences around Morrisons which are covered with old posters and the litter trapped in the cliff face. However, it was noted that this is the responsibility of Morrisons and it was agreed that the Clerk write to the Morrisons Store Manager to request a meeting between the manager and representatives of the Council’s Planning Committee to discuss these issues.

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