Agenda and draft minutes

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 4th November, 2025 7.00 pm

Venue: Queen Elizabeth II & Astley Rooms - Castle House, Barracks Road, Newcastle, Staffs. ST5 1BL. View directions

Contact: Geoff Durham 

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Items
No. Item

1.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To receive Declarations of Interest from Members on items included on the agenda.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest stated.

2.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING(S) pdf icon PDF 118 KB

To consider the minutes of the previous meeting(s).

Minutes:

Resolved:              That the minutes of the meeting held on 7 October, 2025 be agreed as a correct record.

3.

APPLICATION FOR OTHER DEVELOPMENT - LAND SOUTH OF PEPPER STREET, KEELE. ROBERT AND SUE BIRCHALL. 25/00620/PIP pdf icon PDF 131 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Dave Jones had called in this application and had requested to speak remotely due to a family commitment.  However, he was unable to join and Councillor Jacqueline Bown read out a statement on his behalf.

 

Resolved:       That the application be permitted, subject to the undermentioned conditions:

 

(i)                Technical Details Consent required from the LPA

(ii)              Technical Details Consent submitted within 3 years of this

permission

(iii)             Approved Plans

(iv)             Consent restricted to no less than 6 and no more than 9

Dwellings

 

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4.

APPLICATION FOR OTHER DEVELOPMENT - PUBLIC REALM AND CAR PARK TO EAST AND WEST OF KING STREET, INCLUDING FORMER GARAGE, KING STREET, KIDSGROVE. NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME BOROUGH COUNCIL. 25/00570/DEEM3 pdf icon PDF 98 KB

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Minutes:

Amended recommendation (additional condition) proposed by Councillor Burnett-Faulkner and seconded by Councillor Fear.

 

Resolved:    That the application be permitted,  subject to the undermentioned conditions relating to the following matters:

 

(i)               Time limit condition

(ii)             Approved plans

(iii)           Approved materials

(iv)           Permitted construction site hours

(v)             Dust mitigation during demolition and construction

(vi)           Submission of a Construction Environmental Management

Plan (CEMP)

(vii)         Cycle parking

(viii)       Highway surfacing and lighting

(ix)           Site access to be made redundant

(x)             Tree protection

(xi)           Storage of materials outside root protection areas

(xii)         Biodiversity Net Gain Habitat Monitoring Plan

(xiii)      Details of treatment of the site when use as a temporary car park ends.

 

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5.

APPLICATION FOR OTHER DEVELOPMENT - 24 MOORTHORNE CRESCENT, BRADWELL. DR YOUSEF ROSTAMI. 25/00667/FUL pdf icon PDF 118 KB

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Minutes:

Resolved:    That the application be permitted, subject to the undermentioned conditions:

 

(i)            Time limit

(ii)           Approved plans

(iii)         Materials

 

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6.

LAND AT DODDLESPOOL, BETLEY. 17/00186/207C2 pdf icon PDF 60 KB

Minutes:

Resolved:    (i)       That the information be received.

 

(ii)      That an update report be brought to committee in two months’ time

 

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7.

URGENT BUSINESS

To consider any business which is urgent within the meaning of Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972

Minutes:

There was no Urgent Business.

8.

Disclosure of Exempt Information

To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item(s) because it is likely that there will be a disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1,2 and 3 in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Minutes:

There were no confidential items.