ECCLESHALL PARISH COUNCIL – PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES

May 3^rd 2023

A meeting of Eccleshall Parish Council Planning Committee was held on May 3^rd, 2023, at Eccleshall Community Centre at 7.35pm

85/23).   Present were: –

Councillor B. Delanchy (Chairman)          Councillor S. Perren

Councillor A. Reid                                 Councillor C. Wilkins

Councillor G. Dale                                   Councillor L. Dale

Councillor J. Jones                                Councillor S. Mifflin

Councillor D. Hill                                    Councillor C. Ryan-Bloor

Councillor P. Jones

Mrs Stacey Worden (Clerk)

No members of the public

86/23).     Apologies

Apologies were received from Councillors Leather and Kean.

87/23).     Public Participation

There was no public participation.

88/23).    To approve the minutes of the Planning Committee held on 19^th April 2023:

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

89/23).    Planning Decisions of Stafford Borough Council:

23/37203/POTH– Prior approval: First floor extension to dwelling. Outlane Walton Hurst Lane Eccleshall. Approved.

23/37096/COU – Retention of change of use for existing menage & car parking from private to business use. Corner Farm Green Lane Sugnall. Approved.

23/37184/LDCPP – Proposed single storey rear extension (Class A), proposed porch on front elevation (Class D), and proposed upward extension at the property (subject to a Class AA prior approval issued in tandem with this application) to be implemented at the same time as the above, subject to it firstly being approved by the LPA. External alterations to the existing dwelling comprising new fenestration on the ground floor (to be implemented at the same time as the above). Outlane Walton Hurst Lane Eccleshall. Approved.

23/37243/HOU – Erection of two-storey/first floor side/rear extension, porch, front elevation

bay window and side elevation chimney stack (re-submission of 22/36438/HOU).  New House Stone Road Eccleshall. Approved.

22/36636/HOU – Erection of two-storey side extension, alterations to existing dwelling consisting of canopy over front door and application of render to all elevations, laying of hardstanding to provide off-street parking. 1 Greenway Eccleshall. Approved.

21/35325/HOU – Proposed ground floor garage extension to existing building with side extension to first floor flat above. Quarrymans Cottage, The Flat Doley Road Eccleshall. Refused.

90/23)     Planning Applications for consideration:-

Cllr.  P. Jones abstained from voting on planning applications to avoid any conflict of interests as a current member of the Borough Council planning committee.

23/37376/PAR – To use the existing barn and garage building into a supportive relative annex for my elderly mother. Greatwood Offleybrook, Stafford. There were no objections to this application but the council requests the application of conditions to ensure it must remain ancillary to the main property and not sold separately or be granted a future change of use.

22/36599/LBC – Retention of replaced windows to front elevation, and paint removal to walls in vehicle entrance. 54 High Street Eccleshall. There were no objections to this application.

91/23).     To consider any further applications:-

23/37164/FUL – Retain existing equestrian business. Land Adjacent Bramble Cottage Wincote Lane Wootton. There were no objections to this application.

23/37100/OUT -Amended Application. Land Adjacent Bramble Cottage Wincote Lane Wootton. Members considered the additional consultee comments on the planning portal but it was resolved to continue to object to the application as the comments did not affect the reasons for the original response.

23/37135/HOU –  Consideration of information provided by SBC planning officer in relation to previous response on  Erection of porch extension and alterations to existing fenestration to dwelling. The Old Stables Wincote Lane. Members considered the information provided and whilst it was agreed that the NPPF (National Planning Policy Framework) did not provide specifics on restrictions to extensions to barn conversions, it was resolved to continue to object in line with policy E2 of the Local Plan and Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 for Class Q, both of which note restrictions on extensions beyond the original footprint within rural areas.

92/23).     Any Other Planning Matters: –

• There were no other planning matters.

93/23).     Correspondence:-

• There was no correspondence to consider.

94/23).      Accounts for payment

Authorisation was sought for payment of the following accounts:-

It was resolved to approve the payments.

95/23)       Date and venue for next meeting:

Wednesday 17^th May 2023, at Eccleshall Community Centre, following the annual meeting of the Parish Council.

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