Planning Committee – 4/1/2011 – Part 3 – Retention of Shop Front (Hoylake)

Cllr Elderton pointed out that the photos didn’t illustrate the colour. Although it seemed garish were there no sustainable reasons to turn it down? The answer given was no, it doesn’t require consent because it replaces one of the same size and illumination, so Wirral Council had no control in this matter. Cllr Elderton asked … Continue reading “Planning Committee – 4/1/2011 – Part 3 – Retention of Shop Front (Hoylake)”

Cllr Elderton pointed out that the photos didn’t illustrate the colour. Although it seemed garish were there no sustainable reasons to turn it down? The answer given was no, it doesn’t require consent because it replaces one of the same size and illumination, so Wirral Council had no control in this matter. Cllr Elderton asked if the colour of the frame rather than the sign itself could be controlled?

Cllr Knowles called the “loud sign” a joke and that it stuck out like a sore thumb. Cllr Mitchell pointed out that once it was up and running the dance school hadn’t been as bad as they thought it would be. He further pointed out that Wirral Council had no controls other than over illumination.

He joked and said the applicant was happy to tone down the brightness and make it as grey as the rest of Hoylake. Cllr Mitchell proposed the application be accepted, seconded by Cllr Johnston. It was agreed with all councillors in favour.

Planning Committee – 4/1/2011 – Part 2 – Retention of Shop Front (Hoylake)

Cllr Gerry Ellis (a councillor for Hoylake and Meols) addressed the committee with regards to item 6.  He was passing on points made to him by 5 or 6 groups & individuals. He had no objection to a dance school and thought it was wonderful that the building was being used in this way as there were lots of empty buildings in Hoylake.

The shop had previously been a Woolworths and before that a furniture shop. The frontage had changed and was now a “hideous” cheap pvc. The owners had changed the whole configuration and the entrance was now on the side road. Previous concerns about noise and parking in relation to the dance school had not been as bad as first thought.

Cllr Ellis asked the developer to make further improvements and pointed out the “horrendous sign” with its green psychedelic colour was out of place. He hoped the sign would be changed and that painting the pvc would help. He would be pleased if there was a new front to the shop. He was disappointed that officers thought pvc was typical of Hoylake as it was not attractive. There was an error in the report as this shopfront was an end terrace not a mid-terrace.

He asked for extra conditions to improve the quality of the materials, which would lead to a more attractive and fitting sign. He wished the dance school well. Photos were passed round of the sign before and after the change.

Shop front

Planning Committee – 4/1/2011 – Part 1 – dry silo mortar bagging plant (Bromborough)

The <A HREF=”http://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=157&MId=3116″>agenda</a> for last night’s Planning Committee can be found on Wirral Council’s website.

All councillors usually on the committee were present. The minutes were agreed, there were no declarations of interest and no requests for site visits.

The first item for consideration was the extension of a planning consent for a dry silo mortar bagging plant in Bromborough. Cllr Gilchrist stated that he was interested in a particular aspect of this planning application due to a long running desire to have the coast open for people. He was anxious if the opportunity arose that the owners would be approached over access to the coast. Cllr Salter asked that as this was an extension of a planning consent wasn’t it more usual to reapply? The answer given was that permissions can be extended.

Cllr Elderton asked if another fee applied? The answer given was that the applicant only had to pay a reduced fee as they don’t have to submit all the forms again. Part of the previous government’s changes to planning in 2008-2009 to make it more flexible had meant that applicants could apply for an extension of time. Cllr Elderton was concerned over the true cost and was told that the planning fees were set nationally.

Cllr Mitchell asked if a noise assessment had been done and what the highway effects would be. He also referred to the Wirral Waters projects and the need it would have for cement and sand. The answer given was that in the original planning application there had been a statement regarding noise. The nearest residential property was 660m away. It was an industrial area, but the noise would be of a contained nature. It wouldn’t result in any signficant traffic and was near the motorway and A41. There were no grounds to object on traffic management.

A councillor asked about the 3 years limit on development, when the original planning application had been given 5 years and was told the 3 year limit was brought in in 2007, with the original application being made just before.

Cllr Mitchell proposed the application be approved, with Cllr Salter seconding it. It was approved unanimously.

 

 

 

Ridgeway closure & Bins backlog

Ridgeway will be closed this week due to flooding. It’ll now open next Monday 10th rather than the planned date of Thursday 6th.

Biffa crews are still trying to clear the backlog of missed bin collections. By tomorrow evening (Wednesday) they hope to have caught up with all missed green bin collections.

Missed grey bin collections will be collected by Friday.

Advice to residents

Missed collections

If you missed a collection last week, you should leave your bin out (including side waste if it is a green bin) for collection and it will be emptied within the next two days. Some areas that were worse affected by the delays will receive a catch-up collection early this week, in addition to their scheduled collection.

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Please leave your appropriate bin (grey or green) out for collection on the scheduled day.

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To clear the back log, Biffa is prioritising green bin collections. If you are due for a grey bin collection this week and it is not collected on the scheduled day, please leave your bin out as it will be collected by Friday (8 January) at the very latest.

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