Agenda and draft minutes

There were no declarations of interest stated.

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

Resolved:              That the minutes of the meeting held on 20 May, 2025 be agreed as a correct record.

Amended recommendation proposed by Cllr Fear and seconded by Cllr Holland.

Concerns were raised and an explanation sought as to why this proposal was seeking to replace an adopted road with a private road, which would mean residents now having to take their bins to a collection point.  Councillor Fear stated that it was a retrograde proposal which should be refused on poor design.  In addition, it went against paragraph 139 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

Members raised further concerns regarding the road including whether there was an alternative solution to the pipe issue under the road.

Officers confirmed that no structural reports had been received.  Regarding the piping, there was a steep drop in land levels and the original scheme would put too much pressure on the retaining walls and would not be to a standard that Staffordshire County Council Highways would accept. 

Resolved:    That the application be refused for the following reasons:

(i)              Poor design

(ii)             The proposal would be discriminatory against those who were not physically able to put their bins for collection.

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Cllr Whitmore spoke on this application

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

conditions:

(i)               Standard time limits for submission of reserved matters

and commencement of development

(ii)             Approved plans

(iii)            Contaminated land

(iv)           Construction hours

(v)             Habitat management plan for biodiversity net gain

(vi)           Tree protection plan, arboricultural impact assessment,

existing and proposed levels and hard and soft landscape design to be submitted with any reserved matters application

(vii)          Scheme of improvements to the vehicular and pedestrian

access

(viii)        Details of future management, maintenance and access

plan for the private driveways

(ix)           Driveways to be surfaced prior to first occupation

(x)             Construction Environmental Management Plan

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

(i)               Variation of Condition 2 to refer to the revised plans

(ii)              Variation of Conditions 6 and 7 to require compliance with

the recommendations of the revised Noise Impact Assessment

(iii)            All other conditions of 24/00475/DEEM3 that remain

relevant

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

(i)              Time limit condition

(ii)             Approved plans

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Resolved:    (i)       That the information be received

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

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There was no Urgent Business.

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.

There were no confidential items.