UPTON BY CHESTER & DISTRICT PARISH COUNCIL

Meeting of the Planning Committee of the Upton by Chester & District Parish Council held on Monday 19th May 2008 at The Pavilion, Wealstone Lane, Upton, Chester.

Present:          Cllr David Evans, Cllr Jean Evans, Cllr Gerald Grant, Cllr Gill Jordan, Cllr Pat Lott and Cllr Mil Williams.

 

1.        APOLOGIES:

Apologies were received from Cllr David Captick, Cllr Paul Lowry and Cllr Robert Thompson.

 

2.         APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN FOR ENSURING YEAR:

It was proposed by Cllr Jean Evans and seconded by Cllr Gerald Grant that Cllr David Evans be elected Chairman of the Committee for the ensuring year.  No other nominations were received.

 

Resolved:       that Cllr David Evans be elected Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing year.

 

3.         DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST:

No declarations of interest were received.

 

4.         TO CONSIDER PLANNING APPLICATIONS:

 

a.         12 Stanton Drive – Extension to garden fence to enclose concrete area to rear of property.

 

            No objection

 

b.         4 Orchard Clsoe – Single storey extension and alterations.

 

            Members objected on the grounds that the blank wall to the front elevation was inappropriate and also the reduction of the window size to the rear elevation would look out of keeping with neighbouring properties.

 

c.         7 Daleside – Single storey side extension.

 

            No objection

 

d.         31 Wealstone Lane – Two storey rear extension.

 

            No objection

 

e.         100 Heath Road – change of use from mixed use to residential.

 

            No objection

 

f.          109 St James Avenue – Two storey side and single storey rear extensions.

 

            No objection

 

g.         Chester Zoo – Walk through aviary and enclosed aviary.

 

            No objection

 

h.         2 and 3 Pine Gardens – Single storey extension to rear

 

            No objection

 

i.          7 Kingsmead – Removal of existing conservatory and replace with single storey.

 

            No objection

 

j.          Acresfield School – Single storey extension

           

            No objection

 

k.         60 Cross Green – Two storey side extension and single storey rear ext

 

            No objection

 

l.          Countess Hospital – New first floor link-bridge for horizontal escape from ward 49.

 

            No objection

 

m.        Countess Hospital – Steel platform to rear of ward 48/49 to provide new means of escape.

 

            No objection

 

n.         100 Weston Grove – Dormer roof to rear elevation to form bedroom on first floor of chalet bungalow.

 

            No objection

 

o.         2 Oakfield Avenue – Replacement of existing side extension , erection of a single storey rear extension and demolition of an existing garage.

 

            No objection

 

p.         Countess Hospital – Moston Lodge refurbishment and extension.

 

            No objection

 

                       

4.         NOTICES:

The following notices of permission were received:

            27 Cotebrook Drive

            32 Demage Lane

            Countess Hopsital – Relocation of generator

            24 Bache Drive

            5 Delvine Drive

            Upton Village Surgery

            38 Cross Green           

            23 Simpson Road

            151 Long lane

            27 Appleton Road

            117 St James Avenue

            Chester Zoo – Construction of agricultural sheds

            56 Alwyn Gardens

 

The following notices of refusal were received:

 

            8 Meadowsway

            The Wheatsheaf – Smoking Shelter.

           

5.         CORRESPONDENCE:       

 

The following items of correspondence were received:

 

            Notice of Appeal Decision on The Wheatsheaf – advertising signs – Appeal Dismissed.

 

            2 Pine Gardens – Application withdrawn.