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Planning Committee Meeting

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of Eccleshall Parish Council Planning Committee will be held on Wednesday October 1st 2025 at 7.30pm, at Eccleshall Community Centre.

 

AGENDA

 

1.      Apologies

 

2.      Declarations of Interest and Councillor requests for dispensation relating to items on the agenda

 

3.      Public Participation

 

4.      To approve the minutes of the Planning Meeting held on September 17th 2025

 

5.      To note the planning decisions of Stafford Borough Council

6.      Planning Applications for consideration (link to the application is within the reference number):-

25/41048/HOU – Replacement outbuilding. Littledean Barn Ankerton Lane Sturbridge

 

25/41045/HOU – First floor extension. Alterations to the roof. Erection of an oak framed canopy to the front. Removal of side conservatory. Chirbury Stafford Road Eccleshall

 

7.      Any Further Applications for Consideration

8.      Any Other Planning Matters

 

9.      Correspondence

  • No correspondence was received by the date the agenda was issued.

 

10.   Accounts for payment

11.   Date and venue for next meeting: October 15th 2025, Offley Hay Village Hall, following a meeting of the Parish Council.

 

S. J. Worden………

Clerk to the Council – 25/09/2025

Minutes

ECCLESHALL PARISH COUNCIL – PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES

October 1st  2025

 

A meeting of Eccleshall Parish Council Planning Committee was held on October 1st 2025, at Eccleshall Community Centre at 7.30pm.

 205/25).   Present were: –

Councillor B. Delanchy (Chairman)          Councillor C. Ryan-Bloor

Councillor R. Langford                                Councillor M. Gosling

Councillor P. Jones                                     Councillor D. Hall

Councillor C. Wilkins                                  Councillor S. Mifflin

Councillor S. Kean                                       Councillor D. Feneysey

Councillor G. Dale                                       Councillor D. Hill

 

Mrs Stacey Worden (Clerk)

No members of the public

 

 206/25).  Apologies

Apologies were received from Cllrs. Perren, Reid and Taylor.

 207/25).  Declarations of Interest and Councillor requests for dispensation relating to items on the agenda:

There were no requests to receive, and no declarations of interest were made.

 208/25).  Public Participation

There was no public participation.

 209/25). To approve the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 17th September 2025

The minutes, which had been previously circulated, were agreed and signed.

 210/25).  Planning Decisions of Stafford Borough Council:

 

25/41033/TCA – Eccleshall Conservation Area: Conifer hedge – Top up to 2m approx. in height and reduce approx 60cm in width (only new growth to be trimmed from sides). Elder – Fell to near ground level. Conifers (x14) – Top to approx 4m in height and trim sides up to 90cm (only new growth to be trimmed from sides). Conifer – Reduce in height by approx 1.5m and prune to boundary fence. Tanners Cottage 25 Stone Road. Approved.

 

25/40749/FUL – Retrospective application for extensions and alterations to existing agricultural building. The Villa Old Hall Lane Mill Meece. Approved.

211/25)   Planning Applications for consideration:-

 

25/41048/HOU – Replacement outbuilding. Littledean Barn Ankerton Lane Sturbridge. There were no objections to this application.

 

25/41045/HOU – First floor extension. Alterations to the roof. Erection of an oak framed canopy to the front. Removal of side conservatory. Chirbury Stafford Road Eccleshall. There were no objections to this application.

212/25).  To consider any further applications:-

There were no further applications for consideration.

213/25).   Any Other Planning Matters: –

  • To provide an update on the work to date with Urban Vision Enterprise (UVE) planning consultancy:
    • Notes were received from the site visit on 18th September, which was attended by the planning working group, the Clerk and Hannah Barter from UVE. This was a very useful exercise to understand the scale of the proposals and identify the unique attributes for each site.
  • Response to Stafford Borough Council’s call for Local Green Space sites:

Members considered land that would be suitable for nomination, in line with the criteria that the areas need to be near the community it serves, hold local significance (this could be beauty, recreation, historical, richness of its wildlife) and are not extensive tracts of land.

  • It was resolved to submit the following sites for consideration:
    • Green space to the front of Overton Manor
    • Green space to the front, side and rear of Sancerre Grange, incorporating the balancing pond
    • Large triangle of land at the top of Kerry Lane
    • Green space in Croxton to the rear of the church car park
    • Green space in front of the well, B5026 Croxton
    • Town meadow area from the lodge to the cricket club/rear of church
    • Water meadow off Shaws Lane, opposite Overton Manor
    • Copmere picnic site

  214/25).   Correspondence:-

  • There was no correspondence for consideration.

  215/25).   Accounts for payment:-

Authorisation was sought for payment of the following accounts:-

 

  NET VAT TOTAL
Elan City – replacement solar panel and fixings for Slindon 449.03 89.81 538.84
A.G. Jones – SIDS Movement 90.00 0.00 90.00
G-Tec Grounds Maintenance – Beech Road grass cutting 140.00 28.00 168.00
G-Tec Grounds Maintenance – Lengthsman work 200.00 40.00 240.00

 

All were in favour, and the accounts will be paid accordingly. Cllrs. Taylor and Jones will process the approvals online.

 216/25).    Date and venue for next meeting:

Wednesday 15th October 2025, at Offley Hay Village Hall, following a meeting of the Parish Council.

There being no further business, the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 8.00pm.