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The following site visit was requested and approved:
20075794 - Kentstone Motor Company, 23 Rowson Street, New Brighton - Change of use from car showroom to a convenience store/off licence. Members are invited to attend to review potential parking and traffic problems before any decision is made on this application.
20075730 - The Ravenscroft, 3-5 The Mount, Heswall
Councillor Rowlands declared a prejudicial interest in the above application by virtue of having expressed an opinion on the application and left the room while it was considered. It was moved by Councillor Johnson and seconded by Councillor Elderton that the application be refused.
Minute Decision :
Resolved - That the application be refused for the following reason:
The Local Planning Authority considers that the proposed development would result in an over-intensification of an existing use and, by reason of noise and general disturbance associated with the increased scale of activities, would be detrimental to the amenities which the occupiers of premises within the vicinity of the site could reasonably expect to enjoy and would be contrary to policy SH1 (Criteria for Development in Key Town Centres) of the Wirral Unitary Development Plan and SPD - Hot Food Takeaways, Restaurants, Cafes and Drinking Establishments.
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20075818 - Sheldrakes Restaurant, 14 Banks Road, Heswall
Councillor Salter declared a prejudicial interest in the above application by virtue of being a member of the Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee which considered the license application and left the room while it was considered.
Minute Decision :
A petitioner addressed the committee. The applicant addressed the committee and a ward councillor addressed the committee.
Resolved - (10:1) That a decision in relation to the application be deferred for further information to be acquired to clarify certain ‘ambiguous’ issues.
20075852 - Land at junction of Upton By Pass and Moreton Road, Upton – erection of a cellphone telephone mast and equipment cabin.
Minute Decision :
Resolved - That the application be refused for the following reasons:
1 The local planning authority considers that the proposed development would be an alien feature by reason of its siting, size and design and the cumulative effect of three masts located in a confined site would result an unacceptable degree of visual harm which would be detrimental to the general character of the street scene. This is contrary to Policies TEL1, TE1 in the Wirral Unitary Development Plan and SPD1 Designing for development by mobile phone operators.
2 The applicant has not submitted sufficient information to support the choice of location site, this is considered to be contrary to policy TE1 of the adopted Wirral Unitary Development Plan.
20076021 - Grass Verge at St Michael and All Angels Queensbury Fronting Frankby Road, Newton erection of telephone cellphone mast and equipment cabin (Previous application on this site refused a short while ago)
Minute Decision :
Resolved - That the application be refused for the following reasons:
1 The proposed development would form a visually obtrusive feature by reason of its siting, size and design and would result in an unacceptable level of road side clutter which the Local Planning Authority considers would be detrimental to the general character of the street scene. This is contrary to Policies TEL1, TE1 in the Wirral Unitary Development Plan and SPD1 Designing for development by mobile phone operators.
2 The applicant has not submitted sufficient information to support the choice of location site, this is considered o be contrary to Policy TE1 of the adopted Wirral Unitary Development Plan.
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