UPTON BY CHESTER & DISTRICT PARISH COUNCIL

Meeting of the Planning Committee of the Upton by Chester & District Parish Council held on Monday 12th January 2009 at The Pavilion, Wealstone Lane, Upton, Chester.

Present:          Cllr David Evans (Chairman), Cllr David Captick, Cllr Gerald Grant, Cllr Pat Lott, Cllr Paul Lowry and Cllr Robert Thompson

 

1.        APOLOGIES:

Resolved:       that apologies be accepted from Cllr Jean Evans, Cllr Gill Jordan,                       Cllr Mil Williams

 

2.         DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST:

None were received.

 

3.         TO CONSIDER PLANNING APPLICATIONS:

 

a.         Upton High School – Construction of single storey library building.

 

            No objection but hope that lost sports facilities are provided elsewhere on the site.

 

b.         Land adj 8 Handford Road – Construction of 2 storey house

 

            Members object as they have the following concerns:

 

            1.         Proposed dwelling is well forward of the current            building line.

            2.         Plot size seems unacceptably small for a detached house.

 

c.         Countess Hospital – Two storey modular building within courtyard and linked to hospital, single storey extension within courtyard.

 

            No objection

 

d.         Westlea School – Freestanding mono pitch canopy 8.7m wide and 4.8m long

 

            No objection

 

e.         15 Endsleigh Gardens – Single storey extension to side.

 

            No objection so long as car parking probision is still within standards required.

 

 

 

 

f.          30 Upton Drive – Single storey extension to rear of dwelling.

 

            No objection

 

g.         Moston Lodge – Form new main entrance, extension to create new office accommodation and increase number of parking spaces.

 

            Members have no objection so long as the additional staff are being relocated from elsewhere on the site as plans state 110 more staff but only 12 more car parking spaces.

 

                The site already has major parking problems.

 

h.         14 Endsleigh Gardens – single storey extension to side.

 

            No objection so long as car parking probision is still within standards required.

 

i.          Chester Zoo – Proposed mini golf facility

 

            No objection

 

j.          5 Queens Crescent – Porch extension and conservatory to rear.

 

            The submitted drawings make it fiddicult to get a clear idea of what the appearance of the porch extension might be or its impact on the street scene.

 

4.         NOTICES:

 

The following notices of permission were received:

 

                        Chester Zoo – Siting of container bulding for use as Amphibian Ark

                        27 Appleton Road

                        Egerton Arms – 7 Ext illuminated signs and 3 non illuminated signs

                        Upton Heath Post Office, Lone Lane – ATM machine

                        141 Long Lane – New signage

                       

 

 

 

5.         CORRESPONDENCE:       

 

No correspondence was received.